By Dale King Guys in tuxes and glittery vests. Gals with long evening gowns strewn with sparkles. All this, set against a stark, black-and-white Art Deco stage setting. Sophisticated Ladies, a 32-year-old revue of the tunes, dress and dance steps most associated with Edward Kennedy “Duke” Ellington, is the latest offering at Broward Stage Door Theatre, and it brings us back … [Read more...]
Handsome, well-sung ‘Luisa’ at FGO hampered by weak score
Florida Grand Opera’s first-ever zarzuela production, of Federico Moreno Torroba’s Luisa Fernanda, is a handsome thing in many respects. In a production that originated at Madrid’s Teatro Real, Emilio Sagi effectively uses a simple color scheme of white, black, orange and green, plus old-fashioned theater tricks (think hand shadows on the wall of your bedroom after lights out) … [Read more...]
Weekend arts picks: Nov. 11-13
Theater: The numbers 11-11-11 have been drummed into us for most of the past year by Palm Beach Dramaworks, and now it is here -- the day the company unveils its substantially renovated new digs at Clematis and Narcissus in downtown West Palm Beach. The auditorium of the former Cuillo Centre for the Arts has been leveled and rebuilt, removing the stadium seating that so many … [Read more...]