Island City Stage’s ‘At the Wedding’ Is Sharp, Funny, and Deeply Human”
Photo by Matthew Tippins Victor (Steven Guez) and Eli (Timothy Mark Davis) try to keep a wedding cake upright in Island City Stage’s triumphant production of At the Wedding. By AARON KRAUSE Want a neat, perfect wedding? You won’t find one in Bryna Turner’s funny, energizing, and emotionally sharp comedy,...
Latine Theater Lab readying to launch ‘Last of the Red Hot Robots’
By AARON KRAUSE Murderous astronauts. DNA mutants. Alien zoo-goers. Sex-crazed robots. These are just a few of the oddball characters in Latiné Theater Lab’s (LTL) upcoming world premiere professional production of South Florida playwright Brian Harris’s sci-fi comedy Last of the Red Hot Robots. Billed as a campy, satirical, and unexpectedly...
Charlie Cinnamon Award going to Mary Damiano
Mary Damiano Veteran South Florida arts journalist and critic Mary Damiano will receive the Carbonell Awards’ Charlie Cinnamon Award. The honor recognizes a person who contributes significantly to the support of the arts in the region and to the Carbonell Awards program. The award’s namesake is the legendary press agent...
Main Street Players’ ‘The Revolutionists’ Honors Women’s Voices with Wit and Power
Photo by Sefanja Richard Galon, courtesy of Main Street Players Cheryl Ross as Marianne Angelle and Zoë Darragh Garnett as playwright Olympe de Gouges in “The Revolutionists” at Main Street Players in Miami Lakes. (Photos by Sefanja Richard Galon, courtesy of Main Street Players) By AARON KRAUSE A small, dark...
New City Players’ Confederates: A Fierce, Funny Look at Slavery’s Lingering Shadows
Photo by Kevin Ondarza Sara (Nai Fairweather) is unafraid of battle in Dominique Morisseau’s powerful play Confederates. By AARON KRAUSE Slavery’s chains still bind in unexpected ways, and Dominique Morisseau’s bold, nuanced dramedy Confederates urges us to unshackle ourselves—and one another—from their lingering grip. New City Players’ (NCP) riveting professional...
New City Players to tackle race, resistance, and resilience in ‘Confederates’
Cast members Gemma Berg, Toddra Brunson, Nai Fairweather, and Denzel-McCausland. By AARON KRAUSE When you think of live theater during the summer, lighthearted, escapist fare may spring to mind. Understandably so — in the sweltering heat, who wouldn’t want to sit back, relax, and simply enjoy the show? But while...
Pollution, Power, and the People: ‘A Class Act’ Hits Hard
Pictured from left are Rick Prada as John Dubliner, Ben Paryz as Ignatio Perez, Carey Brianna Hart as Dorothy Pilsner, and Johnbarry Green as Edward Duchamp. By AARON KRAUSE “These big corporations are getting away with murder,” declares a character in Norman Shabel’s gripping play, A Class Act....
Palm Beach Dramaworks co-founders to receive prestigious honor
Photo by Curtis Brown Photography William Hayes and Sue Ellen Beryl In December 2000, in a rundown, soon-to-be-demolished theatre at Palm Beach Atlantic University, a new nonprofit theatre company staged its first-ever production. Its apt title: Greetings! Starting out with a shoestring budget of $10,000 — which included...
It’s showtime: ‘Beetlejuice’ blends weirdness, whimsy, and a whole lot of heart
Photo by Matthew Murphy The titular character (Justin Collete) appears in a scene from an equity national touring production of Beetlejuice the Musical. By AARON KRAUSE Beetlejuice the Musical may resemble a freaky carnival or haunted house, but at its core, the show is about a lonely, grieving...
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...