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  Theater Review

  ‘Memphis’ isn’t deep but its vocalists soar

  This musical’s plot will leave you longing for substance, but the story is entertaining and showcases some amazing singing.
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  Classical music review

  Polish pianist Blechacz makes dazzling Miami debut

  The young Polish pianist Rafal Blechacz made a dazzling Miami debut in a recital that ranged from the Baroque to late Romantic eras at Florida International University’s Wertheim Auditorium, a joint presentation of Friends of Chamber Music and the Chopin Foundation of the United States.
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  Theater Review

  ‘War Horse’ casts a simple yet powerful spell

  Driven by its stunning life-sized puppets, a play explores the bond between man and animal.
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  Jazz

  Trumpeter extraordinaire Harrell makes rare S. Florida appearance Saturday

  Now tuneful, now intricate, always smartly constructed, the post-bop jazz of trumpeter, composer and arranger Tom Harrell sounds fresh even at its simplest. On any of his excellent recordings, it continues to reveal its layers even after repeated hearings.
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  Classical music review

  Cypress Quartet closes Sunday Afternoons season with virtuosity and integrity

  The Cypress String Quartet demonstrates that an ensemble can play with virtuosic brilliance without neglecting the integrity of the music. In their Sunday performance at Gusman Concert Hall, which concluded the Sunday Afternoons of Music season, the players captured the music’s essence with nuanced interactions, careful attention to blend and balance and thoughtful interpretations.
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  Classical music review

  New World Symphony’ caps 25th season in a blaze of Beethoven

  The New World Symphony capped its 25th season with the joyous C major finale of Beethoven’s Fifth Symphony. The orchestra sounds better than ever these days, with virtually impeccable technical execution, great musical sensitivity and a youthful vigor and sense of discovery to its playing.
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  Classical music review

  Marturet, Miami Symphony close season with rich Brahms program

  The Miami Symphony Orchestra concluded an impressive 2012-13 season with an all-Brahms program at the Arsht Center’s Knight Concert Hall. Music director Eduardo Marturet has recorded the four Brahms symphonies, and he brings a special passion to the German master's scores.
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  South Florida Arts Scene

  Mad Cat stages world premiere in new home in Miami Shores

  Mad Cat Theatre Company, which has called the Miami Light Project’s Light Box home since its 2000 founding, is moving to the Miami Theater Center, 9816 NE Second Ave., Miami Shores, where it will perform its edgy original work in MTC’s 50-seat SandBox.
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  Classical music

  For Dranoff Competition teams, 20 fingers are better than 10

  It isn’t easy when four hands share 88 keys.
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  ‘Kinky Boots,’ ‘Matilda’ lead the Tony race

  Pop icon-turned-composer Cyndi Lauper scores as nominations for the 67th annual awards are announced.
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  South Florida Arts Scene

  Pat Metheny, Wynton Marsalis to headline Jazz Roots

  Guitarist Pat Metheny and the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis will headline the 2013-14 Jazz Roots series, which goes on sale Monday.
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  Opera review

  FGO closes season with a dramatic, vividly sung ‘Traviata’

  Outstanding singers, sumptuous sets and a firm sense of the dramatic created a moving evening of opera in Florida Grand Opera’s opening-night performance of Verdi’s La Traviata at the Arsht Center in Miami.
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  Classical music review

  Pulse trio showcases living composers in eclectic program

  Pulse Chamber Music provided an eclectic program highlighting living composers for the Sunday Afternoons of Music concert series at the University of Miami’s Gusman Hall.
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  Classical music review

  Master Chorale marks a decade with four conductors leading a mixed program

  The Master Chorale of South Florida threw itself a 10th birthday party over the weekend, inviting all of its previous artistic directors back to conduct a concert performed in three venues.
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  Opera review

  Baritone a bright spot in FGO’s weak second-cast ‘Traviata’

  With the exception of a terrific baritone, a decidedly weaker second cast took the stage Sunday in Florida Grand Opera’s production of Verdi’s La Traviata.
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  Classical music review

  New World’s ‘New Work’ program a cornucopia of creativity

  The New World Symphony’s second annual multimedia cornucopia of new music, dance, film and poetry drew a full house to New World Center. The program fully utilized the building’s state-of-the-art audio and visual resources in a program that celebrated artistic creativity with consistently high musical and production values.
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  South Florida Arts Scene

  New musical part of Kids Fest at Actors’ Playhouse Saturday

  Actors’ Playhouse at the Miracle Theatre, 280 Miracle Mile, Coral Gables, hosts its 18th annual National Children’s Theatre Festival Kids Fest from noon to 5 p.m. Saturday.
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  Classical music review

  Despite inspired moments, UM’s avant-garde ‘opera’ an uneven melange

  The University of Miami’s Frost Opera Theater is presenting the premiere of Entanglements, by faculty member Charles Norman Mason, which consists of 20 scenes, many presented simultaneously in the galleries of the Lowe Art Museum on the UM campus. The audience is encouraged to wander and observe snippets, the musical equivalent of sound bites.
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  Classical music review

  At 18, pianist Tao shows deep and mature artistry in Beethoven

  In 2005, a 10-year-old pianist named Conrad Tao performed at the Broward Center in Fort Lauderdale, one of two child prodigies presented in the Miami International Piano Festival.
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  Dance

  Dance worlds collide in Indian-tap program

  India Jazz Suites: The Fastest Feet in Rhythm pretty much spells out what will be going down Saturday at the South-Miami Dade Cultural Arts Center. The event is a high-speed hybrid of ancient Indian moves and contemporary tap, created by Kathak dance master Pandit Chitresh Das and celebrated tap dancer Jason Samuels Smith.

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