Aaron Krause
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Becoming Dr. Ruth at Gable Stage Front Page
One-woman Show About Sex Therapist
By: - Nov 27th, 2017Famed sex therapist Dr. Ruth warmly welcomes us into her home in an impressive South Florida production. The play by Mark St. Germaine premiered at Barrington Stage Company in Pittsfield.The Broadway actress Anne O'Sullivan impressively inhabits the role.
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HIR near Ft. Lauderdale Front Page
Taylor Mac's Outrageous Play at Island City Stage
By: - Nov 20th, 2017Ft. Lauderdale area theater company scores a triumph with its season-opening production of the wacky play HIR. The production is marked by first-rate acting HIR is a meaty play, with suggestions of absurd realism and Greek Tragedy.
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Love Never Dies in Florida Front Page
National Tour of Phantom Sequel
By: - Nov 18th, 2017Memorable music seduces in Love Never Dies. A fine cast is up to the task of singing with flair Andrew Lloyd Webber's soaring songs. The book is not a strong point
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The Band's Visit on Broadway Front Page
Popular Musical at the Ethel Barrymore
By: - Nov 11th, 2017The Band's Visit restores faith in the goodness of humanity. The new musical adaptation features tender, heartfelt songs. Show is well acted and sung by a talented cast
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The Life and Times of Lee Harvey Oswald Front Page
Tragedies Told with Marionettes
By: - Nov 09th, 2017A human actor shines in a show about Lee Harvey Oswald featuring marionettes.Czechoslovak-American Marionette Theatre revisits tragedies in The Life and Times of Lee Harvey Oswald The production's rather tedious at times, lacking dramatic punch
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Broadway's The Play That Goes Wrong Front Page
Play-within-a-play on The Great White Way
By: - Nov 09th, 2017Prepare for belly laughs during The Play That Goes Wrong, now on Broadway. Impeccable comic timing is key to delivering abundant laughs. The unexpected is common in this play-within-a-murder-mystery-farce
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A Bronx Tale on Broadway Front Page
Musical Adaptation of Gritty Film
By: - Nov 09th, 2017A stylish, relatable musical adaptation of A Bronx Tale is now on Broadway. A tough and tender tale makes us consider our role models
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Our Town Revised in Miami Beach Front Page
World Premiere of a Reborn Classic
By: - Oct 28th, 2017A new staging of Our Town emphasizes Miami's diversity. A mult-cultural, multi-racial cast speaks English, Spanish and Creole in new, different but faithful version of Thornton Wilder's classic Our Town. Talented cast ensures classic Wilder play remains touching, yet unsentimental
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Tarzan in Ft. Lauderdale Front Page
High-Flying Musical Adaptation by Slow Burn Theatre Co.
By: - Oct 23rd, 2017Lighting-heavy production of Tarzan still benefits from 'less-is-more' approach. South Florida theater company show marked by strong acting, singing, acrobatics . Musical's themes are illuminated by the director.
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The Drowsy Chaperone in Boca Raton Front Page
Send Up of 1920s Musicals in South Florida
By: - Oct 20th, 2017The Drowsy Chaperone offers good ole' escapist fare. Musical lovingly parodies shows from the Prohibition era. The Wick Theatre's production features high-octane, physical comedy and robust singing.
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The Sound of Music on National Tour Front Page
Rodgers and Hammerstein Musical Stops in South Florida
By: - Oct 11th, 2017A new production of The Sound of Music dusts off the cobwebs from classic musical .A vibrant company performs Rodgers and Hammerstein classic in national tour. Award-winning director Jack O'Brien's new production allows us to rediscover a classic.
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The Humans In Suburban Miami Front Page
Tony Award-Winning Play at GableStage
By: - Oct 09th, 2017One can't overstate The Humans relevance to modern times. Stephen Karam's play is humorous, heartbreaking and creepy. The cast offers multi-dimensional performances in a first-rate production.
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On Your Feet! in Miami Front Page
National Tour of Show About the Estefans
By: - Oct 06th, 2017On Your Feet! opens in main characters' hometown of Miami. An energetic cast sizzles in first national tour of Broadway musical. The show's emotional core is not lost in vibrant dancing, dazzling choreography and spectacle.
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An Octoroon Near Miami Front Page
Florida Premiere of Branden Jacobs-Jenkins Play
By: - Oct 02nd, 2017Area stage Company shines in satire about race as An Octoroon's cast finds the right mixture of over-the-top theatricality and nuance. This unique play by an award-winning playwright is entertaining, yet disturbing.
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Oleanna In South Florida Front Page
Mamet play Provokes at Boca Raton Company
By: - Sep 24th, 2017Boca Raton's Evening Star Productions is giving David Mamet's Oleanna a riveting production Thd company's staging is marked by tension, great acting. The bully isn't the professor.
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The Sunshine Boys in The Sunshine State Front Page
Neil Simon Comedy at Margate's Stage Door Theater
By: - Aug 28th, 2017Neil Simon's one-liners are a refreshing change-of-pace to unsettling plays in the era of Trump. Actors nail comic timing in Broward Stage Door Theater's production of The Sunshine Boys. Director and cast don't forget the pathos in the Neil Simon's play
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Shorts Gone Wild in South Florida Front Page
Annual Short Play Festival at times a hoot
By: - Aug 22nd, 2017Audiences choose the order of the plays in annual "Shorts" festival. Actors bring comic energy to roles in production of popular theatrical event. Relevance not hard to spot in largely-escapist shows
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True West Explodes in Ft. Lauderdale Front Page
Late Sam Shepherd's Play in Florida
By: - Aug 14th, 2017New City Players presents a blazing production of True West. The Sam Shepherd play sizzles in sunny, suffocating South Florida Expect plenty of fireworks in powerfully acted production.
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Informed Consent in South Florida Front Page
Play Pitting Science vs. Religion in Coral Gables
By: - Aug 08th, 2017Issue-packed, yet taut play receives strong production at suburban Miami's GableStage. Informed Consent is unsettling, but is leavened with humor and optimism. Playwright Deborah Zoe Laufer directs a talented quintent of performers in a riveting production of her play.
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Bad Jews in Miami Lakes Front Page
Main Street Players Stages Joshua Harmon Dramedy
By: - Jul 31st, 2017Bad Jews is a biting comedy/drama at South Florida theater. Joshua Harmon play marks Main Street Players' third professional production. Company excels in an intense, funny production.
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Sweeney Todd in South Florida Front Page
Sondheim Thriller at Palm Beach Dramaworks
By: - Jul 24th, 2017A fine cast and crew captures the darkness and the comic in Stephen Sondheim's Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street The lead actor creates a sympathetic Sweeney, even if we abhor the character's actions. The unease of Sweeney Todd's world eerily mirrors our own.
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Finding Mona Lisa in Coral Gables Front Page
World Premiere Play at Actors Playhouse
By: - Jul 21st, 2017Finding Mona Lisa is a fun-filled, quick-paced play with colorful characters. Six actors skillfully portray multiple roles in new Michael McKeever historically-based drama. The new play about the world's most famous painting produces plenty of laughs.
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1984 On Stage in Pompano Beach Front Page
Adaptation of Orwell Novel in South Florida
By: - Jul 18th, 2017Outre's production depicts a future-- and even a present -- in which surveillance is becoming more prevalent. Actors fare better after intermission in Outre Theatre Company's 1984. Interrogation scene not as graphic as what audiences are reportedly witnessing on Broadway.
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The Four Immigrants: An American Musical Manga Front Page
World Premiere of Min Kahng Musical in Bay Area
By: - Jul 15th, 2017New musical based on comic book focuses on the Japanese immigrant experience in the turn-of-the-century San Francisco The how's scenic design draws inspiration from comic strips. The world premiere production of The Four Immigrants: An American Musical Manga by Min Kahng runs through Aug. 6
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Twelfth Night in Ft. Lauderdale Front Page
New City Players' Production of Shakespeare
By: - Jul 08th, 2017Ft. Lauderdale company's Twelfth Night achieves mixed results. Production of Shakespeare comedy is highly energetic, entertaining. The play is staged in intimate space through July 23
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