South Florida theater awards, nominations announced

South Florida theater awards, nominations announced

  Even as a new live theater season has begun in South Florida, it is time to honor the excellence that artists displayed during the past year. In the region that includes Miami-Dade, Broward, and Palm Beach counties, there are at least two opportunities to recognize greatness in live theater:...

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Thinking Cap Theatre will present season thanks to community’s response to appeal

Thinking Cap Theatre will present season thanks to community’s response to appeal

Photo courtesy of Thinking Cap Theatre One of Thinking Cap Theatre’s last productions at the MAD Arts Gallery in Dania Beach was the world premiere of O Christmas Tree by Bree-Anna Obst and Nicole Stodard. In the production last holiday season, Anne (Carol Sussman), Frankie (Phillip Andrew Santiago), and Claudia...

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Time travel, comedy make meaty play an engaging experience

Time travel, comedy make meaty play an engaging experience

Photo by Morgan Sophia Photography The titular character (Sarah Romeo) plots with her Uncle Craig (Troy Davidson) in the Florida premiere of The Many Wondrous Realities of Jasmine Starr-Kidd.   By AARON KRAUSE Time travel sounds so tempting, doesn’t it? Indeed, if you regret something that you did, you simply...

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Boca Stage relocates

Boca Stage relocates

  Photo by Amy Pasquantonio Political “fixer” Nathan Berkshire (Wayne LeGette) comforts assemblyman Julius Lee (Paul Wong) in Boca Stage’s recent production of Warrior Class at Boca Raton’s Sol Theatre. Now, Boca Stage will mount its shows at the larger Delray Beach Playhouse.   By AARON KRAUSE Boca Stage has a...

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Summer Shorts: Homegrown Edition entertains, highlights diversity

Summer Shorts: Homegrown Edition entertains, highlights diversity

  Photo courtesy of Morgan Sophia Photography Roderick Randle and Bretta-Raia Curah play a futuristic couple living in a world near collapse in the short play, And Other Dreams We Had.   By AARON KRAUSE This year’s version of City Theatre’s popular annual short play festival, Summer Shorts, is a...

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‘Six Dance Lessons in Six Weeks’ charms, touches at ArtBuzz Theatrics

‘Six Dance Lessons in Six Weeks’ charms, touches at ArtBuzz Theatrics

Photo by Amy Mahon Lily Harrison (Lory Reyes) is clearly not pleased as Michael Minetti (Larry Buzzeo) is comically over-the-top.    By AARON KRAUSE Since its Los Angeles premiere and Broadway opening, Six Dance Lessons in Six Weeks has undergone translations into 14 languages and traversed the globe with productions...

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‘Medicine for the Soul’

‘Medicine for the Soul’

Tony Award nominee Josh Young portrays Rabbi Shlomo Carlebach in the film adaptation of the Broadway musical Soul Doctor.   By AARON KRAUSE Did you hear the one about the Orthodox rabbi who attended worship services at black churches and left inspired to compose a different kind of Jewish music?...

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Palm Beach Dramaworks presents a shattering ‘Topdog/Underdog’

Palm Beach Dramaworks presents a shattering ‘Topdog/Underdog’

Photo by Alicia Donelan Booth (Jovon Jacobs, right) concentrates heavily as Lincoln (George Anthony Richardson) demonstrates how to deftly operate a three-card monte game in Palm Beach Dramaworks’ production of Topdog/Underdog.   By AARON KRAUSE If a prize existed for malicious jokes, you would have to nominate the father of...

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‘Tracy Jones’ is moving, funny at Island City Stage

‘Tracy Jones’ is moving, funny at Island City Stage

Photo by Matthew Tippins Cast members Sara Grant, Irene Adjan, and Niki Fridh act out a comical scene from Island City Stage’s production of Tracy Jones.     By AARON KRAUSE Comedy can be an effective tool for playwrights to deliver messages to audiences. Indeed, once we start at least...

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‘One More Yesterday’ deserves a bright future

‘One More Yesterday’ deserves a bright future

Lydia Taylor (Angie Radosh) becomes quite popular after starring in The Vigalanny Granny.   By AARON KRAUSE Let’s not mince words: Versatile theater artist Ronnie Larsen’s new musical, One More Yesterday, is a life-affirming, funny, touching, imaginative, and gorgeous show that will invigorate you. Indeed, if you are a theater...

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