‘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...
A camping trip well worth taking at Palm Beach Dramaworks
Photo by Curtis Brown Photography Henry Ford (John Leonard Thompson), Thomas Edison (Rob Donohoe), and President Warren Harding (Tom Wahl) discuss issues in Mark St. Germain’s funny and thought-provoking play, Camping with Henry and Tom. By AARON KRAUSE A U.S. president, a famous inventor, and a powerful business magnate...
Acting amazes in Miami New Drama’s world premiere of imperfect ‘Birthright’
Photo by Morgan Sophia Photography Arielle Goldman and Hale Appleman appear in a scene from Miami New Drama’s world premiere production of Jonathan Spector’s Birthright. By AARON KRAUSE Multiple times, the lights go out in a room with a hot tub in Miami New Drama’s (MIND) impressively naturalistic professional...
‘A New Newer Normal’ delivers laughs at MSP
Photo by Sefanja Galon Kenneth (Malik Archibald) gets overly dramatic with his sister, Jules (Elizabeth Chavez) in Main Street Players’ fine world premiere professional production of A New Newer Normal. By AARON KRAUSE More than once, a character proposes a toast in John Mabey’s sweet, smart, funny, and invigorating...
‘Glengarry Glen Ross’ heats things up in South Florida co-production
Photo courtesy of Empire Stage Tension exists between Williamson (Matthew Schenk) and Levene (Michael H. Small) in a South Florida co-production of David Mamet’s powerful play Glengarry Glen Ross. By AARON KRAUSE If Matthew Schenk’s eyes grew any wider and icier, they might unleash daggers. I mean that as...
‘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...
Slow Burn’s ‘Anastasia’ sparkles
Photo courtesy of Slow Burn Theatre Company The titular character (center, Mikayla Cohen,) receives lessons in gracefulness from conmen Dmitry (left, Jarod Bakum) and Vlad (right, Aaron De Jesus). By AARON KRAUSE Who are you? While you probably know your name, maybe you have not studied your family’s past...
Modern version of ‘The Fantasticks’ soars at Island City Stage
Photo by Matthew Tippins Kevin Hincapie and Jonny Lee played lovers in Island City Stage’s production of an LGBTQ rewrite of The Fantasticks. By AARON KRAUSE Whether it’s between a man and a woman, two men, two women, two robots, or two animals, love is love. A modern version...
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...
Island City Stage’s ‘Die, Mommie, Die’ offers laughs aplenty
Photo by Matthew Tippins Tony Parker (Clay Cartland) tries to calm Edith Sussman (Susanna Ninomiya) in Island City Stage’s production of Die, Mommie, Die! By AARON KRAUSE While summer camp is over for kids, a different kind of camp is in session for adults at Island City Stage (ICS)....
