By PAM HARBAUGH There may only be a couple of auditions coming up, but they are for some provocative, strong theater. So screw your courage to the sticking place and get thee to the auditions. HAND TO GOD at the Henegar Center. Auditions are scheduled for 7 p.m. Sunday, July 10,...
Review: DREAMGIRLS at Cocoa Village Playhouse
‘Dreamgirls’ at Cocoa Village Playhouse. Photo by Goforth Photography By JOAN TADDIE Guest Critic Dreams are made and sometimes broken in theaters everywhere when a curtain is raised. Opening night at the Historic Cocoa Village Playhouse was no exception. Executive director and producer, Anastacia Hawkins-Smith, held her breath as she welcomed...
AUDITIONS June 2016
By PAM HARBAUGH Auditions in the middle of summer? Oh yes..that’s how much the theater scene has grown in Brevard. You’ve got a chance to audition for two terrific shows — an enchanting musical and a great comedy. Read on… BEAUTY AND THE BEAST at Titusville Playhouse. Auditions are scheduled for...
Review: THE PRICE at MCT
Rita Moreno and Steven Wolf in “The Price” at Melbourne Civic Theatre. Photo by Max Thornton. By PAM HARBAUGH The pattern of history has imprinted itself onto the characters in Arthur Miller’s “The Price.” That each continues to pay the past’s toll is at the heart of Melbourne Civic Theatre’s engrossing...
REVIEW: DROWSY CHAPERONE at Titusville Playhouse
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...
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....
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...
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....