Conductor Ramón Tebar has done it again. He has taken the enlarged Palm Beach Symphony of 75 players to new heights of perfection, drawing a record audience that filled Donald Trump’s glorious wedding hall at Mar-a-Lago on March 16, the day after he won the Florida Republican primary. Perhaps many were curiosity-seekers. No matter, the great and the good were augmented by the … [Read more...]
‘Wedding Singer’ pleasant, but lightweight
Once you make your reputation with edgy, unconventional musicals like Bat Boy, Assassins and Side Show, it is hard to switch gears, go mainstream and be completely satisfying. That is the challenge facing the adventuresome Slow Burn Theatre Company, which feels obligated to pull back from the offbeat during the summer, when its available audience pool is smaller. So it has … [Read more...]