General
Talkin’ in the Green Room With: Stuart Meltzer
In this edition, we visit with Stuart Meltzer who is currently fine-tuning the world premiere production of Michael McKeever’s Moscow which opens Friday at the Arsht Center. Meltzer is both artistic director and one of four artists who co-founded Zoetic Stage in 2010.
M Ensemble’s Harlem Duet Is Thought-Provoking But Wildly Uneven Look at Race and Sex
Playwright Djanet Sears has crafted an intriguing contemplation of the intersection of the macro issue of race on the micro-dynamics of an individual marriage in Harlem Duet. But Sears’ insightful script gets a hodgepodge treatment in M Ensemble’s production. Under the leadership of Artistic Director Lowell Williams, this edition is by turns subtle and overly-melodramatic, illuminating and opaque, clear and confusing.
GableStage’s A Steady Rain is a Deluge of Great Acting
The bond between two friends is tested by their own morality and betrayal in A Steady Rain by Keith Huff, now making in southeastern premiere at GableStage in Coral Gables. Together,actors Gregg Weiner and Todd Allen Durkin create a riveting pas de deux that is not to be missed.
Theater Shelf: Show Tunes, Comic Operas and Singers Gordon MacRae & Howard Keel
Theater Shelf, a recurring feature, will review recently-released books, CDs and DVDs of interest to theater lovers. Some will be popular titles like a new Original Cast Recording, others will be works you’ll be intrigued by but didn’t even know about. Show Tunes: The Songs, Shows and Careers of Broadway’s Major Composers – Fourth Edition
Amadeus and Doubt Add Drama To Maltz’s Musicals In Tenth Anniversary Season 2012-13
The Maltz Jupiter Theatre’s 10th anniversary season will feature the crowd-pleasing brand of musicals that have cemented its popularity, but it will continue its push toward serious fare with two powerhouse plays: Doubt and Amadeus. The rest of lineup announced Monday night includes the mainstream musicals The Music Man, Singin’ in the Rain and Thoroughly Modern Millie.
Love, Loss and What I Wore is Gently Funny Celebration of, Well, What You Wore
Love, Loss and What I Wore at the Parker Playhouse is a gently funny and knowing celebration of clothing not as fashion per se, but as talismans, totems and souvenirs that instantly summon associations of moments in our lives.
Need A Tax Break? Help a Theater!
A flood of emails this month are reminding us that as the calendar year comes end, so do the opportunities to get a tax deduction and do some good for the theater community at the same time. They’re all asking …
Zoetic’s The SantaLand Diaries Is Witty Satire, But Not For Kids
The SantaLand Diaries is a holiday tale – not a warm inspiring morality fable for Christmas, but a harrowing if hilarious horror story for Halloween.
In Zoetic Stage’s production, the satirical monologue of a would-be actor slaving as an elf in Macy’s SantaLand is a wry, acerbic riff on the desensitizing corporate commercialization not just of the holiday, but of genuine sentiment as well.
Promethean Sponsors Theater for Kids
The Promethean Theatre, best known for its thought-provoking and irreverent fare, is continuing its children’s programming this season with Jingles, Jokes & Jollies: A Tropical Holiday on Saturdays this month. The one-hour program is designed to appeal to children ages …
A PaperStreet Web Design
