Forty years ago, a little 13-year-old girl with a big voice was plucked out of the chorus of moppets during rehearsals and given the title role of an optimistic orphan named Annie. Of course, that girl was Andrea McArdle, who hung onto that star-making part for almost three years, including Broadway and London. She has been back on Broadway, as a featured replacement in such … [Read more...]
2016-17 Season Preview: Theater
“You can’t keep a good man down,” goes the saying, and Lou Tyrrell is the proof. After championing new work at Florida Stage, he moved his operation to Delray Beach with Theatre at Arts Garage, a smaller version of the company he ran for almost 25 years. Last season, he moved a little further south to the campus of Florida Atlantic University in Boca Raton, still introducing … [Read more...]
Weekend arts picks: July 22-24
Art: As it since 1951, the Boca Raton Museum devotes its summer exhibition to the All Florida Invitational, which this year features 31 artists from around the state. Cognoscenti of the local art scene will recognize some familiar names, but there are also five early-career artists being singled out by the judges who chose the work for the exhibit. The Invitational opened last … [Read more...]
Slick ‘Plaid’ at the Wick; Shakespeare fest’s ‘Shrew’ take works
If you prefer your theatrical entertainment to be less than Shakespearean, The Wick Theatre is serving up a solid production of an enduring piece of musical foolishness, Forever Plaid. This parody and celebration of Eisenhower-era close harmony guy groups has been amusing audiences — off-Broadway, in regional theaters and around the globe — for the past 27 years. And … [Read more...]
Marilynn Wick buys Wick Theatre for $5 million
by Dale King BOCA RATON – Three springtimes ago, Marilynn Wick rescued the closed and bankrupt Caldwell Theatre from the auction block and turned it into a combination costume museum, restaurant and performance center. Wick’s main business, Costume World, acquired the property in March 2013 with an option to buy, a decision based on a belief — and a vow — to breathe new … [Read more...]