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From toe to tap, Philip Neal shows Miami City Ballet how to be Broadway hoofers
Staff WriterHere's the challenge: Teach Miami City Ballet's classical dancers how to tap-dance like a Broadway hoofer. Here's the solution: Bring in Palm Beach's Philip Neal. The former principal dancer at the New York City Ballet is not only Miami City Ballet&...Tags: Organized Crime, Entertainment Events, New York City, Miami City Ballet, Dance
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Hasta, Alfredo: The Florida Grand Opera revives an old favorite
The surprising virtue of Florida Grand Opera's 11th retelling of Verdi's "La Traviata" is that for all the performers singing high E's at the top of their lungs, for all their falling to their knees in sorrow or illness, and for all their oversize...
Tags: Florida Grand Opera, Fort Lauderdale, Arts and Culture
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Broward Center debuts Trey McIntyre's ballet "Pass, Away"
Staff Writer"I can't wait to get to Fort Lauderdale," choreographer Trey McIntyre moans. "I love it so much. I love the beaches. I'm so happy just kayaking and exploring the canals there. I’m so tired of winter weather." That's because one of the dance world'...Tags: Fort Lauderdale, Entertainment Events, Titus Andronicus (music group), New York City, Arts and Culture
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"The Addams Family" is a brand new show
Staff WriterI was wrong. Having seen a turgid and sluggish production of "The Addams Family" on tour at Miami's Adrienne Arsht Center in 2011, I didn't have high hopes for the musical that's now at Fort Lauderdale's Broward Center. I even smugly suggested to my...Tags: Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, Charlie Sheen, Fort Lauderdale, The Addams Family (musical)
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All keyed up
While South Florida may not be considered a jazz mecca, our region remains an attractive tour stop for many of the jazz world's top practitioners. Following a month that brought brilliant jazz pianists Fred Hersch, Eddie Palmieri and Chick Corea to the...
Tags: Fort Lauderdale, Music Industry, Arts and Culture, Fine Artists, University of Southern California
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How "The Addams Family" was born again...and again.
Staff WriterTaking cartoon panels from the page to the stage was a tricky thing for "The Addams Family." For the musical-comedy coming to Broward Center April 9 through 21, it wasn't the whole bizarro-macabre thing that was the challenge for the show’s book...Tags: Theater, Peter and the Starcatcher (play), Harvey Milk, Entertainment Events, Tony Awards
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Tift Merritt's 'Night' music
Tift Merritt is the restless sort. You can read it in her lyrics, yearning, deep-rooted narratives about moving around and moving on, often alone. You can hear it in her music, which rests comfortably within many genres without settling for any. And you...
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Every bump is a grind with "Flashdance - The Musical"
Staff Writer"Flashdance – The Musical" whips by in a mad dash to get to...well...who knows where? The show sure has a lot of momentum for something that fails to move anywhere. Based on the 1983 movie, the musical looks fabulous, with its energetic...Tags: Fort Lauderdale, Entertainment Events, Music Theater, Dance, Music
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What a feeling! "Flashdance - The Musical" dances into South Florida
Staff WriterAt one time, the mega-hit "Flashdance" was imagined as a stage musical, and not a movie. That 1983 film made Jennifer Beals a star and turned dance togs into fashion must-haves. And now, we can see how things might have been with "Flashdance — the...Tags: Pat Benatar, Entertainment Events, Arts and Culture, Music Theater, Music
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Half off Miami City Ballet's 'Program III: The Masters' at Broward Center
Sun SentinelGet 50 percent off tickets to see Miami City Ballet's performances of "Program III: The Masters" at the Broward Center for the Performing Arts in Fort Lauderdale on March 1-3. The shows, in the Au-Rene Theater, feature the three classic ballets by...Tags: Fort Lauderdale, Entertainment Events, Arts and Culture, Miami City Ballet, Dance
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Bullied teenagers band together to find harmony
They are loud and proud, but they weren't always that way. Michelle Krzyk, 17, is one of more than 60 teenagers who share a secret but who have found understanding, acceptance and kinship through their music with a message. "It's a band for everyone...
Tags: Teaching and Learning, Students, Health and Safety at School, Music Industry, Education
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It ain't over till the fit lady sings
The moment that rising basketball star Jeanette Vecchione realized she wanted to be an opera singer came, awkwardly enough, during a high school basketball game, when she sang the National Anthem at half-court. So she traded basketball for the twinkling...
Tags: Florida Grand Opera, Fort Lauderdale, Physical Fitness and Exercise
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