Florida Theater On Stage

12/25/2024

Don't miss review at Florida Theater On Stage of Palm Beach Dramaworks' outstanding The Dresser with outstanding performances by William Hayes and Colin McPhillamy, direction by J Barry Lewis among many others. Illusions – those we create for others, those ones we create for ourselves, those we create for survival – are at the heart of this laudatory yet merciless exposé, a portrait swirling around the most illusory element of all: theater.
Dramaworks excels in maximizing the script’s inquiry into theater artists’ rollercoaster ricocheting among subservience, fury, affection, disdain, self-centeredness, posturing, physical deterioration and mental collapse. Read at floridatheateronstage.com

12/24/2024

Miami New Drama's third immersive Lincoln Road Hustle is mounted in, on and around the titular locale -- a logistically and artistically challenging tale reflecting the cultural and economic vibe of the area.

12/23/2024

South Florida theater artists and audience members: Florida Theater On Stage is planning a memorial feature for folks in our community who have passed in 2024. Please send names, a jpg headshot if you have them (or close-up of them on stage) and identifying their role here if somehow I don't know. We will try to start assembling this over the coming weekend. Send to [email protected]. Thank you.

12/22/2024

One of my favorite actors-- more or less unknown outside of Great Britain -- is David Threlfall, best known here as Smike in the full-length filmed version of RSC's Nicholas Nickelby. He was in The Hangman on Broadway a couple of years ago. He's done other things you'd recognize his unadorned face from but not his name. Tall, almost sinister face that can break into a warm smile. But I did not realize he's had a lengthy Shakespearean career. Then I stumbled onto this. Worth a view.

David Threlfall speaks Prospero’s lines from The Tempest, act IV, scene 1. As a masque comes to its close, the sorcerer contemplates the end of life – and th...

12/17/2024

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12/17/2024

Another of our reviews from New York: As the newest New York production of Our Town proves — yet again over its 86 years – this acclaimed work is a reliable property whether it’s being done by this Broadway cast led by Jim Parsons or by your kid’s high school drama class. Its appeal to audiences and also to production companies lies in a title still resonant in the public consciousness; in its accessible universal theme; in its many easy-to portray and distinct characterizations; in its little to no scenery expense; and in its large cast perfect for amateurs, professionals and the large list of auditioners attracted to the Senior Class Spring Production. This edition directed by Kenny Leon echoes two done by Miami New Drama in being quietly but notably multi-cultural. Check it out floridatheateronstage.com

12/14/2024

And *another* review from Florida Theater On Stage: New City Players celebrates the holidays with another of their unique offbeat premiere offerings: The Last Christmas by Tyler Johnson Grimes, the supposed final installment in a trilogy of annual holiday performances revolving around radio station WNCP in Fort Lauderdale. It’s Christmas Eve, 1999, and a little thing by the name of Y2K is on everyone’s mind, but before the employees have to worry about that, they must make it through this night first. It’s not necessary to have seen the first two segments as this one can certainly stand on its own. Read our take on it at floridatheateronstage.com. More reviews coming over the next few days including our review of the new Broadway production of Our Town.

12/11/2024

Yet another review of a show in overwhelming avalanche of local theater. This time: City Theatre’s Black Santa at the Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Artss peels the shiny veneer off the holiday season with its clever examination of unconscious racial bias present in America’s cultural traditions Read at floridaheateronstage.com

12/09/2024

December is a busy month for South Florida theater; there's more on stage than anyone could see. But our critics have some strong recommendations: Curtain Call Playhouse's The Butler Did is billed as “an evening of mystery, hoopla, and outrageous hijinks.” They’re not kidding, because it’s all that and more. Read our review at floridatheateronstage.com. Plus several more reviews coming including Black Santa from City Theatre at the Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts, The Dresser at Palm Beach Dramaworks, a Joni Mitchell-Leonard Cohen review Both Side Now at GableStage , Once at Maltz Jupiter Theatre, The Last Christmas at New City Players

12/06/2024

Once again, Florida Theater On Stage is personally reviewing current shows playing on and off-Broadway. Today, we start with the bio-musical about Louis Armstrong, A Wonderful World Broadway. that began at Miami New Drama. A few days ago, we reviewed The Hills of California, a superb drama about ambition, dreams and family relationships. Coming later in the month, the surprising Sunset Blvd., which bears little resemblance to any production you have seen of this musical, then The Notebook which is closing but will be touring locally soon, then the reimagining of Our Town starring Jim Parsons.)Check it out at floridatheateronstage.com

11/30/2024

Review on Florida Theater On Stage: Welcoming South Florida theater's holiday season: Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, playing into next month at the Wick Theatre & Museum Club in Boca Raton, has something for everyone, or as Donny Osmond would tell you, it’s a little bit country, it’s a little bit rock 'n roll. But to be fair, it’s also not for everyone.

11/23/2024

Once again, Florida Theater On Stage is personally reviewing current shows playing on and off-Broadway. Today, we start with the superb drama about ambition, dreams and family relationships, The Hills of California. Which is closing in December. Coming up over the next few days, A Wonderful World Broadway, the Louis Armstrong musical which began at Miami New Drama, also the surprising Sunset Boulevard. which bears little resemblance to any production you have seen of this musical, then The Notebook which is closing but will be touring locally soon, then the reimagining of Our Town starring Jim Parsons. Start at floridatheateronstage.com

11/06/2024

Florida Theater On Stage has had a fresh review or article every day for almost two weeks. The latest is an admiring review of Rajiv Joseph's play King James at GableStage with Gregg Stuart Weiner and Melvin Huffnagle directed by Ruben Carrazana. Trust us, the considerable verbal dribbling and turnovers is only the top layer over the profound examination of the underlying defining themes of friendship and betrayal and returning home to find peace. Read at floridatheateronstage.com/ And more reviews coming later this week.

11/06/2024

But trust us, the considerable verbal dribbling and turnovers in Rajiv Joseph’s season opener at Gablestage is only the top layer over the profound examination of the underlying defining themes of friendship and beFrom Florida Theater On Stage: Haven't seen enough theater recently? Then catch Maltz Jupiter Theatre. Anyone going to its Deceived hoping to see their parent’s version of Gaslight will be sorely disappointed. Because this new adaptation has a completely different resolution for the terrified housewife whose character made “gaslighting” a household word. Starring Gaby Tortoledo Read our review at floridatheateronstage.com.

11/06/2024

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10/31/2024

In the extremely busy -- and rewarding -- month in South Florida theater, read Florida Theater On Stage's review of Theatre Lab's production of Deborah Zoe Laufer's The Last Yiddish Speaker, directed by the playwright. It's a The Last Yiddish Speaker, Deborah Zoe Laufer’s season opener at Theatre Lab in Boca Raton is a chilling, fast-paced drama with a streak of magical realism, as a Jewish father and daughter rely on their wits and powers of deceit to survive in a fundamentalist rural community where the slightest divergence from the norm could cost them their lives. Check it out and the reviews of several other current shows -- plus the latest Cappies' reviews - at floridatheateronstage.com.

10/28/2024

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10/28/2024

First thing: Florida Theater On Stage's website is back up thanks to the folks at Godaddy. Second, we have an avalanche of reviews this week reflecting the annual explosion of fall productions. So, tonight we [pst Boca Stage's The Last Night of Ballyhoo, coming up on a daily basis, Zoetic Stage's The Pillowman, then Deborah Zoe Laufer and Theatre Lab's The Last Yiddish Speaker and then the gender-flipped The Fantasticks at Island City Stage. And then next week, Palm Beach Dramaworks' Lost in Yonkers and Gablestage's King James!!!!