(Ryan Arnst Photography/Courtesy) Walter Lee Younger (Jovon Jacobs) is in obvious agony. Jacobs plays a suffering, flawed offspring in New City Players’ powerful production of A Raisin in the Sun. By AARON KRAUSE FT. LAUDERDALE — The prospect of directing A Raisin in the Sun thrilled Mary Elizabeth Gundlach…. Read more Larsen (Photo […]
Larry Kramer Photo by David Shankbone via Wikimedia Commons Larry Kramer, a fiercely passionate playwright, screenwriter, and advocate whom many credited with jump-starting the response to the HIV/AIDS crisis in America, has died in Manhattan. He was 84 and less than a month from his 85th birthday. His husband,… Read more
By AARON KRAUSE Organizers of the annual Tony Awards ceremony have postponed this year’s event due to the coronavirus pandemic. The American Theatre Wing and the Broadway League announced the postponement in a joint statement. The annual event, which honors top achievements on Broadway, was to air live on June 7 on the CBS Television […]
Self Portrait in Barber Chair, 1989 © The Al Hirschfeld Foundation. All rights reserved. www.AlHirschfeldFoundation.org There is an art to being alone. And at least when it comes to the theater, few have captured that art on paper better than the legendary Al Hirschfeld. Hirschfeld (1903-2003) was an American caricaturist. In particular, many remember him […]
by krausecriticfl | Sep 22, 2025 | Comedy, Horror, Theatre Lab | 0 | Morgan Sophia Photography Cast members execute campy acting in Theatre Lab’s world premiere… Read More Photo by Dennis Dean A complicated romantic triangle develops between (from left) Jeffrey (Amir… Read More by krausecriticfl | Oct 31, 2024 | Drama, Theatre Lab […]
Maria Rainer (Abbey Alder) embraces nature and music in POW’s production of The Sound… Read More by krausecriticfl | Feb 22, 2025 | Comedy, Musical, News | 0 | By AARON KRAUSE For years, Plays of Wilton (POW) has wanted to produce free outdoor theater… Read More by krausecriticfl | Aug 12, 2021 […]
by krausecriticfl | Sep 22, 2025 | Comedy, Horror, Theatre Lab | 0 | Morgan Sophia Photography Cast members execute campy acting in Theatre Lab’s world premiere… Read More by krausecriticfl | Sep 10, 2025 | News, theater, Theater trips | 0 | Photo by Lindsey Walters Isabel Lee Roden as Juliet, Angela Iannone as […]
(from left) Eyring and Long By AARON KRAUSE WEST PALM BEACH — America’s regional theaters feature “extraordinary artistry,” a high-ranking advocate told a southeast Florida audience recently. In particular, “so many phenomenal writers” exist, producing “so much wonderful new work,” Theatre Communications Group Executive Director Teresa Eyring said during a… Read more
Aug 5, 2025 | Comedy, Drama, Historical, Main Street Players, Reviews By Theater Photo by Sefanja Richard Galon, courtesy of Main Street Players Cheryl Ross as Marianne… read more Jun 5, 2025 | Historical, Musical, Reviews By Theater, Ronnie Larsen Maria Rainer (Abbey Alder) embraces nature and music in POW’s production of The… read […]
by krausecriticfl | Aug 22, 2024 | Comedy | 0 | By AARON KRAUSE If South Florida’s Loxen Entertainment, Inc. does its job well… Read More Photo by Morgan Sophia Stella (Casey Sacco, left), and Blanche (Elizabeth Price) act out a scene… Read More by krausecriticfl | Jun 18, 2024 | Drama, New […]
Edinburgh Theatre Festival Tony Tanner as Sergei Diaghliev in his one-man show. The Tony and Drama Desk Award-nominated director and choreographer for the original Broadway production of Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice’s Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat has died. Tony Tanner died on Sept. 8 in his Los… Read more
Self Portrait in Barber Chair, 1989 © The Al Hirschfeld Foundation. All rights reserved. www.AlHirschfeldFoundation.org There is an art to being alone. And at least when it comes to the theater, few have captured that art on paper better than the legendary Al Hirschfeld. Hirschfeld (1903-2003) was an… Read more
Photo courtesy Actors’ Playhouse at the Miracle Theatre Pictured here are the trio comprising the “love triangle” in Camelot. Appearing from left are Nick Fitzer as Lancelot, Britt Michael Gordon as King Arthur, and Kayleen Seidl as Guenevere. By AARON KRAUSE CORAL GABLES, Fla. — Picture this: Community leaders and politicians sit in a circle […]
Edinburgh Theatre Festival Tony Tanner as Sergei Diaghliev in his one-man show. The Tony and Drama Desk Award-nominated director and choreographer for the original Broadway production of Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice’s Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat has died. Tony Tanner died on Sept. 8 in his Los… Read more Photo by […]