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…
They say "truth is stranger than fiction" but if the plot of CATCH ME IF YOU CAN: The Musical were a work of fiction, it would never fly. I'm also using "fly" here literally for that's how w…
Leave it to New City Players (NCP) to find the perfect "new" (to South Florida audiences) play to open their milestone Tenth Anniversary Season. The ambitious young theater company, which be…
There's a reason why some stories become timeless classics. They tend to feature truths about the human condition that resonate anew for each generation. Pulitzer-prize-winning author Larry …
Nothing beats seeing a brand-new show by a brand-new theater company where you haven't a clue (really) about what to expect and are completely blown away! I was instantly, and repeatedly, de…
We've come a long way since wedding vows always featured an officiant pronouncing the ominous words: "Should anyone present know of any reason that this couple should not be joined in holy m…
If the name "Trotsky" barely rings a bell, blame Stalin. Trotsky was a major player in Russia's 1905 Revolution, 1917's October Revolution, and on, a lifelong agitator for permanent, worldwi…
We can all use a little more Harvey Fierstein in our lives. The multi-Tony (and more) award-winning actor and playwright who many of us recognize from recent local productions of "La Cage Au…
In June, I reviewed FAU's Festival Rep's delightful production of Neil Simon's rarely produced 1988 couples farce, Rumors. And now, in July, I have the privilege of reviewing Pembroke Pines …
"History doesn't repeat itself, but it often rhymes" is a maxim I've been hearing far too often. We live in a world that's blasting headfirst toward what many see as a sci-fi future … yet …
When America's most recognized and awarded and prolific TV and theater comedy writer " I'm speaking, of course, of the incomparable four-Emmy and 14 Tony, plus Pulitzer Prize-winning giant N…
Sometimes you just need to laugh. And laugh…and laugh. No matter how silly and, well, "corny" the humor. Even at puns, lots of puns " outrageously bawdy ones, at that. It was only a few ye…
Don't miss our stars Ta-Tynisa Wilson & award-winning locally & regionally in-demand actor Gabriell Salgado (Blue Bloods & She'll Come Back) who makes for the sexiest, cool-headed & meticulo…
Carnivorous houseplants. Homicidal barbers. Psychotic wives and mothers. Miserable lives lived in figurative and literal Hell. Sometimes it feels like there's no place too dark or outrageous…
Compromise your principles for the almighty dollar. Would you do it? How far would you go? What about the repercussions? … For yourself? Your family? Society at large? Nowadays, it feels l…
Only in South Florida (I admit I'm biased) are we lucky enough to experience spectacular world premieres, see the best of Broadway and off-Broadway, and also get to enjoy many local-talent r…
Leave it Ronnie Larsen, POW! (Plays of Wilton) founder and artistic director, actor, producer, playwright and, dare I say hyper-creative mad genius? for coming up with original, out-of-the-b…
Why are women who are overcome by passionate, sexual love so often depicted as tragic heroines? At least best-selling ones like Tolstoy's 19th century novel, "Anna Karenina," written in 1878…
So what exactly is "dry powder"? Those involved in the world of finance would recognize its "dry" definition as cash-on-hand reserves held by private equity funds (companies not listed on th…
Tolstoy's famous quote that "Happy families are all alike; every unhappy family is unhappy in its own way" likely applies double to families of artists. Actually, both happy and unhappy part…
"Some enchanted evening, when you find your true love…" For me that enchanted evening took place at the outdoor Jones Beach Theatre in Wantagh, NY. Many, many years ago, when I was 16. And…
If New York Times deputy editor of culture and lifestyle Melissa Kirsch finds herself suffering from "the blues" attributed to too many hours spent scrolling and watching digital screens (aw…