A fourth edition of new feature "My Take On::" Short reviews from New York shows by Nunzio Michael Lupo, veteran journalist and an insightful appraiser of the arts. Some of these are still r…
There are musicals we enjoy, and then there are the ones we feel compelled to tell everyone within earshot about, so sound the trumpets because we're convinced you'll love the old-school rev…
Declaring their feelings changes several small-town couples in one night in Riverside Theatre's Almost, Maine, taking place in a small far Northern Maine town that might/not exist, as differ…
The Importance of Being Earnest playing at Gulfshore Playhouse has the singular quality of being both sly and …well, earnest. This comedy of manners builds absurdity upon absurdity. The po…
Pembroke Pines Theatre of the Performing Arts has mounted a genuinely moving production of Neil Simon's Broadway Bound, written in 1986, before an enthusiastic audience that clearly finds…
Would we abandon our history, our nationality or our faith to maintain another part of our identity if we faced overwhelming social prejudice? GableStage's Prayer for the French Republic dep…
 Man of La Mancha is always a dependably affecting evening of theater and the Maltz Jupiter Theatre's current production certainly delivers that. But there's something nearly indefinable,…
Pompano Players has unearthed a sparkling treasure in Jessica Provenz's Boca, a wickedly fun comedy set in the sun-soaked retirement community of Boca Raton, where a band of New York t…
Stephen Sondheim's oft-revamped Merrily We Roll Along prevails in Zoetic Stage's glorious production in a fresh vision of the musical, visually and passionately different than the acclaimed …
Dear Jack, Dear Louise, a dramatic comedy now playing at the West Boca Theatre Company, is the kind of show that makes you wish your Greatest Generation relatives were still alive because yo…
Enjoy Hell's Kitchen an engrossing, engaging, coming-of-age story about a sometimes fraught relationship of a mother and daughter, learning to find your purpose"in this case music"and the pe…
Dominique Morisseau's compelling drama, Detroit '67, rooted in that year's violent unrest achieves mixed results as it deeply dissects exploring dreams, economic struggles, racial injustice,…
After being shuttered for far too long, Boca Stage returns with a bang, literally and figuratively, with the outrageously dark and raunchy comedy Damaged Furniture, returning to the Willow …
Heed the warning. This Jesus Christ Superstar at the Riverside Theatre is a contemporary telling of a story that feels as fresh in 2026 as it did in 1971 when it opened on Broadway, and as d…
Expect emotional whiplash in Main Street Players' heart-pounding production of a lean and riveting modern adaptation of Euripides' Greek tragedy, Medea. The dizzying contrast between moods"…
My Take On:: Short reviews from New York shows by our critic Nunzio Michael Lupo, Today: Every Brilliant Thing, Meat Suit, Zack and Krammer/Fauci, The post My Take On: More NYC Reviews From …
There are fond memories, distant memories, comforting memories, disturbing ones. In Deb Hiett's Circle Forward, enjoying its world premiere at Gulfshore Playhouse, teenager Evan (Anthony Zam…
The protagonist in the drama Good Night, Oscar is in a downward spiral, but audiences watching the Maltz Jupiter Theatre's first-rate production will be fascinated with copious slashes of h…
New City Players' A Case for the Existence of God explores the complexities of male friendships by focusing on two men whose deepening relationship at a critical point in their lives shatter…
Beautiful: The Carole King Musical in Slow Burn Theatre's polished production is more than a story about how a teenager evolved into one of the first successful female rock singer/songwrite…
I Hate Hamlet at the West Boca Theatre Company sounds like a swashbuckling comedy, it's actually an often clever "play within a play" dramady about learning to step out of your comfort zone …
Actors' Playhouse's Dear Evan Hansen embodies the commitment to meaningful, community-engaged theater addressing the prevalence of suicidal ideation among youth in a way that has resonated d…
A new feature "My Take On:: Short reviews of New York shows by Nunzio Michael Lupo, veteran journalist and an insightful appraiser of the arts. These pieces were first posted on his page at …
The responsibility to progress beyond religious belief and on to social action. The 6,000-year-old never ending saga of perilous immigration. Evolving from your religious upbringing into a d…
Pompano Players' First Date will feel instantly familiar to anyone who has ever endured a blind date. The series of hilariously staged scenes and songs capture the trials and tribulations o…