Local Theatre Buzz
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 Unmerciful
Good Fortune
at Sol
Theatre
May 12th
thru June 4th
Murder brings two
women from the Bronx together—will fate tear them
apart?
The right to love and
the right to die are inextricably bound in this riveting
drama of the heart. The Sol Theatre Project, which was
the spot of Spring’s
The Mystery of Irma Vep
is proud to announce a production not only for
the ladies, but for everyone. This is an Edwin Sanchez
play and proudly sponsored by
New Moon and for
every ticket purchased gets you a free drink. The Sol
Theatre Project is located at 1140 N Flagler Drive, Ft. Lauderdale.
You and call them at 954*525-6555 or go to
www.soltheatre.com. |
Coming to Town
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 Simmer
Down Now!
How would Donna Summer be listed in the phone
book? Ok, bad SNL reference, but as a fan I just
couldn’t help myself! Yes, one of our Queens,
Donna Summer is back, back at The Atlantic
Center. Single tickets are still on sale for all shows
but beware, limited seats remain! For further
information you can call the Box Office at
954*835-CLUB. |
SunFest
Performers
Some
of the performers gracing the stages at SunFest this
weekend in West palm Beach will be:
Duncan
Sheik, Bruce Hornsby,
Fefe Dobson, and Carrie Underwood. For
more information, go to
www.sunfest.com. |
Kathy
Griffin
You know who she is…allegedly, and love her for
it…actually! She will at the Lyric Theatre May 15th.
The Lyric Theatre is at 59 SW Flagler Ave, Stuart.
Tickets are: $42.50 and call 772*286-7827 for tickets
and further information. |
Jersey Boys are
Back!
Yes, we all survived the BIG HAIR of the 80’s. If you
know that “You Give Love a Bad Name” and feel like you
are “Living on a Prayer”—yes Virginia, there is a Bon
Jovi! All four members (John Bon Jovi, Richie
Sambora, Tico Torres, and David Bryan) will be onstage
at Hard Rock Live July 10th at
8pm.
Tickets are now on sale.
For further information, call 954*523-3309,
www.ticketmaster.com, or stop by the Hard Rock Live
Box Office—they are open from noon to 7pm
daily. |
Who’s Your First
Idol?
Kelly Clarkson will be live, onstage Friday, June 30th
at the Sound Advice Amphitheatre. As part of her
Addicted Tour, her Special Guest will be Rooney.
The Amphitheatre is located at 601-7 Sansbury’s Way,
West Palm Beach. Tickets are $25-$75 and can be
purchased through
www.ticketmaster.com
www.livenation.com, or by phone at: 561*966-3309,
954*523-3309, or 305*358-5885. To get more Kelly info,
go to
www.kellyclarkson.com. |
 Melissa Etheridge Live
Saturday, August 19th 8pm
New Greatest Hits CD “The Road Less Traveled” in stores
now!
Tickets available at Ticketmaster locations or you can
charge by phone: 305-358-5885 / 954-523-3309 /
561-966-3309 or
www.ticketmaster.com.
Mizner Park Amphitheater is in Boca Raton and this is a
Fantasma Productions Concert Event. For further
information go to
www.fantasma.com or
www.melissaetheridge.com |
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Things on Display |
Keith Clark at
Stonewall
All Month Long
Artist Keith Clark will be showcasing at The Stonewall
Library and Archives all this month. ArtsUnited is
proud to sponsor Keith Clark as the Artist of the
Month. The Stonewall Library and Archives is located at
1717 North Andrews Avenue, Ft. Lauderdale.
For further information you can call them at
954*530-2723. |
China Change
Until June 18,
2006
 On
exhibit at the Boca Raton Museum of Art is now showing
Documenting
China: Contemporary
Photography and Social Change.
The exhibition is a collection of 57 dramatic works by
seven contemporary Chinese photographers that reveal the
essence of that nation from an insider’s point of view.
This show is organized by the Bates College Museum of
Art and the Smithsonian Institution Traveling Exhibition
Service. While you are there, check out Edward
Burtynsky: The China Series that contain 20 new
large-scale color photographs from recent trips to China
and Pop Prints that are works from the permanent
collection of Andy Warhol, Roy Lichetenstein, Jim Dine,
and others.
The Boca Raton Museum of Art is located at 501 Plaza
Real, Mizner
Park and you
can contact them at 561-392-2500 or
www.bocamuseum.org. |
 Dali,
Dali Everywhere
Until May 20,
2006
The Coral Springs Museum of Art is proud to host an art
exhibit featuring original works by Salvador Dali. The
Museum is located at 2855 Coral Springs Drive, Coral
Springs and you can contact them at 954-340-5000. |
Titanic:
The Artifact Exhibit
Until October
This exhibit chronicles the journey of RMS Titanic from
its design and construction through its fateful maiden
voyage and sinking, to the scientific recovery efforts.
The Miami Museum of Science and Space Transit
Planetarium is located on 3280 South Miami Avenue,
Miami. You can contact them at 305*646-4200 or
www.miamisci.org. |
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Paris in
Photographs
Until May 21, 2006
This is a
collection of photographs from the unique perspectives
of French, American, and German photographers between
1898 and 1988. It features works by Henri
Cartier-Bresson, Walde Huth-Schmolz, and more.
Cost: $8
Adults / $3 ages 13-21 / Members and children under 3
Free.
Norton Museum of
Art. 1451 South Olive Avenue, West Palm Beach.
561-832-5196.
www.norton.org |
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 Chihuly at the Fairchild Tropical Botanical
Garden Until May 31, 2006
Experience a garden
straight out of a dream with glass masterpieces by world
renown artist Dale Chihuly. These pieces are woven
throughout a stunning backdrop of the Fairchild Tropical
Botanical Garden—art and nature as one. Experience this
one of a kind event now until May 31, 2006. For further
information go to:
www.fairchildgarden.org.
Fairchild Tropical
Botanical Garden. 10901 Old Cutler Road, Coral Gables,
305-667-1651. Hours of Operation: 9:30am – 4:30pm
Cost: $15 |
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If You’re
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Andrew Wyeth in Phily
If you have not heard of Andrew Wyeth, maybe you’ve
heard of his infamous series called Helga. Apparently,
Helga was his neighbor and part-time model. The
collection, called Andrew Wyeth: Memory and Magic
is now on display at the Philadelphia Museum of Art
through July 16th. Wyeth, who is now 88
(whom my parents told me was dead when we saw the
collection as a child) and media-shy, is uncomfortable
viewing his own work in a museum. Wyeth said that he
never had an affair with Helga Testorf, and still paints
her occasionally. The collection includes more than 100
works and well worth the trip if you are in the
Philadelphia area. |
 Bank
of America Loves Museums
Your Bank of America ATM card can now be used for more
than getting out cash at 2am. Throughout May, your card
can get you and a friend free museum admission
in NINE Northeastern states. Cardholders of Bank of
America Debit, Credit, ATM, or MBNA cards are eligible.
Among 56 participating museums are: The Guggenheim in
NY, Winterthur in DE, and Museum of Fine Arts
in Boston.
Contact
www.bankofamerica.com/museums for further
information. |
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Bog People in LA!
Now through
September 10th
“Mysterious Bog People” is an exhibit of ancient
Europeans that is at the Natural History Museum of Los
Angeles County. This includes more than 400 prehistoric
objects and six well-preserved human bodies and is the
first international tour of these objects. The mummies
were found in peat bogs in Northwestern Europe.
This display uses archeology and forensic science to
shed light upon the lives, rituals, and deaths of people
from the Mesolithic period—almost 12,000 years ago to
the end of the 16th century. For further
information contact them at 213*763-3466 or
www.nhm.org.
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If You’re in the
Neighborhood |
 Miami
Beach Mid-Century Modern Architecture Tour
May 13, 2006
Author
Randall Robinson will narrate a motor coach tour of
revitalized hotels and apartments from Bal Harbour to
Lincoln Road on May 13th. This includes a
tour of the restored Collins Avenue Catalina Hotel. The
Tour departs at 9:30am and returns at 4pm from ArtServe,
1350 East Sunrise Blvd, Ft. Lauderdale. The tickets
cost $30 and seating is limited and of course,
reservations are required! For further information you
can call 954*522-1606.For more
information about MiMo,
Click Here. |
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Sign Me |
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E.
Robert Dunn Signs his Echelon’s End
 May
5th
Local author and actor E. Robert Dunn has just finished
and released his latest book, Echelon’s End which
is great if you are gay and love Science Fiction. He
will be on hand signing and talking about his book at
The Stonewall Library and Archives May 5th.
The Stonewall Library and Archives is located at
1717 North Andrews Avenue,
Ft. Lauderdale.
For further information you can call them at
954*530-2723.
To purchase the book through TLA,
Click
Here or the cover. |
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Performances Not to be Missed |
India at the Library
Saturday, May 6, 2006 7pm-10pm
 The
Association of Performing Arts of India
hosts a concert featuring Indian classical music
featuring three Generations of Violin virtuoso featuring
Dr. N. Rajam and Dr. Sangeeta Shankar. Admission is $20
and will be held at the Main Library Auditorium at 100
South Andrews Avenue, Ft. Lauderdale. For further
information, call 954*885-1466. Tickets are available
at
www.ticketweb.com. |
Il Divo
 I
remember the first time that I was blown away by the
music of these four Opera singers. George’s Alibi had a
promotion and giveaway of their CD and my roommate won
one. We LOVED it and you will too! Their latest CD
Ancora and latest DVD
Encore is now available in stores and online at
www.ildivo.com.
They will be in concert June 13th & 14th
at 8pm at the Mizner Park Amphitheatre and is a Fantasma
Productions Concert Event—
www.fantasma.com. You can also charge by phone at:
561*966-3309, 954-523-3309, or 305-358-5885. |
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Skin Art Corner |
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Enlightenment or
Light in the Loafers?
Before you get that nifty trendy Japanese symbol tattoo
on the back of your neck, you might want to go to
www.japanesetranslator.co.uk and they will help you
out. I wonder what the word for Schmuck would
look like… |
Calling Artists &
Theatre People
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Florida Professional Theatres Association Wants YOU!
On May 20th through the 22nd
there will be statewide auditions and workshops provided
by the Florida Professional Theatres Association in
Daytona Beach. Dozens of theatres participate yearly,
with participants from Tampa to Miami and Gainesville.
They cast shows for their own upcoming seasons. May
15th is the deadline for application and
registration. Performers, Directors, Designers, Stage
Managers, and various other positions are up for grabs
and can register at
www.fpta.net or by writing to: FPTA, PO Box 2922,
West Palm Beach, FL
33402. You
must include a self-addressed/stamped envelope.
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Call For Artists for ArtsUnited’s United
& Proud Exhibit
ArtsUnited is seeking submissions for its annual
United & Proud Visual Art Exhibit in celebration of
Gay Pride Month. Entries are not limited to a theme,
but rather the exhibition is designed to showcase local
gay and lesbian artists to the general public.
Exhibiting in United & Proud is for ArtsUnited Members
only. Membership is only $20.00 per year for artists,
and applications are available at ArtServe,
Stonewall Library and Archives, and online at
www.artsunitedonline.org. This year’s United &
Proud Exhibit will be on display from June 5 through 29,
2006 at Gallery Six, Broward County Main Library, 100 S.
Andrews Avenue,
Ft Lauderdale. The opening reception will be on
Wednesday June 7th from 6 to 8:30 PM.
Admission will be free. There will be prizes for
Best of Show and People’s Choice that will be
announced at the Opening Reception. Visual artists who
wish to participate must complete and
submit an application on or before
May 31,
2006
either by mail to ArtsUnited, 1350 E. Sunrise Blvd,
Suite
145,
Ft. Lauderdale,
FL 33304, or by fax to
954-567-1439.
Applications are available at ArtServe, Stonewall
Library and Archives or online at www.artsunitedonline.org.
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Get Your Tickets Now!!! |
 Rob
Thomas & Jewel
Rob Thomas and Jewel will be performing live at the
Mizner Park Amphitheatre on May 24th at
7:30pm. Rob’s CD is already in stores now and Jewel’s
Goodbye Alice in Wonderland will be available May
2nd. Tickets are now on sale at
www.ticketmaster.com or any ticketmaster location.
For more information about this and about them, go to
www.robthomasmusic.com and/or
www.jeweljk.com. |
Mama Mia
Opening May 2, 2006
The Jackie Gleason
Theatre is proud to announce that Mama Mia will start
May 2nd and run until May 7th.
This is a heart-warming story about a mother, a
daughter, three possible fathers, and a trip down the
aisle…all with ABBA songs! A mother confronts her past
as three men return to the Greek island they have not
visited for 21 years—just as her 20 year old daughter is
about to get married.
For further
information go to
www.gleasontheater.com. |
Bizet’s Carmen
Broward Center for Performing
Arts
May 11, 2006 thru May 14, 2006
The seductive gypsy Carmen captures
the heart of the young soldier Don Jose who sacrifices
everything to be with her. On the run with her and with
his life in ruins, he sees that she is about to cast him
aside for the handsome toreador Escamillo, and it is
more than he can bear.
In his passionate confrontation with
her outside the bullring, his pleas for her to take him
back are met with cold rejection. The tragic murder that
concludes the opera is as shocking today as it was to
audiences in 1875. Carmen premiered in
Paris, France to scathing reviews - Bizet died three
months later thinking that his masterpiece had been a
complete failure.
The opera will be performed in French
and there will be a screen above the stage projecting
English and Spanish translations.
For ticket information, go to
www.fgo.org or
www.browardcenter.org or 800-741-1010. |
| JVC
Jazz Festival with Eartha Kitt & John Pizzarelli. May
20, 2006
The 6th Annual JVC Jazz Festival -
Miami Beach comes to the Jackie Gleason Theater on May
20 with the legendary cabaret vocalist Eartha Kitt
and jazz guitarist John Pizzarelli.
Tickets are $65,
$55, and $35 and show time is 8pm.
www.gleasontheater.com |
Anacaona - Queen of
Hispaniola.
May 27, 2006 - May 28,
2006 6:00 PM
La Compagnie de
Danse Régine Mont-Rosier Trouillot with the
collaboration of Miami City Ballet and Theatro National
de Puerto-Rico presents an original full length ballet
ANACAONA: Queen of Hispaniola.
This is an exotic tale recounting Anacaona's life. It is
enriched through visually stunning costumes and
intricate sets, recreating Anacaona's empire to
captivating music.
Although a forgotten queen, the once powerful Anacaona
remains one of Hispaniola's greatest historical
personalities. Dominated by Spanish colonial rule,
Anacaona attempted to save her people and culture from
extinction. Her struggle is one of courage, pride,
determination and passion.
www.gleasontheater.com |
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Get on Your Toes! |
Ballet Florida
May 5-7
Ballet Florida will be performing their 20th
Anniversary Season Closer Lively & Bold at the
Eissey Campus Theatre, Palm Beach Gardens May 5-7. This
is Palm Beach County’s foremost internationally
acclaimed Classic and Contemporary Resident Dance
Company, with Marie Hale—Founder and Artistic Director.
For further information contact Ballet Florida Box
Office at 561*659-2000 or 800*540-0172 or
www.balletflorida.com and remember, groups save up
to 30%! |
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