Thomas Jay Ryan, Arnie Burton, and Michael Urie in The Temperamentals.By Hap ErsteinMore rain Monday and still way too cold for the end of April.Since it was a Monday, most Broadway theaters were dark, but there is a complex of converted discount movie houses at West 50th Street that has a handful of auditoriums -- an off-Broadway multiplex, if you will -- … [Read more...]
Archives for April 2010
Bulletin from Broadway No. 3: ‘The Temperamentals’
More rain Monday and still way too cold for the end of April. Since it was a Monday, most Broadway theaters were dark, but there is a complex of converted discount movie houses at West 50th Street that has a handful of auditoriums -- an off-Broadway multiplex, if you will -- and an engrossing new play by Jon Marans (Old Wicked Songs) called The Temperamentals, which turns out … [Read more...]
Music review: Md. soprano, Ohio baritone take top honors at PB Opera contest
Soprano Corinne Winters sings Sempre libera, from Verdi’s La Traviata.By Greg StepanichThe annual Palm Beach Opera vocal competition Grand Finals concerts are notable each year for two things above all: The atmosphere of fun and interactivity in the audience, and the exceptional level of youthful talent that soon will be replenishing the stores of the opera houses … [Read more...]
Verdi performances win top spots in PB Opera’s vocal contest
The annual Palm Beach Opera vocal competition Grand Finals concerts are notable each year for two things above all: The atmosphere of fun and interactivity in the audience, and the exceptional level of youthful talent that soon will be replenishing the stores of the opera houses of the world. Sunday’s concert, which was the 41st in the series that began in 1969, saw 13 young … [Read more...]
Bulletin from Broadway No. 2: ‘Enron’ and a Busch-Halston cabaret
A scene from Enron.By Hap ErsteinWell, so much for the nice weather. I had another great day Sunday in all respects except meteorologically. It rained most of this gray, dreary day and even when the rains halted briefly, it was cold and raw. Fortunately, I had excuses to stay inside for most the time.I went to a matinee of Enron, Lucy Prebble’s epically … [Read more...]
Bulletin from Broadway No. 2: ‘Enron’ and a Busch-Halston cabaret
Well, so much for the nice weather. I had another great day Sunday in all respects except meteorologically. It rained most of this gray, dreary day and even when the rains halted briefly, it was cold and raw. Fortunately, I had excuses to stay inside for most the time. I went to a matinee of Enron, Lucy Prebble’s epically theatricalized chronicle of the Houston energy company … [Read more...]
Bulletin from Broadway No. 1: ‘Red,’ ‘Promises, Promises’
Alfred Molina in Red.By Hap ErsteinOh, the sacrifices I make for you, my readers.I am currently in New York City, enduring a week of theater, to fill you in on the season here, either as a guide for your future visits to Broadway or to whet your appetites for potential touring editions to South Florida. Or, OK, just because I craved an immersion into good … [Read more...]
Bulletin from Broadway No. 1: ‘Red,’ ‘Promises, Promises’
Oh, the sacrifices I make for you, my readers. I am currently in New York City, enduring a week of theater, to fill you in on the season here, either as a guide for your future visits to Broadway or to whet your appetites for potential touring editions to South Florida. Or, OK, just because I craved an immersion into good theater for my own sake. So I will be seeing 10 shows … [Read more...]
Dance feature: New West Palm dance company sets May 1 debut
Christine Winkler and John Welker of Explore Dance Theater.By Jan EngorenBallet Florida, a West Palm Beach institution for almost a quarter-century, closed its doors in June 2009, leaving a vacuum that a new not-for-profit professional dance company hopes to help fill.Explore Dance Theater, founded in 2009 by two former principal dancers of Ballet Florida, Tracy … [Read more...]
New West Palm dance company sets May 1 debut
Ballet Florida, a West Palm Beach institution for almost a quarter-century, closed its doors in June 2009, leaving a vacuum that a new not-for-profit professional dance company hopes to help fill. Explore Dance Theater, founded in 2009 by two former principal dancers of Ballet Florida, Tracy Mozingo and Douglas Gawriljuk, is hosting its premiere company showing at the … [Read more...]