The void created by the demise of the Caldwell Theatre Company is still felt on the local arts scene, but at least artistic director Clive Cholerton’s concerts of musicals have found a home at Palm Beach Dramaworks. Newly dubbed the Musical Theatre Masters Series, it launched this weekend with Alan Jay Lerner and Frederick Loewe’s Camelot and other selections appear to be … [Read more...]
Laufer’s ‘Sirens’ looks like future commercial success
For the past 34 years, theater companies and critics in search of new plays of quality have been making a pilgrimage to Louisville, Ky., in the early spring as the non-profit resident company Actors’ Theatre of Louisville has rolled out its annual Humana Festival of New American Plays. Over that time, The Humana Foundation -- the grant-giving arm of the powerful managed … [Read more...]
From Firebird, a peerless night of J.S. Bach
On the one hand, it's no mystery why the Brandenburg Concertos of J.S. Bach should be so rarely played in local concerts. Engaging as they are, canonical and popular as they unquestionably are, they are also very difficult. And in some ways, that only deepens the mystery: If you're an ambitious instrumental musician or conductor, why not spend some time learning or … [Read more...]