Aaron Krause
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Into the Woods in South Florida Front Page
Classic Musical by Lightning Bolt Productions
By: - Jun 11th, 2018New Southern Florida theater company's production of Into The Woods is mostly a success. The director's approach suggests the innocence our youth has lost in the aftermath of tragedies. Mostly, this production leaves Into the Woods intact.
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City Theatre's Summer Shorts Front Page
Popular Play Festival in Miami
By: - Jun 09th, 2018City Theatre's Summer Shorts is in its 23rd year of entertaining southeast Florida audiences This year's line-up is diverse. A pleasantly surprisingly, unseasonal "Short" opens this year's festival
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New Holocaust Play by Moisés Kaufman Front Page
The Album at Miami New Drama's Colony Theatre
By: - May 30th, 2018The Album focuses on little-known collection of photographs of Nazis partying near Aushwitz.A play by Moisés Kaufman, of Tectonic Theater Project fame, is in development. South Florida audiences are seeing snippets of this new play, running for four performances.
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Shrek The Musical Near Miami Front Page
Stage Adaptation of Popular Animated Film
By: - May 29th, 2018Minimalism proves magical in Area Stage Company's production of Shrek The Musical. It's easy to buy into the world onstage despite visible and simple theatrical magic. Director's approach frames the show as a troupe of players at a modern Renaissance faire.
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Avenue Q in Southern Florida Front Page
Potty Mouthed Puppet Show at MNM Theatre Company
By: - May 28th, 2018A production of the raunchy Avenue Q at West Palm Beach-based MNM Theatre Company proves a winner. Puppet work and acting shine in show that parodies Sesame Street, children's programming. The seemingly lighthearted Avenue Q is intended for mature audiences.
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Victor/Victoria in Southern Florida Front Page
Live Adaptation of Popular Film at Stage Door Theater
By: - May 24th, 2018Stage Door Theater near Ft. Lauderdale mounts an elaborate production of Victor/Victoria. Lavish costumes and scenery combine with style and slapstic in an enthralling musical theater experience. Triple threats are at the top of their craft in this can't-miss production.
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Equus in South Florida Front Page
Peter Shaffer Thriller at Palm Beach Dramaworks
By: - May 20th, 2018Equus proves particularly timely after school shootings. Palm Beach Dramaworks mounts powerful production. Intense staging of Peter Shaffer play features strong acting, excellent design work.
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Million Dollar Quartet Near Miami Front Page
Wildly Successful Show Returns to Actors' Playhouse
By: - May 13th, 2018Million Dollar Quartet ran for more than two months at suburban Miami's Actors' Playhouse at the Miracle Theatre. The return engagement is just as electric, while proving a bit kinder to eardrums. First-rated performers prove commendable quadruple threats in the roles of Elvis Presley, Carl Perkins, Johnny Cash and Jerry Lee Lewis.
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Next to Normal in South Florida Front Page
Pulitzer-Winning Musical in a Co-Production
By: - May 11th, 2018Measure for Measure Theatre Company and Infinite Abyss Productions mount an emotionally-potent Next to Normal. Actors and technical team vividly capture the highs and lows of a family on the brink. A heart-shattering moment toward the end will hit close to home for many people.
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Finally Forgetting Irma Front Page
New Theater Company Making Long-Awaited Debut
By: - May 07th, 2018Eight months after Hurricane Irma, Measure for Measure Theatre Company to finally mount an inaugural production. The Pulitzer-winning musical Next to Normal will mark new South Florida company's first staging.
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Queen of Basel in Miami Beach Front Page
World Premiere of Miss Julie Adaptation
By: - Apr 30th, 2018Queen of Basel transports Miss Julie from late 19th century Sweden to present-day Miami Beach. The Hilary Bettis play is a feminist take on August Strindberg's 1888 naturalistic tragedy. Technical elements are top notch
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Fun Home in Miami Front Page
South Florida Premiere of Pulitzer Finalist
By: - Apr 23rd, 2018Fun Home is a relatable, relevant, touching and funny piece. The prize-winning musical featured the first all female writing team to win a Tony award.
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Steinberg/ATCA Award Winner Front Page
Lauren Gunderson Play The Book of Will
By: - Apr 15th, 2018A play about preserving Shakespeare's words honored with ATCA/Steinberg awards. The American Theatre Critics Association award goes to Lauren Gunderson for The Book of Will.
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Edgar Allan Poe and Emily Dickinson Front Page
World Premiere Play in South Florida
By: - Apr 14th, 2018Edgar & Emily is an intriguing new play by William McDonough. The finely-tuned world-premiere production is running at Palm Beach Dramaworks in Florida. Actors and technical elements are strong in the debut staging
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Be Here Now Staged in South Florida Front Page
Deborah Zoe Laufer Play Receives Second Production
By: - Apr 10th, 2018One month after Be Here Now's world premiere in Cincinnati, Deborah Zoe Laufer's Play flies south to the Sunshine State. FAU Theatre Lab's production is a noticeable improvement over the play's debut. Piece's second mounting features multi-faceted performances and sensitive direction of an engrossing, thought-provoking play.
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Clybourne Park in Ft. Lauderdale Front Page
Bruce Norris' Meaty Play at New City Players
By: - Apr 07th, 2018Clybourne Park's issues take on an urgency with racial strife, other problems plaguing our world. Bruce Norris' Pulitzer Prize winning sequel to A Raisin in the Sun is receiving a mostly commendable production in South Florida. Fireworks light up New City Players' stage to open New City Players 2018 season
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Re-imagining The Sound of Music Front Page
World Premiere Play in South Florida
By: - Apr 02nd, 2018The Radicalization of Rolfe shines a spotlight on The Sound of Music's minor characters. Andrew Bergh's intriguing, suspenseful and humorous play imagines what supporting characters might have been doing or saying when they're not part of the main action. The world premier production at Island City Stage achieves mixed results
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Memphis Still Mesmerizes Front Page
Rousing Musical in South Florida
By: - Mar 26th, 2018Memphis: The Musical is a big-hearted, bold show about the power of the human spirit and music to bring about change. A thrilling and touching regional production is underway in Ft. Lauderdale. An electric cast with impressive acting and dancing skills beautifully sings the soul-stirring music of Memphis.
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Brigadoon in Boca Raton Front Page
Lerner and Loewe's Enchanting Musical
By: - Mar 19th, 2018South Florida's Wick Theatre and Costume Museum present an enchanting Brigadoon. The regional production of Lerner and Loewe classic is magical and humorous. Despite sound and timing issues, the actors enchant in mostly strong staging.
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Dancing Lessons in South Florida Front Page
Touching Comic-drama by Mark St. Germain
By: - Mar 16th, 2018Dancing Lessons is a surprising packed, yet taut play about the capacity to change. The poignant Mark St. Germain play demonstrates the effect people seemingly with nothing in common can have on each other. This comedy-drama spreads knowledge, awareness about an autism-related disorder without lecturing or using too much jargon. The play had its world premiere at Barrington Stage in the Berkshires.
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Shakespeare and More in Cincinnati Front Page
ATCA Regional Conference in the Queen City
By: - Mar 14th, 2018Cincinnati's theaters are exploring race and other timely topics on their stages. American Theatre Critics Association takes in a diverse group of plays at recent regional conference as vibrant live theater scene is sampled by critics
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Steinberg/ATCA Finalists Announced Front Page
Award Honors Promising New Plays
By: - Mar 03rd, 2018A panel of critics has narrow down a list of new plays to receive the Harold and Mimi Steinberg/ATCA New Play Award Annual honor singles out most promising works which premiered professionally outside NYC during 2017. This year's crop of plays tackle topics from preserving Shakespeare's words to refugees fleeing wars
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If I Forget in Suburban Miami Front Page
Meaty Comic Drama by Steven Levenson
By: - Feb 19th, 2018Thought-provoking themes will keep If I Forget in your mind. A relateable Steven Levenson play will make you laugh and cry at suburban Miami's GableStage.
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The Revolutionists in Boca Raton Front Page
By Steinberg/ATCA Winner Lauren Gunderson.
By: - Feb 13th, 2018History comes to vibrant life in Theatre Lab's fun, funny and touching production of The Revolutionists. Colorful, visually appealing production is on stage at university's professional resident company through Feb. 25. Gunderson is the most-produced playwright for the 2017-2018 theater season in the U.S., according to American Theatre magazine.
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Clark Gable Slept Here by Michael McKeever Front Page
Pitch Black Comedy by Talented South Florida Playwright
By: - Feb 06th, 2018Clark Gable Slept Here is an unabashedly penetrating satire about the cutthroat world of Hollywood. A talented cast shines in a production of the play at Main Street Players in Miami Lakes. The company, which turned professional last year, delivers a fast-paced, furiously funny mounting of Michael McKeever's play.
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