Monthly Archives: April 2011
Looking presidential
The Caldwell Theatre will host TV and film star Ed Asner when he brings the national tour of his one-man show’FDR to Florida for seven performances June 1-5. The production depicts Franklin Delano Roosevelt looking back on his years as …
Drama falls short in listless “Equus”
A key line in Equus, Peter Shaffer’s play about a troubled teenager who blinds horses, is ‘The extremity is the point.’ But that seems lost on the Andrews Living Arts Studio production that opened in Fort Lauderdale on Friday.
The “Red Thread” story is not subtle but the production is magical at PlayGround Theatre
A huge horse grown from a tiny jade statue carries the heroine aloft over the vast plains of western China. We have already seen her gingerly traverse a rope bridge and clamber up the side of a treacherous mountain. We …
Adults behaving badly, complete with projectile vomiting, in “God of Carnage”
Bravo TV’s parade of The Real Housewives of Orange County — and Atlanta, Miami and Wichita — relies on the conviction that few things are as satisfying as watching adults behaving badly. So does Yasmina Reza, the playwright behind 2009’s …
“Motherhood the Musical” hits the recording studio
The landmark original cast albums of American cultural history: My Fair Lady, Company and now”’Motherhood the Musical. Broward-based GFour Productions is mixing and issuing a CD of Sue Fabisch’s music and lyrics for the show that had its world premiere …
Caldwell cast to bring a fresh team spirit to “God of Carnage”
When regional theaters vie to be the first to mount a recent Broadway hit, the local actors often have seen the world premiere production. Their challenge is shaking off the inhibiting ghosts of the previous edition and creating a fresh …
Caldwell and Entr’Acte theaters to join forces for large-scale musical, “City of Angels”
An informal business arrangement between the Caldwell Theatre and Entr’Acte Theatrix has solidified into a formal partnership that will culminate in a large-scale co-production next season of’City of Angels. The newly-formed Artistic Alliance joins the 35-year-old Boca Raton theater fighting …
Actors’ Playhouse to mount dark, challenging musical “Next to Normal”
If you thought the Actors’ Playhouse production of’August: Osage County was taking a gamble outside its audience’s comfort zone, now comes news of a much bigger risk. Next to Normal, the rock-flavored musical about a suburban housewife struggling with bipolar …
“Dusk” delves into bittersweet regret at the Mosaic Theatre
A reunion or any trip back home, is fraught with danger: We see how far we’ve come, but we’re rarely where we thought we’d be or as far along as we once hoped. Stephen Belber’s emotionally dense drama Dusk Rings …
“The Sparrow” takes flight with a stunning theatrical take on adolescent angst at Arsht
Early in’The Sparrow, teenagers stand at the cusp of a railroad embankment as a roaring freight train hurtles past them inches away. It’s an exhilarating reminder of classic adolescence when you dare Fate to challenge your invulnerability. The fact that …
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