HURON — Ahhhhhh … Neil Simon’s “The Odd Couple.”Where have I heard that title before?It’s been so long since I’ve seen slob Oscar Madison and neatnik Felix Ungar.And so, seeing one of beloved playwright Neil Simon’s most popular and well-known plays on Tuesday at the Huron Playhouse was a little like seeing a friend you […]
Photo courtesy of MNM Theatre Company. Thanks to technology, actors are able to look as though they’re near each other, and even holding hands, in MNM’s Closer Than Ever. By AARON KRAUSE The telling and timely stage picture appears at the end of West Palm Beach-based MNM Theatre… Read more Ernesto Gonzalez as […]
© New Normal Rep The cast of New Normal Rep’s production of Lines in the Dust comprises (from left) Lisa Rosetta Strum as Dr. Beverly Long, Melissa Joyner as Denitra Morgan, and Jeffrey Bean as Mike DiMaggio. By AARON KRAUSE All Denitra Morgan wants is for her daughter,… Read more
Songs for a New World, Kinky Boots, Once on this Island, Matilda, and Head Over Heels are the shows that comprise Slow Burn Theatre Company’s recently-announced 2021-22 season. Slow Burn’s Sparks, the company’s performance youth troupe, announced the season on video (to watch, visit https://www.facebook.com/Slowburntheatre/videos/329747035168733). “We are so excited to… Read more […]
Photo by Amy Pasquantonio The cast of The Wick Theatre’s Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat performs on the production’s functional set. By AARON KRAUSE The titular garment is hardly the only impressive aspect of The Wick Theatre and Museum Club’s admirable professional production of the unforgettable classic musical… Read more
Photo by Matthew Tippins The cast of Island City Stage’s production of “One in Two” prepares to face the audience. By AARON KRAUSE The last show that Island City Stage (ICS) mounted elicited plenty of laughs. After all, the play was the hilarious 1984 spoof, The Mystery of Irma… Read more Thomas Bazar […]
The artist Edwin (Denzel McCausland) and his wife, Judith (Odlenika Joseph) harbor different ideas about how to deal with the murderous Duvalier regime in 1960s Haiti in New City Players’ production of Cry Old Kingdom. By AARON KRAUSE What sacrifices would you make for freedom? What about just to… Read more Photo by […]
Palm Beach Dramaworks (PBD) will continue with its online “Contemporary Voices” series with three plays by Pulitzer Prize winning playwright Nilo Cruz. The series features readings on consecutive Mondays, followed by discussions on consecutive Wednesdays. The series will open at 7:30 p.m. ET on Monday, April 12 with Two Sisters and a Piano. Meanwhile, the […]
The titular character (Adi Roy) touches gold in an equity national touring production of Aladdin. By AARON KRAUSE The last time Aladdin visited South Florida, life as we knew it was still operating. Specifically, a little less than three years ago, in January 2020, virtually nobody… Read more Photo by […]
While the pandemic has forced Palm Beach Dramaworks (PBD) to postpone for a year its 2020-21 live season, the South Florida company will still offer to its audiences “Theatre to Think About.” In fact, patrons and others this year will still be able to experience two-time Pulitzer Prize-winner Lynn… Read more
Photo courtesy of Beef & Boards Dinner Theatre Tracy Turnblad (Adee David), center, introduces herself as the newest dancer on the “Corny Collins Show” in Beef & Boards Dinner Theatre’s production of Hairspray. I saw and reviewed the production at the Indianapolis theater last fall. By AARON KRAUSE My… Read more
Barbara Bradshaw (Photo by Steve Anthony) Kelley Shanley (Photo by Jason Nuttle) A theater production that a critic hailed as a “masterpiece,” a much-lauded performer, a nationally-renowned regional theater, and a performing arts center’s chief executive will each receive special honors during South Florida’s Carbonell Awards’ 2020 ceremony. The annual ceremony, honoring top achievements […]
A national theater critics organization has presented more than $40,000 in awards to four playwrights to recognize their prestigious accomplishments. The American Theatre Critics Association (ATCA) presented Chiara Atik with the Harold and Mimi Steinberg/American Theatre Critics Association New Play Award for one of her plays, Poor Clare. The… Read more Photo courtesy of […]
By AARON KRAUSE When you hear the name Neil Simon, perhaps the first thing that comes to mind is comedy. Indeed, the late great playwright’s early work is most notable for, among other things, snappy one-liners. But Simon’s talent extends beyond his ability to make people laugh. This is… Read more