By Robert Croan It’s an admirable and ambitious undertaking for a regional orchestra to put on a staged production of Gershwin’s Porgy and Bess. It’s also expensive ($350,000 budget in this case) and risky. South Florida Symphony took those risks, went all the way and offered Porgy and Bess as its featured production this season, with performances – led by music director … [Read more...]
‘Diva whisperer’ Jay-Alexander to share star stories at FIU’s Jewish Museum
When you’ve devoted your career to producing and directing the shows and concerts of such incomparable stars as Barbra Streisand, Bette Midler, Bernadette Peters and Julie Andrews, you collect some colorful stories. And this Thursday evening at Miami Beach’s Jewish Museum of Florida-FIU, Richard Jay-Alexander, dubbed the “diva whisperer,” is ready to share them. The … [Read more...]