Le Week-End, the scabrous new dramedy from Notting Hill’s Roger Michell, is sort of like a feature-length extrapolation of the Morrissey song “Everyday Is Like Sunday,” to which a Brit like Michell is undoubtedly familiar. In the sadcore hit from 1988, Moz is on a beachside holiday, but he’s miserable, of course — praying for Armageddon to decimate the coastal town where “every … [Read more...]
Sundays: A song for autumn
By Myles Ludwig There’s a certain sweetness to autumn. Can’t deny that. Yes, summer days have dwindled into September, leaving a soft sense of sadness and broken promises trailing in their wake. Over much too soon. We didn’t have enough fun. But, at the same time, that feeling of loss, that nostalgic mourning, seems to gin up a burst of renewal, of beginning again. And … [Read more...]
Chamber festival opens 21st year: A look at the recorded legacy
The 21st edition of the Palm Beach Chamber Music Festival opens Friday night at the Persson Recital Hall on the campus of Palm Beach Atlantic University, and with its arrival we can say that the summer season in South Florida is truly in full swing. This year’s four programs feature some discoveries, including rare works by Alexandre Tansman (Septet for trumpet, viola and … [Read more...]
Song of destiny? Seraphic Fire awaits Grammy results
By the time the last notes of J.S. Bach’s great B minor Mass have sounded at St. Gregory’s Episcopal Church in Boca Raton on Sunday afternoon, the audience will know whether it has been listening to a Grammy-winning ensemble. Seraphic Fire, a concert choir founded 10 years ago in South Miami, is one of the few local classical ensembles to have been honored with Grammy nods. … [Read more...]
Theater roundup: A one-woman star turn, and five guys with a small problem
Some of us measure time by the careers of stage stars. It has been 50 years since Donna McKechnie’s Broadway debut, How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying, where she appeared as an office worker dancing Bob Fosse’s quirky steps. It has been 35 years since A Chorus Line opened on Broadway, winning her a Tony Award as the quintessential musical theater dancer. And 10 … [Read more...]