Main Street Players ‘Topdog/Underdog’ Will Surprise You
TOPDOG/UNDERDOG by Suzan-Lori Parks is not an easy play…
Let me say that again – TOPDOG/UNDERDOG by Suzan-Lori Parks is not an easy play. Because of that simple fact, I’ll be blunt and honest as I promised myself I would be for every article and every review; I went in with neutral to low expectations when I went to see this currently very popular play in the year of its 20th anniversary… and I am more than happy to say that I was pleasantly, excitedly surprised.
PAGEANT, THE MUSICAL COMEDY BEAUTY CONTEST, OPENS ISLAND CITY STAGE’S 11TH SOUTH FLORIDA SEASON ON OCTOBER 20
Tickets are on sale, now, for this glittering, glorious production; Enjoy special Mimosa Sunday on October 30.
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (October 4, 2022) – It’s Miss America meets RuPaul’s Drag Race! Pageant, The Musical Comedy Beauty Contest, will open Island City Stage’s 11th South Florida season in glamorous over-the-top style on October 20! The glittering, grandiose and glorious musical comedy runs through November 20.
Carbonell Awards Announce 120 Nominations for 2021-2022 Season
Carbonell Awards Issue Revised List of Nominations for 2021-2022 Theatre Season
Miami New Drama Tops Theater List with 24 Nominations,
Area Stage’s Beauty & the Beast Scores with 14
Awards will be Presented at Lauderhill Performing Arts Center on November 7
CENSORSHIP – HOW IT ALWAYS HURTS AND NEVER SAVES
I’m going to make this brief –
It is 2022, and Anna in the Tropics by Nilo Cruz has been banned by the Miami Dade County Public School System, prohibiting any schools from taking their students to experience this Pulitzer Prize winning play.
This unwarranted act of censorship is something that one would hope we had grown out of, but as the world has shown us, nothing is safe.
Boca’s Wick Theatre Opens Ninth Season with ‘Milk and Honey’ – Jerry Herman’s First Broadway Musical
The Wick Theatre in Boca Raton opens its ninth season this month with the five-time Tony Award-nominated musical, Milk and Honey, a sweet and inspirational musical full of romance and comedy. It stars New York Drama Desk Award-nominated actor and producer Avi Hoffman, renowned for his acclaimed performances celebrating his Jewish heritage.
Anthony Nunziata to sing ‘Love Songs from Sinatra and Beyond’ with South Florida Symphony Oct. 10 at John Knox Village in Pompano Beach
Anthony Nunziata (Photo Credit: Ó Michael Kushner photography)
Dubbed “America’s new romantic singing sensation,” Brooklyn-born, Nashville-based tenor Anthony Nunziata will join the South Florida Symphony Orchestra to kick off the John Knox Village Symphony Pops Series Monday, Oct. 10 at 7 p.m.
This memory-nudging concert will celebrate tunes made famous by Old Blue Eyes himself along with Rat Pack buddies Dean Martin and Sammy Davis. Jr. Songs include “Once in a Lifetime,” “Come Rain or Come Shine,” “Just in Time,” “That’s Amore,” “Can’t Help Falling in Love,” “Unchained Melody” and “The Prayer.”
MAIN STREET PLAYERS DELIVERS EMOTIONAL, RAW REALITY IN ‘TOPDOG/UNDERDOG’
Written By Christine Dolen
Originally published on artburstmiami.com