Photo by Matthew Murphy The titular character (Justin Collete) appears in a scene from an equity national touring production of Beetlejuice the Musical. By AARON KRAUSE Beetlejuice the Musical may resemble a freaky carnival or haunted house, but at its core, the show is about a lonely, grieving… Read more Photo courtesy of […]
Photo by Joan Marcus Here is the Broadway cast of Six. Some of Broadway’s hottest shows are headed to South Florida. Specifically, the Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts of Miami-Dade County in Miami and the Broward Center for the Performing Arts in Ft. Lauderdale have announced Broadway… Read more Howell Binkley […]
Mary Damiano Veteran South Florida arts journalist and critic Mary Damiano will receive the Carbonell Awards’ Charlie Cinnamon Award. The honor recognizes a person who contributes significantly to the support of the arts in the region and to the Carbonell Awards program. The award’s namesake is the legendary press agent… Read more Photo by Kevin […]
Photo courtesy of Steven Miller Photography Edward Kleban (Sean Powell) is the center of attention in a scene from The Garden Theatre’s current production of A Class Act. By AARON KRAUSE When you’re feeling down about yourself, it can be comforting to learn that somebody who achieved a… Read more If […]
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Photo by Amy Mahon Jason (Jackson Goddard) insists to his mother, Trina (Seana Nicol) that he will not see a psychiatrist. By AARON KRAUSE Sometimes, even adults must grow up before they can properly help the children in their life mature. That is one of the timely takeaway messages of Falsettos. This 1992 Tony Award-winning […]
Photo by George Wentzler Zanna (Conor Walton) communicates with his pet bird in Island City Stage’s production of Zanna, Don’t! WILTON MANORS, Fla — You’d have to be a fuddy-duddy or a complete cynic not to feel refreshed and uplifted after seeing the award-winning Off-Broadway hit musical, Zanna, Don’t! This sweet and, well, loveable fairy […]
Photo by Matthew Murphy The titular character (Justin Collete) appears in a scene from an equity national touring production of Beetlejuice the Musical. By AARON KRAUSE Beetlejuice the Musical may resemble a freaky carnival or haunted house, but at its core, the show is about a lonely, grieving… Read more PHOTO BY MATTHEW […]
Mary Damiano Veteran South Florida arts journalist and critic Mary Damiano will receive the Carbonell Awards’ Charlie Cinnamon Award. The honor recognizes a person who contributes significantly to the support of the arts in the region and to the Carbonell Awards program. The award’s namesake is the legendary press agent… Read more Photo by […]
Thinking Cap Theatre Cat (played by Jordan Patriarca in Thinking Cap Theatre’s virtual production) thought wrong. By AARON KRAUSE The owner of a gay bar “used to throw a mean right hook in the face of some homophobic mother—ers, that’s for sure,” a character says in Samantha Mueller’s bold, unapologetically frank, in your face, and […]
Photo by Chris Whitaker Ebenezer Scrooge (Jefferson Mays) looks as though he’s freefalling in a streaming version of Charles Dickens’ classic A Christmas Carol. By AARON KRAUSE At times, one of the newest adaptations of A Christmas Carol sounds and looks more like… Read more
Photo by Jerahmeel James All eyes are on Elle Woods (Ariela Pizza) in ACM Theatricals’ production of Legally Blond, part of the Broadway at LPAC series. By AARON KRAUSE Omigod you guys and gals! Elle Woods is so much more than a stereotypical blonde in Broadway at LPAC’s dynamic and convincing current production of Legally […]
New City Players (NCP) will feature top works by South Florida playwrights in an upcoming event titled Short Plays: Lauder Made. NCP has scheduled the festival for 8 p.m. Sept. 27 and 28, as well as 3 p.m. on the 28th. The venue will be the theatrical space at General Provision Downtown, 300 SW 1st […]
By AARON KRAUSE It is nearly midnight on a pitch-black Christmas Eve. Everybody is sound asleep, and it’s deathly quiet. Suddenly you feel lonely and dreadful. But then a soft yet reassuring voice from the radio fills the vast space and instantly puts you at ease. Such a scene may spring to mind when you […]