Enrique Acevedo and Natalie Cortez in EVITA at Riverside Theatre. By PAM HARBAUGH From composer Andrew Lloyd Webber and lyricist Tim Rice to directors Harold Prince and Alan Parker, men stepped up to recount the rags to riches drama of the notorious Eva Peron. Now, with Riverside Theatre’s upcoming production of...
AUDITIONS January 2019
Lotsa auditions popping in January, 2019. Be sure to click on the links about audition information. And, be sure to arrive early to auditions so you can fill out their sign-in info. Here’s wazzup: HENEGAR CENTER will hold auditions for TARZAN at 6 p.m. Jan. 6 and 7 p.m. Jan. 7....
NQR: TAKING THE LEAP
From left: Jon Emmerich, Aaron Karnes, Pete Jacobsen, Holly McFarland Karnes, Glenn “Kraz” Krasny and Jessica Taylor form NOT QUITE RIGHT IMPROV. By PAM HARBAUGH There’s something pretty cool on the New Year’s Eve horizon — an evening long celebration with the Not Quite Right Comedy Players. And they have a...
Leading Man Tackles Curmudgeonly Elf
Patrick Ryan Sullivan in SANTALAND DIARIES at Titusville Playhouse 2nd Stage. Photo by Niko Stamos. By PAM HARBAUGH Broadway has its Hugh Jackman. Hollywood has its, well, Hugh Jackman. Brevard is no different when it comes to Star Power attraction. Indeed, Titusville Playhouse’s 2nd Stage is relying on the popularity and...
ALFIE returns to MCT
By PAM HARBAUGH It’s and empty cultural Christmas without Melbourne Civic Theatre and Alfie Silva. Really. Even though the theater’s director, Peg Girard, frequently mounts a proper play during the “high season,” it’s just not quite festive enough without our favorite Dean Martin/Elvis/Johnny Cash/Etc. stand-in. This time, MCT’s Christmas Show show...
AUDITIONS December 2018
By PAM HARBAUGH You still have time to squeeze in an audition before the year ends. Here’s what’s up for this month: THEATER ON THE EDGE is holding an open casting call for the rest of its season. Shows to-be-announced. All auditions are by appointment. They will be held 5 to...
Holidays and Nostalgia on Stage
“Irving Berlin’s White Christmas” national tour company. Photo by Jeremy Daniel Photography. By PAM HARBAUGH Ready or not, it’s here. The Holiday season and its stroll down selective memory lane. “It’s a relief to be just entertained and have fun and not worry about anything,” said Peg Girard, artistic and producing...
Review: CROWNS Sparkles Upstairs at Henegar
The cast of CROWNS at the Henegar Center. Photo by Dana Niemeier By JOAN TADDIE Brevard Culture Theater Critic Music, song and hand-clapping both joyful and sorrowful from both stage and audience, fill the intimate Upstairs at the Henegar theater in its production of “Crowns.” There are also a whole lot...
Review: BOOM resonates at Theater on the Edge
Adam Minossora and Megan Raitano in BOOM at Theater on the Edge in Orlando. Photo by Marco DiGeorge By JOAN TADDIE Brevard Culture Theatre Critic Peter Sinn Nachtrieb’s “Boom” heralds the timeless cycle of Alpha and Omega. Between the cataclysmic booms here on Earth is a kaleidoscope of random events where...
CROWNS Set to Shine at Henegar
By PAM HARBAUGH Might need shades to watch the musical “Crowns,” opening Friday in the Henegar Center’s second floor Studio Theatre. Director Keenan Carver says the show and his cast positively shine. The 2002 musical, written by Regina Taylor and based on the book by photographer Michael Cunningham and journalist Craig...