By Hilary Saunders Susan Tedeschi and Derek Trucks, who will be performing this weekend at the Sunshine Music and Blues Festival they curated, aren’t the only formidable duo who will take the stage at the Mizner Park Amphitheatre. Guitarist, bassist, and vocalist Aimee Mann — who established herself as one of the most adaptable and influential female musicians in the early … [Read more...]
Weekend arts picks: March 21-23
Theater: Yes, I know you have seen The King and I before, but director-choreographer Marcia Milgrom Dodge has performed her alchemy again, refreshing the 1951 Rodgers and Hammerstein classic musical with stunning new visuals, including the second act ballet as a Thai shadow puppet extravaganza, and a terrific cast of largely Asian performers. As stunning as the design work is … [Read more...]
Music roundup: Haifa Symphony at Kravis; Philip Fowke at Lynn
By Rex Hearn The 75 musicians making up Israel’s Haifa Symphony Orchestra play with a refined sound that makes for a very good regional orchestra. Founded in 1950, two years after the declaration of the state of Israel, they were led on their appearance Tuesday night at the Kravis Center by their principal guest conductor, the distinguished Polish musician Boguslaw Dawidow. … [Read more...]