Fifty years together as a band is rare, but the route toward such a golden anniversary isn’t often as circuitous as that of Squeeze (www.squeezeofficial.com). The heady British pop group’s celebratory … Continue reading...
LATEST ARTICLES
MUSIC
‘Not Not Jazz’: Medeski, Martin & Wood doc shortchanges importance of jazz/fusion band
A new phenomenon emerged through the 1990s when keyboardist John Medeski, drummer Billy Martin and bassist Chris Wood (www.medeskimartinandwood.com) created what proved to be the most formidable … Continue reading...
ART
Powerful photo exhibit at Boca Museum spurs difficult conversations
Five distinctive photographic voices are now on view at the Boca Raton Museum of Art in an exhibit called Myths, Secrets, Lies, and Truths: Photography from the Doug McCraw Collection. The show, … Continue reading...
Delray art gallery owners publish major study of Central American modernist art
It was the love of Central American art that brought co-authors Suzanne Brooks Snider and Mark Morgan Ford, of Ford Fine Art, together more than a decade ago. A labor of love and passion project … Continue reading...
DANCE
MCB’s ‘Spring Mix’ boasts brilliant King premiere, Balanchine classic
The dancers of Miami City Ballet did themselves proud performing an exciting and strikingly different choreographic work in the company’s Spring Mix program at the Kravis Center for the Performing … Continue reading...
At Duncan, Paul Taylor troupe demonstrates its bright future
Once again, the Paul Taylor Dance Company graced the stage of the Duncan Theatre as they closed out the season for the 2024 Modern Dance Series. This world-famous modern dance company (which last … Continue reading...
THEATER
Delray Playhouse spices up summer’s end with dazzling ‘Chorus Line’
By Dale King Delray Beach Playhouse has set up its main stage for “one singular sensation” — the musical A Chorus Line — which has returned to South Florida for a three-week summer run that already … Continue reading...
‘School of Rock’ a crowd-pleaser at Lake Worth Playhouse
By Dale King In the real world, school won’t start for at least a few more weeks, maybe even a month. But in the realm of stage musicals, School of Rock opened this past weekend at the Lake … Continue reading...
FILM
‘Speak No Evil’ opts for thriller clichés after psychological study
For city couples like Ben and Louise Dalton, played by Scoot McNairy and Mackenzie Davis in Speak No Evil, the invitation to spend a holiday in the English countryside sounds like just the respite … Continue reading...
‘Red Rooms’ a disturbing look at serial killer obsession in the AI age
Chromatically, Pascal Plante’s colorfully titled thriller Red Rooms (opening Friday in Lake Worth Beach) lives in a world of black and white. The movie is set largely in two locations. One is an … Continue reading...
BOOKS
Delray art gallery owners publish major study of Central American modernist art
It was the love of Central American art that brought co-authors Suzanne Brooks Snider and Mark Morgan Ford, of Ford Fine Art, together more than a decade ago. A labor of love and passion project … Continue reading...
Book arts specialist opens artisan-goods store in Lake Worth Beach
After years of searching for a space and as a way to organize his treasure-trove of unique artisan goods and ephemera, John Cutrone, the director of the Jaffe Center for Book Arts at FAU Libraries and … Continue reading...
INTERVIEWS
Nora Maité Nieves: A sense of play, a sense of home come out in artist’s solo Norton show
It’s been a big year for Nora Maité Nieves. Her first solo museum exhibition, Clouds in the Expanded Field (Nubes en el Paisaje Expandido), is currently showing at the Norton Museum of Art through … Continue reading...
Designer-entertainer Mizrahi to bring cabaret show to Boca fest
Bringing his Café Carlyle cabaret show to Boca Raton will be even more fun and fabulous on the big stage at Mizner Park, says the multi-talented fashion designer, actor, singer and Project Runway … Continue reading...
NEWS & COMMENTARY
PB Opera taps Netrebko for gala star, courting controversy
By Robert Croan Palm Beach Opera has announced that Russian soprano Anna Netrebko will be the featured guest at the company’s annual Gala, to be held Feb. 5 at The Breakers Palm Beach … Continue reading...
Kravis invites you to visit Space Station, courtesy of VR
Imagine yourself as an avatar of pulsating lights, sporting a virtual reality (VR) headset and joining an international crew of astronauts aboard the International Space Station (ISS). You can do … Continue reading...