‘The Play That Goes Wrong’ opens Loxen’s season
By AARON KRAUSE If South Florida’s Loxen Entertainment, Inc. does its job well during the nonprofit company’s season-opening show, the actors will seem inept. Indeed, appearing incompetent is the goal for the season opener…and no, that’s not a misprint. “The whole show needs to look like a disaster,...
A ‘Peter Pan’ for modern times lands in Miami
PHOTO BY MATTHEW MURPHY The titular character comes flying in for the rescue in a new non-equity national touring production of Peter Pan. By AARON KRAUSE Before intermission of a new production of Peter Pan, the titular character and Tiger Lily, among others, run together toward the audience and enthusiastically...
Hamilton makes history learning fun, imparts valuable lessons
Photo by Joan Marcus The ultra-popular Hamilton remains docked in Miami through March 24 By AARON KRAUSE With the state of our country today, maybe we need to go back in time and learn (or re-learn) why our forefathers founded this nation. And there aren’t that many better shows...
New Broadway Touring seasons announced for Miami, Ft. Lauderdale
If you live in South Florida and fear that you won’t be able to get to New York City to see MJ The Musical on Broadway, you will have two chances to see the four-time Tony Award-Winning hit locally. Specifically, the Broadway touring production of MJ The Musical will come...
‘Pretty Woman’ adaptation wins us over anew in non-equity national touring production
Photo by Matthew Murphy for MurphyMade Chase Wolfe and Ellie Baker co-star in “Pretty Woman: The Musical” at the Adrienne Arsht Center. The touring stop in Miami runs through Sunday, Dec. 10. By AARON KRAUSE Fans of the hit 1990 romantic comedy film, Pretty Woman will be happy to...
Small Miami theater company wins award, triumphs with its recent show
Photo by Juan Gamero Lola (Noellle Nicholas) dons a mask when Lauren becomes a camgirl at her home at night. By AARON KRAUSE Face it: We humans are complex, mysterious, even frustrating beings. Indeed, we may exhibit contradictory traits (think “Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde.”) And it can be...
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...
New City Players’ ‘Cry Old Kingdom’ emits a vital sound
The artist Edwin (Denzel McCausland) and his wife, Judith (Odlenika Joseph) harbor different ideas about how to deal with the murderous Duvalier regime in 1960s Haiti in New City Players’ production of Cry Old Kingdom. By AARON KRAUSE What sacrifices would you make for freedom? What about just to...
‘Wicked’ is a winner in Miami
Photo by Joan Marcus Lissa deGuzman plays Elphaba in an equity national touring production playing in Miami. By AARON KRAUSE Clearly defining the megahit musical Wicked can prove almost as daunting as defying gravity. Indeed, it is part origin story, part musical, part fantasy, part prequel, part fable, part...
‘Aladdin’ astonishes anew
The titular character (Adi Roy) touches gold in an equity national touring production of Aladdin. By AARON KRAUSE The last time Aladdin visited South Florida, life as we knew it was still operating. Specifically, a little less than three years ago, in January 2020, virtually nobody...
