Actors Keith Baker and Teddy Warren fit their roles admirably in playwright Jon Morans’ “Old Wicked Songs”, a drama set to music that is running now though February 4 at GableStage in Coral Gables.
Playwright David Rosenberg’s drama “Wicked Son”, which had its world premiere on January 12 and is running through January 29 at Zoetic Stage at the Adrienne Arsht Center in Miami, centers on the tensions of a Jewish family over the war between Israel and Palestinian terrorists.
Can young newlyweds survive five flights of stairs and no heat in a frigid New York City winter? What if they also have opposing personalities and ideas on how to enjoy life … outside of the bedroom?
The word “Boeing” is a well-known trademark — the nameplate of a famous airplane manufacturer known throughout the world, particularly for its “7”-class aircraft designations — 707, 737, 747 and so on. (It’s also renowned for doors falling off in mid-flight, but that’s another issue).
The acclaimed production, Fiddler on the Roof,winner of nine Tony Awards, including Best Musical, has been entertaining audiences since the tune- and tale-filled saga first took to the stage in 1964.
With only 2 weeks into 2024, LakehouseRanchDotPng kicks off the new year with an insightful new play; PUSH. by Mackenzie Raine Kirkman. Directed by Artistic Director Brandon Urrutia, this new play takes on the age-old issue of divorce – the failing of a relationship and what it means for each person.
There’s a reason why Greek myths, and their gods, continue to resonate and inspire through the ages. Classical deities – depicted as more “human” than their successors – both glorify and condemn all the great passions of human nature. Love, hate, jealousy, ambition, determination, trust and faith. But perhaps more than anything, by the mere act of telling and retelling their stories, we solidify the power and salvation of “the arts.”
Another hit jukebox musical is currently on at the Adrienne Arsht Center in Miami with the arrival of The Cher Show, running from January 2nd through the 7th. Cher, the icon, has become an iconic musical, packed with your favorite songs to hum along to. The singer’s entire life was displayed on stage throughout the course of the performance, and it’s quite the presentation; it’s amazing.
To end out the 2023 year, Slow Burn Theatre Company is currently performing one outstanding production through New Year’s Eve: The Little Mermaid at the Amaturo Theater, Broward Center, wows and amazes its audience through its production value and uncanny ability to stir up some nostalgia. South Florida Theater Magazine was there on opening night to catch a glimpse of a life under the sea, and I was pleased to have a kids’ musical bring me as much joy as those kids around me in the audience.
Our holiday season may be coming to a close but “Tom Dugan season,” in what’s fast becoming a regular feature of South Florida theater, lives on. The popular, LA-based playwright/actor who critics describe as “a national treasure” is best known for his breakout, multi-award-winning, one-man show Wiesenthal, where he portrays the life and ideals of the world’s most famous Nazi hunter. I saw Dugan play the lead in an awe-inspiring performance years ago. But you can still catch the play periodically (last seen at Miami’s GableStage, featuring David Kwiat, in 2019). And it’s coming up next month at the Pompano Beach Cultural Center, with Dugan again in the starring role. (Wiesenthal’s mission lives on, as well, through The Simon Wiesenthal Center, dedicated to fighting “the ever-morphing scourge of antisemitism” in the US and abroad.)
