BY ANDREW GANS
Originally published on playbill.com.
Alyssa Milano Is Roxie Hart in Broadway’s ‘Chicago’
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.”
Seraphic Fire Opens Music History 101 Season with Musical Time Travel
75 minutes of a 1000-year melodic journey from Medieval to Contemporary
Artistic Director Patrick Dupre Quigley and the Seraphic Fire artists perform a crash course on the history of Western music in one lively evening with chorus, period keyboard instruments, and cello. The contrasts and connections between eras will be on full display: the stark simplicity of Medieval chant, the rich polyphony of the Renaissance, the ornate structure of the Baroque, the elegant balance of the Classical, the passionate intensity of the Romantic, and the creative ingenuity of the Contemporary.
HELLO, GORGEOUS! HELLO, WEST PALM BEACH!
FUNNY GIRL IS COMING TO THE KRAVIS CENTER JANUARY 28 – FEBRUARY 2, 2025.
TICKETS ON SALE SEPTEMBER 20
(West Palm Beach, FL) – FUNNY GIRL, the sensational musical comedy revival, is coming to The Raymond F. Kravis Center for the Performing Arts for a limited engagement from January 28 to February 2, 2025. Tickets will be available starting on September 20 at 10 a.m.
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
Everyone knows and loves the story of The Little Mermaid. Maybe the centuries-old fairytale was your favorite childhood bedtime story. Or perhaps you loved the Disney animated version (I may have watched it so many times when I was little that I somehow damaged the VHS tape in the process). Or you might have tuned in for the star-studded live-action remake last summer. Regardless, one thing is for certain: when it comes to the brand-new adaptation currently being performed at Florida Atlantic University’s Theatre Lab, you’ve never seen The Little Mermaid quite like this before.
CHANI LISBON SHARES FUNNY JOKES ON GROWING UP AS AN ORTHODOX JEW IN TWO SOUTH FLORIDA FUNDRAISERS THIS MONTH
Since comedienne Chani Lisbon moved to Hollywood (Florida) from New York City last year, she has been steadily booked at many South Florida venues sharing adventures growing up in a large Jewish Orthodox family in her show titled “Unorthodox Comedy”. Lisbon will be performing “Unorthodox Comedy” twice this month on Wednesday, September 18 in Hallandale Beach and on Thursday, September 26 in Bay Harbor at two fundraising events in support of Israel Defense Forces hostage families.
Carbonell Awards Announce 120 Finalists for 2023-2024 Theater Season
(South Florida – September 16, 2024) Gary Schweikhart, board president of the Carbonell Awards, South Florida’s Theater & Arts Honors, today announced the top six finalists in 20 competitive categories for the 2023-2024 theater season. A total of 89 professional productions at 29 theatres were evaluated by a diverse group of more than 40 judges representing all three participating counties (Broward, Miami-Dade, Palm Beach).
Tony Award-Winning Musical THE CHER SHOW Comes to The Broward Center
(Fort Lauderdale, FL.) – Bank of America Broadway in Fort Lauderdale Series with presenting Sponsor Nicklaus Children’s Hospital, announced today that the stunning brand-new production of the Tony Award-winning musical THE CHER SHOW comes to Broward Center for the Performing Arts in Fort Lauderdale for 8 performances November 19-24, 2024. THE CHER SHOW is 35 smash hits, six decades of stardom, two rock-star husbands, a Grammy, an Oscar, an Emmy, and enough Tony Award-winning Bob Mackie gowns to cause a sequin shortage in New York City, all in one unabashedly fabulous new musical that will have audiences dancing in the aisles!
THE GRINCH is Coming to Steal Christmas in Fort Lauderdale!
