‘Mrs. Doubtfire’ Magic in West Palm Beach

It’s the best time of the year: theater season-opening time. On Tuesday, October 29, the Kravis Center began its 2024-2025 season of Kravis on Broadway with the hilarious musical adaptation of “Mrs. Doubtfire.” The beloved role of Robin Williams takes the theatrical stage with new characters, a litany of songs, and removes the layer of transphobia present in the movie’s side characters. It expands on the plot, providing more context while modernizing things with hidden caller ID on cell phones and emails, and what is left is an incredible piece of art retelling one of your favorite childhood movies.

Continue Reading

MJ the Musical Celebrates Halloween With International ‘Thriller’ Performances October 31

BY LOGAN CULWELL-BLOCK, ANDREW GANS

Originally published on playbill.com.

MJ The Musical is set to revive its beloved annual Halloween tradition on October 31, featuring a spectacular finale performance of Michael Jackson’s iconic “Thriller.” This event promises an unforgettable experience with the original choreography from the legendary music video, enhanced by unique one-night-only costumes, stunning lighting, and captivating projections.

Continue Reading

Theatre Lab’s ‘THE LAST YIDDISH SPEAKER’ Paints a Chilling Dystopian Future as Close as Today

Forget about Halloween Fright Nights. Nothing can compete with scary reality. Last night my Holocaust survivor parents (deceased for over two decades) suddenly appeared  in my dreams. Not all that surprising as I’d just returned from FAU Theatre Lab’s opening of THE LAST YIDDISH SPEAKER by Deborah Zoe Laufer. The last time I’d heard so much Yiddish – my first/only language till the age of 3 – was when they were still alive. My father also often quoted an Aramaic saying from the Talmud (we are a people schooled in many tongues), “Girsa de-yankuta girsa,” which basically translates to “Lessons learned as a young child are lessons learned for life.”  

Continue Reading

ZOETIC STAGE’S ‘THE PILLOWMAN’ SHOCKINGLY GOOD

Written By Michelle F. Solomon

Originally published on artburstmiami.com

Remember sitting around a campfire listening to ghost stories? For me, it was the pitch black of the forest of the Pocono mountains, each storyteller trying to top the one before them with a yarn even more horrific. Zoetic Stage’s season opener provokes a similar feeling with its in-the-round production of British playwright Martin McDonagh’s “The Pillowman” running through Sunday, Nov. 10 at the Carnival Studio in the Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts, Miami.

Continue Reading

Underwater with Miami City Ballet’s “A Midsummer Night’s Dream”

With a grand statement, Miami City Ballet opens their 2024-2025 season with George Balachine’s “A Midsummer Night’s Dream.” For those connecting the dots, Balanchine choreographed a ballet inspired by William Shakespeare’s ethereal play of the same name, scored by Felix Mendelssohn’s music also titled after the play. What Miami City Ballet has premiered before, they bring back with vigor and polish. Their own take on the woodlands of the Fairie Kingdom? An underwater, coastal plane, nodding to their Florida roots.

Continue Reading

An LGBTQ Take On ‘The Fantasticks’ Has More Magic Than Ever

Audience members of all stripes are likely to find much to love in Island City Stage’s charming production of The Fantasticks. After first premiering off-Broadway in 1960 to mixed reviews, this little-show-that-could shocked even its investors by proceeding to run for a record-breaking 42 years. It has since had one major off-Broadway revival, during which it ran 11 more, and continues to be one of the most performed musicals around the world.

Continue Reading

Slow Burn’s ‘The Witches of Eastwick’ Soars with Sexy Musical Magic!

If anything, Broward Center-based Slow Burn Theatre Company knows how to pick their musicals and put on a spectacular show. They chose the perfect opener for their exceptional 15th Anniversary Season in THE WITCHES OF EASTWICK: A Musical Comedy, with book and lyrics by John Dempsey and music by Dana P. Rowe. The musical features a trio of sexy, unfulfilled women who discover their supernatural powers together, claim their right to happiness, then join in extinguishing the evil “influencer” they’d inadvertently conjured up to fulfill their deepest desires.

Continue Reading

A Bittersweet ‘Lovesong’ Worth Hearing From Thinking Cap Theatre

No less impactful for its understated nature, Thinking Cap Theatre’s current production of playwright Abi Morgan’s Lovesong is a beautifully bittersweet journey through one heterosexual couple’s 40 year marriage. Somewhat more down-to-earth than some of the company’s more experimental ventures, the play features the aforementioned couple as the only onstage characters. But, adding a stirring spark to what would otherwise be a fairly conventional domestic drama, the play intersperses scenes of the couple in their youth with snapshots of them in their old-age. 

Continue Reading

Lake Worth Playhouse’s ‘The Prom’ Roars & Soars

Back with another rockstar production, Lake Worth Playhouse’s “The Prom” is a testament to love, acceptance, and the magic that prom night can bring. As the second production in their 72nd season, “The Prom” is another facet in cultivating the next generation of theater-goers that this playhouse and so many others like it are doing. Lake Worth is giving performing opportunities to students, and few do. Students and adults alike who haven’t seen “The Prom” are going to love it.

Continue Reading
1 2 3 58