Kelly Lee Hussey and Daryl Willis in The Taming of the Shrew. (Jen Scott Photography) By Steven J. Smith JUPITER — Kermit Christman, founder and executive producer of the Palm Beach Shakespeare Festival, said his upcoming production of William Shakespeare’s The Taming of the Shrew will be set within the pomp, wealth, apparel and amusing societal affectations of the Kentucky … [Read more...]
Frontwave new music festival opens; Oliveira inaugurates competition
WEST PALM BEACH —Palm Beach Atlantic University’s biennial concert series of new music, the Frontwave Festival, begins tonight at the college in West Palm Beach and runs through Saturday. The special guest for the festival is composer John Fitz Rogers, who teaches composition at the University of South Carolina. He holds degrees from Oberlin, Cornell and the Yale School of … [Read more...]
Festival of the Arts Boca’s 10th season gets underway
What to see first is the biggest challenge facing those planning to take advantage of the full roster of events at this year’s 10th Festival of the Arts Boca, which opens Friday in Mizner Park and runs through March 16. Conductor Constantine Kitsopoulos will open the festival by conducting the Henry Mancini Institute Orchestra from the University of Miami’s Frost School of … [Read more...]