Kiran Deol discovered the subject of her first film while studying at Harvard University. “I learned the statistic that 40 percent of the rebel army in Nepal's fighting forces were women,” says Deol, a 2001 graduate of Spanish River High School in Boca Raton. “That statistic had my jaw on the floor. So the idea of showcasing the story of a woman that showed women as agents of … [Read more...]
Theater reviews in brief: ‘Bat Boy,’ ‘Tintypes,’ ‘Magical Thinking’
Matthew Korinko, Stephanie Simon, Rick Penaand Anne Chamberlainin Slow Burn Theatre's Bat Boy.By Hap Erstein'Bat Boy' charms, but new company needs smaller spaceMaking its area debut, Slow Burn Theatre Company certainly fulfills its stated mission by selecting Bat Boy: The Musical, a quirky, cult show about, yes, a kid who is half-bat, half-human, based on the character … [Read more...]
ArtzBuzz: Art fair to expand, FAU adds second Jewish fest
Visitors to the American International Art Fairtour the Adelson Galleries. (Photo by Katie Deits)Art fair does booming business, will be 10 days long in 2011The recession may be dragging on, but the 2010 American International Art Fair enjoyed 15 percent higher participation over 2009 and a significant improvement in sales, according to founders David and Lee Ann Lester.Based … [Read more...]
ArtsBuzz: Willie Nelson set for Sunset Cove; Delray Quartet gets new violinist
Singer/songwriter Willie Nelson.AEG signs Willie Nelson, Yes for Sunset CoveAEG, the Los Angeles-based sports and entertainment presenter, has added more national acts to the roster next month at the Sunset Cove Amphitheater.Country music legend Willie Nelson will appear at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 13, with tickets ranging from $35-$60, and the Canadian identical-twin indie … [Read more...]
Weekend arts picks: Jan. 8-13
Palm on Sprite Hood, by Judy Flescher. Art: This month at the Mos’Art Theatre in Lake Park, the featured artist is Judy Flescher, an accomplished abstract painter and collage artist who has received many awards for her unique style and imaginative material. She works primarily in mixed media, including acrylic with collage on canvas, paper and copper, monoprints with collage, … [Read more...]
Theater review: Maltz’s first-rate ‘Yonkers’ a fine slice of Simon
Maxwell Beer, Sara Surrey and Alex Wyse in Lost in Yonkers.By Hap ErsteinThis has not been a very good theater season for Neil Simon, who suffered a stunning flop with the revival of his Brighton Beach Memoirs in New York last month.Reviews questioned whether the most successful comic playwright in America’s history in still relevant, though I suspect the play’s failure to find … [Read more...]
Theater reviews: Brice, greed, and graphic novels
Marya Grandy as Fanny Brice. By Hap ErsteinThe Maltz Jupiter Theatre opens its subscription season with a world premiere musical biography of Ziegfeld Follies comedy star, Fanny Brice. Of course, there already is a perfectly good show about Brice, 1964’s Funny Girl, but it is rarely revived, in part because of its elaborate production numbers and in part because of the … [Read more...]
Theater review: Cast, audience deserve better than underwhelming ‘Love Is Love’
The cast of Love Is Love: Avery Sommers (far left), Shelly Burch (seated in front), Patti Eyler (rear, standing), Laura Hodos and Andrea McArdle. (Photo by Alicia Donelan)By Hap ErsteinIt is a terrible mindset, but when hearing that a musical revue by a two-time Tony Award winner with a cast boasting several Broadway veterans is having its world premiere in South Florida, the … [Read more...]
Weekend arts picks: Oct. 15-21
Andrea McArdle.Theater: The girl who gave the world the indelible foghorn version of Tomorrow as the star of Annie back in 1977 is a 45-year-old theater veteran now, and tonight in Jupiter she takes on the world premiere of a new musical, Love Is Love, written by Annie lyricist Martin Charnin and composer Richard Gray. Charnin also directs the show, which has been in … [Read more...]