Partnership between Cincinnati theater companies should appeal to Bard, history buffs
(Photos courtesy of Cincinnati Shakespeare Company and Ensemble Theatre of Cincinnati) Othello (William Oliver Watkins) tries to reason with Iago (Nicholas Rose) to no avail in Cincinnati Shakespeare Company’s production of Othello. At right are cast members of Ensemble Theatre of Cincinnati’s production of Red Velvet. CINCINNATI — Theater...
Six new plays in running to receive prestigious prize
While the “Red Carpet,” glorious clothes and this year’s best movies grab much of the attention, it’s also time for highly promising new plays to receive their moment in the spotlight. With that said, a committee comprising critics has selected six finalists for the Harold and Mimi Steinberg/ATCA New Play...
Characters, issues in If I Forget will stay with you
Photo by George Schiavone Holly Fischer (Patti Gardner) speaks her piece as family members look on in GableStage’s production of If I Forget. CORAL GABLES, Fla. — In Tony Award-winning playwright Steven Levenson’s deeply unsettling drama If I Forget, dread hovers over a family like funnel clouds over Hurricane-ravaged Puerto Rico last...
Theatre Lab’s ‘The Revolutionists’ is an empowering, engaging experience
(Photo by Amatista Photography) Mia Matthews, Niki Fridh, Candice Marie Singleton and Nicole Stoica play different characters united behind similar goals in The Revolutionists. BOCA RATON, Fla. — Throughout theater history, sisterhood and the scaffold might never have blended so seamlessly, compellingly and invigoratingly as it has in Lauren...
Main Street Players admirably stages furiously funny Hollywood satire
Photo by Dennis Lyzniak Sandi Stock, as Hollywood “fixer” Morgan Wright, shocks everyone in Main Street Players’ production of Clark Gable Slept Here. MIAMI LAKES — You might want to don protective gear before seeing Clark Gable Slept Here, a pitch-black comedy by multi award-winning, versatile Miami-area playwright Michael McKeever....
Palm Beach Dramaworks’ ‘On Golden Pond’ is touching and funny
Photo by Alicia Donelan Ethel Thayer (Pat Bowie) tries to get through to her husband, Norman (John Felix), in Palm Beach Dramaworks’ staging of On Golden Pond. WEST PALM BEACH — If you were to read the 1979 classic, beloved play On Golden Pond, it might seem easy to lump...
Satire about race, capitalism set in the wrestling ring
MIAMI BEACH — A penetrating, biting, searing, satiric play about race, hypocrisy, capitalism and celebrity worship currently in production in South Beach takes us into….a professional wrestling ring. The Elaborate Entrance of Chad Deity, a powerhouse of a play by Kristoffer Diaz, might be unlike anything you’ve seen in live theater....
‘Zanna, Don’t!’ charms, engages
Photo by George Wentzler Zanna (Conor Walton) communicates with his pet bird in Island City Stage’s production of Zanna, Don’t! WILTON MANORS, Fla — You’d have to be a fuddy-duddy or a complete cynic not to feel refreshed and uplifted after seeing the award-winning Off-Broadway hit musical, Zanna, Don’t! This...
Former ‘Peter Pan’ star fondly recalls her past
(Photo by Aaron Krause) Sandy Duncan excitedly greets an audience member after her interview at Palm Beach Dramaworks WEST PALM BEACH — She may no longer fly, but Sandy Duncan can still move abruptly. And she knows how to make a hard landing. The 71-year-old beloved star, with a...
Finding Neverland fails to soar to great heights
Photo by Jeremy Daniel Here is the part of the national touring cast of Finding Neverland during a playful scene WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — Sorry Tink. Your special fairy dust doesn’t transform Finding Neverland into the magical, soaring stage musical it could be. With its eye candy, child characters, live...
