Sophie Okonedo and Ben Whishaw in The Crucible. And so the week in New York ended with the 12th production, a love-it-or-hate-it revival of Arthur Miller’s historical epic, The Crucible, deconstructed by Dutch director Ivo van Hove. As you probably recall from studying the 1953 play in high school, Miller’s view of history is two-pronged. On the literal level, he is … [Read more...]
Chamber Society eyes Breakers expansion; unpublished Bernstein piece at Four Arts tonight
If all the stars align correctly, look for the Chamber Music Society of Palm Beach, which now mounts its programs at Mar-a-Lago, to add The Breakers as a concert venue next season. The executive director of the society, Michael Finn, said wants to add three concerts at the landmark resort for the 2015-16 season if he can get approval from the society’s board to do it. … [Read more...]
Filmmaker Gibney examines truth about ‘The Armstrong Lie’
Opening this weekend locally is The Armstrong Lie, a documentary chronicling Tour de France cycling legend Lance Armstrong’s improbable rise and ultimate fall from grace for using performance-enhancing drugs. It was directed by Alex Gibney, winner of the 2007 Oscar for the documentary Taxi to the Dark Side. Gibney began this project as a positive story of one man’s comeback … [Read more...]
Bak Middle teams with Juilliard for a week of jazz workshops
Until recently, you weren’t likely to hear mention of the local Bak Middle School of the Arts and the Juilliard School in New York City within the same sentence. Starting Monday, that will officially change when Juilliard’s world-class faculty and graduate students come to Bak to educate 81 students, ages 12-18, in one of its series of weeklong Summer Jazz Workshops 2011. The … [Read more...]