Carbonell nominees Bret Shuford, Tari Kellyand Tom Beckett in Anything Goes.By Hap ErsteinThat helicopter musical, Miss Saigon, at Actors’ Playhouse, received 11 Carbonell Award nominations, the most of any professional production in South Florida, according to an announcement made today.Sarah Kane’s sordid drama Blasted pulled in seven nominations for … [Read more...]
Archives for February 2011
Maltz, Actors’ Playhouse lead Carbonell nods with 18 apiece
That helicopter musical, Miss Saigon, at Actors’ Playhouse, received 11 Carbonell Award nominations, the most of any professional production in South Florida, according to an announcement made today. Sarah Kane’s sordid drama Blasted pulled in seven nominations for GableStage, the most for any play. The Carbonells, now in their 35th year, celebrate excellence in production … [Read more...]
Theater roundup: A one-woman star turn and five guys with a small problem
Donna McKechnie.By Hap ErsteinSome of us measure time by the careers of stage stars. It has been 50 years since Donna McKechnie’s Broadway debut, How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying, where she appeared as an office worker dancing Bob Fosse’s quirky steps.It has been 35 years since A Chorus Line opened on Broadway, winning her a Tony Award as the … [Read more...]
Theater roundup: A one-woman star turn, and five guys with a small problem
Some of us measure time by the careers of stage stars. It has been 50 years since Donna McKechnie’s Broadway debut, How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying, where she appeared as an office worker dancing Bob Fosse’s quirky steps. It has been 35 years since A Chorus Line opened on Broadway, winning her a Tony Award as the quintessential musical theater dancer. And 10 … [Read more...]
The View From Home 20: New releases on DVD
By John ThomasonSanta Sangre (MPI)Release date: Jan. 25Standard list price: $21.99So Santa Sangre, one of cult director Alejandro Jodorowsky’s most controversial films, is finally released on a beautiful Region 1 DVD, ensuring all of the red paint spilling forth from the body orifices will look as vivid as it should.Jodorowsky has an intensely devoted … [Read more...]
The View From Home 20: New releases on DVD
Santa Sangre (MPI) Release date: Jan. 25 Standard list price: $21.99 So Santa Sangre, one of cult director Alejandro Jodorowsky’s most controversial films, is finally released on a beautiful Region 1 DVD, ensuring all of the red paint spilling forth from the body orifices will look as vivid as it should. Jodorowsky has an intensely devoted following of adventurous … [Read more...]
Music roundup: A fine young violist, two admirable quartets
Peijun Xu.(Photo by Greg Stepanich)Peijun Xu (Feb. 10, Steinway Gallery, Boca Raton)If the concertgoing world doesn’t fully appreciate the variety that a viola can bring to a recital, that won’t be the fault of Peijun Xu.The Shanghai-born musician performed two local recitals this week for the Kronberg Academy, an organization based in that German town near … [Read more...]
Music roundup: A fine young violist, two admirable quartets
Peijun Xu (Feb. 10, Steinway Gallery, Boca Raton) If the concertgoing world doesn’t fully appreciate the variety that a viola can bring to a recital, that won’t be the fault of Peijun Xu. The Shanghai-born musician performed two local recitals this week for the Kronberg Academy, an organization based in that German town near Frankfurt (the city that Xu now calls home) that … [Read more...]
Film review: ‘Just Go With It’ has eye candy, but little else, to offer
Jennifer Aniston and Adam Sandler in Just Go With It.By John ThomasonLike Tracy and Hepburn, or Charlie Sheen and blow, Adam Sandler and Jennifer Aniston are the most unsurprising of pairings.They are the master and mistress of middlebrow mirth, for whom the three-star review is an unattainable plateau. In fact, it’s hard to believe these two forces of rom-com … [Read more...]
‘Just Go With It’ has eye candy, but little else, to offer
Like Tracy and Hepburn, or Charlie Sheen and blow, Adam Sandler and Jennifer Aniston are the most unsurprising of pairings. They are the master and mistress of middlebrow mirth, for whom the three-star review is an unattainable plateau. In fact, it’s hard to believe these two forces of rom-com mediocrity haven’t met-cute over some 15 years of shepherding penis jokes and … [Read more...]