Josh Kolb, Jonathon Adler and Ben Youmans in Titusville Playhouse By PAM HARBAUGH It’s all about fun and talent at Titusville Playhouse’s laugh-a-minute production of “The Drowsy Chaperone.” But, oh dear, in the pursuit of entertainment, TPI’s production misses the heart. This brilliant 2006 musical was written to have the rare...
GET OUT! May 13 to 15
By PAM HARBAUGH Titusville Playhouse opens its production of one of my very favorite musicals opens tonight — THE DROWSY CHAPERONE. I’ll be seeing it and filing a review this weekend, BTW. Another one of my faves, IN THE HEIGHTS, finishes its run this weekend at Cocoa Village Playhouse. So here’s...
MERRITT ISLAND HS THEATER Wins Mulitple Awards
From Merritt Island High School’s production of “How To Succeed In Business Without Really Trying.” By PAM HARBAUGH Well now THAT was a nice press release to receive: The Dr. Phillips Center for the Performing Arts announced its 2016 APPLAUSE AWARDS for excellence in high school musical theater in Central Florida....
ART GALLERY of VIERA Celebrates
This is a detail of a surfing photograph by Nate Adams. By PAM HARBAUGH The Art Gallery of Viera (AGOV) celebrates its seventh anniversary this month by doing what it’s always done — exhibiting beautiful art and helping the community. During the month of May, the AGOV will hold a food...
Commentary: BIG FISH has Big Wallop
Omar Montes and Kirstin Williams in “Big Fish” at the Henegar Center. Photo by Dana Niemeier. By PAM HARBAUGH At its heart, theater is meant to impact its audience. That impact may come through entertainment lifting you out of any current malaise; or through didactic, eye opening theme. And with its...
GET OUT! May 6 to 8
By PAM HARBAUGH There are two rare theatrical productions you have got to put on your “must do” list. They are “In the Heights” which opened last week at Cocoa Village Playhouse and “Big Fish” which opens tonight at the Henegar. These shows are brilliant, fresh, with a vivid voice resonating...
YUCK IT UP at Riverside’s COMEDY ZONE
By PAM HARBAUGH So I’m writing this again, hoping to convince you what a great stand-up comedy experience Riverside Theatre has for you. It’s called the COMEDY ZONE. Riverside has been running this program for years, bringing in stand up comics on the circuit, so to speak. You get there a...
BROADWAY BUZZ and TONY NOMINEES
By PAM HARBAUGH Today is when the excitement heightens for every theater nerd out there. It’s the day when the nominations are announced for the annual TONY AWARDS. The 2016 Tony Awards marks the 70th annual such event. The award show will be aired 8 p.m. Sunday, June 12 on CBS....
BEAUTIFUL the Carole King Musical
Abby Mueller in “BEAUTIFUL – The Carole King Musical.” Photo by Joan Marcus By PAM HARBAUGH The national tour for “Beautiful — the Carole King Musical” opens Tuesday at the Dr. Phillips Center in Orlando. It runs through Sunday. The touring production stars Abby Mueller, sister to Jessie Mueller who starred...
REVIEW: IN THE HEIGHTS at Cocoa Village Playhouse
‘In the Heights” at Cocoa Village Playhouse. Photo by Jonathan Goforth By PAM HARBAUGH The syncopated tap-tap of claves lure your attention to the darkened stage. A tight spotlight casts shadows on a silhouetted figure. He lifts a can of spray paint and and in a hip-hop whoosh, the musical begins....