By PAM HARBAUGH Life too much with you? Tired of the dreary same old, same old — try something artsy this weekend. Theater: VENUS IN FUR, a sexy, mind-bending mystery by David Ives, opens Friday and runs through Feb. 28 at the Henegar Center’s second floor studio theater. For sure, you’ve...
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AUDITIONS Jan/Feb 2016
By PAM HARBAUGH Here’s the list of upcoming auditions in calendar order. Be sure to do those voice and diction exercises before you arrive, speak loudly and face the audience, or, in this case, the director! MELBOURNE CIVIC THEATRE will hold auditions for an adaptation of Moliere’s restoration comedy, “Tartuffe,” at...
REVIEW: ‘NUNSENSE’ at Cocoa Village Playhouse
Cocoa Village Playhouse’s production of “Nunsense,” photo courtesy Goforth Photography. By JOAN TADDIE The Little Sisters of Hoboken wasted no time taking charge at The Historic Cocoa Village Playhouse this weekend. Even Artistic Director, Dr. Anastacia Hawkins-Smith’s traditional curtain speech was cut short by the sisters who insisted that they were...
CAROLINE HINTON in Christmas Concert
By PAM HARBAUGH One of the area’s most wonderful vocalists, Caroline Hinton, will bring her special holiday program, “An Enchanted Christmas,” to the stage 7 p.m. Sunday in the Scott Center at Holy Trinity Episcopal Upper Academy in Melbourne. Also featured on stage will be a chamber orchestra led by Daniel...
Review: ‘Sherlock in Love’ at Cocoa Village Playhouse
By PAM HARBAUGH Cocoa Village Playhouse has a dizzying feast on its hands in Tony Macaulay’s new musical, “Sherlock in Love.” There’s so much there, you don’t know where to begin digging in…is it a comedy? a romance? a thriller? First, there is the terrific pop music by Mr. Macaulay, the...
Another Theatrical Engagement: BEN & DWIGHT
From left: Benjamin Cox and Dwight Welch. Photo by Pam Harbaugh By PAM HARBAUGH A Sunday lunch is always a treat. Add a couple of lovebirds and it turns into pure delight. That’s what I experienced Sunday when I went to Pineda Crossing to meet with Benjamin Cox and Dwight Welch...
VIDEO: Cocoa Village Playhouse gala season announcement
By PAM HARBAUGH It’s like watching magic, but every year, Staci Hawkins-Smith manages to find that rabbit in the hat and delivers a whiz bang party all tied together in a bow shimmering with marketing brilliance. Here’s a video of last night’s gala announcement of next season. There are lessons to...
Curtain Going Up on Theater Seasons 2015/2016: Brevard and Beyond
By PAM HARBAUGH Better watch out professional theater, the area community theater scene is breathing down your necks. And that means good news for theater patrons. And for all you strictly community theater patrons, here’s hoping you carve some time to venture to Vero Beach or Orlando to see some stunning...
Review: Cocoa Village Playhouse ‘Rent’
Matthew Booker, Johnathan Shepherd and Patrick Marshall in ‘Rent’ at Cocoa Village Playhouse. By PAM HARBAUGH Cocoa Village Playhouse turned 25 this season. Over the years, it has grown in stature and now is a producer of consistently fine, traditional musicals. It has taken occasional tentative leaps in its vision for...
VIDEO: Opening night of ‘Rent’ at Cocoa Village Playhouse
By PAM HARBAUGH This is a great production. Can’t believe the talent in this county. Also, what a giant step forward for Cocoa Village Playhouse. Congrats, all. While my review is coming soon, I’ve put together this little video (below) to whet that appetite. My suggestion is to go now, because...