In case you don’t tune into Ed Schultz’s weekday show on MSNBC, otherwise known as The Ed Show, Schultz has been a prominent broadcaster for the past 30 years, covering monumental events in American history. From his unforgettable live network reports on Capitol Hill during the attacks of September 11,…
Giuseppe Verdi’s opera Nabucco is set in biblical times, but its inciting incident suggests nothing less than a Liam Neeson thriller with swords and sandals: Nabucco, the king of Babylon, is plotting an assault on the high priest of Israel’s Temple of Solomon, who holds Nabucco’s daughter hostage. The trailer…
Yes, you can take your book, a snack, something to drink, and sit in the park any day of the week. But you’re most likely not going to do it without a little prodding. On Saturday, February 8 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. and every other second Saturday, Flagler…
You might know him as the booze-loving, sword-fighting Inigo Montoya from The Princess Bride. Or maybe you’ve recently seen him as Saul Berenson on Homeland. But there’s a side to Mandy Patinkin too dramatic for the screen, and he’s unveiling it onstage right here in South Florida. The Emmy- and…
Valentine’s Day is fast approaching, and according to the Holy Grail of college paper bibliographies, Wikipedia, it’s named for Saint Valentine, who apparently “was imprisoned for performing weddings for soldiers who were forbidden to marry.” So basically, if you celebrate Valentine’s Day, you are pro-marriage equality. Of course, if you…
Award season is here. And by here we mean everywhere and totally annoying. But some awards are warranted and honor the great the way they deserve. For instance, in 2001, Paul Mecurio nabbed an Outstanding Individual Achievement in Writing Emmy for his work on The Daily Show. That might seem…
Rumor has it that notable children’s writer Michael Morpurgo thought producers were crazy attempting to make a stage adaptation of his best-selling 1982 novel, War Horse. Turns out the idea was insanely genius, because the 2011 play War Horse went on to become a Broadway hit and five-time Tony winner…
We want to be near TV stars. And we all — well, most of us anyway — like to support a good cause. On Tuesday, February 18, the chance to do both is here. New York Grilled Cheese is hosting CheeseMania. As a celebration of the launch of its new…
In the world of wine, the saying goes, “What grows together goes together.” You can include art in that sentiment. On Wednesday, February 19, from 6 to 8 p.m., the Boca Raton Museum of Art is hosting its monthly Art of Wine event, sponsored by the Cheese Course and Around…
What comes to mind when you think of a festival? Most people imagine sweaty, multiday concerts and music lineups. But to those in the know, this time of year means a very different kind of fest — the Florida Renaissance Festival. The beauty of this event is that you don’t…
It’s been only 50 years since the civil rights movement unfolded in this country. Some blacks living today were guaranteed the right to vote only partway through their lifetimes. The Museum of Art|Fort Lauderdale commemorates this not-long-ago era with “The Movement: Bob Adelman and Civil Rights Era Photography,” which opened…
Quick, somebody check Jason Reitman’s house to see if the real man has been turned into dust by a body snatcher. Though his name’s on the poster, it’s impossible to believe that the sardonic boy wonder of Juno, Thank You for Smoking, and Young Adult would direct this stilted romance…
“We won’t make the world a better place, but at least we won’t make it worse,” says Franciszek Kalina (Ireneusz Czop) to his younger brother, Józef (Maciej Stuhr), near the climax of Wladyslaw Pasikowski’s Aftermath. That stark cynicism permeates Pasikowski’s unsettling historical drama. The story is simple — two siblings…
While our ingenues scurry toward teen best sellers and David O. Russell flicks, here’s the next generation of talented leading men swaggering into a dude-bro Sex and the City. At night, best friends played by Zac Efron, Miles Teller, and Michael B. Jordan — aka the player, the goof, and…
A favorite pastime of critics and serious filmgoers, perhaps the most idiotic and fruitless one, is to complain about how bad the movies have gotten. The complaint is meaningless, because no matter how “bad” the movies get, there are always, always actors. There’s no such thing as a golden age…
Invited to inspire college students, actor, musician, author, and arts advocate John Lithgow is kicking off Palm Beach State Colleges STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineer, Arts, and Math) Initiative fundraiser by sharing his wisdom about the arts. In an event put together to encourage and prepare students to create a local,…
A show that’s been banned in China for 15 years is coming to South Florida. And even though there’s nothing risque about ballet and folk dances, even the least rebellious showgoer needs to know what’s so taboo about this performance. Despite being banned by the Chinese government in 1999 for…
There are two legitimate reasons to watch an entertainment show like American Idol: (1) so you can laugh at terrible singers and wonder why their family let them go through with it. And (2) because you wish you were as talented as they are but know that will never happen…
This Saturday, join “Dragapella” divas the Kinsey Sicks at the Broward Center’s Amaturo Theater for America’s Next Top Bachelor Housewife Celebrity Hoarder Makeover Star Gone Wild! The quartet — Trixie, Winnie, Rachel, and Trampolina — skewers current events in a sugary a cappella with songs like “Touch-a Touch Me, TSA…
These days, it seems like standup comedians are either megastars with their own movie franchise or up-and-comers with a daily thirst for more Twitter followers. But standup fans everywhere champion the middle-of-the-road guy. These comics are in a perfect position to become your new favorite because they are on their…
Hollywood has the Academy Awards, the music industry has the Grammys, and South Florida Food Trucks have the Burgies. To celebrate and honor the greats of the local food truck world, Burger Beast is hosting his fifth-annual awards block party, which includes live bands, DJs, and more than 25 of…
Sure, men are a diverse gender with individual qualities, but there is nothing more stereotypically masculine than the idea of combining food, nudity, and the Super Bowl. Ladies, if that turns you on too, all the better. As a swingers club, Trapeze is already a wet dream for adventurous couples…
