Eric Mendenhall and Elizabeth Birkenmeier inThe Cha-Cha of a Camel Spider.By Hap ErsteinWhether or not the pen is truly mightier than the sword, playwright Carter W. Lewis is out to prove in his enigmatically titled The Cha-Cha of a Camel Spider that slam poetry can trump a mercenary private army.If that sounds like an unlikely match-up, then you are grasping the … [Read more...]
Weekend arts picks: Oct. 22-24
/Sledding in Central Park (1912), by William Glackens. Art: The Museum of Art Fort Lauderdale received a major bequest almost 20 years ago from Ira Glackens, who at his death in 1991 left the estate of his father, William Glackens, to the museum. This has formed the basis of a major collection of work by a group of American painters known as The … [Read more...]
Bulletin from Broadway No. 5: ‘Sondheim’ and ‘A Behanding’
Tom Wopat in Sondheim on Sondheim.By Hap ErsteinIt is the rare New York season that does not see a production of an existing Stephen Sondheim musical, but the brilliant composer-lyricist has not had a new show on Broadway since 1994’s Passion.So those of us who remain in awe of his abilities to push the boundaries of the musical theater have had to content ourselves … [Read more...]