The best in theater for 2016 throughout South Florida yields a healthy mix of new work and classic scripts. Of course, any such list is by definition a subjective opinion, so your mileage may vary, but by any measure, it was a good year at the theater: The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time (Kravis on Broadway) — The five-time Tony Award winner from the … [Read more...]
Weekend arts picks: Nov. 19-20
Art: Surrealist art hasn’t been a current style for some time, but there are still practitioners out there, one of them being Jacques de Beaufort, who teaches at Palm Beach State College in Lake Worth. Last night, a retrospective of his work opened at the new Box Gallery on Belvedere Road in West Palm Beach, within shouting distance of the interstate and Dixie Highway. The Box … [Read more...]
‘Curious Incident’ astonishing, moving
Meet Christopher John Francis Boone, the autistic 15-year-old at the center of The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time, the five-time Tony Award-winning drama that will dazzle your senses and tug on your heartstrings. Adapted by Simon Stephens from Mark Haddon’s best-selling novel, it was then imaginatively directed by Marianne Elliott – who performed similar … [Read more...]
‘Curious Incident’ another unlikely triumph for Britain’s National Theatre
Conventional wisdom says that plays cannot make money these days touring the United States. But the National Theatre of Great Britain does not listen to conventional wisdom. Two seasons ago, it had astonishing artistic and commercial success on the road with War Horse, its five-time Tony Award-winning World War I drama about a boy and his equine pal. Now theatrical lightning … [Read more...]