Painter Christina Major works on her large portraitsfor the MFA exhibition at Florida Atlantic University.Art: Florida Atlantic University’s current Master of Fine Arts Graduate Exhibition at the Dorothy F. Schmidt Gallery on the college’s Boca Raton campus features the work of painter Christina Major and ceramicist Bethany Cohen.Cohen’s exhibit, An … [Read more...]
Archives for April 2010
Weekend arts picks: April 30-May 5
Art: Florida Atlantic University’s current Master of Fine Arts Graduate Exhibition at the Dorothy F. Schmidt Gallery on the college’s Boca Raton campus features the work of painter Christina Major and ceramicist Bethany Cohen. Cohen’s exhibit, An Intimate Encounter, is a display of miniature repositories that the artist says reflects America’s “need for more in contrast to the … [Read more...]
Bulletin from Broadway No. 6: ‘Come Fly Away’
Holley Farmer and John Selya in Come Fly Away. (Photo by Joan Marcus)By Hap ErsteinEight years ago, Twyla Tharp won the Tony Award for choreography, using the music of Billy Joel for her quirky, alternately graceful and clumsy leaps and lifts in a show called Movin’ Out.The Playbill program for it contained a three-paragraph synopsis of the plot -- … [Read more...]
Bulletin from Broadway No. 6: ‘Come Fly Away’
Eight years ago, Twyla Tharp won the Tony Award for choreography, using the music of Billy Joel for her quirky, alternately graceful and clumsy leaps and lifts in a show called Movin’ Out. The Playbill program for it contained a three-paragraph synopsis of the plot -- something about couples drifting apart as the guys went off to the war in Vietnam and then eventually coming … [Read more...]
Bulletin from Broadway No. 5: ‘Sondheim’ and ‘A Behanding’
Tom Wopat in Sondheim on Sondheim.By Hap ErsteinIt is the rare New York season that does not see a production of an existing Stephen Sondheim musical, but the brilliant composer-lyricist has not had a new show on Broadway since 1994’s Passion.So those of us who remain in awe of his abilities to push the boundaries of the musical theater have had to content ourselves … [Read more...]
Bulletin from Broadway No. 5: ‘Sondheim’ and ‘A Behanding’
It is the rare New York season that does not see a production of an existing Stephen Sondheim musical, but the brilliant composer-lyricist has not had a new show on Broadway since 1994’s Passion. So those of us who remain in awe of his abilities to push the boundaries of the musical theater have had to content ourselves with revivals, such as the current A Little Night Music … [Read more...]
Bulletin from Broadway No. 4: ‘The Addams Family’
Adam Riegler, Jackie Hoffman, Bebe Neuwirth, Nathan Lane, Kevin Chamberlin, Krysta Rodriguez and Zachary James in The Addams Family.By Hap ErsteinAfter another downpour Tuesday morning, the rains ended but it got even colder. Don’t the weather gods realize that it is almost May?Nor did I have much luck with theater. I can be fairly Pollyanna-ish when it comes … [Read more...]
Bulletin from Broadway No. 4: ‘The Addams Family’
After another downpour Tuesday morning, the rains ended but it got even colder. Don’t the weather gods realize that it is almost May? Nor did I have much luck with theater. I can be fairly Pollyanna-ish when it comes to refusing to believe the prevailing opinion about a bad show until I see for myself. And since Nathan Lane, Bebe Neuwirth and Kevin Chamberlin seem so perfectly … [Read more...]
The View From Home 5: New releases on DVD
By John ThomasonSurviving Desire, Possible Films: Vol. 2 (Microcinema)Release date: April 27Standard list price: $22.49 eachIt’s not hyperbole to suggest that my cinephilia in general and my specific interest in writing about films are the result of one director’s work: Hal Hartley.Known for his insightful, quirky movies about hyper-literate drifters … [Read more...]
The View From Home 5: New releases on DVD
Surviving Desire, Possible Films: Vol. 2 (Microcinema) Release date: April 27 Standard list price: $22.49 each It’s not hyperbole to suggest that my cinephilia in general and my specific interest in writing about films are the result of one director’s work: Hal Hartley. Known for his insightful, quirky movies about hyper-literate drifters and outcasts who converge on Long … [Read more...]