Film: Moviegoers with a tendency towards high blood pressure are advised to take medical precautions before seeing the first-rate documentary, The Tillman Story, which is bound to make you seething mad. Amir Bar-Lev does a first-rate job sifting through the lies and cover-ups surrounding the death of Arizona Cardinals star Pat Tillman, who put his lucrative football career on … [Read more...]
Archives for October 2010
Theater feature: Zero’s story gives Brochu his finest ‘Hour’
Jim Brochu as Zero Mostel, in Zero Hour.By Hap ErsteinOpportunity rarely knocks twice, but here it is rapping, offering another chance to see the remarkable Jim Brochu as actor-comedian-blacklist-victim Zero Mostel in the one-man show Zero Hour, opening tonight at the Maltz Jupiter Theatre through Oct. 24.Brochu first brought the show to the area in 2008, at the … [Read more...]
Zero’s story gives Brochu his finest ‘Hour’
Opportunity rarely knocks twice, but here it is rapping, offering another chance to see the remarkable Jim Brochu as actor-comedian-blacklist-victim Zero Mostel in the one-man show Zero Hour, opening tonight at the Maltz Jupiter Theatre through Oct. 24. Brochu first brought the show to the area in 2008, at the Broward Stage Door in Coral Springs, prior to his triumphant … [Read more...]
ArtsPreview 2010-11: The season in theater
Andrew Rosendorf, playwright of Cane, at Florida Stage.By Hap ErsteinAfter a successful summer debut at the Kravis Center, Florida Stage unveils its first subscription season in the Rinker Playhouse, including several world premieres. Meanwhile, there is a new Miami company with its own troupe of actors, the Caldwell continues to dig out of its money woes with a … [Read more...]
ArtsPreview 2010-11: The season in theater
After a successful summer debut at the Kravis Center, Florida Stage unveils its first subscription season in the Rinker Playhouse, including several world premieres. Meanwhile, there is a new Miami company with its own troupe of actors, the Caldwell continues to dig out of its money woes with a second look at a Carbonell-winning show it is developing, the Maltz Jupiter cracks … [Read more...]
ArtsPreview 2010-11: The season in Palm Beach art
A soundsuit by Nick Cave, at the Norton Museum of Art.(Photo by James Prinz)By Gretel SarmientoThis coming art season is to art lovers what the 24-hour gym is to procrastinators: the end of the Excuse. If you typically shy away from museums out of fear of being bored to death, don’t.There’s plenty to choose from, which means something is bound to delight … [Read more...]
ArtsPreview 2010-11: The season in Palm Beach art
This coming art season is to art lovers what the 24-hour gym is to procrastinators: the end of the Excuse. If you typically shy away from museums out of fear of being bored to death, don’t. There’s plenty to choose from, which means something is bound to delight you. Museums are keeping the promise to have the usual rotation of shows. Although having diversity in their … [Read more...]
ArtsPreview 2010-11: The season in classical music
Conductor Ramón Tebar.(Illustration by Pat Crowley) By Greg StepanichWith the addition of a new performing arts center in southern Palm Beach County (and a major new hall on Miami Beach), the 2010-11 classical music season in South Florida looks a little stronger than it did last season, and that impression is fortified by the unusual fact of there being two … [Read more...]
ArtsPreview 2010-11: The season in classical music
With the addition of a new performing arts center in southern Palm Beach County (and a major new hall on Miami Beach), the 2010-11 classical music season in South Florida looks a little stronger than it did last season, and that impression is fortified by the unusual fact of there being two performances each of major Romantic masterworks: The Verdi Requiem, and the Fifth … [Read more...]
Music review: Chee-Yun adds radiance, dazzle to strong South Florida Symphony show
Chee-Yun.By Greg StepanichThe South Florida Symphony, joined by the radiant playing of guest violinist Chee-Yun, opened the orchestral part of the new season with a concert of auspicious promise Thursday night in Fort Lauderdale.The orchestra, which until very recently was the Key West Symphony, turned out to be far better than would reasonably be expected for a … [Read more...]