Reviews
Teens Deal With Tumultuous ’80s in Defacing Michael Jackson At Miami New Drama
Michael Jackson never appears in the incisive Defacing Michael Jackson, although his influence is infused into the journey at Miami New Drama stage. But Aurin Squire’s insightful tale recreates a portrait of black teenagers growing up in the tumultuous Opa-Locka in 1984 amid race riots and the transformation from ghetto to multi-ethnic suburbia.
Wick’s Damn Yankees Is a Joyful Return to Classic 1950s Musical
If you’re younger than Boomers and wonder what it felt like seeing a musical in the 1950s, or if you’re older and you yearn for what you saw in the 1950s, then take full advantage of the time machine humming at the Wick Theatre, a satisfyingly faithful revival of Damn Yankees, the kind of long fly to the bleachers as pin-striped athletes high-step to infectious hoedown music using bats instead of canes.
Pretty Woman The Musical’s Echoes of the Film Should Please the Movie’s Fans
You’ll probably love Pretty Woman: The Musical if you adored the 1990 hit movie that launched Julia Roberts’ career. The story about a hooker who lands a fabulously rich guy and lives happily ever after is ripped almost word for word from the film.
Book Review: Gorgeous, Insightful View of Collaboration in ‘Designing Broadway’
Designing Broadway, which looks like a coffee-table book jammed with gorgeous color photos and insider illustrations, is one of the finest examinations for both artists and people sitting in the seats for detailing the actual creative process in theater.
Complex Modern Relationships X-rayed In Island City’s “I Wanna F%&ing Tear You Apart”
The strength and vulnerability of non-sexual but emotionally intimate friendships are not focuses in 20th Century theater. But in works written by a new generation of playwrights, these relationships are increasingly in the spotlight. Such is I Wanna Fucking Tear You Apart, a dive into the deterioration of the bond of two would-be writers.
Laughs, Drama, Death Jointly in Cemetery Pub At Pigs Do Fly
Cemetery Pub, a play in its second production by playwright-actor Tom Dugan at Pigs Do Fly Productions, is a mash-up of multiple genres as three relatives hash out troubled pasts and an uncertain future in a blue collar New Jersey bar.
‘A Comedy of Tenors’ Is Welcome Sequel to ‘Lend Me A Tenor’
Those needing a good hearty laugh will find the right medicine in Riverside Theatre’s achingly hilarious production of A Comedy of Tenors. The show is awash with impeccable split-second timing, zany, over the top half-clad characters, mistaken identity and jokes galore.
Maltz’s Good People Asks How We Turned Out The Way We Did
The path we take in life and the place we end up – how much of that is a matter of luck, socio-economic circumstance, and how much is a matter of choices ? The insight-laden Good People at the Maltz Jupiter Theatre intentionally doesn’t directly answer the questions. Instead, it lays out the conflicting philosophies for audiences to debate on the way home.
“Come On Along And Listen To…..” In Lauderhill-ACM
If you’ve got a competent, committed team as the Broadway at LPAC series does for 42nd Street, you’re nearly guaranteed a rousing gift of pure hallelujah as the love of musical theater grows into the triumphantly cresting cakewalk of “Lullaby of Broadway.”
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