If you missed the spectacular THE CHER SHOW on Broadway a few years back, or even the popular two-year national tour that followed, fret not. Because now you can see it all, complete with le…
What happens when one decides to make a parody of a long-established and beloved mockumentary by turning it even further on its head into a full-blown musical comedy? If you’re the famousl…
I was blown away by Conversa (part 1 of Joanna Castle Miller’s autobiographical trilogy) and couldn’t wait to see part 2, INFERNA, another Theatre Lab world premiere that’s now also th…
Many of us recall watching John Waters' groundbreaking 1988 hit film Hairspray at movie theaters, on TV, or in some other fashion. And everyone recognizes "Good Morning Baltimore," the openi…
Our local production and the takeaway message of five Tony Award-winning KIMBERLY AKIMBO (including Best Musical, Best Book of a Musical, and Best Original Score) " whose National Touring Co…
Who could predict when playwright Ted Malawer's (co-writer of Emmy-nominated "Red, White & Royal Blue") latest play was selected two years ago for Palm Beach Dramaworks' new play reading…
From perfect weather to ideals of peace and justice, the mythical era of "Camelot" represents many of humanity's highest and deepest aspirations. No wonder the perennially popular Lerner &am…
The "City That Never Sleeps" (aka "The Big Apple" aka New York City) is often seen by outsiders as a cold and impersonal concrete jungle. And it might be " for some new arrivals. But to thos…
When Tim Davis, producing artistic director of New City Players (NCP) and director of Samuel D. Hunter's raw and unsettling play, A CASE FOR THE EXISTENCE OF GOD, welcomed us to Island City …
American Jews " at least those within the Orthodox community I grew up in " are at least somewhat familiar with the story of Spain's "conversos," the forced conversion, in place of expulsion…
Dating has never been easy. Back in the old days when parents and/or matchmakers set up the kids, the pressure to be liked was still there, but the voices in young people's heads were few. N…
If ever there were a popular movie that begged to be turned into a live theatrical production " already known for its great songs, memorable characters, and a riveting storyline, it would be…
MY FAIR LADY, the iconic Lerner & Lowe musical of the 1950s, was the soundtrack of my childhood. Famous and beloved as the longest running Broadway musical in 1956 (with book & lyric…
There are popular, stand-up comedy acts, and there are musical-theater revues by Broadway-caliber vocalists. And then there's TOVAH FELDSHUH. I could say, with this multi-award-winning actre…
Looking to extend some holiday cheer? You can't do better than take the whole family to see Slow Burn Theatre Company's magical, brrr…shivery, snowy (bring sweaters " if anything, the sugg…
Given our daily international news shockers, homeless and addiction numbers, soaring unemployment, not to mention the constant threat of gun violence, climate disasters, pandemics and povert…
I love how ONE SUMMER IN BROOKLYN: The Musical's producer Lisa Walkowitz (who's also the founder/president of Not Your Average Theater Group that is presenting this world premiere) introduce…
Flamingo Gardens (specifically the 10 acres when you enter) that's normally closed at night is now open " and all lit up! This year, South Florida's renowned botanical garden and wildlife sa…
When it comes to that all-American artform of "the musical," you can't go wrong by visiting or revisiting a blockbuster show from its heyday of the 1940s and 1950s. So when one happens to be…
What happens when you get a group of our most talented local divas together in a musical that's notorious for skewering the very genre that made their name? You get a mind-blowing explosion …
Puppet shows for adults, anyone? You bet! Just ask Broward Center for the Performing Arts whose Au-Rene Theater has been taken over by puppets of late. And not just any puppets " realistic-l…
When the producing artistic director of one of the premiere new play destinations in the country can't get a new play he'd read years back out of his head " we can be assured it's going to b…
First I must extend my deepest gratitude and admiration to Florida Atlantic University Department of Theatre and Dance and its generous donors (including presenting sponsors Florida-Israel I…
The natural order of popular theater tends to follow this formula: Find a best-selling book, turn it into a hit film, then get a top lyricist and composer to create the score for a smash Bro…
At Wednesday's matinee, Kimberly Wick's (production supervisor/costumes/properties manager) upbeat words of welcome to The Wick Theatre & Museum Club's 12th Season confirmed their highly…