Rebecca Trionfo and Alexander Sargent in Renaissance Way. (Photo by Alex Srb) The spring concerts of the Harid Conservatory in Boca Raton always begin with an introduction of the graduating class of dancers, who come to the mic, tell the audience who they are and where they’re from, and reveal their future plans, which are always very impressive. It’s a charming tradition … [Read more...]
‘Popstar’ gives pop music deflation it deserves
Andy Samberg in Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping. To paraphrase The Clash, phony Biebermania has bitten the dust. In the cheeky mockumentary Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping, Andy Samberg’s Conner Friel, AKA Conner-4-Real, imagines an older, unwiser Bieber — one liberated from adolescent demographics if not behavior, extravagantly tatted and gold-chained, monumentally … [Read more...]