These ‘Steel Magnolias’ will win you over at Empire Stage

These ‘Steel Magnolias’ will win you over at Empire Stage

Photo courtesy of Art Buzz Theatrics and Florida Theatrical Events Shelby (Alexandra Van Hasselt, front) and Clairee (Elissa D. Solomon) laugh during an upbeat scene from a South Florida co-production of the Robert Harling comedy-drama, Steel Magnolias.   By AARON KRAUSE In the script for his funny and moving 1980’s-set...

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Cast of The Cripple of Inishmaan finds humanity behind characters’ oddities 

Cast of The Cripple of Inishmaan finds humanity behind characters’ oddities 

WEST PALM BEACH — If he were a real person, Johnnypateenmike O’Dougal would never win a “Citizen of the Year” award. Guaranteed. He talks incessantly, regardless of whether anyone in the room wants to hear his babble. He’s a self-centered, rude, loud, crotchety, curmudgeon. Picture an individual walking into a...

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