Lake Worth Playhouse’s ‘The Prom’ Roars & Soars
HOFFMAN AND KULA COMBINE TALENTS WITH DANCERS FOR A MEMORABLE ‘YIDDISH TANGOS’ MUSICAL SHOW AT AVENTURA CENTER
Noted South Florida legends Avi Hoffman and Klezmer Company Jazz Orchestra Director Aaron Kula team with many dancers to perform in “Yiddish Tangos” on Saturday, October 19 at 8 p.m. at the Aventura Arts and Cultural Center in Aventura.
In The Pompano Players’ ‘Love, Loss, and What I Wore,’ Every Closet Tells a Story
A person’s wardrobe can evoke just as many memories as their camera roll or scrapbook can. My own closet still boasts the cozy zip-up hoodie I gave my bat mitzvah guests as a party favor, the classic floor-length black dress I wore to my senior prom, and the chunky orange-and-green beads my university handed out at graduation. Love, Loss, and What I Wore takes this idea of one’s closet being a time capsule and brings it to life onstage, kicking off the Pompano Players’ inaugural season at the Pompano Beach Cultural Center in the most unforgettable, relatable, and of course, hilarious way possible.
Wick Theatre Opens 11th Season with Frank Ferrante’s One-Man Comedy, ‘An Evening With Groucho’
The Wick Theatre in Boca Raton has just kicked off its 11th season with a praiseworthy comic production – a side splitting one-man show that lets audiences re-experience the feisty spirit, delightful mirth and wild merriment of the funnyman we called “the one, the only – Groucho.”
PPTOPA’s ‘Putting It Together’ Celebrates Sondheim’s Iconic Musical Numbers with Talent, Exuberance, and Style
We appear to still be in the midst of a Stephen Sondheim revival. While tributes and accolades have increased exponentially since his passing at age 91 in 2021, the American composer and lyricist – regarded as one of the most important figures in 20th century musical theater – has never been out of fashion. How could he be? After all, he’s the theatrical elder credited with reinventing the American musical!
Adam Lambert and Auli’i Cravalho Are the New Stars of Broadway’s Cabaret
BY LOGAN CULWELL-BLOCK
Originally published on playbill.com.
The immersive revival of the Kander and Ebb musical continues its run at the Kit Kat Club in the August Wilson Theatre.
Adam Lambert and Auli’i Cravalho join Broadway’s Cabaret as The Emcee and Sally Bowles, respectively, September 16, and new production shots offer a first look at the new stars.
Alyssa Milano Is Roxie Hart in Broadway’s ‘Chicago’
BY ANDREW GANS
Originally published on playbill.com.
TV star Alyssa Milano—of Who’s the Boss? and Charmed fame—made her Broadway debut in the Tony-winning revival of Chicago September 16.
Milano stepped into the role of Roxie Hart for a limited engagement through November 10 at the Ambassador Theatre. The evening also welcomed the return of Kimberly Marable, Raymond Bokhour, and NaTasha Yvette Williams to the roles of Velma Kelly, Amos Hart, and Matron “Mama” Morton, respectively.
Here’s…Vivian! ‘SIDEKICKED’ No More, I Love Lucy Co-Star Vivian Vance (aka Ethel Mertz) Claims the Spotlight at Boca Stage
It ain’t easy being second fiddle. Even for TV’s most famous and beloved “second banana” Ethel Mertz who played Lucille Ball’s frumpy, housecoat-wearing neighbor for nine seasons of “I Love Lucy” and related TV comedies from 1951 through 1965. Everyone loved Vivian Vance’s portrayal of Ethel which won her the first Emmy for Best Supporting Actress in 1953. But when fans begged for her autograph and Vivian signed her real name, they’d ask for a redo as “Ethel.”
PLENTY OF LAUGHS, NOSTALGIA IN ‘GOLDEN GIRLS THE LAUGHS CONTINUE’ AT THE BROWARD CENTER
Whether or not you remember the famous “Golden Girls” situation comedy television series about the everyday antics of four senior women living together in a Miami home, audiences will laugh heartily as five actors team to recreate the nostalgia of the series in “Golden Girls The Laughs Continue” running now through September 29 at the Broward Center for the Performing Arts in Ft. Lauderdale.
Theatre Lab’s ‘The Little Mermaid’ is a Creative Twist on the Classic Tale
