Peter Nero.By Jan EngorenBorn in Brooklyn in 1934, pops pianist Peter Nero (né Bernard Nierow) began his formal musical education at the age of 7. At 14, he was accepted to New York City’s prestigious High School of Music and Art and won a scholarship to the Juilliard School of Music.A two-time Grammy award winner and 10-time nominee, Nero has released … [Read more...]
ArtsBuzz:’Dead Man’s Cell Phone’ at nexus of technology, love
Natasha Sherritt in Sarah Ruhl's play, Dead Man's Cell Phone.By Hap ErsteinWhen Palm Beach Shakespeare Festival producer-director Kermit Christman went looking for a contemporary play for the company’s spring show at the Eissey Campus Theater in Palm Beach Gardens, he relied on technology to do the search.“I sat down and went to Google,” he said, looking for a new play from … [Read more...]