Tag Archives: Broadway Across Fort Lauderdale
The Phantom Rises Again In Retooled Edition, Still Lush And Lovely If Missing Something
For all the derision and adoration that the basic material has engendered over 28 years, the thoroughly-retooled The Phantom of the Opera gliding over a fog-shrouded lake into the Broward Center remains a sturdy craft buoyed by a soaring muscular score delivered by a talented crew.
Ghost: The Musical Surprisingly More Depth Than Just Illusion
But perhaps the biggest illusion of Ghost: The Musical at the Broward Center is that, at its face value, it’s an ordinary Broadway musical. Because of this notion, it doesn’t seem to get its proper due. Yet, what lies beneath this musical is what’s really captivating.
American Idiot’s Lyrics Are Often Unintelligible, But The Show Is Entertaining and Powerful
Buried under the profligate volume and frequently unintelligible lyrics, American Idiot remains entertaining for the unflagging energy of its performance and the power of its raw material, all rooted in youth’s millennial-old anger at the despoiled world they have been handed.
Pippin And Motown Headline 2014-2015 Season At Bway Across America In FTL
“Something old (sort of), something new” characterizes the 2014-2015 season for Broadway Across America-Fort Lauderdale. Two current Broadway hits, Pippin and Motown the Musical, will be joined be a refurbished The Phantom of the Opera, last season’s revival of Annie, an older revival of Anything Goes, and the unrefurbished but indestructible The Lion King.
Sacrilegious And Sweet, The Book Of Mormon Is Both Hilarious And Profane
Hallelujah, children! We are delivered from the bondage of political correctness, the oppression of reactionary repression and the tyranny of the status quo. Raise up your voice and praise the bringer of these blessings — the national tour at the Broward Center of the Broadway musical, The Book of Mormon.
Surprisingly, One More Time, Chicago Razzle Dazzles ‘Em
Productions of some musicals are like Original Cast Recordings that you don’t play too often for fear they might get stale. When you do revisit them, you say, “Oh, right, that’s why I liked it.” Such is the current national tour of Chicago kicking off the Broadway Across Fort Lauderdale series.
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