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Review: Riverside Theatre “How to Succeed in Business…”

By PAM HARBAUGH With its entertaining and fast-paced production of “How to Succeed in Business without Really Trying,” Riverside Theatre ends its 40th seasons — one of its very best — with such verve that it’ll make you yell “encore!” Set at the societal precipice of women’s lib, civil rights marches...

Review: Titusville Playhouse “Monty Python’s Spamalot”

By PAM HARBAUGH It’s Monty Python through and through with Titusville Playhouse’s spot-on hysterical production of “Spamalot.” The show bubbles over with so much nutty dialogue (courtesy of Eric Idle) and chock-full-o-nuts action (courtesy director Steven Heron) that your own raucous laughter just might upstage actors. Indeed, TPI’s stellar cast takes...

Review: ‘The Full Monty’

By BREUSE HICKMAN Given the musical “The Full Monty” is a guaranteed crowd pleaser and this is Melbourne Civic Theatre’s second time at this rodeo you might expect this production to show us the goods and much more. Good news: This production does not disappoint. Chances are you already know it’s...

Review: “Pluto”

By PAM HARBAUGH A fantastical, otherworldly spin helps define a horrific event in Orlando Shakespeare Theatre’s production of Steve Yockey’s new play “Pluto.” This play comes from the much acclaimed National New Play Network’s program called Rolling World Premiere, which promotes new plays. Although the setting is an average kitchen in...

Review: “Spamalot” at the Henegar Center

By PAM HARBAUGH The Henegar Center steps decidedly onto the bright side of life with its laugh-a-minute production of Monty Python’s “Spamalot.” Monty Python-er Eric Idle created “Spamalot.” He wrote the book, the lyrics and, along with John Dupre, the music. However, there are a host of credits in small print...

Review: “War Horse”

By PAM HARBAUGH A simple story and elegant production concept in ‘War Horse’ create a resonating theater experience that will set you crying for the artistry as well as the feel-good story of love and loyalty. The drama, adapted by Nick Stafford from Michael Morpurgo’s chldren’s book, begins in England during...

Review: “South Pacific” at Riverside Theatre

. . . . . . . . . . . . THIS IS A COPY OF MY REVIEW WHICH WAS FIRST POSTED IN MY COLUMN, “EXTREME CULTURE” ON FLORIDA TODAY’S WEBSITE. VISIT WWW.FLORIDATODAY.COM/EXTREMECULTURE FOR THE REVIEW AND OTHER UPDATES ON AREA THEATER. By PAM HARBAUGH The theme-driven story rings as...

Review: MCT’s ‘There Goes the Bride’

By PAM HARBAUGH English farce again has invade Melbourne Civic Theatre, this time a lesser of its bawdy brethren, “There Goes the Bride.” For sure, playwrights Ray Cooney (the English farce-meister himself) and John Chapman deliver what is expected: mixed-up identities, an orderly home which turns into a place of chaos,...

Review: Riverside Theatre’s “Miss Saigon”

By PAM HARBAUGH The heartache of civilians trying to survive in a war-torn country rings loud with poignancy in Riverside’s powerful, spectacle-filled production of “Miss Saigon.” The musical is written by Claude-Michel Schoenberg and Alain Boublil with additional material by Richard Malty, Jr. Schoenberg and Boublil are the French team that...

Review: Surfside Players ‘Hello, Dolly!’

By PAM HARBAUGH You might be able to hear the band playing, but you can also hear the joints creaking in “Hello, Dolly!” the production currently on stage at Surfside Playhouse. The Cocoa Beach community theater opened this musical one day past the 50th anniversary of its opening on Broadway. And...