Michele Ragusa and Adam Heller in Riverside Theatre’s production of “Hello, Dolly!” By PAM HARBAUGH You don’t get any better, any more professional, any more resplendent than Riverside Theatre’s production of “Hello, Dolly!” Directed and choreographed by James Brennan, this production is a dazzling bouquet of theater delights. Mr. Brennan takes...
REVIEW: TOMMY at Surfside Playhouse
By PAM HARBAUGH Normally, when you think rock opera, you think Big, Wild and Loud. But Surfside Players’ production of “The Who’s Tommy” puts the singers in focus. Unfortunately, those singers do not perform with benefit of body microphones, forcing the recorded music to be played at a very low, frequently...
AUDITIONS March 2016
By PAM HARBAUGH COCOA VILLAGE PLAYHOUSE will hold auditions for the Lin-Manuel Miranda musical “IN THE HEIGHTS” at 7 p.m. Sunday, March 13 and Monday, March 14. The Tony Award winning musical is set in the Dominican-American neighborhood in New York City’s Washington Heights. The show runs April 29 to May...
ART31 presents Jason Hackenwerth lecture at Rollins College
Culture Pop, photo by Roberto Gonzalez By PAM HARBAUGH An intriguing project called Art31 is currently taking place throughout the Orlando area. Produced by the Art & History Museums Maitland, Art31 brings events and exhibits featuring works by internationally acclaimed artists Dale Chihuly, Jason Hackenwerth, Lorrie Fredette and Paige Smith. In...
Commentary: NICE WORK IF YOU CAN GET IT at the Henegar
“Nice Work If You Can Get It” at the Henegar Center. Photo by Dana Niemeier By PAM HARBAUGH Although the Henegar’s musical comedy starts with a big production number, “Nice Work If You Can Get It” keeps unfolding as something even bigger, into a toe-tapping, wanna sing-a-long (but don’t please), mile...
GET OUT! March 4 to 6
By PAM HARBAUGH Two new musicals open this weekend — “Nice Work If You Can Get It” at the Henegar Center and “The Who’s Tommy” at Surfside Playhouse. Here’s some quick info on both of them: NICE WORK IF YOU CAN GET IT at the Henegar marks the Florida premiere of...
IT’S RAININ’ RAIN at Titusville Playhouse
Patrick Ryan Sullivan in Singin’ in the Rain at Titusville Playhouse. Photo by Doug Lebo By PAM HARBAUGH Titusville Playhouse has opened the musical “Singin’ in the Rain.” It conjures up all sorts of things — romance, music and dance. There’s also the story about silent movies giving way to the...
EXCITING NEW SEASON at Dr. Phillips Center
National Touring Company. The cast with John Rapson as Lord Adalbert D’Ysquith (red) in a scene from “A Gentleman’s Guide to Love & Murder.” Photo credit: Joan Marcus. By PAM HARBAUGH The Dr. Phillips Center for the Performing Arts, the Florida Theatrical Association and Broadway Across America has announced its next...
FREE CLASSES This Week at Space Coast Ballet
By PAM HARBAUGH Not sure if you want to take a dance class or not? Want to make sure your little one has a good fit with a ballet teacher? The Space Coast Ballet has a fun little way for you to make up your mind. It’s “BRING A FRIEND TO...
REVIEW: ‘Venus in Fur’ at the Henegar
By JOAN TADDIE There was an electrifying buzz in the black box theatre of The Henegar Center for the Arts as the audience arrived to see a production of “Venus in Fur” by playwright David Ives. The play is based on the novel of the same name written by the 19th...