Chaz Mena and Avi Hoffman in The Quarrel.By Hap ErsteinSome theater reaches for spectacle, but what the theater does best is traffic in dialogue and ideas.Words and the emotions behind them are in the spotlight in a brief, intermissionless play at GableStage, The Quarrel, by David Brandes and Joseph Telushkin, which chronicles a chance reunion of two men who were … [Read more...]
Archives for May 2010
Theater briefs: ‘The Quarrel’ and ‘Raised in Captivity’
Some theater reaches for spectacle, but what the theater does best is traffic in dialogue and ideas. Words and the emotions behind them are in the spotlight in a brief, intermissionless play at GableStage, The Quarrel, by David Brandes and Joseph Telushkin, which chronicles a chance reunion of two men who were childhood friends. In 1948, in Montreal’s Mount Royal Park, … [Read more...]
Weekend arts picks: May 14-16
Jamey Sheridan and Steve Buscemi in Handsome Harry.Film: The big noise this weekend comes from Ridley Scott’s Robin Hood, a far better movie than we expected, but if you are in the mood for something smaller and more low-key, head to Emerging Cinemas in Lake Worth or Mos’Art Theatre in Lake Park to see Handsome Harry, a drama about looking back over one’s life, … [Read more...]
Weekend arts picks: May 14-16
Film: The big noise this weekend comes from Ridley Scott’s Robin Hood, a far better movie than we expected, but if you are in the mood for something smaller and more low-key, head to Emerging Cinemas in Lake Worth or Mos’Art Theatre in Lake Park to see Handsome Harry, a drama about looking back over one’s life, about regrets, guilt, making amends and redemption. Directed in an … [Read more...]
Music feature: Guitarist Kreisberg sets first SoFla gigs in five years
Jonathan Kreisberg.(Photo by Govert Driessen)By Bill MeredithNew York City-born guitarist Jonathan Kreisberg first showed an interest in music at age 10 after he’d moved to Miami with his family. He would go on to study at the New World School of the Arts, appear in Guitar Player and Down Beat magazines while in his teens, and earn a scholarship to the … [Read more...]
Guitarist Kreisberg sets first SoFla gigs in five years
New York City-born guitarist Jonathan Kreisberg first showed an interest in music at age 10 after he’d moved to Miami with his family. He would go on to study at the New World School of the Arts, appear in Guitar Player and Down Beat magazines while in his teens, and earn a scholarship to the University of Miami, graduating from its esteemed music program. He then played in … [Read more...]
The View From Home 6: New releases on DVDs
By John ThomasonTokyo Sonata (E1)Release date: May 4Standard list price: $21.49Tokyo Sonata, the latest from Japanese auteur Kiyoshi Kurosawa, is seemingly a departure from the director’s preferred forte of cerebral horror and science fiction. At least that’s how it begins, with a focus on the lives of a middle-class Japanese family of four that echoes … [Read more...]
The View From Home 6: New releases on DVD
Tokyo Sonata (E1) Release date: May 4 Standard list price: $21.49 Tokyo Sonata, the latest from Japanese auteur Kiyoshi Kurosawa, is seemingly a departure from the director’s preferred forte of cerebral horror and science fiction. At least that’s how it begins, with a focus on the lives of a middle-class Japanese family of four that echoes Yasujiro Ozu’s gentle domestic … [Read more...]
Weekend arts picks: May 7-13
Kaitlyn O'Neill, Matthew Korinko, Philip de la Caland Zachary Schwartz in Assassins.(Photo by Gemma Bramham)Theater: The brilliant composer-lyricist Stephen Sondheim turned 80 in March, and did you even send him a greeting card? Well, you can make up for that lapse by attending Slow Burn Theatre Company’s salute to him with its aptly chilly, but … [Read more...]
Weekend arts picks: May 7-13
Theater: The brilliant composer-lyricist Stephen Sondheim turned 80 in March, and did you even send him a greeting card? Well, you can make up for that lapse by attending Slow Burn Theatre Company’s salute to him with its aptly chilly, but well-sung and edgy production of Assassins, Sondheim’s hummable exploration of those warped men and women who tried, and in some cases … [Read more...]