Politics is a nasty business. Its sinister entanglements are not confined to smoke-filled back rooms in hideaways scattered here and there within the Capital Beltway. They slink into the fancy steakhouses of Baltimore and the elaborate suburban New York abodes of upwardly mobile, would-be office seekers.
Long-time writer, director, actor and comedian Peter Bisuito was on the verge of fulfilling the dream of launching a television sitcom when “the coronavirus pandemic shut down the entire project.”
As a young girl growing up in Leavittown, N.Y., Diane Nardolillo Tyminski wasn’t outwardly expressive about her vocal talent. “I sang in secret. I was a frustrated singer,” said the woman who grew to be a frequent performer at community theaters in Lake Worth and Delray Beach, Florida. She moved to the Sunshine State 25 years ago, “alone,” she said. “My parents urged me to go on my own to get a start in school,” though they later followed.
The Miami City Ballet will present a rare performance of “The Moor’s Pavane” Friday in West Palm Beach – specifically, at the Norton Museum of Art, 1450 S. Dixie Highway.
The National Society of Arts & Letters of Florida just celebrated 40 years of supporting the hopes and aspirations of young local artists through scholarships and competitions with a glittering event at The Wick Theatre in Boca Raton.
The Wick Theatre in Boca Raton kicks off its eighth season with the kicky, colorful, tune-filled romantic comedy, Mamma Mia! the musical blockbuster propelled with tunes by iconic Swedish rock group ABBA. The show that runs through Nov. 14 has truly earned the exclamation point in its title.
Not every actor gets to clash sword-to-sword with Zorro; perform all the works of William Shakespeare within a single stage production; endure torture at the hands of a dystopian ecosphere’s evil dictator or create the character of a vain, pompous steward in a Shakespearean comedy while, at the same time, directing the show.
Freddy Mercury, the flamboyant front man for one of rock music’s most influential groups, Queen, died 30 years ago. But his notable accomplishments and musical achievements are still celebrated and enjoyed three decades after his passing.
The Miami City Ballet (MCB) expects to welcome in-person audiences back to its three home performance stages in Miami-Dade, Broward and Palm Beach counties this fall as it cautiously, but confidently announces its 2021-22 “Sunshine in Motion” dance season.
Emily Elizabeth Tarallo has seen the performing arts stage from both sides.
“My mother (Amy London) is a brilliant director/stage manager, and my father (Barry Tarallo) is an actor/musician with one of the best voices I’ve ever heard. He performed on and Off-Broadway in Grease and Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat. I remember growing up in various theaters, watching them on stage. It’s all I’ve ever known.”
