Kenneth Kay and Patti Gardner in Clybourne Park. By Hap ErsteinAfrican-Americans have federally sanctioned civil rights and the nation voted a black man into the White House. So we must have made substantial advances towards racial equality and co-existence since Lorraine Hansberry’s 1959 stage drama, A Raisin in the Sun, haven’t we?Not necessarily, suggests … [Read more...]
Archives for January 2011
Theater roundup 2: Provocative ‘Clybourne’; a star turn for Gless
African-Americans have federally sanctioned civil rights and the nation voted a black man into the White House. So we must have made substantial advances towards racial equality and co-existence since Lorraine Hansberry’s 1959 stage drama, A Raisin in the Sun, haven’t we? Not necessarily, suggests playwright-provocateur Bruce Norris in his cynical satire Clybourne Park, which … [Read more...]
Theater roundup 1: ‘Sound of Music’ without syrup; a rethought ‘Les Miz’
Catherine Walker in The Sound of Music. By Hap ErsteinThere must be some theatergoers who have never seen Rodgers and Hammerstein’s The Sound of Music, but not many. Performed perpetually by high schools and community troupes, it would be hard to miss, and then there’s that syrupy, Oscar-winning move version that keeps showing up on cable TV.Director-choreographer … [Read more...]
Theater roundup 1: ‘Sound of Music’ without syrup; a rethought ‘Les Miz’
There must be some theatergoers who have never seen Rodgers and Hammerstein’s The Sound of Music, but not many. Performed perpetually by high schools and community troupes, it would be hard to miss, and then there’s that syrupy, Oscar-winning move version that keeps showing up on cable TV. Director-choreographer Marc Robin gave himself quite a challenge when he approached the … [Read more...]
Opera review: Inventive production, fresh singers make most of PB Opera’s ‘Orfeo’
Anthony Roth Costanzo in Orfeo ed Euridice.By Greg StepanichYou have to give Palm Beach Opera credit for knowing how to fall back on basic theatrical precepts when faced with having to present fewer mainstage productions than it wants to.Actually, it’s hard to tell that this is a company that has cut one full production, so varied and diverse have been the shows offered … [Read more...]
Inventive production, fresh singers make most of PB Opera’s ‘Orfeo’
You have to give Palm Beach Opera credit for knowing how to fall back on basic theatrical precepts when faced with having to present fewer mainstage productions than it wants to. Actually, it’s hard to tell that this is a company that has cut one full production, so varied and diverse have been the shows offered in its stead. This month, instead of a mainstage presentation, … [Read more...]
Art review: Art Palm Beach offers trip down rabbit hole into art Wonderland
Art Palm Beach gets under way with a preview Thursdayat the Palm Beach County Convention Center.(Photo by Jenifer M. Vogt) By Jenifer M. Vogt“I chose the hammerhead because they’re on the red list and in danger of extinction,” said the artist Marc Hubert D’Ge— who looked like remarkably like a young Gregg Allman — in a charming Aix-en-Provence … [Read more...]
Art Palm Beach offers trip down rabbit hole into art Wonderland
“I chose the hammerhead because they’re on the red list and in danger of extinction,” said the artist Marc Hubert D’Ge— who looked like remarkably like a young Gregg Allman — in a charming Aix-en-Provence accent of his installation piece, Each Man Kills the Thing He Loves. He stood beneath a 10-foot, taxidermied shark mounted on an exhibition wall with a video running … [Read more...]
Weekend arts picks: Jan. 21-23
Sharon Gless in A Round-Heeled Woman.(Photo by George Schiavone) Theater: Although it is a little lighter than the usual fare at Coral Gables’ GableStage, the cutting edge company has a crowd-pleasing winner in Jane Prowse’s A Round-Heeled Woman, based on the true story of Jane Juska. In her mid-60s, she places an ad soliciting men to have sex with her, adding … [Read more...]
Weekend arts picks: Jan. 21-23
Theater: Although it is a little lighter than the usual fare at Coral Gables’ GableStage, the cutting edge company has a crowd-pleasing winner in Jane Prowse’s A Round-Heeled Woman, based on the true story of Jane Juska. In her mid-60s, she places an ad soliciting men to have sex with her, adding “If you want to talk first, Trollope works for me.” Of course, she attracts a … [Read more...]