Florida Agenda

If anyone has a right to sing the blues, it’s queer blues belter Candye Kane. A pancreatic cancer survivor, Kane has traveled a bumpy road personally and professionally, but is, as her 2000 disc declared, “The Toughest Girl In the World.” That spirit shines through on her latest disc, “Coming Out Swinging” (Vizztone). Teaming up [...]

“Body Awareness” Empire Stage 1140 N. Flagler Dr., Ft. Lauderdale (954) 678-1496 islandcitystage.org, empirestage.com smarttix.com Thursdays through Saturdays at 8:00pm, Sundays at 5:00pm, through April 7. $30.00 It’s been a long time since I was blown away by an evening of theater. Empire Stage’s production of the 2009 Drama Desk Award-winning “Body Awareness” is a [...]

Doubt Andrews Living Arts Studio 23 NW 5 St. (954) 556-1143 Winner of the Pulitzer Prize and Tony Award for Best Play, “Doubt” is a study in faith versus proof. John Patrick Shanley’s play is set in 1964, at St. Nicolas Elementary School in the Bronx, one year after John F. Kennedy’s assassination. Sister Aloysius, [...]

Putting the fashion and anachronistic issues aside, writer/director/novelist Stephen Chbosky’s film adaptation of his own book “The Perks of Being a Wallflower” (Summit) is worth watching for the performances by scene-stealer Ezra Miller and a nuanced Emma Watson. Because they are both so good, it’s possible to overlook some of the movie’s time-challenged flaws. Wallflower [...]

HOLLYWOOD, CA – A new survey from the Hollywood Reporter says that greater visibility of openly-gay characters on primetime television is having an impact on the attitudes of Americans towards LGBT rights, and not all of is it good. With major storylines involving LGBT characters on hit programs like “Modern Family,” “Glee,” and “The New [...]

By Phoebe Moses ANDOVER, MASSACHUSETTS — The elite Phillips Academy (Founded: 1778) is the scene for one of the most interesting photography exhibitions in the country, highlighting on one of the more eccentric figures of Americana of the past century. “Making a Presence: F. Holland Day in Artistic Photography” runs through July 31 at the [...]

By Grant James Adam Levine has a lot on his plate. Serving as a judge on “American Idol” competitor “The Voice,” launching a fragrance line, and fronting hugely successful pop-rock band Maroon 5—all while maintaining his inked-upbad- boy-sex-symbol reputation. While “moves like Jagger” cemented the foundation for Levine’s career, a great follow up is crucial [...]

BY Terri Schlichenmeyer Is it so horrible to know what you want? You don’t think so. That’s why you’re decisive, you state your needs clearly and firmly, and you expect people to act accordingly. What’s wrong with that? Nothing. So why do people call you the “B” word that rhymes with itch?  You’re not nasty [...]

By Warren Day Nobody plays an oddball character as convincingly as Johnny Depp, and it’s a good thing, too, since oddballs comprise most of his roles. Throughout his film career—from such characters as the extremity-challenged Edward Scissorhands, to the worst-movie-director-of-all-time, Ed Wood, as well as a mental hospital patient who thinks he’s Don Juan, the [...]

By WARREN DAY   To paraphrase the Weather Girls’ hit song, “It’s raining Superheroes” at your movie multiplex. Officially known as “Marvel’s The Avengers” (after Marvel Comics, the film’s literary source) has 6.5 superheroes—Ironman, Thor, Captain America, Black Widow (the movie’s only heroine), the Incredible Hulk, Hawkeye the Archer, and an eye-patch wearing guy named Nick [...]