By PAM HARBAUGH “DREAMGIRLS” Cocoa Village Playhouse will hold auditions 7 p.m. Monday, May 2 and 7 p.m. Tuesday, May 3 for “DREAMGIRLS.” The cast is primarily African American but also has roles for other ethnicities. Males and females 13 years and older. The show runs June 24 to July 3....
nFOCUS: DAVID MORALES ‘IN THE HEIGHTS’
David Morales as Usnavi in “In the Heights” at Cocoa Village Playhouse. Photo by Jonathan Goforth. By PAM HARBAUGH Giving contemporary voice to a diverse community enriches the cultural landscape, says David Morales. He stars as the narrator Usnavi in “In the Heights,” which opens Friday at Cocoa Village Playhouse. “It...
nFOCUS: DUSTY TERRELL
Dusty Terrell at work creating massive park drop for “Hello Dolly!” at Riverside Theatre. By PAM HARBAUGH When “Sister Act” finishes its run this weekend, it will mark the end of Riverside Theatre’s most artistically successful season yet. Every single show mounted at that professional Vero Beach theater was fantastic thanks...
REVIEW: ANNE FRANK Hauntingly Good
By BRUCE HICKMAN Guest Reviewer Too often “The Diary of Anne Frank” is seen as a blunt object, and that’s too bad. It is an educational tool after all. But under Bryan Bergeron’s skillful direction – and he’s no stranger to staging this material – Surfside Players’ production envelopes us, forces...
REVIEW: Riverside Theatre SISTER ACT
By PAM HARBAUGH When a theatrical production’s scenery, lighting and costumes get as much attention as the characters, chances are the story is a bit slim. You see that clearly with Riverside Theatre’s eye-popping “Sister Act,” a co-production with the venerable Walnut Street Theatre. Stained glass windows lining a false proscenium...
WIN TICKETS to Live Opera Screening
By PAM HARBAUGH Brevard Culture has been selected as a participant in the Fathom Events’ FOUR TICKET GIVEAWAY to Saturday’s live HD screening of the Metropolitan Opera’s “Roberto Devereux.” All you have to do to enter this ticket giveaway is to “like” this post on Facebook, make a comment and share...
VIETGONE Wins Big Steinberg/ATCA Prize
Qui Nguyen, playwright By PAM HARBAUGH The $25,000 top prize in the 2015 Harold and Mimi Steinberg/American Theatre Critics Association New Play Award went to the compelling “Vietgone,” a play handily revealing the fresh voice of playwright Qui Nguyen. Two runners up, so to speak, received $7,500 each. Those prizes went...
REVIEW: SISTER ACT at Titusville Playhouse
“Sister Act” at Titusville Playhouse, starring Reca Oakley. Photo by Doug Lebo By JOAN TADDIE Guest Reviewer A whole lot of harmony, joy and good will is pouring out of Titusville Playhouse, and the blame sits squarely on its current production, “Sister Act.” Based on the 1992 hit comedy film of...
AUDITIONS April 2016
Photo from Riverside Theatre’s production of “A Chorus Line.” By PAM HARBAUGH Although the theater season is winding down, there are still three theaters holding auditions for shows. They are, in chronological order: Surfside Playhouse will hold auditions 7 p.m. Sunday, April 17 and 7 p.m. Monday, April 18 for the...
Review: FREUDS LAST SESSION at Riverside Theatre
By PAM HARBAUGH Riverside Theatre chose an intriguing time to mount its handsome and exquisitely well performed production of Mark St. Germain’s play, “Freud’s Last Session.” Indeed, opening it between Palm Sunday and Easter Sunday, a time that challenges the Christian faithful to relinquish rational thought for spiritual belief, mirrors the...