Inaugural ‘Owl’ New Play Festival approaching

Inaugural ‘Owl’ New Play Festival approaching

  By AARON KRAUSE For a decade, Florida Atlantic University’s Theatre Lab in Boca Raton has offered a weekend-long series of new play readings. Now, the university’s professional resident theater company dedicated solely to new work has turned the annual event into a three-week festival featuring two full productions and...

Read more
‘two of us on the run’ begins its journey at Theatre Lab in Boca Raton

‘two of us on the run’ begins its journey at Theatre Lab in Boca Raton

Photo by Morgan Sophia Photography J (Kimmie Harvey) and C (Abbie Fricke) appear in a scene from the world premiere production of two of us on the run at Theatre Lab.   By AARON KRAUSE Steve McMahon’s promising new play, two of us on the run, is like a map...

Read more
With a new year comes readings of new plays

With a new year comes readings of new plays

  South Florida residents and visitors will have several chances this month and in April to help develop new work for live theater. First, Palm Beach Dramaworks (PBD) will hold its annual Perlberg Festival of New Plays from Friday, Jan. 17 through Sunday, Jan. 19. The venue is the professional,...

Read more
The Wick’s ‘Joseph’ is stirring entertainment

The Wick’s ‘Joseph’ is stirring entertainment

Photo by Amy Pasquantonio The cast of The Wick Theatre’s Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat performs on the production’s functional set.   By AARON KRAUSE The titular garment is hardly the only impressive aspect of The Wick Theatre and Museum Club’s admirable professional production of the unforgettable classic musical...

Read more
Theatre Lab’s ‘The Last Yiddish Speaker’ is haunting

Theatre Lab’s ‘The Last Yiddish Speaker’ is haunting

Photo by Morgan Sophia Photography Chava (Patti Gardner) and Sarah (Gemma Berg) enjoy an easy rapport in The Last Yiddish Speaker.” Looking on is Sarah’s father, Paul (Stephen Schnetzer).    By AARON KRAUSE Forget ghosts and goblins. Deborah Zoe Laufer’s frightening and moving drama, The Last Yiddish Speaker, centers on...

Read more
Barbra Streisand show lands in Boca Raton

Barbra Streisand show lands in Boca Raton

  Have you ever wondered what might happen if you stopped waiting for permission and began believing in yourself? Just ask Barbra Streisand. At age 21, she spent her evenings in New York City’s hottest cabaret clubs clad in funky thrift stoke finds. Meanwhile, also at age 21, acclaimed performer...

Read more
The Wick’s ‘Bye Bye Birdie’ bewitches

The Wick’s ‘Bye Bye Birdie’ bewitches

Photo by Amy Pasquantonio Albert Peterson (Jeremy Benton) and Rose Alvarez (Leah Sessa) share a moment.   By AARON KRAUSE Witnessing The Wick Theatre & Museum Club’s current winning production of Bye Bye Birdie is the next best thing to traveling back to the 1950s in a time machine. No...

Read more

‘The Berlin Diaries’ come to believable life at Theatre Lab

Photo by Morgan Sophia Photography Avi Hoffman and Niki Fridh are animated as they portray characters in The Berlin Diaries.   By AARON KRAUSE Playwright Andrea Stolowitz found lost relatives as she developed her autobiographical play, The Berlin Diaries. And now, while watching the funny and moving piece, you have...

Read more
The Wick’s stirring ‘I Love a Piano’ will make you nostalgic

The Wick’s stirring ‘I Love a Piano’ will make you nostalgic

Photo by Amy Pasquantonio Cast members perform while surrounding the titular piano.    By AARON KRAUSE If America’s favorite Little Orphan Annie were a real person, you couldn’t help but believe that the vibrant red-headed young girl would have befriended composer-lyricist Irving Berlin (1888-1989). And vice versa. Surely their shared...

Read more
Take in a show in vibrant South Florida region

Take in a show in vibrant South Florida region

    The 2023-24 theater season in South Florida is in full gear with shows opening regularly. Below is a round-up of just a few offerings in the region. YI Love Jewish presents a reading of A People by LM Feldman, and starring Avi Hoffman, who is also directing. The...

Read more