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...

SJ BENEFIT CONCERT for Homeless

Singer/Songwriter SJ. Detail of a photo by Bridgett Anderson Photography. By PAM HARBAUGH Head to Open Mikes 7 p.m. Saturday and put your money to good use. It’s the “Nikki” Album Release Party & Charity Show, featuring West Melbourne singer/songwriter “SJ.” Funds raised will help a truly wonderful local charity known...

GET OUT! November 23 to 25

By PAM HARBAUGH Holidays are here. For a round-up of the holiday shows on area stages, click here. Be sure to click on ads for the organizations and businesses supporting Brevard Culture. Thank you. Theater: A CHRISTMAS STORY: THE MUSICAL opens this weekend and runs through Dec. 2 at Cocoa Village...

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...

GET OUT! November 16 to 18

By PAM HARBAUGH The area is hitting its sweet spot with cultural activities. There’s the ArtWorks Festival in the Eau Gallie Arts District. The Brevard Symphony Orchestra performs Beethoven on Saturday. Shows open. Shows close. Big museum retrospective of a very popular area artist Derek Gores. Be sure to click on...

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...

GET OUT! November 9 to 11

By PAM HARBAUGH Oh, procrastinators, you’re in a pickle this weekend. Three shows are closing, one is opening and a couple others are in the midst of their runs. So better get organized, the cultural community is in high gear. Be sure to click on ads for the organizations supporting Brevard...

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...

GET OUT! November 2 to 4

By PAM HARBAUGH First of all…DON’T FORGET TO VOTE….Secondly, OMG…Thanksgiving is just around the corner. So much happening. Get to these events so you have something other than politics to talk about around the table. Be sure to click on ads for the organizations supporting Brevard Culture. Thank you. Theater: YOUNG...