Performances

Barefoot in rhe Park Still Resonates at PPTOPA

By Mariah Reed Neil Simon’s longest-running hit, Barefoot in the Park opened at the Biltmore Theatre on Broadway on October 23, 1963. It was only the second play Simon had ever written, yet it was nominated for four Tony Awards, …

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Old Wicked Songs at GableStage

By Oline H. Cogdill The relationship between student and teacher often goes beyond the learning experience, fraught on both sides with understanding, resentment, frustration, respect, among other feelings. These, among other emotions, ebb and flow in the absorbing drama Old …

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“Some Kind of Wonderful” at the Maltz Jupiter Theatre with Beautiful: The Carole King Musical

By Britin Haller Beautiful: The Carole King Musical is some kind of wonderful, but don’t expect to groove along with the songs from her greatest hits album, because that’s not what this show is about. For those unaware, it’s based …

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Hadestown at Broward Center

By Oline H. Cogdill Can a musical that is on the surface highly entertaining, clicks all the buttons with strong acting, singing and dancing, with an innovative set enhanced by solid lighting, yet still lacks that extra punch that is …

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Jersey Boys Rocks the Riverside Theatre

By Pam Harbaugh Add an enthusiastic audience shooting to its feet and whooping out its approval and a musical transcends into something more immediate. That’s the case of Riverside Theatre’s not-to-be-missed production of Jersey Boys, now running through Jan. 28 …

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Tevye in New York! opens at The Delray Beach Playhouse  

By Aaron Krause A patriotic feeling envelops you as you hear Tevye the Dairyman talk about his share of the American Dream over the strains of The Stars and Stripes Forever. After all, Tevye is such a nice, charming and …

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Slow Burn dives into The Little Mermaid

By Oline Cogdill Disney has become the master of crossover entertainment that appeals to both children and adults, especially those who can tap into their inner child. Proof positive of this is Slow Burn Theatre Company’s highly entertaining, uber-energetic production …

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“Put On A Happy Face”  at the Wick’s Bye-Bye Birdie

  By Britin Haller The Wick Theatre & Museum Club’s 10th anniversary season is off to a rollicking start with Bye-Bye Birdie, a winner of four Tony Awards, including Best Musical, when it opened on Broadway in 1960. Set in …

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The Messenger at Palm Beach Dramaworks

By Oline H. Cogdill “The only thing necessary for evil to triumph in the world is that good men do nothing.’’ That quote, attributed to 20th-century German philosopher Hannah Arendt and, in other variations, to 19th  century British philosopher John …

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New City Players’ A Blast From The Past in A Christmas Carol: A Live Radio Play

By Britin Haller Is there any literary character portrayed more than Ebenezer Scrooge? There are, but not many. The miserly grinch has been interpreted over many decades in myriad incarnations. But his message itself is simple and may be summed …

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