Canadian soprano Betty Allison, one of the 13 finalists.Thirteen young singers in two divisions have been named finalists in the 41st annual Palm Beach Opera Vocal Competition. The singers will perform Sunday afternoon in the Grand Finals concert at the Kravis Center.The competition began this week with 47 semi-finalists selected from an initial field of 259. The … [Read more...]
Archives for April 2010
PB Opera competition chooses 13 finalists
Thirteen young singers in two divisions have been named finalists in the 41st annual Palm Beach Opera Vocal Competition. The singers will perform Sunday afternoon in the Grand Finals concert at the Kravis Center. The competition began this week with 47 semi-finalists selected from an initial field of 259. The finalists will be vying for a total of $78,000 in donated prize … [Read more...]
Theater review: Mosaic’s ‘Dying City’ a gripping, vital two-hander
Erin Joy Schmidt and Ricky Waugh in Dying City.(Photo by George Schiavone)By Hap Erstein Talk about switching gears. After planning to produce the entertaining, but empty British farce Boeing-Boeing, Plantation’s Mosaic Theatre abruptly changed course to present instead Christopher Shinn’s shifting, shifty contemporary drama, Dying City.It was a smart move for … [Read more...]
Mosaic’s ‘Dying City’ a gripping, vital two-hander
Talk about switching gears. After planning to produce the entertaining, but empty British farce Boeing-Boeing, Plantation’s Mosaic Theatre abruptly changed course to present instead Christopher Shinn’s shifting, shifty contemporary drama, Dying City. It was a smart move for artistic director Richard Jay Simon, who traded up to a powerful play by an important emerging writer. … [Read more...]
Weekend arts picks: April 23-25
Gianni Di Gregorio and the ladies of Mid-August Lunch.Film: Yes, you could check out the foreign movies at the 2010 Palm Beach International Film Festival, which continues through Monday, but it seems unlikely that it has an entry as enjoyable as Mid-August Lunch, opening Friday at several area theaters. This puckish Italian comedy stars writer-director Gianni … [Read more...]
Weekend arts picks: April 23-25
Film: Yes, you could check out the foreign movies at the 2010 Palm Beach International Film Festival, which continues through Monday, but it seems unlikely that it has an entry as enjoyable as Mid-August Lunch, opening Friday at several area theaters. This puckish Italian comedy stars writer-director Gianni Di Gregorio as a middle-aged guy stuck looking after his 93-year-old … [Read more...]
Film feature: Palm Beach Film Fest fading at 15th anniversary
The cast of Altar Boyz at Jacksonville’s Stanton CollegePreparatory School, from Thespians.By Hap ErsteinCut down to five days, and minus the glitzy gala that always seemed more important to its organizers than the movies themselves, the Palm Beach International Film Festival at 15 is reportedly on its last legs.After a decade and a half, the event never really … [Read more...]
Palm Beach Film Fest fading on 15th anniversary
Cut down to five days, and minus the glitzy gala that always seemed more important to its organizers than the movies themselves, the Palm Beach International Film Festival at 15 is reportedly on its last legs. After a decade and a half, the event never really caught on with the local public and has become a financial drain on the county as recession-strapped corporate sponsors … [Read more...]
Theater review: ‘Distracted’ explores ADD expertly, but writer’s homily simplistic
Michael McKeever and Laura Turnbull in Distracted.By Hap ErsteinWith two parts wisecracks and one part wisdom, Lisa Loomer has aimed her word processor at some of contemporary life’s intriguing social issues.She has illuminated our views on employing Third World nannies (Living Out), body modification rituals (The Waiting Room) and efforts to become … [Read more...]
‘Distracted’ probes ADD issue expertly, but writer’s homily simplistic
With two parts wisecracks and one part wisdom, Lisa Loomer has aimed her word processor at some of contemporary life’s intriguing social issues. She has illuminated our views on employing Third World nannies (Living Out), body modification rituals (The Waiting Room) and efforts to become parents (Expecting Isabel) with highly theatrical humor. Belonging unmistakably to that … [Read more...]