‘South Pacific’ enchants at Lauderhill Performing Arts Center
Photo by Clifford Spulock Emile de Becque (Christopher Sanders) and Ensign Nellie Forbush (Casey Sacco) admire each other. By AARON KRAUSE “Don’t die Emile!” Nellie Forbush pleads toward the end of the Pulitzer Prize winning classic 1949 musical, South Pacific. And in a heartfelt and enchanting current professional co-production...
‘Legally Blonde’ will win you over at the Lauderhill Performing Arts Center
Photo by Jerahmeel James All eyes are on Elle Woods (Ariela Pizza) in ACM Theatricals’ production of Legally Blond, part of the Broadway at LPAC series. By AARON KRAUSE Omigod you guys and gals! Elle Woods is so much more than a stereotypical blonde in Broadway at LPAC’s dynamic...
LPAC delivers a winning ‘9 to 5’ to open season
Photo by Jerahmeel James Employees Doralee Rhodes (Anna Cappelli), Violet Newstead (Dalia Aleman) and Judy Bernly (Caiti Marlowe) express themselves in LPAC’s production of 9 to 5. By AARON KRAUSE Broadway at LPAC’s engaging and believable professional production of 9 to 5 is a fitting tribute to country music...
’42nd Street’ sparkles at LPAC
Photo by David Popken The cast performs a scene from the Broadway at LPAC’s production of “42nd Street.” By AARON KRAUSE In the classic Broadway musical, 42nd Street, a character invites another to “come on along and listen to…the lullaby of Broadway.” But a current professional production of...
A fine cast shines in ‘The Full Monty’ in Lauderhill
Photo courtesy of Lauderhill Performing Arts Center The men prepare for their big night in The Full Monty. By AARON KRAUSE Do the men of The Full Monty really strip naked all the way? They come pretty close. At least they do in Broadway in Lauderhill’s strong season-opening production...
‘Beauty and the Beast’ is a winner at Lauderhill’s LPAC
Photo by Carol Kassie Belle (Rebecca Rene Kelley) and the beast (James Arthur Douglas) dance with each other. By AARON KRAUSE LAUDERHILL — With incidents of bullying and resultant suicides in the news, it’s an appropriate time to mount a production of Beauty and the Beast. Sure,...