Category Archives: what’s new

GET OUT! November 10 to 12

By PAM HARBAUGH On my way home from a vacation…so this time, it’s just the down and dirty: Please be sure to click onto the ads of organizations supporting Brevard Culture. Thank you. Theater: ORPHANS opens Friday and runs through Nov. 26 at Theater on the Edge in Orlando. It stars...

COMEDY TONIGHT at MCT

By PAM HARBAUGH Or…rather, on Friday, when A FUNNY THING HAPPENED ON THE WAY TO THE FORUM opens at Melbourne Civic Theatre. No doubt, this is one of the funniest, and most enduring of American musical comedies. Written in 1962 by Burt Shevelove and Larry Gelbart with music and lyrics by...

RIVERSIDE Summer Lineup

By PAM HARBAUGH It may be the end of the theater season, but Riverside Theatre is just heating up with comedy, music, dance, film and children’s events. Riverside Theatre is at 3250 Riverside Park Drive, Vero Beach. Call 772-231-5860, visit RiversideTheatre.com or click onto their ad. Here’s their calendar of events...

GET OUT! March 24 to 26

An image from the Fritz Lang 1927 silent film METROPOLIS. By PAM HARBAUGH You’re creeping closer to the edge…art and culture wise that is. Artsy sci-fi silent flick happens Saturday at an area gallery. While shows are closing, a much anticipated production opens tonight at Melbourne Civic Theatre. A little pre-cursor...

GET OUT! March 10 to 12

By PAM HARBAUGH Wash your hair now, because there’s a lot to do this weekend. Two big musicals are opening — “Aida” at CVP and “Hunchback” at the Henegar. One just opened, “Mame” at Riverside. Shows continuing throughout the area. There’s a BSO concert featuring Spanish guitar at the King Center,...

GET OUT! Feb. 17 to 19

By PAM HARBAUGH Hit the road, y’all. Shows are nearing the end of their runs, while others are getting ready to step onto the boards. A lot of good music and nightlife happenings this weekend. Don’t worry. You have Monday to rest. Please click onto the ads of those organizations supporting...

‘MEMPHIS’ opens Henegar season

Cast of 'Memphis' at the Henegar Center. Photo by Dana Niemeier

By PAM HARBAUGH Music and message come across in vivid fashion in the Henegar’s terrific production of “Memphis,” a crowd pleasing musical with thrilling talent, exciting choreography, gorgeous sets and lights, and a musical score that grabs you and won’t let go. Written by the gifted Joe DiPietro (“Over the River...

Review: Orlando Shakespeare Theatre ‘To Kill a Mockingbird’

Photo by Tony Firriolo features Kennedy Joy Foristall and Warren Kelley.

Photo by Tony Firriolo features Kennedy Joy Foristall and Warren Kelley in Orlando Shakespeare Theatre’s ‘To Kill a Mockingbird.’ By PAM HARBAUGH ORLANDO — The story may be set in 1935 Alabama, but the themes ring with universality in the Orlando Shakespeare Theatre’s riveting production of “To Kill a Mockingbird.” Masterfully...

Review: ‘The Explorers Club’ at Mad Cow Theatre

(L to R) Simon Needham, Heather Leonardi and Eric G. Pinder in Mad Cow Theatre's 'The Explorers Club.' Photo by Tom Hurst.

(L to R) Simon Needham, Heather Leonardi and Eric G. Pinder in Mad Cow Theatre’s ‘The Explorers Club.’ Photo by Tom Hurst. By PAM HARBAUGH For witty new comedy well done, you don’t get any better than Mad Cow Theatre’s exhilarating production of “The Explorers Club” — from scrumptious visual design...

Review: Surfside’s ‘Lend Me a Tenor’

By TERRENCE GIRARD Ken Ludwig’s “Lend Me a Tenor” was a Broadway success in 1989, and put him on the map among contemporary farceurs. Surfside Players kicked off their 2014-15 season with a production, which I’m glad I caught on its final weekend. Rob Dickman set the play into motion as...