Monthly Archives: October 2010
Dramaworks’ fast-paced “Candida” makes challenging Shaw accessible
Question: What do you have when you’re in a room full of the smartest people in town? Answer: A play by George Bernard Shaw. In this case, it’s Palm Beach Dramaworks’ production of Shaw’s delicious but dizzyingly dense comic treatise …
“Jack Goes Boating” sets sails with terrific performances
Jack Goes Boating is having a moment in South Florida. The movie version of the off-Broadway hit by Bob Glaudini is currently playing in South Florida theaters, starring Oscar winner Philip Seymour Hoffman, who created the role of Jack.’ …
Nilo Cruz’s “Color of Desire” a sometimes exhilarating, sometimes flat drama of post-revolution Cuba
It’s autumn 1960 in Havana and everyone swirls in a dance of self-delusion. The harsh realities of the previous year’s revolution are closing in on the wary Cuban working class and the clueless Americans who still treat the country as …
Finely polished “Motherhood the Musical” is a smash hit with big potential
You can pose as a sophisticated cynic and pretend that the middle-brow charms of Motherhood the Musical don’t get to you, but your laughter and sniffles will give you away. The world premiere of Sue Fabisch’s feel-good celebration of the …
The McCraney thing
The New World School of the Arts has just announced a stunning fundraiser: alumni playwright Tarell Alvin McCraney will participate in a VIP reception and a staged reading of excerpts from his plays on Friday, Oct. 15. McCraney, one of …
Mel Brooks’ “Young Frankenstein” musical is monstrous good fun.
Mel Brooks’ classic 1974 film Young Frankenstein comes to life on stage in a musical that’s less mad than madcap scientist. The musical lovingly recreates the film, a black-and-white spoof/homage to the Frankenstein films of the 1930s. The plot follows …
Critic’s Choice(s)
We don’t expect any tears for theater critics, but we’ll be earning our paychecks over the next two weeks. Just a sample of what’s on deck to go on the boards: Our Critic’s Choice has to be the world premiere …
Talking to myself
Taking Spider-Man‘s place as the mega-musical least likely to open on Broadway is Love Never Dies, Andrew Lloyd Webber’s sequel to Phantom of the Opera, which, already postponed at least once, will not open this spring as planned. Mixed reviews …
24-Hour Theatre marathon a night to remember
The South Florida theater community refers to the Carbonell Awards ceremony as “theater prom” because everyone dons formal wear and parties late into the night. They should start referring to The Naked Stage’s 24-Hour Theatre Project as “theater kegger.” Now …
Strong cast elevates creepy “Angel Eaters”
The first image of Johnna Adams’ The Angel Eaters is provocative–a tableau of Depression-era characters, looking stunned and haunted, standing in front of a broken-down farmhouse. The next image is of a young girl being embraced by an otherworldly woman. …
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