Unlike the primary California gold (and platinum) rush of popular music acts between the 1960s and present day, most of them from Los Angeles (The Doors, Van Halen, Los Lobos, Red Hot Chili Peppers, … Continue reading...
LATEST ARTICLES
MUSIC
SunFest, Day 4: Third Eye Blind and Dafeauxnito
By Hali Neal On the last day of SunFest (May 6), Third Eye Blind went all Depeche Mode for the occasion, dressing completely in black, even on a South Florida afternoon close to summer. Lead … Continue reading...
ART
Summer season preview: In the PBC galleries
Who says we can’t have a tan and culture too? Contrary to popular opinion, art offerings in Palm Beach County don’t end with the summer. They actually go hand in hand. As temperatures soar, … Continue reading...
Photographer Aguilar takes on societal convention in bold show at FIU
By Sandra Schulman In a bold, in-your-face confrontational show, Laura Aguilar dares viewers to see her world in all its naked, lesbian, overweight glory. Show and Tell, in Miami at the … Continue reading...
DANCE
‘Concerto DSCH’ a spectacular MCB season sendoff
Alexei Ratmansky is undoubtedly the leading choreographer in the ballet world today, clearly poised to become the next Balanchine. So what better place was there to see one of his most acclaimed … Continue reading...
Buck and Boogz’s ‘woke’ dance at Rinker inspires, astonishes
The impact of the March for Our Lives was felt across this divided country and around the world. People of all ages took time March 22 to show their support, and I couldn’t have had a better … Continue reading...
THEATER
What’s on in New York: The Broadway season in review, Part Two
Here is Part Two of my survey of the current Broadway season in New York: Summer: The Donna Summer Musical – There were surely biographical jukebox musicals before 2005’s Jersey Boys, which … Continue reading...
What’s on in New York: The Broadway season in review, Part One
There are standout exceptions, but this was largely a disappointing season on Broadway, with the nominating committee challenged to fill all the Tony Award categories. In general, the revivals were … Continue reading...
FILM
Scary monsters: This ‘Beast’ isn’t just another Moll
For Moll (Jessie Buckley), the rebellious, unstable 27-going-on-17-year-old at the center of Beast, Pascal is her knight in earthen armor. It’s her birthday in the movie’s opening moments, but she’d … Continue reading...
The prime of Ms. Juliette: ‘Let the Sunshine In’ offers an earthy, real heroine
Many of the most award-winning screenplays of both the classical and modern era are also among the archest and most self-conscious. After all, as much as I admire all of them, nobody talks like they … Continue reading...
BOOKS
Rather reports on state of nation, and it’s grim
By Myles Ludwig Veteran newsman Dan Rather took the stage at the Palm Beach Convention Center to a standing ovation at the Palm Beach Book Festival on April 14. He was being honored as the … Continue reading...
Palm Beach Book Festival offers ‘Oscars’ of literary world
By Georgio Valentino Every spring, a hand-picked selection of the country’s most celebrated writers descend on the Palm Beaches for a boutique book festival of chart-topping proportions. Among the … Continue reading...
INTERVIEWS
Erin Manning: In search of the Flagler spirit
Erin Manning took over as executive director of the Flagler Museum earlier this year from the retiring John Blades, coming to Henry Flagler’s 1902 Whitehall mansion from the Historical Society of … Continue reading...
Terry Teachout: Bringing ‘Satchmo’ to life, as playwright and director
Terry Teachout, 60, the drama critic of The Wall Street Journal, is also a biographer and opera librettist. Five years ago, he adapted his biography of jazz trumpeter Louis Armstrong into a one-man … Continue reading...
NEWS & COMMENTARY
Arts news: ‘Tattoo’ dedicated; a gift for the Symphonia; Kravis salutes high school thespians
WEST PALM BEACH — The newest mural in town is also the world’s longest, as artist Steed Taylor’s mile-long “road tattoo” was dedicated at a ceremony May 1 at the block along Rosemary Avenue that … Continue reading...
Miami’s M Ensemble wins big at Carbonells
A low-budget African-American theater company in Miami was the big winner at the 42nd annual Carbonell Awards ceremony Monday night at the Broward Center. Although M Ensemble has been producing plays … Continue reading...