By PAM HARBAUGH The plates may be empty, but you leave having feasted on Riverside Theatre’s satisfying production of “An Empty Plate in the Cafe du Grand Boeuf.” Written in 1994 by Michael Hollinger, this long one-act (no intermission) melancholic comedy has a soupçon of the absurd to it, finished by...
IT SHOULDA BEEN YOU at the Henegar
By PAM HARBAUGH I sounded like a shill — an enthusiastic audience member planted by a theater (and sometimes politicians) to encourage audience response. But I laughed all the way through “It Shoulda Been You,” the musical comedy currently on stage at the Henegar. Written by Brian Hargrove with music by...
WICKED Swoops into Orlando
Jessica Vosk as Elphaba in WICKED By PAM HARBAUGH The Broadway phenomenon — the musical WICKED — has settled in Orlando where it will stay through Jan. 29 at the gorgeous Walt Disney Theater in the Dr. Phillips Center. And really…if you or your daughter or theatrically alert son have not...
Review: BLACKBERRY WINTER at Orlando Shakes
Suzanne O’Donnell as Vivienne in “Blackerry Winter” at Orlando Shakes. Photo by Tony Firriolo By PAM HARBAUGH Vivienne smiles. Determinedly. It is the brave front, the cheery facade in the face of a truth that tears your world apart. She says her “smile is made of granite.” This, in despite of...
AUDITIONS January 2017
By PAM HARBAUGH Sober up, drink water and do some exercises. Auditions are around the corner. SUNDAY & MONDAY: Surfside Playhouse will hold auditions 7 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 15, and 7 p.m. Monday, Jan. 16 for SOUTH PACIFIC. The show is scheduled to perform March 3 to 19. For a character...
Review: CHICAGO Thrills at Riverside Theatre
Heather Parcells as Velma Kelley in Riverside Theatre production of “Chicago.” By PAM HARBAUGH Riverside Theatre dishes it all out, from explosive talent to dazzling visuals in an immensely satisfying, professional production of “Chicago.” Directed and choreographed by Richard Stafford, the show also delivers on the theme of lies as truth...
Review: AN AMERICAN IN PARIS
From “AN AMERICAN IN PARIS” Robert Fairchild & Leanne Cope, Photo: Matthew Murphy By PAM HARBAUGH Artful theater at its most elegant is ready to set your spirit soaring. It’s “An American in Paris,” on stage now at the Dr. Phillips Center for the Performing Arts and part of the Fairwinds...
REVIEW: A TUNA CHRISTMAS at MCT
By PAM HARBAUGH Melbourne Civic Theatre harvests plenty of laughs from “A Tuna Christmas,” but it also delivers the sweet small gift in its loving touch. While sentimentality is something that sophistication seems to eschew, right now with the political “season” interfering with the ho-ho-ho spirit, a tender touch baked into...
MATILDA THE MUSICAL Tickets
From the musical “Matilda.” By PAM HARBAUGH Here’s a great holiday gift idea for your dramatic children — tickets to the Broadway tour of “MATILDA THE MUSICAL.” The show comes to Orlando next year where it will run May 9 to 14, 2017 at the Dr. Phillips Center. The Tony Award...
REVIEW: ‘A CHRISTMAS STORY – The Musical’
Aidan Holihan as “Ralphie” in the Henegar Center’s production of “A Christmas Story — the Musical.” Photo by Dana Niemeier. By JOAN TADDIE Guest Critic Theatres everywhere know that December is the month that families look for sentimental, feel-good stories that will entertain everyone from grandpa to the “littles.” The Henegar...