Christina Caperna, Nicky Wood, Jessica Pereira, Lanardo Davis,Alyssa Berger and Taylor Joseph Rivera in Footloose.By Jan EngorenThe 1984 film Footloose, starring Kevin Bacon and Lori Singer, tells the story of a Chicago teenager, Ren McCormack, who moves to a small town where dancing and rock music are banned.Boosted by a catchy score, it was fairly … [Read more...]
Archives for June 2011
Maltz’s young campers get ‘Footloose’
The 1984 film Footloose, starring Kevin Bacon and Lori Singer, tells the story of a Chicago teenager, Ren McCormack, who moves to a small town where dancing and rock music are banned. Boosted by a catchy score, it was fairly successful on screen but has found eternal life in its 1998 adaptation for the musical theatre, becoming one of the most frequently performed of all … [Read more...]
Music review: Shevchenko’s survey of Brahms, Chopin deeply satisfying
Margarita Shevchenko.By Greg StepanichMargarita Shevchenko’s program at the Steinway Gallery in Boca Raton on Saturday night was as core-Romantic as it could get, with much-loved music by Brahms and Chopin making up the bill of fare.But while these works were twice- and thrice-familiar, the Russian-born resident of North Miami Beach brought a deep, mature vision to … [Read more...]
Shevchenko’s survey of Brahms, Chopin deeply satisfying
Margarita Shevchenko’s program at the Steinway Gallery on Saturday night was as core-Romantic as it could get, with much-loved music by Brahms and Chopin making up the bill of fare. But while these works were twice- and thrice-familiar, the Russian-born resident of North Miami Beach brought a deep, mature vision to the music that enhanced and restored its classic status. By … [Read more...]
Art feature: Lighthouse ArtCenter looks to emerging artists
Warm War, by Jorge Marquez.By Jan EngorenWhen Nicholas Whipple was looking for a venue to showcase his light sculptures, he put out feelers to galleries in the Wynwood section of Miami.Luckily for Whipple, 28, of Hobe Sound, a set designer and master carpenter at the Maltz Theatre in Jupiter, he found a space closer to home.In an exhibit opening Friday, … [Read more...]
Lighthouse ArtCenter looks to emerging artists
When Nicholas Whipple was looking for a venue to showcase his light sculptures, he put out feelers to galleries in the Wynwood section of Miami. Luckily for Whipple, 28, of Hobe Sound, a set designer and master carpenter at the Maltz Theatre in Jupiter, he found a space closer to home. In an exhibit opening Friday, Next Wave: Emerging Young Artists, the Lighthouse ArtCenter … [Read more...]
Book review: Writer’s memoir of husband’s stroke meticulous, moving
One Hundred Names for Love: A Stroke, a Marriage, and the Language of Healing, by Diane Ackerman; Norton; 322 pp.; $26.95By Bill WilliamsWhen a blood clot lodges in the brain, patients may lose their ability to speak or write, a devastating setback for anyone, but particularly so for an author.Husband-and-wife authors Diane Ackerman and Paul West had … [Read more...]
Writer’s memoir of husband’s stroke meticulous, moving
When a blood clot lodges in the brain, patients may lose their ability to speak or write, a devastating setback for anyone, but particularly so for an author. Husband-and-wife authors Diane Ackerman and Paul West had devoted their lives to words until that awful day in 2003 when West suffered a stroke that left him devoid of language, an outcome known as aphasia. One Hundred … [Read more...]
Weekend arts picks: June 17-19
Neil Patrick Harris in Company.Film: Can’t decide whether to go to the theater or to the movies this weekend? Do both, with the high-definition video of the recent concert version of Stephen Sondheim’s Company, which was shamelessly promoted on last Sunday’s Tony Awards broadcast. It stars Neil Patrick Harris as marriage-challenged Bobby, which should restart the … [Read more...]
Weekend arts picks: June 17-19
Film: Can’t decide whether to go to the theater or to the movies this weekend? Do both, with the high-definition video of the recent concert version of Stephen Sondheim’s Company, which was shamelessly promoted on last Sunday’s Tony Awards broadcast. It stars Neil Patrick Harris as marriage-challenged Bobby, which should restart the discussion whether the character’s dilemma is … [Read more...]