A scene from Academy, which opens Thursday at the Maltz Jupiter Theatre.By Hap ErsteinThe Maltz Jupiter Theatre’s artistic director, Andrew Kato, has had some major successes in his five years in the job, assembling impressive talent -- onstage and off -- for such well-received existing musicals as The Boy Friend, Barnum and Anything Goes. But what he … [Read more...]
Music feature: Boca’s Young Circles moving fast in new direction
Left to right: Jeff Rose, Jordan Asher and Dave Barnard. By Bill MeredithJordan Asher, of experimental electronic Boca Raton trio Young Circles (www.youngcircles.com), refers to the group as "three really impulsive guys."Considering that they were playing garage-band rock under the name Blond Fuzz only a month before -- and as Stonefox a few months before … [Read more...]
ArtsPaper Interview: Peter Nero, still exploring the intersection of musical styles
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...]
Weekend arts picks: Oct. 8-11
John Leonard Thompson and Kim Cozort in Candida.Theater: Palm Beach Dramaworks opens its new season by continuing to take the high road, giving its audience “theater to think about,” the triangular comedy Candida by the all-too-rarely produced in South Florida George Bernard Shaw. Kim Cozort stars in the title role, the wife of a “moralist and windbag” … [Read more...]
Weekend arts picks: Oct.1-3
Kodi Smit-McPhee and Chloe Moretz in Let Me In.Film: I am no fan of vampire movies, particularly the Twilight series, with its two-dimensional, catatonic acting. But two years ago, a subdued, suspenseful Swedish film, Let the Right One In, put a new twist on the undead genre with its tale of a 12-year-old boy who is befriended by a seemingly young vampire … [Read more...]
ArtsPreview 2010-11: The season in pop music
Blond Fuzz. By Bill MeredithThere are more reasons than just abundant area classic rock radio for the popularity of veteran touring acts in South Florida. Baby boomers and their disposable incomes certainly factor into the retro stars' price-gouging ticket costs, but Sunshine State geography also literally has its place in the equation.Unlike most of the Lower 48, … [Read more...]
Weekend arts picks: Sept. 24-26
City Milk, by JoAnn Nava. Art: This weekend, the historic African-American neighborhood on Fort Lauderdale’s Sistrunk Boulevard is the site of the Midtown Urban Arts Show, part of a nonprofit effort to support revitalization of the Sistrunk corridor, named for the pioneering black physician who tended to its residents in the early 20th century. Restoration … [Read more...]
Weekend arts picks: Sept. 10-14
Untitled 4, by Jessie Rebik.Art: Five female artists explore the human figure in an upcoming exhibition called the Figuratively Speaking Invitational at The Art Gallery on the Eissey Campus of Palm Beach State College in Palm Beach Gardens, and there’s much more to it than is first apparent. The artwork consists of classical-styled paintings, modeled and … [Read more...]
Music review: Johnson’s friendly, green, intimate vibe not well-suited to Cruzan
Jack Johnson brings his mellow vibe to the Cruzan.(Photo by Thom Smith)By Thom SmithIt’s 6 p.m. The South Florida sun is still hot enough to cook eggs on the pavement. Most performers would be chilling in their tour buses or having dinner at the Four Seasons. Not Jack Johnson. Armed only with guitars, he and his old buddy G Love set up on his “village … [Read more...]
Weekend arts picks: Aug. 27-29
Punch bowl showing the trade district in Canton, China, about 1780.Art: Earlier this month, China claimed the title of the world’s second-largest economy, overtaking Japan for the No. 2 spot behind the United States. It seems a local achievement for a nation that has long been a much-desired global trading partner, and a new show at the … [Read more...]