By PAM HARBAUGH I am starting a new video series for BrevardCulture.com. It’s called “nFOCUS.” The series will include discussions with area artists about their work. First up is Steven Heron, who discusses his direction of the Titusville Playhouse production of “Parade.” When I wrote for the paper, I yearned to...
Review-ish: Henegar Center production of ‘Cry-Baby the Musical’
Photo by Dana Niemeier By PAM HARBAUGH As mentioned in an earlier post, I’m demurring a bit as a theater critic when it comes to the Henegar Center due to my growing professional relationship with the organization. However, I also warned that I couldn’t stay quiet if a production prompted a...
VIDEO Preview: ‘Cry-Baby the Musical’
Photo by Dana Niemeier Here’s a link to the video for Cry-Baby the Musical at the Henegar Center. Click here. To read my review, click here or just jump over to the “theater” section of this website. The show runs May 15 to 31 at the Henegar Center, 625 E. New...
Whadda Deal! Mad Cow Discount Tickets
By PAM HARBAUGH THIS SALE ENDS MIDNIGHT TONIGHT, Wednesday May 13, 2015. So I’ve been beating this Mad Cow Theatre drum for a while now. Here’s an offer you can’t refuse: $18 tickets to the four Mad Cow shows still remaining in their season. That’s up to 50 percent off!! The...
Brevard Symphony Orchestra plans Powerhouse 2015/2016
Terrence Girard at Ludwig van Beethoven. Photo by Dana Niemeier. By PAM HARBAUGH With Beethoven and Mahler book-ending a 2015/2016 schedule, the Brevard Symphony Orchestra is well positioned to give us a powerhouse season, designed to make every concert “an event.” “If I had to choose one word to describe the…season...
Review: Cocoa Village Playhouse ‘Fiddler on the Roof’
Jeffrey Hoy as Tevye in Cocoa Village Playhouse’s ‘Fiddler on the Roof.’ Photo by Goforth Photography. By PAM HARBAUGH With the world changing all about him, a father’s love remains the only constant in Cocoa Village Playhouse’s good-natured and very long production of “Fiddler on the Roof.” In case you’ve been...
Review: Titusville Playhouse’s ‘Parade’
Cast of ‘Parade’ at Titusville Playhouse. By PAM HARBAUGH Antisemitism and corruption collide into Titusville Playhouse’s spellbinding and artful production of the modern musical, “Parade.” Wait. Don’t start thinking clowns and jugglers and people on floats. This is an unsettling drama and the title is ironic. The music is frequently minor...
BrevardCulture in American Theatre magazine podcast
David Ryan Smith and Conrad Schott with cast of “The Glory of the World.” Photo by Bill Brymer. By PAM HARBAUGH So by now you must all know how crazy I am for the annual Humana Festival of New American Plays. It’s always such an exciting experience for any theater nerd....
A Cultural Summit Beckons
by PAM HARBAUGH It’s a tough terrain out there for artists and arts organizations wanting to get to the mountaintop. The Brevard Cultural Alliance wants to help smooth out that path when they present their first ever Cultural Summit next Thursday. The event’s keynote speaker is one of the country’s leaders...
Playing It Again
By PAM HARBAUGH The good folks behind the South Brevard Sharing Center’s big annual fundraiser, “A Night in Casablanca,” always put a creative spin on the evening. This year it’s no different. Organizer Keri Kolumbus Donald sought help from the Art Club at Jupiter Elementary, a school where 77 percent of...