Rosetta, by Alyssa di Edwardo. By Lucy Lazarony Abstract expressionist Alyssa di Edwardo lives and works in West Palm Beach, but for her paintings for her solo show, opening today at the Cultural Council, she travels to mystical medieval gardens and late 19th-century London, when Sherlock Holmes would be afoot solving his crimes. The eight paintings in the exhibition, … [Read more...]
Comic wins over PB Theatres audience with Boomer reflections
By Dale King The musical comedy theater scene is peppered with shows about the Baby Boom generation. One need only see certain key words on a marquee to realize the production playing on the stage beyond the double doors deals with issues near and dear to folks knocking on retirement’s door: Menopause, early bird dinners, rheumatoid arthritis, little blue pills, condos, … [Read more...]
Alabama Shakes outshines the fireworks at SunFest
SunFest 2016 offered an unpredictable mix of something old (Duran Duran on the Ford main stage) and something new (Meghan Trainor on the Tire Kingdom stage at the Meyer Ampitheater) with its April 27 opening night’s national acts, and continued the trend throughout its five days. Gifted area singer/songwriter Mike Mineo rocked the main stage before Train eventually closed it … [Read more...]
Postcard from Broadway No. 9: ‘Crucible’ still works, despite directorial mangling
Sophie Okonedo and Ben Whishaw in The Crucible. And so the week in New York ended with the 12th production, a love-it-or-hate-it revival of Arthur Miller’s historical epic, The Crucible, deconstructed by Dutch director Ivo van Hove. As you probably recall from studying the 1953 play in high school, Miller’s view of history is two-pronged. On the literal level, he is … [Read more...]
Weak Handel, strong Rimsky at Lynn Phil’s final season concert
The Arabian Nights, by Anton Pieck. By Greg Stepanich The current season of the Lynn Philharmonia, which ended April 17 with a concert at the Wold Performing Arts Center, has been largely triumphant. Continuing on its path of notable improvement under the direction of conductor Guillermo Figueroa, the students of the Lynn Conservatory have displayed impressive chops and … [Read more...]
The fierce beauty of irezumi, at the Morikami
Forget the butterfly, the thorny vine and the heart with initials. Imagine a colorful bird with a fish’s tail, a snake’s neck, and a turtle’s shell expanding from the neck all the way to the ankles. That’s what you can expect to see now at the Morikami Museum and Japanese Gardens. Perseverance: Japanese Tattoo Tradition in a Modern World features photographs of full body … [Read more...]
The View From Home 77: A Taiwanese masterpiece, modern Iran, three thrillers and Europe’s migrant crisis
Lisa Yang and Chang Chen in A Brighter Summer Day (1991). A Brighter Summer Day: Since it premiered in 1991 only to be rejected by major film festivals, Edward Yang’s 236-minute feature (Criterion, $26.19 Blu-ray, $20.39 DVD) has been unavailable on home video in North America. Finally unveiled in American theaters two decades later and lauded by the few who attended this … [Read more...]
Prosecutor Martinez tells book fest about Arias trial
Juan Martinez signing his book at the Palm Beach Book Festival. (Photo by Dale King) By Dale King Maricopa County, Ariz., Prosecutor Juan Martinez is a diminutive man with a hint of gray in his closely coiffed hair. He seems comfortable in a dark suit and tie, or in shirtsleeves, speaking to a crowd, where he displays his vast knowledge of criminal law and talks of his … [Read more...]
Pop and Jazz Happenings: April 2016
The Natty Bos. Gary Rowan has presented his annual Uncle Gary’s Rock & Rib Fest (www.UncleGarysRockandRibFest.com) for a decade, and watched the event grow exponentially. Yet he wishes he never had to. The festival honors his only child, daughter Ashley, who succumbed to the rare childhood liver cancer hepatoblastoma in 2002 at age 3. “This is truly a labor of love; my … [Read more...]
Weekend arts picks: April 2-3
Opera: It’s hard to imagine a more challenging subject than that of the Polish-Soviet composer Mieczyslaw Weinberg’s 1968 opera, The Passenger. Written for the Bolshoi but shelved, it was not performed until 2010, when it made its sensational debut at the Bregenz Festival in Austria. Tonight, Florida Grand Opera brings that David Pountney-directed production to the Ziff Ballet … [Read more...]