Kravis On Broadway 2023-2024

The Raymond F. Kravis Center for the Performing Arts celebrates its 15th season of Kravis On Broadway. The 2023 – 2024 Kravis On Broadway season showcases Broadway’s finest hits with a subscription package power-packed with 23 Tony Awards® among them.  The 2023 – 2024 Kravis On Broadway eight show subscription series includes six West Palm Beach premieres featuring Broadway’s biggest blockbusters and the return of one of Broadway’s longest-running musicals and an all-time fan favorite.  As a special addition, this season will also feature Broadway’s most successful play. 

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A Brutal Battle Of Two Brothers In ‘Topdog / Underdog’

The rich thematic landscape of Topdog/Underdog is evident from the first moment that would-be dealer Booth, as he practices, and seems to engage the audience in, a rousing game of Three Card Monte. At least to me, combined with what vague knowledge I had of the play’s themes going in, it was impossible not to notice the dark implications of a line like “if you pick the black card you pick a loser.” 

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SATURN RETURN

Somehow, in the blink of a bloody eye, I’ve found myself at the end of yet another month. Having survived acting in one play and then been cast in another; having briefly disappeared to Manhattan for a New York minute and returned both enlightened and inspired and in some ways even more confused. I’ve also, weirdly enough, in my search for some sort of clarity or direction as the swirling elements of my life keep stubbornly failing to coalesce smoothly, found myself getting into astrology; and thus wondering if all the ups and downs of my life lately can be at least partially explained by something called a Saturn Return. 

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An Unconventional Solution To Social Isolation In Tracy Jones

While the idea of a character being on the search for themselves is a pretty classic one, few characters have taken the concept as literally as does Tracy Jones, the protagonist of a play of the same name currently on view at Island City Stage until this June 18th. Described as “a comedy about friendship, connection and chicken wings,” the show comes to ICS as part of a rolling world premiere, after previous stops in Rochester, NY and Williamston, MI. It takes place at a party thrown by said protagonist, to which she has had the bright idea of inviting every other woman named Tracy Jones in an attempt to alleviate her crushing sense of loneliness. 

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Pillar of Palm Beach County Alexander Dreyfoos dies at 91

Originally published on WBPFNews
Written by: Steve King

Palm Beach County cultural and performing arts spearhead Alexander Dreyfoos has died at the age of 91. Now, community leaders are remembering Dreyfoos for his far-reaching impact on the county. Philanthropist Alexander Dreyfoos died peacefully on Sunday at a senior living retirement community in West Palm Beach. He was 91 years old.

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