'Bat Boy' charms, but new company needs smaller space Making its area debut, Slow Burn Theatre Company certainly fulfills its stated mission by selecting Bat Boy: The Musical, a quirky, cult show about, yes, a kid who is half-bat, half-human, based on the character immortalized in the pages of the tabloid Weekly World News. With a clever, eclectic score by Laurence … [Read more...]
Archives for February 2010
Theater reviews in brief: ‘Bat Boy,’ ‘Tintypes,’ ‘Magical Thinking’
Matthew Korinko, Stephanie Simon, Rick Penaand Anne Chamberlainin Slow Burn Theatre's Bat Boy.By Hap Erstein'Bat Boy' charms, but new company needs smaller spaceMaking its area debut, Slow Burn Theatre Company certainly fulfills its stated mission by selecting Bat Boy: The Musical, a quirky, cult show about, yes, a kid who is half-bat, half-human, based on the character … [Read more...]
Spalding shows she’s a rising force in jazz
No one who attended Saturday night's show at the Duncan Theatre by the rising young jazz bassist and composer Esperanza Spalding could have any doubt about her talent. The Portland, Ore., native is a striking presence on the stage, slim and tallish, with a mountain of very cool hair that she had to tie up and get out of her eyes after the first couple songs with her backing … [Read more...]
Music review: Spalding shows she’s a rising force in jazz
Esperanza Spalding. (Photo by Johann Sauty)By Greg StepanichNo one who attended Saturday night's show at the Duncan Theatre by the rising young jazz bassist and composer Esperanza Spalding could have any doubt about her talent.The Portland, Ore., native is a striking presence on the stage, slim and tallish, with a mountain of very cool hair that she had to tie up and get out of … [Read more...]
Chris Bohjalian, novelist of empathy
Empathy pays. In a confessional age, when the memoir has replaced the novel as the primary literary form, Chris Bohjalian is a bit of an anachronism. In one bestselling novel after another, he wields that always rare literary gift, the ability to create believable characters far removed from his own background and experience. Black children, transsexuals, homeless people, … [Read more...]
Books feature: Chris Bohjalian, novelist of empathy
Novelist Chris Bohjalian.By Chauncey MabeEmpathy pays.In a confessional age, when the memoir has replaced the novel as the primary literary form, Chris Bohjalian is a bit of an anachronism.In one bestselling novel after another, he wields that always rare literary gift, the ability to create believable characters far removed from his own background and experience.Black … [Read more...]
Norton names new director; FAU sets Haiti relief concert
Norton names new executive director After a nearly year-long nationwide search, the Norton Museum of Art’s board of directors has named Hope Alswang executive director of the West Palm Beach museum. Alswang succeeds Christina Orr-Cahall, who left in May 2009 to become executive director of the Experience Music Project (EMP) Science Fiction Museum and Hall of Fame in … [Read more...]
ArtsBuzz: New director at Norton; FAU sets Haiti concert
Norton Museum of Art director Hope Alswang.Norton names new executive directorAfter a nearly year-long nationwide search, the Norton Museum of Art’s board of directors has named Hope Alswang executive director of the West Palm Beach museum.Alswang succeeds Christina Orr-Cahall, who left in May 2009 to become executive director of the Experience Music Project (EMP) Science … [Read more...]
Weekend arts picks: Feb. 19-21
Film: Fans of great acting have a new must-see movie opening this weekend in The Last Station, a diary-based fictional account of the final days of Russian novelist Leo Tolstoy. He is played with crafty charm by Christopher Plummer, but the film really revolves around his wife Sofya (Helen Mirren, giving the single best female performance of 2009). Tolstoy is a communist, in … [Read more...]
Weekend arts picks: Feb. 19-21
Anne-Marie Duff, Helen Mirrenand Paul Giamatti in The Last Station. Film: Fans of great acting have a new must-see movie opening this weekend in The Last Station, a diary-based fictional account of the final days of Russian novelist Leo Tolstoy. He is played with crafty charm by Christopher Plummer, but the film really revolves around his wife Sofya (Helen Mirren, giving the … [Read more...]