‘I Grew Up Obsessed’: Remembering Chita Rivera
I want to dedicate this week to Chita Rivera! There is no way I can cover all the incredible aspects of her in one column, so I’m just going to give a soupçon of her remarkable life and add stories in future columns.
A ‘Carousel’ Ride Back in Time
I always loved carousels as a child (one of my earliest photos, and memories, took place on a carousel in Coney Island). So of course I hopped right onto the horse for a short, fun spin on the colorful carousel (complete with barker) stationed at the entrance of The Wick Theatre to promote their latest show.
Winning Plays of the Seventh Annual Young Playwrights 10-Minute Play Contest Read Onstage at Palm Beach Dramaworks
West Palm Beach, Fla. – One of Palm Beach Dramaworks’ most inspiring evenings, the presentation of the winning plays of the Young Playwrights 10-Minute Play Contest (YPC), took place at the Don & Ann Brown Theatre on Wednesday, February 28. The 10 winning plays received staged readings by professional actors in front of an enthusiastic audience.
Refuge or Rejection? The ‘1000 Miles’ Experience
Every day that goes by confirms we are now living in a dystopian future projected by sci-fi writers of the past. George Orwell’s iconic 1984 appears to resonate in our year of 2024 the most. The job of the book’s protagonist is to erase and rewrite history – daily. He works for the “Ministry of Truth” where facts are basically made up and no one can escape “Big Brother” surveillance. Everyone’s interior living and outdoor space is surrounded by screens that both see them and constantly broadcast fake news while regularly scheduled rallies rev up emotions for revenge upon the day’s perceived enemy. Sound familiar?
Carousel at Wick Combines Excellent Music, Dance with Extraordinary Tale of Divine Redemptive Power
Rodgers and Hammerstein’s Carousel – a complex, intriguing combination of music, life experience (both good and bad) and fantasy – is playing at the Wick Theatre in Boca Raton. A morality tale about the power of redemption set against a carnivalesque background, it was the second musical created by Richard Rodgers (music) and Oscar Hammerstein II (book and lyrics) – the duo that debuted as a team with Oklahoma a year or so earlier.
‘Moulin Rouge!’ The Musical Catapults a Hedonistic Fever Dream to Broward Center
By Alison Glass
Spectacular! Spectacular! Christian Douglas dazzles as his composer namesake in this heady stage production inspired by the final act of Australian director Baz Luhrmann’s Red Curtain trilogy.
“Welcome, you gorgeous collection of reprobates and rascals, artistes and arrivistes, soubrettes and sodomites.”
Looking For The Light In Vanessa Garcia’s ‘1000 Miles’
Though it’s not uncommon to hear a work of art be described as one that “sheds light” on a particular subject, playwright Vanessa Garcia is taking the metaphor to a new level with the upcoming world premiere of 1000 Miles, a unique piece that will see its world premiere this weekend as a pioneering co-production by New City Players and Abre Camino Collective.
MIAMI NEW DRAMA’S ‘A WONDERFUL WORLD’ HEADING TO BROADWAY
Written By Michelle F. Solomon
Originally published on artburstmiami.com