Theater: The Wick Theatre in Boca Raton does not go in for fresh directorial concepts in its musicals like the Maltz Jupiter Theatre, but it has recently taken to injecting Broadway veterans into its productions, like Walter Charles and Lee Roy Reams as nightclub owner Georges and his gay partner and drag queen headliner Albin in La Cage aux Folles. That is reason enough to see the show, which still packs an emotional wallop, thanks to Harvey Fierstein’s heart-on-its-sleeve script and Jerry Herman’s hyper-hummable score. Continuing through Feb. 15. Call (561) 995-2333.
Film: Fresh from receiving six Oscar nominations including Best Picture is Clint Eastwoood’s American Sniper, the true story of Navy SEAL Chris Kyle, a much-decorated marksman with a talent for killing during his four tours of duty in Iraq, who became more comfortable in war than at home with his family. Bradley Cooper earned his third Academy Award nomination, all bulked up and bearded, as Kyle, with a glammed-down Sienna Miller as his helpless to help wife. At local theaters.
Music: Anyone who writes a song with “gibbous moon” in the lyrics is not exactly your ordinary songwriter, and Aimee Mann certainly qualifies. But her body of work, going all the way back to “Voices Carry” with the short-lived ’Til Tuesday, is one of the most impressive in all of pop music, written with unfailing intelligence, insight, wit, and most importantly, engaging melodies. She’s teamed up with Ted Leo of Pharmacists fame for a project called The Both, and for the past two years now they’ve been touring and recording, with excellent results. On Sunday at the big Sunshine Music and Blues Festival at Mizner Park, The Both joins a remarkable lineup that includes the Tedeschi Trucks Band, Los Lobos, the Chris Robinson Brotherhood and a solo performance from Grace Potter. See all of them, but make sure to catch Mann. Gates open at 11 a.m. for the all-day event. Call Ticketmaster at 800-745-3000 or visit sunshinemusicandblues.com.
Art: Earlier this week, the Norton Museum of Art unveiled some of the specifics of its $60 million makeover, which will reorient the building’s entrance to put it on Dixie Highway, where it belongs, and add 12,000 square feet of gallery space as well as a sculpture garden. The Norton truly fits the old cliché of best-kept secret, with a fine core collection of pictures and inventive exhibits such as the summer’s Barbie-and-Matchbox show. The Norton says it’s already raised $34 million of the $60 million it needs, and you can celebrate its good fortune and impressive progress by heading there to check out Pastures Green: The British Passion for Landscape, a collection of 65 works from the National Museum Wales including pictures by Gainsborough, Turner, Constable and French painters Monet, Lorrain, and Sisley. This is iconic work, central to British cultural consciousness, and a fine survey of some of the most important artists of the past 200 years. The Norton is open from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday through Sunday except Thursday, when it’s open from 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. Tickets are $12. Call 832-5196 for more information or visit www.norton.org.