Monthly Archives: August 2010

New Theatre’s “Tempest” transfers setting to Edwardian atoll

‘ Shakespeare’s valedictory The Tempest is frequently set in a lush magical Eden featuring flying fairies, a monstrous creature, a category 5 hurricane, an onstage shipwreck and enough special effects to break the budget of most theater companies. Director John …

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Fort Lauderdale company rises to larger space

Rising Action, the Broward County theater that leans toward gay-themed plays, has moved to a larger venue in Fort Lauderdale. The company took advantage of an expiring lease to move out of an Oakland Park strip shopping center to rent …

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Premium seats heavy with hemoglobin in “Evil Dead”

A report from the front: Well, not the front rows, because if you sit in the first two rows at the Promethean Theatre’s production of Evil Dead the Musical, you’re certain to find another meaning (and spelling) for ‘rain of …

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Herman’s “Mack and Mabel” sparks musical magic at Stage Door

The real-life story of director Mack Sennett and actress Mabel Normand is the stuff that movies–and musicals–are made of. Their romance, and the scrappiness of the silent movie era, are brought to vivid life in the Stage Door Theatre’s production …

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Send roses

Mack and Mabel has achieved legendary status despite the fact that few people have seen the Jerry Herman musical. The 1974 Broadway version folded after 66 performances. But thanks to the original cast album, cultists rave over what may be …

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GableStage sets a quirky, wide-ranging lineup

Several theater companies have announced some exciting prospects for the coming 2010-2011 season, among them Actors’ Playhouse mounting the monumental August: Osage County and the world premiere of local hero Nilo Cruz’s The Color of Desire. But in the last-but-not-least …

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Casting details for Dramaworks’ next season

Palm Beach Dramaworks has announced casting for the coming season, a mix of familiar local names and out-of-state ringers. George Bernard Shaw’s Candida (Oct. 8- Nov. 21) stars Kim Cozort as a beautiful Victorian woman caught in a romantic triangle …

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Simoleons for Zoetic

Zoetic Stage, the theater company just wriggling out of its shell, is holding the second of three fundraisers at 7 p.m. Aug. 30 at Actors’ Playhouse at the Miracle Theatre in Coral Gable. Once again, the program will be a …

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Dame with the purple mane to return

The Arsht Center will host a purple-maned beauty from Down Under on April 13 and 14 in An Evening With Dame Edna. The lady’s visit to the Parker Playhouse a few years ago received a tepid response from the subscription …

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“Evil Dead The Musical” is a bloody great time

Demonic dismemberment is played for laughs in Evil Dead The Musical, the stage homage to the cult horror movie franchise, which kicks off the sixth season at the Promethean Theatre in Davie. ‘You’re not going to learn a thing tonight,’ …

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