By Tara Mitton Catao From the moment the Kravis Center curtain rose the night of Jan. 26 until it closed, the Miami City Ballet dancers took off, matching the torrent of musical notes heard with a multitude of steps seen. From the turbulence of Stravinsky, through the delightful sound of Schubert and winding down with the crooning voice of Frank Sinatra, the company danced up … [Read more...]
The View From Home 64: Bigfoot, Henry James, higher ed, an Everglades Western, and Hoffman’s last
Willow Creek: Comedian turned cult-film provocateur Bobcat Goldthwait directed this found-footage suspenser (Dark Sky Films, $29.98 Blu-ray, $24.98 DVD) in which Jim and Kelly (Bryce Johnson and Alexie Gilmore), a young, attractive and witty couple, attempt to retrace the treacherous steps of Roger Patterson and Robert Gimlin, who reportedly shot the country’s most-famous … [Read more...]
Capitol Steps’ brand of gentle satire proves durable
Dealings in Washington have become so acrimonious lately, there seems to be nothing to laugh about as government grinds to a halt. But that has not stopped The Capitol Steps, which has been poking fun at federal machinations for almost 30 years, putting -- as the group likes to say -- “the MOCK in democracy.” The Steps set up shop at the Kravis Center’s Rinker Playhouse on … [Read more...]
‘39 Steps’ a night of inspired silliness, suspense
So many shows on Broadway these days stem from movies, productions that get slapped onstage, bypassing any new injection of imagination. And then there is Alfred Hitchcock’s The 39 Steps, a frantic, frisky adaptation of a 1935 spy thriller from the master of suspense, reduced -- or possibly elevated -- to a sly comic romp by four actors sprinting through the film’s plot, … [Read more...]