When tallying the shows that I’ve been to as a critic that I probably never would have gone to see otherwise, Cats definitely has to top the list. In fact, I don’t think I was even aware that Cats was still on tour until I received an invite to the production currently playing at the Kravis Center.
Barely two months into 2022, the omicron version of the coronavirus has, for a second time, messed with the schedule of a stage production at the Wick Theater in Boca Raton, said Marilynn Wick, the managing executive producer.
There is certainly something to be commended in Slow Burn Theatre Company’s selection of Once On This Islandfor this slot in its season, a musical that, despite being written by a white composer and lyricist, calls for an entirely non-white cast.
Just when you start to worry that Be More Chillmight be shaping up to be a conventional coming of age comedy, it instead takes a turn for the gloriously insane. This is Area Stage Company’s first show as a tenant of the Adrienne Arsht Center, and the partnership is definitely getting off to a smashing start with this high-strung high school musical.
If the Lake Worth Playhouse is already something of a hidden gem compared to the mainstream SFL theatre scene, its Black Box series is an even smaller and lesser known but arguably more intriguing offering than its mainstage counterpart. Trafficking in plays “whose subjects or themes are both thought provoking and relevant to today’s world,” the series is offering one more weekend of its current production of God Of Carnage.
If you intend to follow in the footsteps of powerful-voiced actress/singer Ethel Merman, you’d best do more than vocalize. You’ve got to BELT!
If you’re looking for a group of great belters and a show inspired by the likes of Ms. Merman and her flock, check out the Wick Theatre’s production of Gypsy that continues through Feb. 13.
You don’t have to get very far into Armature by Andrew Kramer before it is clear that the play is building towards an inflammatory conclusion. Eerie references to a “burning” emerge early on in this world premiere offering from Island City Stage, a burning that, when it finally occurs, seems to be a shocking yet inevitable result of threatening racial, sexual, and political tensions threaded throughout the story.
Somewhere along the way after rewatching my absolute favorite show, Sex & The City, for probably the tenth time now (I wish I was exaggerating), and the excitement of the newest part of the franchise And Just Like That (the revival that aired Dec. 9th)… I couldn’t help but realize I haven’t yet written about my girlfriends. And what’s a better time than the month of love? Girlfriends, although a different kind of love, are no less important than any other relationship. As Mr. Big famously said about his beloved Carrie to her best friends, Charlotte, Miranda and Samantha,
“You three know her better than anyone, you’re the loves of her life. And a guy’s just lucky to come in fourth.”
Talking over coffee with singer/actress/dancer Patti Gardner at a bagel shop in Boynton Beach is remarkably enjoyable – like chatting with a longtime friend. She speaks about her loving 43-year marriage to husband, Neal; their twin daughters who turned 40 years of age last November and the fact that after her interview, she planned on driving to Vero Beach to visit with her grandchildren.
After a long-awaited month, I am back with the third and final part of my move-out journey series that has been the main subject in my life since August. I started this exciting series with a positive outlook on growth and change in Part One, continued Part Two with the less fun details of preparing for a move, and now we are at Part Three which is a reflection post move-out. I write this blog as I now sit in my fully furnished apartment, looking out at my view of the sunset and silhouette buildings, all whilst cuddled up in a furry blanket on the couch.
