By PAM HARBAUGH Talk about lucky! You can pay the karma gods by not asking for a refund from any theater to which you had a ticket last weekend. Let them have the money. Pretend you saw the show. THEATER: PUTTING IT TOGETHER runs through Sunday at Melbourne Civic Theatre. Read...
GET OUT! August 30 to September 1
By PAM HARBAUGH You’re kidding, right? The only art going on this weekend is the art of boarding up. So take your cue from the title of this column and GET OUT! Now on to more fun things. While you’re hunkered down at Aunt Sally’s and need something to do, whip...
BIG NEWS for HOT PINK at CVP
By KRISTIN SPRINGER Brevard Culture guest Entertainment Critic While area theaters typically offer season passes to their theatrical line-ups, the Cocoa Village Playhouse has announced a first: A season pass to a five-production series by the wildly popular cover-band, Hot Pink. And judging by this weekend’s sensational, laser-light and 3D projection-heavy...
GET OUT! August 23 to 25
By PAM HARBAUGH Cool off with some cool entertainment this weekend at Heidi’s Jazz Club and Riverside Theatre. Musicals shine at Melbourne Civic Theatre and Titusville Playhouse. As always, thank yous to Surfside Playhouse–Riverside Theatre–Melbourne Civic Theatre–Melbourne Chamber Music Society–Heidi’s Jazz Club–Cocoa Village Playhouse (in reverse alphabetical order, just because…). These...
GET OUT! August 16 to 18
By PAM HARBAUGH Get Out and Get Into something unusual a try: A directed play reading of a contemporary work. See below for more information. Surfside Playhouse–Riverside Theatre–Melbourne Civic Theatre–Melbourne Chamber Music Society–Heidi’s Jazz Club–Cocoa Village Playhouse (in reverse alphabetical order, just because…). These organizations make BREVARD CULTURE possible. Please be...
Review: MATILDA the Musical at Titusville Playhouse
Chloe Kennedy in MATILDA at Titusville Playhouse. Photo by Niko Stamos. By KRISTIN SPRINGER BREVARD CULTURE Guest Critic Steven J. Heron opens the Titusville Playhouse’s 55th Season with the magical family-friendly musical “Matilda.” As the first theater in Brevard County to obtain the rights to “Matilda”, TPI moved mountains to obtain...
GET OUT! August 9 to 11
By PAM HARBAUGH Go on, stick your toe in. Our cultural community has some sensational experiences in store for you. Surfside Playhouse–Riverside Theatre–Melbourne Civic Theatre–Melbourne Chamber Music Society–Heidi’s Jazz Club–Cocoa Village Playhouse (in reverse alphabetical order, just because…). These organizations make BREVARD CULTURE possible. Please be sure to tell them you...
MATILDA at Titusville
Chloe Kennedy in MATILDA at Titusville Playhouse. Photo by Niko Stamos. By PAM HARBAUGH Move over Snow White, take a hike Annie, cool it, Cindy. Something fresh is on the horizon: “Matilda, the Musical,” opening Friday at Titusville Playhouse. Based on the 1988 children’s novel by Charlie and the Chocolate Factory...
REVIEW: CARRIE the MUSICAL at the Henegar Center
CARRIE THE MUSICAL at the Henegar. Photo by Niko Stamos. By KRISTIN SPRINGER Guest Critic, BREVARD CULTURE “Carrie the Musical” would never be everyone’s cup of tea (er, pail of pig blood, in this case). The Henegar’s recent Feller to Broadway production raised many questions about teenage relationships and violent revenge....
Review: PUTTING IT TOGETHER at MCT
From PUTTING IT TOGETHER at Melbourne Civic Theatre. Photo by Max Thornton. By KRISTIN SPRINGER Guest Critic for BREVARD CULTURE Director Peg Girard offers Brevard County “Putting It Together,” a sensual and dynamic cabaret to exhibit Stephen Sondheim’s bountiful repertoire at the Melbourne Civic Theatre. Sondheim is hailed by many as...