Monthly Archives: January 2011
Dated “Sister George” makes for long, dull evening at Rising Action Theatre
If you’re planning to see The Killing of Sister George at Rising Action Theatre, load up on the caffeine.’ You’ll need it. With three acts and two intermissions, The Killing of Sister George clocks in at two and a half …
State Theatre Project’s “Billboard” pushes agenda, but not the envelope
In his wry protest against consumerism, playwright Michael Vukadinovich asks the question: Can love survive a clash of art and capitalism? The State Theatre Project was founded just over a year ago with a stated mission to present socially relevant …
Glorious singing lifts Maltz Theatre’s “Sound of Music”
Put away the insulin. The Maltz Jupiter Theatre’s production of The Sound of Music may have a few flaws, but cloying schmaltz isn’t one of them. Instead, the classic gets a musically resplendent production that respects the difference between genuine …
Donna McKechnie returns to Florida in February
Donna McKechnie, one of Broadway’s most beautiful and talented dancers, brings her one-woman show to South Florida for three performances next month. My Musical Comedy Life, a song and dance memoir she has toured, will play at The PlayGround Theatre …
Sternhagen to headline New Works Festival
Veteran character actress Frances Sternhagen is returning to Florida Stage next month to headline the fifth annual 1st Stage New Works Festival. Sternhagen is instantly recognizable from scores of roles on stage, in film and on television, most recently playing …
Senior sex sells
Sex after sixty must sell. The demand for tickets has persuaded GableStage to shoehorn extend its run of A Round-Heeled Woman. The comedy-drama starring Sharon Gless depicts a 66-year-old schoolteacher who has not had sex in 30 years and sets …
Caldwell’s “Clybourne Park” probes uneasy continuing issues of race relations
The climax of Clybourne Park comes as the characters tell an increasingly offensive set of undeniably funny jokes turning on racial stereotypes. The audience at the Caldwell Theatre on Saturday night wasn’t sure whether to guffaw or gasp, but ultimately …
Miami City Ballet at its best in two Balanchine classics
A varied program focusing on the choreography of George Balanchine and Twyla Tharp opened the new year for Miami City Ballet Friday night at the Arsht Center. Four highly contrasted works found the company dancing in high gear with not …
Sharon Gless shines as sexed-up senior at GableStage
As droll and insightful as the GableStage production of A Round-Heeled Woman is on its own merits, Sharon Gless brings a surprising dimension to the 66-year-old English teacher who advertises for sex in the New York Review of Books. It’s …
Critic’s Choice
The two major openings this weekend each explore sensitive topics: sex after sixty in A Round-Heeled Woman at GableStage, and race relations in Clybourne Park at the Caldwell Theatre. Clybourne Park is a message comedy with an intriguing premise, The …
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