Kravis Center Kicks Off February 2017 with BEAUTIFUL: THE CAROLE KING MUSICAL and 28 Days of Major Concerts & Shows
By: BWW News Desk Jan. 03, 2017
February 1-5
+ Wednesday & Saturday at 2 pm & 8 pm
+ Thursday, Friday at 8 pm
+ Sunday at 2 pm & 7 pm
BEAUTIFUL - THE Carole King MUSICAL
(Kravis On Broadway)
Beautiful - THE Carole King MUSICAL tells the Tony and Grammy Award-winning inspiring true story of King's remarkable rise to stardom, from being part of a hit songwriting team with her husband Gerry Goffin, to her relationship with fellow writers and best friends Cynthia Weil and Barry Mann, to becoming one of the most successful solo acts in popular music history. Along the way, she made more than beautiful music, she wrote the soundtrack to a generation.
Alexander W. Dreyfoos, Jr. Concert Hall
Tickets start at $32 with limited seating.
Kravis On Broadway sponsored by:
* Sharyn and Stuart Frankel
* Wilmington Trust
Beyond The Stage: Join us for a free musical presentation on February 1 at 7:15 pm in the Dreyfoos Hall lobby featuring Lily Forte. Beyond the Stage is sponsored by Nancy and Jay Parker.
February 2 at 1:30 pm (Thursday)
ArtSmart Lecture Series:
The World of Raymond Chandler ... and a Man Called Marlowe
Lecturer: Barry Day
Raymond Chandler, creator of hard-core detective Philip Marlowe, never wrote a memoir. The closest he came was in - and around - his novels, short stories and letters. There have been books that describe Chandler, but to find out what he felt about his own life and work, Barry Day, editor of The Letters of Noël Coward and other books, culled pieces from Chandler's writing and interviews to create The World of Raymond Chandler: In His Own Words. Day, an author who was born in England and honored by Queen Elizabeth II with the Order of the British Empire for services to British culture in the United States, will discuss Chandler and his alter ego, Marlowe, in a presentation that includes film clips.
The Picower Foundation Arts Education Center in the Cohen Pavilion
Tickets $25
February 3-4
+ Friday at 7:30 pm
+ Saturday at 1:30 pm & 7:30 pm
Balé Folclórico da Bahia
Bahia of All Colors
(PEAK)
Blending components of modern dance, classical ballet, martial arts,
singing and percussion, Balé Folclórico da Bahia reflects the rich Afro-
Brazilian heritage of the coastal state renowned for its flamboyant
Carnival street party. From slave dances to the samba and from
Angola-inspired capoeira to acrobatics, Bahia of All Colors is a power packed Culture Clash of rhythmic sounds and riveting moves.
Note: Contains partial nudity.
Marshall E. Rinker, Sr. Playhouse
Tickets $35
This PEAK performance is made possible by a grant from the
MLDauray Arts Initiative in honor of Leonard and Sophie Davis
Beyond the Stage: Join us for a free post-performance talk by Steven Caras immediately following the February 3 performance. Beyond the Stage is sponsored by Nancy and Jay Parker.
February 6 at 8 pm (Monday)
Keith Lockhart and
The Boston Pops Esplanade Orchestra
A British Invasion:
The Boston Pops Plays The Beatles
Behold The Beatles in a brand new way - through breathtaking symphonic treatments by legendary conductor Keith Lockhart and the Boston Pops Esplanade Orchestra. Includes favorite classical compositions from the British Isles, plus a hilarious new version of Benjamin Britten's The Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra, a 1946 educational arrangement that still delights today.
Alexander W. Dreyfoos, Jr. Concert Hall
Tickets start at $35
Sponsored by Jim and Irene Karp
With support from WXEL South Florida PBS
Beyond The Stage: Join us for a free musical presentation at 7:15 pm in the Dreyfoos Hall lobby featuring the Youth Orchestra of the Palm Beaches Chamber Ensemble. Beyond the Stage is sponsored by Nancy and Jay Parker.
February 7 at 8 pm (Tuesday)
Philadelphia Orchestra
Stéphane Denève, Conductor
Denis Kozhukhin, Piano
(Regional Arts Concert Series)
+ Rachmaninoff/Piano Concerto No. 3 in D minor, Op. 30
+ Shostakovich/Symphony No. 5 in D minor, Op. 47
The Fabulous Philadelphians return with two programs of favorites, including the famous "Rach 3" with Kozhukhin, a young star of astonishing mastery.
Alexander W. Dreyfoos, Jr. Concert Hall
Tickets start at $39
Series sponsored by Leonard and Sophie Davis
Concert sponsored by Marjorie and Stephen Fiverson
Beyond The Stage: Join us for a pre-preformance talk by Sharon McDaniel at 6:45 pm in The Picower Foundation Arts Education Center, and a free musical presentation at 7:15 pm in the Dreyfoos Hall lobby featuring the U.B. Kinsey/Palmview Elementary School of the Arts String Orchestras. Beyond the Stage is sponsored by Nancy and Jay Parker.
February 8 at 2 pm (Wednesday)
Philadelphia Orchestra
Stéphane Denève, Conductor
(Regional Arts Concert Series)
+ Ravel/Le Tombeau de Couperin
+ Debussy/La Mer
+ Beethoven/Symphony No. 7 in A Major, Op. 92
The Fabulous Philadelphians return with two programs of favorites.
Alexander W. Dreyfoos, Jr. Concert Hall
Tickets start at $39
Series sponsored by Leonard and Sophie Davis
Concert sponsored by Marjorie and Stephen Fiverson
Beyond The Stage: Join us for a pre-performance talk by Sharon McDaniel at 12:45 pm in The Picower Foundation Arts Education Center. Beyond the Stage is sponsored by Nancy and Jay Parker.
February 11 (Saturday)
25th Anniversary Gala "NIGHT OF STARS"
Alexander W. Dreyfoos, Jr. Concert Hall
Tickets are $1,000 for Gala Patrons, $500 for Young Gala Patrons
(45 and younger). SOLD OUT
Sponsored by Sondra and David S. Mack
Note: For information about the Kravis Center Gala, please call 561-651-4320 or visit kravis.org/gala.
February 11 at 7 pm (Saturday)
25th Anniversary "NIGHT OF STARS"
Hosted by Michael Feinstein
Featuring (in alphabetical order)
Cameron Carpenter
Also featuring
Lil Buck and Jon Boogz
Greg Schreiner's Hollywood Revisited
Kravis Center Pops Orchestra
Sam Kriger, Conductor
... And More
Robert Pullen, Director
Celebrating a quarter-century of world-class entertainment, the Kravis Center presents a star-studded extravaganza filled with surprises. Hosted by master showman Michael Feinstein; the electrifying event includes performances by award-winning actors and legendary artists Alan Cumming; vocalists Darren Criss, Denyce Graves and Storm Large; singer/composer Neil Sedaka; organist Cameron Carpenter; plus movement artists Lil Buck and Jon Boogz; and much more. "We wanted a roster of top talent to join us in paying tribute to 25 years," says Lee Bell, the Kravis Center's Senior Director of Programming. "This will be a magnificent evening."
Alexander W. Dreyfoos, Jr. Concert Hall
Tickets start at $50
Sponsored by:
* Stephen Brown and Jamie Stern
* Henni and John Kessler
* Dorothy and Sidney Kohl
* SBA Communications Corporation
February 12 at 11 am & 2 pm (Sunday)
108 Years of Broadway
(Adults at Leisure Series)
Broadway's top talent pays tribute to the best of the Great White Way in this riveting revue by composer and lyricist Neil Berg. The all-new show features the actual stars from powerhouse productions such as LES MISERABLES, Cats, Jekyll & Hyde and Man of La Mancha. Berg, best known for Off Broadway's The Prince and the Pauper, backs the vivacious vocalists with a world-class, New York-based band.
Alexander W. Dreyfoos, Jr. Concert Hall
Tickets: $29
February 12 at 8 pm (Sunday)
Bamberg Symphony
Christoph Eschenbach, Conductor
Ray Chen, Violin
(Regional Arts Concert Series)
+ Mozart/Overture to Don Giovanni, K. 547
+ Mendelssohn/Violin Concerto in E minor, Op. 64
+ Mahler/Symphony No. 5 in C-sharp minor
The lovely "Adagietto" from Mahler's Fifth is one of the gems that Germany's Bamberg brings to its Regional Arts debut. Remarkable young violinist Ray Chen returns after his 2015 Kravis Center triumph.
Alexander W. Dreyfoos, Jr. Concert Hall
Tickets start at $35
Series sponsored by Leonard and Sophie Davis
Beyond The Stage: Join us for a pre-performance talk by Sharon McDaniel at 6:45 pm in The Picower Foundation Arts Education Center, and a free musical presentation at 7:15 pm in the Dreyfoos Hall lobby featuring the Bak Middle School of the Arts Eighth Grade Chamber Ensemble. Beyond the Stage is sponsored by Nancy and Jay Parker.
February 13 at 7 pm (Monday)
African-American Film Festival:
St. Louis Blues (1958)
Host: AnEta Sewell
(ArtSmart Continuing Arts Education)
Will Handy (played as a boy by Billy Preston, then Nat King Cole) grows up in Memphis with his preacher father and Aunt Hagar (Pearl Bailey). His father wants Will only to use his musical gifts in church, but the young man can't resist the sounds of the streets. After he writes a theme song for a local politician, speakeasy singer Gogo Germaine (Eartha Kitt) convinces Will to be her accompanist. He's estranged from his father while he publishes many blues songs. Will the family ever reunite? Ella Fitzgerald also stars. (Runtime: 1 hour, 45 minutes)
Marshall E. Rinker, Sr. Playhouse
Tickets: $10 per night or $25 for the entire festival
February 14 at 8 pm (Tuesday)
Sings Sinatra
A Musical Tribute to the Man and His Music
Alexander W. Dreyfoos, Jr. Concert Hall
Tickets start at $25
Sponsored by:
* Donald M. Ephraim and Maxine Marks for The Donald M. Ephraim Family Foundation
* The Miriam and Alec Flamm Charitable Fund
February 15 at 1:30 pm (Wednesday)
ArtSmart Lecture Series:
Rubbing Shoulders: My Life with Popes,
Princes, Moguls, and Movie Stars
Marc Rosen Interviewed by Pamela Fiori
World renowned cosmetics package designer Marc Rosen, author of Rubbing Shoulders: My Life with Popes, Princes, Moguls, and Movie Stars, will be interviewed by former Town and Country Editor in Chief Pamela Fiori, who wrote the forward for the book. Rosen, who also is a professor at Pratt Institute in New York, teaches the only course of its kind on fragrance package design. He will share amusing tales about celebrities he has known, including his wife, actress Arlene Dahl; stepson Lorenzo Lamas; Joan Rivers; Helen Hayes; Pope John Paul II; Tom Hanks; Princess Grace and more.
The Picower Foundation Arts Education Center in the Cohen Pavilion
Tickets: $25
February 15 at 8 pm (Wednesday)
The Art of Elegance
Emmy and Tony Award winner Kristin Chenoweth returns to the Kravis Center to perform Broadway favorites and more after a critically acclaimed turn as glamorous film star Lily Garland in On the Twentieth Century. The sparkling soprano, who hilariously co-hosted the 2015 Tony Awards with actor Alan Cumming, originated the role of Glinda in Broadway's Wicked and also starred on the TV series Glee, Pushing Daisies and The West Wing.
Alexander W. Dreyfoos, Jr. Concert Hall
Tickets start at $30
Sponsored by Marjorie Fink
With support from Sun-Sentinel
Beyond The Stage: Join us for a free musical presentation at 7:15 pm in the Dreyfoos Hall lobby featuring We are His People - The King's Academy Honors Choir. Beyond the Stage is sponsored by Nancy and Jay Parker.
February 16 at 8 pm (Thursday)
PIPPIN
Pippin is a high-flying hit Broadway musical that explodes with circus-style acrobatics, astonishing magical feats and soaring songs from the composer of Wicked. Hailed by critics as an "eye-popping, jaw-dropping extravaganza," this over-the-top production won four 2013 Tony Awards, including Best Musical Revival, for its masterful story of a young prince's search for passion, adventure and the meaning of life.
Alexander W. Dreyfoos, Jr. Concert Hall
Tickets start at $30
Sponsored by Carol and Mike Cohen
February 17 at 8 pm (Friday)
Twyla Tharp: 50th Anniversary Tour
Twyla Tharp, one of the century's most transcendent dancers and choreographers, celebrates 50 years of groundbreaking creativity with an evening of classic and new work. The double bill begins with Preludes and Fugues, a work for 12 dancers set to J.S. Bach's piano score Well-Tempered Clavier, followed by one of her most popular pieces, Nine Sinatra Songs, a ballroom dance extravaganza with stunning costumes by Oscar de la Renta.
Alexander W. Dreyfoos, Jr. Concert Hall
Tickets start at $20
Sponsored by:
* The Chastain Charitable Foundation
* Jane M. Mitchell
Beyond the Stage: Join us for a free pre-performance talk by Steven Caras at 6:45 pm in the Cohen Pavilion. Beyond the Stage is sponsored by Nancy and Jay Parker.
February 18 at 8 pm (Saturday)
Ten-time Grammy winner Chaka Khan rocketed from the band Rufus to international stardom after the release of I'm Every Woman, the lead single on her 1978 solo debut album. Six years later, her version of Prince's I Feel for You became one of her biggest hits. Born Yvette Stevens in Chicago, the Renaissance woman currently is in the studio working on a new album and other projects.
Alexander W. Dreyfoos, Jr. Concert Hall
Tickets start at $25
February 19 at 8 pm (Sunday)
Michael Feinstein Conducts
The Kravis Center Pops Orchestra
Big Band Swing
With Jarrod Spector and Marilyn Maye
Larry Blank, Associate Conductor
Great American Songbook sensation Michael Feinstein, in the first performance of an extraordinary three-concert series at the Kravis Center, revisits a rhythmic era linked to Duke Ellington, "King of Swing" Benny Goodman, Jimmie Lunceford and other big band greats. The master showman's spirited salute to It Don't Mean a Thing (If It Ain't Got That Swing); Leap Frog; Sing, Sing, Sing; Pennsylvania 6-5000 and more explores what he describes as "the enduring influence of swing on popular music and song interpretation." Special guest artists: Jarrod Spector and Marilyn Maye.
Alexander W. Dreyfoos, Jr. Concert Hall
Tickets: The Kravis Center's Pops concerts are offered starting at $78 for the 3-concert series. Beginning January 20, remaining individual tickets are available starting at $30.
Sponsored by:
* Ari Rifkin
* Adele Siegel
February 20 at 2 pm (Monday)
The New World Symphony
Alasdair Neale, Guest Conductor
(Regional Arts Concert Series)
In celebration of the Kravis Center's 25th Anniversary Season, the New World Symphony is performing its distinctive all-concerto program - an event never before presented out of Miami. A highly anticipated staple of each New World season.
Alexander W. Dreyfoos, Jr. Concert Hall
Tickets start at $39
Series sponsored by Leonard and Sophie Davis
Beyond The Stage: Join us for a pre-performance talk by Sharon McDaniel at 12:45 pm in The Picower Foundation Arts Education Center, and for a free musical performance at 1:15 pm in the Dreyfoos Hall lobby featuring the Bak Middle School of the Arts Piano Department. Beyond the Stage is sponsored by Nancy and Jay Parker.
February 20 at 7 pm (Monday)
African-American Film Festival:
Carmen Jones (1954)
Host: AnEta Sewell
(ArtSmart Continuing Arts Education)
At an all-black Army camp, civilian parachute maker and "hot bundle" Carmen Jones (Dorothy Dandridge) is desired by many, but she only wants Joe (Harry Belafonte), who's engaged to sweet Cindy Lou (Olga James) and about to enter pilot training for the Korean War. Carmen's efforts to woo Joe only end up landing him in the stockade. While she awaits his release, trouble arises. The film includes songs from French composer Georges Bizet's final opera, Carmen, with modernized lyrics. Pearl Bailey and Diahann Carroll also star. (Run Time: 1 hour, 45 minutes)
Marshall E. Rinker, Sr. Playhouse
Tickets: $10 per night or $25 for the entire festival
February 21 at 8 pm (Tuesday)
Lang Lang, Piano
(Regional Arts Concert Series)
+ Debussy/Ballade
+ Liszt/Sonata in B minor, S. 178
+ Albeniz/Suite española, Op. 47 (excerpts)
+ Granados/Goyescas, Op. 11 (excerpts)
+ De Falla/Danza ritual del fuego
The superstar Chinese pianist salutes the evocative music of Spain, and especially its great composer/pianist Enrique Granados. Then he focuses his heartfelt artistry at Liszt's emotionally charged B-minor Sonata.
Alexander W. Dreyfoos, Jr. Concert Hall
Tickets start at $39
Series sponsored by Leonard and Sophie Davis
Concert sponsored by Annette Y. Friedland
Beyond The Stage: Join us for a pre-performance talk by Sharon McDaniel at 6:45 pm in The Picower Foundation Arts Education Center, and a free musical performance at 7:15 pm the in Dreyfoos Hall lobby featuring the Palm Springs Middle School Select Strings. Beyond the Stage is sponsored by Nancy and Jay Parker.
February 22 at 11:30 am (Wednesday)
Lunch and Learn:
The Unassuming Brilliance of Audrey Hepburn
A Presentation by Pamela Fiori
Interviewed by Steven Caras
(A Kravis Center Cultural Society Event)
Pamela Fiori, former editor in chief of Town & Country and six-time
published author, might very well be the world's preeminent person
for all things Audrey. Fiori's honors are many, but it's safe to assume
that the Audrey Hepburn Humanitarian Award from UNICEF could be
one of her favorites. And rightly so. A good portion of Fiori's career
involved multiple features on Hepburn, praising a woman who, in Fiori's words, "preferred marriage, motherhood and comforting children with AIDS to fame and fortune." Join us for a compelling presentation, including an enlightening closing interview with Steven Caras, in which Fiori reignites Hepburn's luminosity through images, film and stories.
Gimelstob Ballroom in the Cohen Pavilion
Tickets: $89 SOLD OUT
Note: Admission includes lunch prepared by Catering by The Breakers at the Kravis Center.
Sponsored by Beverly Sommer
February 22 at 8 pm (Wednesday)
The Summit:
Manhattan Transfer Meets Take 6
Set your sights on The Summit as The Manhattan Transfer, who in 1981 became the first group to win pop and jazz Grammys in the same year, share the bill with Take 6, the most awarded a cappella group in history. The event marks The Transfer's 40th anniversary and will feature favorites such as The Transfer's upbeat Boy from New York City and Take 6's stirring rendition of Stand by Me.
Alexander W. Dreyfoos, Jr. Concert Hall
Tickets start at $15
Sponsored by The Chastain Charitable Foundation
February 23-24 at 7:30 pm (Thursday & Friday)
Blackbird, Fly:
A Concert for Voice, Body and Strings
Marc Bamuthi Joseph, Spoken Word
Daniel Bernard Roumain (DBR), Violin, Piano
(PEAK)
Steeped in a hip-hop aesthetic, Blackbird, Fly is an uplifting
collaboration between the distinguished sons of Haitian immigrants -
arts activist/spoken-word poet Marc Bamuthi Joseph and composer/
violinist Daniel Bernard Roumain. This riveting introspective weaves
the artists' search for identity and role models and the universal themes of tolerance and inclusion into a rich tapestry of music, movement, narrative and Haitian folklore.
Marshall E. Rinker, Sr. Playhouse
Tickets $32
This PEAK performance is made possible by a grant from t
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