Performances
Scenes From My Love Life Looks Back at LGBTQ 30 Years Ago
South Florida’s actor/producer/playwright Ronnie Larsen demonstrates sharp sense of humor and a keen ear for dialogue, particularly between gay men. in a revival of his first play from 30 years ago, Scenes from My Love Life, which captures the vanities and joys of gay men, but also speaks to general audiences.
Die Mommie, Die! Over-the-Top Hilarity on Island City Stage
When is the last time you went to the theater and enjoyed two hours of pure unadulterated fun and sheer frivolity? Die Mommie, Die! is that rare breed of entertainment that exists just for the camp of it. Trust us when we say there’s no message here. And that’s just the way it should be in Island City Stage’s production.
Hundred Days Shows the Power of Love
By Oline H. Cogdill Love—no matter how strong, how all-encompassing, how overwhelming—can never last forever, even if we are sure it will. Death, a forced separation, a mental breakdown—all kinds of things can conspire to end that most wonderful of …
‘The Actors,’ a Plays of Wilton production, makes its Off-Broadway debut
By Oline H. Cogdill NEW YORK CITY—Families start in myriad ways—biological origins, adoptions or forged among friends. Ronnie takes a different route—he hires a family in the witty, poignant “The Actors,” a Plays of Wilton production now making its Off-Broadway …
Once Again Garcia Scores With Comic Cuban Chicken Soup
Cuban Chicken Soup: When There’s No More Café is a ‘Grand Slam with yuca’ thanks to the sparkling performance of Elena Maria Garcia. The one-woman play at Zoetic Stage is a sequel to 2016’s ¡Fuacata! Or a Latina’s Guide to Surviving the Universe written by Garcia and Stuart Meltzer. The play runs a little over ninety minutes but feels more like a thirty-minute sitcom.
Put Down Roots with Family Tree from Larsen Presents
The symbolism is as thick as smoke in the air in Family Tree by Ronnie Larsen Presents and the Plays of Wilton; this three-person, one-setting, one-act show is a masterpiece in how it’s done, so take note. For anyone who’s ever lost someone inside themselves due to memory issues, Family Tree is hard to watch, but watch it we must
Pulp is Sexy, Steamy Play With Music About Lesbians In The 50s
Pulp at Island City Stage is a a fulfilling production takes place in 1956. Certainly, it was a time when “people of a certain ilk” mostly kept themselves in the closet for fear of serious consequences and perhaps embarrassment. So, you have to admire the heroinefor being so upfront about her identity.
America’s Sexiest Couple at Boca Stage is Master Class in Farce
How long has it been since you’ve seen a good old-fashioned farce? Probably way too long. Well, wait no more because the long-time professional theatrical duo of Keith Garsson and Genie Croft have done it again with America’s Sexiest Couple, now gracing the Boca Stage at their new home in the Delray Beach Playhouse’s Cabaret Room.
On Your Feet Takes Audience Through Estefans’ Journey
Florida audiences can retrace the groundbreaking success of the state’s celebrity couple in On Your Feet! The Story of Emilio and Gloria Estefan, the season’s final show at Riverside Theatre in Vero Beach. The Estefans’ rise in show business is remarkable in many ways, not the least for the barriers they broke in crossing over from a limited Latin audience to universal appeal.
Nothing But “Words of Love” For Wick’s Buddy Holly Story
The Buddy Holly Story at the Wick Theatre has theatergoers feeling satisfied, after dancing in their seats, and possibly even in the aisles.
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