By PAM HARBAUGH So people are melting over the 2,700-seat Walt Disney Theater in the Dr. Phillips Center for the Performing Arts. Here are some reasons for you to explore the new facility as well. Rodgers & Hammerstein’s “Cinderella” Nov. 10 to 15. Dr. Seuss’s “How the Grinch Stole Christmas! The...
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Review: ‘Picnic’ at Melbourne Civic Theatre
“Picnic” at Melbourne Civic Theatre, photo by Pam Harbaugh. By PAM HARBAUGH It’s a hot day on the Kansas plains in 1952 when Helen Potts fans herself with her handkerchief and wishes out loud that a cyclone would come by to cool things off. She gets that cyclone, but it comes...
In Conversation with Peg Girard
MCT’s “Picnic.” Photo by Pam Harbaugh. By PAM HARBAUGH One of director Peg Girard’s favorite plays is the 1951 play “Picnic” written by William Inge. The writing and story content thrill her, she says. As does the glimpse into 1952 rural Kansas. It opens June 5 at Melbourne Civic Theatre and...
Titusville Playhouse cancels ‘Grand Night’ fundraiser
By PAM HARBAUGH Due to the sudden illness of a major player in “A Grand Night for Singing,” Titusville Playhouse has had to cancel its big annual fundraiser, scheduled for tomorrow night, Sat. May 30. The event is not being postponed. TPI’s summer schedule is already jam packed with children’s programming...
More than Broadway: The Public
Production of Lin-Manuel Miranda’s “Hamilton,” detail of a photo by Joan Marcus. By PAM HARBAUGH Most of you culture vultures out there love taking trips to New York City to hit as many Broadway shows as possible. That’s a good thing. But why not extend your stay and widen your focus...
VIDEO Preview: ‘Cry-Baby the Musical’
Photo by Dana Niemeier Here’s a link to the video for Cry-Baby the Musical at the Henegar Center. Click here. To read my review, click here or just jump over to the “theater” section of this website. The show runs May 15 to 31 at the Henegar Center, 625 E. New...
Whadda Deal! Mad Cow Discount Tickets
By PAM HARBAUGH THIS SALE ENDS MIDNIGHT TONIGHT, Wednesday May 13, 2015. So I’ve been beating this Mad Cow Theatre drum for a while now. Here’s an offer you can’t refuse: $18 tickets to the four Mad Cow shows still remaining in their season. That’s up to 50 percent off!! The...
BrevardCulture in American Theatre magazine podcast
David Ryan Smith and Conrad Schott with cast of “The Glory of the World.” Photo by Bill Brymer. By PAM HARBAUGH So by now you must all know how crazy I am for the annual Humana Festival of New American Plays. It’s always such an exciting experience for any theater nerd....
A Cultural Summit Beckons
by PAM HARBAUGH It’s a tough terrain out there for artists and arts organizations wanting to get to the mountaintop. The Brevard Cultural Alliance wants to help smooth out that path when they present their first ever Cultural Summit next Thursday. The event’s keynote speaker is one of the country’s leaders...
Cleveland Play House wins 2015 Regional Theatre Tony Award
By PAM HARBAUGH The Tony Award nominees fills the news this week. And I’m sure that poor Iain (of YouTube’s ‘Iain Loves Theater’) is gobsmacked that one of his favorites, “Finding Neverland,” was snubbed. But in your rush to read about the Broadway nominees, I want to make sure you don’t...