From the Moth series, by Hiromi Moneyhun. Solo art shows don’t often turn out to be as good as they are advertised. In the case of Shadows of the Floating World, it is something to be seen to be believed — and even then, we don’t believe our eyes. Celebrating the art of papercutting (kiri-e) now through Sept. 18, the Morikami Museum is showcasing about 22 pieces masterfully … [Read more...]
A muscular, messy evening with the Led Zeppelin legacy
Jason Bonham. It seemed inevitable that drummer Jason Bonham would eventually put together an act paying tribute to Led Zeppelin, the band of his late father, drummer John Bonham. The primary reason that Jason Bonham’s Led Zeppelin Experience didn’t launch until 2010 — a full 30 years after the senior Bonham’s death — was that the younger Bonham was the logical replacement … [Read more...]
‘Lit’ exhibit brings bold, bright colors to Cornell Museum
Still Life, by Sam Tufnell. By Lucy Lazarony Everything about Lit — well, lights up. From playful neon lights, big bold works with bright bold words, to art created on Plexiglas and illuminated with LED lights, art made from packaging tape on acrylic panels, and art with motion detectors that changes colors when a viewer steps into view. The exhibition showcasing the unique … [Read more...]
Bloated, boring ‘The Flick’ isn’t worthy of its fine cast
From front to back: Chevi Marquise Hill, Jessica Farr and David Nail in The Flick. The Pulitzer Prize for Drama used to go to the giants of the American theater – the Eugene O’Neills, the Arthur Millers, the Edward Albees – for their towering masterworks – the Long Day’s Journey into Nights, the Death of a Salesmans, the Delicate Balances. These days – 2014, to be specific – … [Read more...]
‘Weiner’ finds the villain, and it’s not the congressman
At one point during Weiner, Josh Kriegman and Elyse Steinberg’s documentary about the man with the most unfortunate surname in modern political history, Kriegman is in the backseat of Anthony Weiner’s car, his camera trained on the former congressman. Kriegman, off-camera but ever-present, asks one of many pesky questions about the then mayoral candidate’s sexting scandal and … [Read more...]
‘Hair’ offers plenty of grooviness at Rinker
Michael Scott Ross, Alexa Baray, Elijah Word, Fo’i Meleah and Mike Westrich in Hair. (Photo by Corby Kaye/Studio Palm Beach) Some musicals are timeless, while others are time capsules which transport us back to a specific period. An example of the latter is Hair, the “American tribal love-rock musical” which captures the psychedelic, flower power 1960s. It first arrived on … [Read more...]
The View From Home 78: Hawks classic, Fuller gumshoe, The Residents, Reynolds and what’s in a name
Cary Grant and Jean Arthur in Only Angels Have Wings (1939). Only Angels Have Wings: Howard Hawks’ 1939 masterpiece (Criterion, $26.19 Blu-ray, $19.69 DVD) is set in an exoticized South American airfield, where Cary Grant’s emotionally crippled American expat runs a commercial aviation business. He’s accustomed to sending pilots off into treacherous conditions and, often, … [Read more...]
‘Fireworks Wednesday’: Scenes from a marriage, subversively explored
F Hediyeh Tehrani in Fireworks Wednesday. An interesting thing has happened to the career of Iran’s Asghar Farhadi: It is moving forward by moving backward, at least for Western audiences. Ever since his 2011 drama A Separation scored Oscar and Golden Globe gold, his previous features have been unearthed from dust heap of film history, feeding an international art-house … [Read more...]
Strong choral work, fine soloists make Master Chorale’s Haydn one to remember
Horatio, Lord Nelson (1758-1805), by Lemuel Abbott. The Master Chorale of South Florida closed its current season with a remarkably energetic and gritty Haydn mass that said positive things about the chorus and augured good things for its future. Joined by a chamber orchestra from the Lynn Philharmonia in its concert May 1 at Lynn’s Wold Center for the Performing Arts, the … [Read more...]
In Tony nominations, it’s all ‘Hamilton,’ all the time
Lin-Manuel Miranda and the cast of Hamilton. (Photo by Joan Marcus) With this week’s Tony Award nominations, the Hamilton juggernaut continues. The Lin-Manuel Miranda musical about the first Secretary of the Treasury has been a scorching hot ticket since it arrived on Broadway last summer. Now, with this year’s Pulitzer Prize for Drama in its pocket and only half-kidding … [Read more...]