Theater Reviews – Page 3 – Theatrical Musings

NEW YORK CITY, N.Y. — At its root, Cabaret is real estate. “It’s a room,” writer/director Gerry Geddes said. “And what happens in that room can be magic. A performer can do whatever they want in the space of a cabaret.” Geddes spoke those words while surrounded by Cabaret performers….

MIAMI, Fla. — With a practically bare, white playing space as a blank canvas, Zoetic Stage’s Stuart Meltzer, his cast and crew have fashioned a gorgeous work of art in the award-winning Miami company’s current production of Stephen Sondheim and James Lapine’s masterpiece “Sunday in the Park with George.” The…

Addiction struggles humorously yet honestly depicted in this ‘Diary’ WILTON MANORS, Fla. — Sometimes, before you’re able to confront a problem, you must admit the problem exists. It can be easier said than done. That is what writer/director Michael Leeds conveys in his honest, funny, vivid and unapologetically shameless and…

MARGATE — Stage Door Theatre’s breathtaking production of “The Most Happy Fella” offers some of the strongest singing you’ll hear on a stage. And you’ve got a little less than a month to hear the gorgeous voices belonging to members of a superb cast. “The Most Happy Fella,” a touching,…

With the future of theater criticism facing uncertainties, a “new economic model” to help fund its continued practice may be necessary. That’s what a critic and author suggested during a panel discussion at the American Theatre Critics Association’s recent mini conference in New York City. Matt Windman, author of “The…

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — It’s a safe bet to assume many people see “42nd Street” to “come and meet…those dancing feet.” Current non-equity national tour director Mark Bramble doesn’t disappoint in a mostly commendable production that played a one-night stand in West Palm Beach on New Year’s Eve. The…

MIAMI, Fla. — Anyone who has seen the musicals “West Side Story” and “Billy Elliot” knows that dance plays an integral role in those shows’ storytelling. During parts of “West Side Story,” tough, aggressive dance moves mirror the fearless and gritty personalities of the gang members. In a scene from…

BOCA RATON, Fla. — Never has a tragedy been as funny as the one-man, hilarious comedy on-stage at Mizner Park Cultural Arts Center in Boca Raton through Jan. 29, one stop on a national tour. In fact, the use of the word “tragedy” in the play’s title is meant for…

CORAL GABLES, Fla. — Goodness, gracious, great bursts of fire radiate from the upstairs stage of the Actors’ Playhouse at the Miracle Theatre in Coral Gables, where the stirring musical “Million Dollar Quartet” is enjoying an electric production through Jan 1. The Tony Award winning show, which enjoyed a Broadway…

By AARON KRAUSE NEW YORK CITY, N.Y. — Projection design in live theater can aid in telling a story, a practitioner told members of a theater critics group recently. That’s true, agreed another projection designer. But there are times when projection design isn’t appropriate, she added. The two individuals were members…