Tag Archives: Michael Scott Ross
Jersey Boys Transports Us To A Time of Innocence And Hope
During these turbulent divided times, it is delightfully refreshing to be transported back to a time of innocence and hope, when four boys from immigrant families could rise to fame and glory through hard work and perseverance. Such is the story of Frankie Valli and The Four Seasons, as colorfully depicted in Jersey Boys at the Actors’ Playhouse in Coral Gables.
Wick’s Joseph Production Is As Multi-Faceted As His Coat
Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, playing into next month at the Wick Theatre & Museum Club in Boca Raton, has something for everyone, or as Donny Osmond would tell you, it’s a little bit country, it’s a little bit rock ‘n roll. But to be fair, it’s also not for everyone.
Wick’s Fiddler Suffused With Joy, Sadness & Memorable Tevye
the Wick has been trying for 10 years to acquire the rights to stage Fiddler. Well, the time has finally arrived. But tickets may be hard to obtain; Fiddler on the Roof is an immensely popular show. A large, talented cast of performers, several of them recognizable faces from other South Florida theater productions, invests the Wick’s mounting with joy and sadness.
Slow Burn’s Practically Perfectly Delightful Mary Poppins
Of course, Mary Poppins does fly in Slow Burn Theatre Company’s glorious production at the Broward Center for the Performing Arts. As the song goes, this Mary Poppins is “Practically Perfect,”
A Musical Beauty ‘Pageant’ Like None You’ve Seen – Probably
The musical comedy Pageant at Island City Stage delivers a lush array of talented contestants in carefully coifed wigs and gowns — except they’re all men.
Slow Burn’s Groundhog Day Is Worth Visiting Again — & Again
The first things to know about Slow Burn Theater Company’s musical Groundhog Day is (a) do not go expecting to see the movie and (b) do not go expecting Bill Murray. The third thing is that it doesn’t matter. At all. This unapologetically uplifting, deeply poignant and very funny version is well worth seeing over and over on its own terms.
The Wick’s Pirates Is The Very Model Of A Modern G&S
This may seem a backhanded compliment, but it is meant with awe : The most memorable aspect of The Wick Theatre’s The Pirates of Penzance is you can understand the bloody words. The production has many other virtues: delightfully broad comedy a parade of costumes that are a hoot in themselves, first-rate soloists and an overwhelming choir-smooth ensemble.
MNM Theatre Co. Hosts A Welcome Return to Avenue Q
MNM Theatre ’s Avenue Q, the musical comedy with foul-mouthed and copulating puppets, has never been as clearly about education as now. It’s the curriculum about coping with disappointment waiting in the real world.
The drolly hilarious Avenue Q, being given a “fine, fine” outing by MNM, is also imbued with a quiet sadness and accompanying sympathy for the loss of hopeful naiveté.
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