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Theaters raise bar. Audiences benefit.

Cocoa Village Playhouse. Photo by Pam Harbaugh

By PAM HARBAUGH I moved from New York City to Brevard in 1977. Always drawn to the theater, one of the very first things I did was to research the area’s community theaters. I found their offerings to be merry ones, but nonetheless thin. Lots of early Neil Simon. Lots of...

Review: Cocoa Village Playhouse ‘Fiddler on the Roof’

Jeffrey Hoy in Cocoa Village Playhouse productionof 'Fiddler on the Roof,' photo by Goforth Photography

Jeffrey Hoy as Tevye in Cocoa Village Playhouse’s ‘Fiddler on the Roof.’ Photo by Goforth Photography. By PAM HARBAUGH With the world changing all about him, a father’s love remains the only constant in Cocoa Village Playhouse’s good-natured and very long production of “Fiddler on the Roof.” In case you’ve been...

Kudos Keep Rolling in for DAVID McELWEE

By PAM HARBAUGH One of my most satisfying hobbies, if you will, is following the rising stars of people I have known for a long time. One such person is professional actor David McElwee, who, it was just announced, was one of a cast of 10 to receive a special Drama...

Review: ‘My Fair Lady’ at Cocoa Village Playhouse

Jonathan Goforth and Eliana Berrean in Cocoa Village Playhouse's 'My Fair Lady'

Jonathan Goforth and Eliana Berrean in Cocoa Village Playhouse’s ‘My Fair Lady’ By PAM HARBAUGH Cocoa Village Playhouse brings in fresh faces in starring roles to give new blood to the Lerner and Loewe classic, “My Fair Lady.” And what a bounty of talent there is: While 16 year-old Eliana Berrean...

Review: Cocoa Village Playhouse ‘West Side Story’

Dillon Giles and Isabel Prado in Cocoa Village Playhouse's 'West Side Story.' Detail of photo by Megan Abbott Photography.

Dillon Giles and Isabel Prado in Cocoa Village Playhouse’s ‘West Side Story.’ Photo (detail) by Megan Abbott Photography. By PAM HARBAUGH From the first downbeat in the splendid overture to “West Side Story,” you know you are in for a treat with Cocoa Village Playhouse’ marvelously sung, beautifully staged and exquisitely...

Review: Cocoa Village Playhouse’s ‘Twelve Angry Men’

'Twelve Angry Men' Photo by Jonathan Goforth

This photo of Cocoa Village Playhouse’s ‘Twelve Angry Men’ was taken by Jonathan Goforth. By PAM HARBAUGH It may be 60 years old, but the thematic under pinnings of “Twelve Angry Men” are as relevant today as they were in the 1950s. They come out loud and clear in Cocoa Village...