Miles Wilkin. Call it PACE Theatrical, SFX Entertainment, Clear Channel, Key Brand or its current corporate moniker, the John Gore Organization. Whatever you call it, for the past 35 years, through mergers, acquisitions and just plain name changes, Miles Wilkin has been helming the largest organization in North America dedicated to growing and protecting the network of stage … [Read more...]
Violinist Schmidt electrifies ACO audience in Tchaikovsky
Giora Schmidt. (Photo by Dave Getzchman) The fourth and last conductor to meet the public in the Atlantic Classical Orchestra’s search for a permanent music director was David Handel, who on Wednesday led the most ecstatic evening so far in terms of audience response with violinist Giora Schmidt, who received a long standing ovation after completing the first movement of the … [Read more...]
Contentious ‘Other Desert Cities’ gripping at Delray Playhouse
By Dale King The Delray Beach Playhouse doesn’t often delve into heavy drama. But its latest offering, Other Desert Cities, certainly pushes the confrontational envelope, pitting family member against family member in a challenge that seems hell-bent on destroying already tenuous relations. Director Randolph DelLago calls on three DBP veterans and a couple of theatrical … [Read more...]