Curtain Call Playhouse’s ‘SYLVIA’ is DOGgone Funny, Clever, and Wise!
The Kravis Center’s ‘Moulin Rouge!’ Shines Bright
It’s time to take a trip to a place “where all your dreams come true!” Moulin Rouge! has just started its run at West Palm Beach’s Kravis Center. The sparkling jukebox musical, directed by Alex Timbers, with a book by John Logan, and based on the 2001 film of the same name, is about to reach its six-year anniversary on Broadway, where it received 10 Tony Awards, including a win for Best Musical. And for good reason—this show-stopping spectacle is a feast for the eyes as well as for the ears, and, with its devastatingly beautiful love story, for the heart, too.
Want To Be Happy? Make Sure You See the Classic, Dance-Filled Musical, ‘No, No, Nanette’ at The Wick
No, No, Nanette, an original Roaring ‘20s musical complete with a flight of flappers, lots of dancers, a bevy of retro melodies and a plot that gallops with romance, frivolity and laughter delivered by a multi-talented, high-energy cast has just hit the stage at the Wick Theater in Boca Raton.
Get Ready to Play Detective (for real!) in ‘CLUE: A Walking Mystery’
Broward Center for the Performing Arts is currently hosting a live, interactive sleuthing experience of the iconic murder-mystery board game, “Clue.” The game takes place at a series of historic and business landmarks in downtown Fort Lauderdale. An imaginative, outdoor, audience-led version of a touring show, CLUE: A Walking Mystery (produced by Right Angle Entertainment and designed by award-winning interactive entertainment company The Wild Optimists, under license with Hasbro) first opened to two successful runs in Chicago, followed by Boston. You might recall last season’s popular staging of “Clue: A New Comedy” at Broward Center. Making our area an ideal choice for the IRL (In Real Life) game play version’s first southern stop (Tampa’s next). It’s all happening now through April 6.
Lucking Out: ‘Guys and Dolls’ at the Maltz Jupiter Theatre
Are you in search of a captivating classic that perfectly blends comedy, romance, and suspense? Are you ready to tap your feet to catchy tunes and immerse yourself in the fast-paced world of 20th-century Manhattan? Well, you’re in luck—Guys and Dolls is the latest installment in the Maltz Jupiter Theatre’s season. This beloved musical, originally based on short stories and characters created in the 1920s and 30s by Damon Runyon, has enjoyed multiple Broadway and West End revivals since its initial debut in 1950 and 1953 respectively, as well as an award-winning 1955 film adaptation. With a book by Jo Swerling and Abe Burrows, music and lyrics by Frank Loesser, and under the expert direction of Al Blackstone, the show tells two overlapping love stories.
Aladdin Celebrates 11th Broadway Anniversary March 20
By Andrew Gans
Originally published on artburstmiami.com
The hit Disney musical Aladdin celebrates its 11th anniversary at Broadway’s New Amsterdam Theatre March 20.
The long-running production, which reopened September 28, 2021, following the pandemic, has played over 3,900 performances and welcomed more than 6.5 million theatregoers to the New Amsterdam. The musical has subsequently spawned 11 productions on four continents and been seen by over 21 people worldwide.
Superb Acting, Stagecraft Mark ‘ALL THE NATALIE PORTMANS,’ a Thinking Cap Theatre Regional Premiere
You can always count on Thinking Cap Theatre (TCT) to discover that special gem of a new play (or unearth an ancient classic) and gift it to South Florida with a uniquely creative and entertaining production. This time it’s ALL THE NATALIE PORTMANS, a new play by C.A. Johnson that generated positive buzz at its Off-Broadway debut at MCC Theater in 2020, only to be abruptly shut down by the pandemic. But just like all those great Natalie Portman roles resurrected by Johnson’s protagonist for inspiration, you can’t keep a great play from finding its audience.
‘The Lion King’ Roars at the Broward Center
An absolute stunner of a stage musical, Broadway Across America has the best show of all South Florida’s theater seasons with Disney’s The Lion King. On stage for the majority of March at the Broward Center, running from Friday, March 7th, until Sunday, March 30th, The Lion King is a live-adaptation of the animated movie famous around the world, and while maintaining true to its source material, the practical effects of this production are unlike anything I’ve ever seen; the best I’ve ever seen. Anyone who is a fan of the animated movie and its sequels, or the live-action versions, should absolutely see this show and witness the Pridelands for themselves.
‘Avenue Q’ As Hilarious As Ever In the Hands of Entr’acte Theatrix
As long as you have a healthy sense of humor and high tolerance for perverted and profanity-spouting puppets, you should prepare to have a pretty great time at Avenue Q. To introduce the uninitiated to the basic premise of this Tony-winning best musical—imagine an R-rated version of Sesame Street that aims to impart mature lessons on adult audiences in much the same style the beloved children’s show teaches ABCS and such to a younger crowd.
“PROPAGANDA MACHINE: PRECEDENTED TIMES” BRINGS 14 COMEDIANS & 18 SIDE-SPLITTING SKETCHES TO VILLAIN THEATER THIS MONTH!
