A ‘Shrew’ for modern times at Thinking Cap Theatre

Photo Courtesy of Thinking Cap Theatre Karen Stephens as Kate and Melissa Ann Hubicsak as Bianca in Thinking Cap Theatre’s current production of The Taming of the Shrew.    By AARON KRAUSE Thinking Cap Theatre (TCT) deftly brings William Shakespeare’s early comedy, The Taming of the Shrew (written between 1590...

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Thinking Cap Theatre will present season thanks to community’s response to appeal

Thinking Cap Theatre will present season thanks to community’s response to appeal

Photo courtesy of Thinking Cap Theatre One of Thinking Cap Theatre’s last productions at the MAD Arts Gallery in Dania Beach was the world premiere of O Christmas Tree by Bree-Anna Obst and Nicole Stodard. In the production last holiday season, Anne (Carol Sussman), Frankie (Phillip Andrew Santiago), and Claudia...

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Palm Beach Dramaworks presents a shattering ‘Topdog/Underdog’

Palm Beach Dramaworks presents a shattering ‘Topdog/Underdog’

Photo by Alicia Donelan Booth (Jovon Jacobs, right) concentrates heavily as Lincoln (George Anthony Richardson) demonstrates how to deftly operate a three-card monte game in Palm Beach Dramaworks’ production of Topdog/Underdog.   By AARON KRAUSE If a prize existed for malicious jokes, you would have to nominate the father of...

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Broadway series coming to Lauderhill

Broadway series coming to Lauderhill

  Live, in-person theater will return to the Lauderhill Performing Arts Center in 2022. Specifically, patrons can look forward to a professional, three-show series next year. Those musicals are Grease, Sister Act, and Guys and Dolls. They will comprise the inaugural Broadway at LPAC series at the Lauderhill Performing Arts...

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‘Festival of Classics’ features South Florida talent

‘Festival of Classics’ features South Florida talent

  If you enjoy classical theater, hop online on Saturday for “Festival of Classics.” It will feature South Florida-based professional actors, college students, and recent graduates. “Festival of Classics” is a livestream event at 2 p.m. EST on Saturday, June 5. Performers will enact scenes from Shakespeare and modern classics....

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Area Stage’s revived ‘Shrek’ is equally magical

Area Stage’s revived ‘Shrek’ is equally magical

            Photo by John Rodaz Members of a fictional theatrical troupe prepare to act in a production of Shrek The Musical in Area Stage Company’s revival of its hit 2018 production.   By AARON KRAUSE Two southeast Florida theater companies are demonstrating how quality, live,...

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New City Players’ bleak ‘Macbeth’ reflects the zeitgeist

New City Players’ bleak ‘Macbeth’ reflects the zeitgeist

      Photo courtesy of New City Players Macbeth (Seth Trucks) makes a point to his wife, Lady Macbeth (Laura Plyler) in New City Players’ production of “The Scottish Play.”   By AARON KRAUSE FT. LAUDREDALE — If you ask most people, they may tell you that they’ve always...

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Florida Shakespeare Theater’s uneven Romeo and Juliet is on the move  

Florida Shakespeare Theater’s uneven Romeo and Juliet is on the move  

Logo taken from https://www.shakespearemiami.com. By AARON KRAUSE PINECREST, Fla. — While Florida Shakespeare Theater’s current production of Romeo and Juliet offers strong moments, the production mostly fails to touch – and break – one’s heart. Any successful mounting of this play requires heartfelt, passionate chemistry between the title characters. Unfortunately, there’s practically no...

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Amid the remote Wisconsin countryside, a hidden theatrical gem beckons

Amid the remote Wisconsin countryside, a hidden theatrical gem beckons

Photo by Liz Lauren Billie Dawn (Colleen Madden) resists attempts by Harry Brock (David Daniel) to control her in American Players Theatre’s production of Born Yesterday. By AARON KRAUSE SPRING GREEN, Wisc. — It’s tucked away amid 110 acres of hilly woods and meadows near this town of about 1,600...

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