The cast of Shuffle Along performs “Broadway Blues.” (Photo by Julieta Cervantes) The only suspense at this year’s Tony Awards was over whether Hamilton would set a new record for winning the most statuettes. (It fell short of The Producers’ 12-Tony total by one.) Still, it has sucked most of the air out of the Broadway season, so here is a look at some of the also-rans: … [Read more...]
Bennewitz Quartet dazzlingly disciplined at Flagler
Editor’s note: The publication of this review, which was scheduled for the week of Feb. 21, was delayed by technical problems. In 1998, four young men attending Prague’s Academy of the Arts decided to form a professional string quartet. Emphasizing their Czech origins, the four high school-age boys took the name Bennewitz to honor Antonin Bennewitz, founder of the Czech … [Read more...]