Mark Kirschenberg tries sound effects for the Arts Radio Network Theatre Project. (Photo by Amy Pasquantonio) Long before television ruled the airwaves, radio was king, including theater broadcasts complete with the aural authenticity of live sound effects. And since everything old is new again, radio theater lives again, thanks to public station WLRN and Arts Radio Network … [Read more...]
Archives for June 2016
Sensitive heart beats beneath usual horror tropes of ‘The Conjuring 2’
Madison Wolfe in The Conjuring 2. The visual and aural infrastructure of James Wan’s The Conjuring 2 is as familiar as sense memory — the creak of doors, the china that flies across the room, the autonomous movements of a rocking chair, electronics on the fritz, close-ups of teary children cowering under covers. If we haven’t seen this specific movie before, we’ve ingested … [Read more...]
Brilliant Godden work stands out at Harid spring recital
Rebecca Trionfo and Alexander Sargent in Renaissance Way. (Photo by Alex Srb) The spring concerts of the Harid Conservatory in Boca Raton always begin with an introduction of the graduating class of dancers, who come to the mic, tell the audience who they are and where they’re from, and reveal their future plans, which are always very impressive. It’s a charming tradition … [Read more...]
‘Lit’ exhibit brings bold, bright colors to Cornell Museum
Still Life, by Sam Tufnell. By Lucy Lazarony Everything about Lit — well, lights up. From playful neon lights, big bold works with bright bold words, to art created on Plexiglas and illuminated with LED lights, art made from packaging tape on acrylic panels, and art with motion detectors that changes colors when a viewer steps into view. The exhibition showcasing the unique … [Read more...]
Anniversary bash highlights growing Lake Park arts district
The Helmsmen perform during the second anniversary bash last month. (Photo by Jaime Kujala) As anniversaries go, the one-year milestone reached by the Brewhouse Gallery in Lake Park in May of 2015 proved to be just an appetizer for the two-year bash held last month. And that’s despite the fact that the art gallery, live music emporium, and craft beer, wine and coffeehouse had … [Read more...]
Five fine singers lift Sondheim revue at Broward Stage Door
From left, Darrick Penny, Ann Marie Olson, Alexandria Lugo, Anthony Massarotto and Jason Plourde in Putting It Together at the Broward Stage Door Theatre. (Photo by George Wentzler) By Dale King Music is the medium that has carried most of the shows at the Broward Stage Door Theatre in Margate during the 2015-2016 season. And we’ve got the stats to prove it. Putting It … [Read more...]
Weekend arts picks: June 4-5
Colin Farrell and Rachel Weisz in The Lobster. Film: Summer movies are supposed to be a vacation from challenging fare, but The Lobster challenges that assumption. It is a satirical slice of science fiction with as loopy a premise as you could ask for. Set in the near future, it offers a society where marriage is compulsory and the unattached have 45 days to find a life mate. … [Read more...]
Bloated, boring ‘The Flick’ isn’t worthy of its fine cast
From front to back: Chevi Marquise Hill, Jessica Farr and David Nail in The Flick. The Pulitzer Prize for Drama used to go to the giants of the American theater – the Eugene O’Neills, the Arthur Millers, the Edward Albees – for their towering masterworks – the Long Day’s Journey into Nights, the Death of a Salesmans, the Delicate Balances. These days – 2014, to be specific – … [Read more...]
‘Popstar’ gives pop music deflation it deserves
Andy Samberg in Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping. To paraphrase The Clash, phony Biebermania has bitten the dust. In the cheeky mockumentary Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping, Andy Samberg’s Conner Friel, AKA Conner-4-Real, imagines an older, unwiser Bieber — one liberated from adolescent demographics if not behavior, extravagantly tatted and gold-chained, monumentally … [Read more...]