Elijah Taj Gee and Avery Sommers in The Devil’s Music. (Photo by Alex Shapiro) For the third show of his first season at the helm of The Theatre at Arts Garage, Keith Garsson has selected a bioplay-cum-concert featuring the song stylings of Bessie Smith, the Depression-era performer considered to be the “Empress of the Blues.” Featuring over a dozen musical numbers delivered … [Read more...]
‘My Old Lady’ darker, deeper than bland trailer indicates
On a recent trip to the movies, I couldn’t help but notice once again how the art of movie trailers has sunk into a sewer of desperate pandering — of milking every last comic line from a cinematic cow whose udders are running on empty. The first trailer that popped up on the screen was The Skeleton Twins, which is ultimately a sobering drama about severely damaged twin siblings … [Read more...]
Smith’s night of ‘Grace’ wins over festival audience
By Dale King When actor Anna Deavere Smith is in character, she can actually be many different characters. She brought some of her best stage personages to a performance at the Cultural Arts Center in Boca Raton on Tuesday night as part of the Festival of the Arts Boca lecture and theater series. A playwright, professor and known face on the movie and TV screen, Smith employs … [Read more...]