When two brilliant first-prize winners get together to form a duo, what you get is brilliant music making. Jon Manasse, principal clarinet of the Orchestra of St. Luke’s and the Mostly Mozart Festival Orchestra, won top prize in Munich’s International competition for clarinet, and pianist Jon Nakamatsu won the coveted gold medal in the 1997 Van Cliburn International … [Read more...]
From Burt to Broadway, Lake Worth Playhouse marks 60 years
The Lake Worth Playhouse, a fixture in Palm Beach County since 1953, celebrates its 60th anniversary this month with a diamond jubilee Saturday night and its most famous alumnus, Burt Reynolds, the Oscar-nominated, two-time Golden Globe award-winning actor, scheduled to appear as the honored guest. The theme of the jubilee celebration is Decades, a retrospective of the past … [Read more...]
Weekend arts picks: May 19-20
Editor’s note: Technical difficulties prevented this entry from being posted at the correct time. Theater: One of the most unlikely adaptations is Victor Hugo’s serpentine, 1,200-page novel Les Misérables, which was turned into a surprisingly accessible epic musical almost 27 years ago. To celebrate its longevity, producer Cameron Mackintosh had the show redesigned and … [Read more...]