When the sublime, sophisticated songsmith Cole Porter collaborated with Brits P.G. Wodehouse and Guy Bolton on the enduring confection Anything Goes, the time was 1934, seven years after Show Boat demonstrated that musicals could take on weighty material. Porter and his writing team – which eventually included play doctors Howard Lindsay and Russel Crouse – knew perfectly … [Read more...]
‘Swing, Swing, Swing’ still sharp in Broward Stage Door encore
By Dale King The musical revue Swing, Swing, Swing, is back for an encore at the Broward Stage Door Theatre in Margate. This year’s version packs virtually the same tunes, dance steps and energetic moves seen and heard in 2016, when so many people filled the seats the show had to be held over again and again. Eventually, it ran from June to September. This year’s … [Read more...]
Stage Door’s ‘Swing’ is its best jukebox show yet
By Dale King Broward Stage Door Theatre has boosted the jukebox musical genre to new heights. Once thought of as the unloved stepchild of traditional music-and-dialogue performances, jukebox-style productions are drawing larger and more exuberant crowds, at least at the Margate venue. Swing, Swing, Swing, now playing at Broward Stage, is the fourth all-melody production … [Read more...]