By Logan Culwell-Block
Broadway’s Boop! Will Release a Cast Album
‘PAINTING CHURCHES’ Unveils a Portrait of the Artist as a Family in Turmoil
Tolstoy’s famous quote that “Happy families are all alike; every unhappy family is unhappy in its own way” likely applies double to families of artists. Actually, both happy and unhappy parts tend to be exacerbated by artistic temperaments known for remarkable sensitivity, passion … but also selfishness.
A Tasty New Take On Hamlet In Island City Stage’s ‘Fat Ham’
No matter how many times you happen to have seen Hamlet, odds are likely low that you have ever seen anything like Fat Ham. And, assuming you are lucky enough to snag a highly sought after ticket, you would be missing out on a genuinely good time if you choose not to indulge in this delicious morsel of a BBQ-meets-Shakespeare tale at Wilton Manors’ Island City Stage, where it will be playing until only this May 4th.
Chilling Commentary From History in ‘Camping With Henry and Tom’
From the moment we walk in to Palm Beach Dramaworks’ current production of Camping with Henry and Tom, we are ushered into the world of the play through Bert Scott’s stunningly detailed forest set. If not for a screen against the back wall of the stage, onto which are projected images and video designed by Adam J Thompson that further set the scene with period appropriate imagery, one could almost be fooled into thinking they were still outside!
Actresses Creat Poignant Memories Despite Hostilities In a Moving ‘Summer, 1976’ at GableStage
The expression “opposites attract” does not always apply in the evolution of relationships. Playwright David Auburn’s drama “Summer, 1976”, running now through April 20 at GableStage in Coral Gables, is a dramatic story of how two women who seem to have nothing in common eventually come to appreciate their differences over a period of close to five decades.
Delray’s ‘Murder on the Orient Express’ Balances Humor and Murder
Currently in its 78th season, the Delray Beach Playhouse just wrapped a production of Agatha Christie’s Murder on the Orient Express, which ran March 21st through April 13th, and it brought to life one of Agatha Christie’s most-famous detective novels, of the same name. Featuring local South Florida talent, the company produces classic theater for the Delray community, situated right on the edge of Lake Ida. For those that have not been to one of hidden gem’s performances yet, I highly recommend making an evening out of their final production of the season: The Bridges of Madison County.
‘SOUTH PACIFIC’ at LPAC is a Timeless Classic that Still Enchants and Enlightens
“Some enchanted evening, when you find your true love…” For me that enchanted evening took place at the outdoor Jones Beach Theatre in Wantagh, NY. Many, many years ago, when I was 16. And the “true love” that I found was a lifelong passion for live theater (musicals in particular).
It’s Opening Night at ‘Smash’ on Broadway April 10
By Logan Culwell-Block
Originally published on playbill.com.
Tech is officially over! Cult favorite TV series Smash officially opens its long-awaited debut as a Broadway stage musical April 10 at the Imperial Theatre, after beginning previews March 11. Five-time Tony winner Susan Stroman is directing with Joshua Bergasse continuing his work from the NBC series as choreographer.
‘THE IMPOSSIBLE TASK OF TODAY’ Tackles Our Brave New World with Friendship, Empathy, and High Drama
If New York Times deputy editor of culture and lifestyle Melissa Kirsch finds herself suffering from “the blues” attributed to too many hours spent scrolling and watching digital screens (aware of the dangers of FOMO, she no longer checks out Facebook friends), where does that leave the rest of us? What Kirsch was watching – even those cute Instagram dog reels – didn’t matter as much as the quantity: her brain was simply overtaxed from constantly “consuming content” at the expense of live human interaction.
Travel Through Time with ‘Respect: A Musical Journey of Women’
