Theater: Yes, summer is a slow time for theater in South Florida, but apparently someone forgot to tell Margate’s Stage Door Theatre, which has just extended its long-running Motown revue, The Soul of Motor City, through Aug. 28. Aimed at the Boomer generation, which will recall these three dozen-plus rhythm & blues song hits from the 1960s through 1980s, the evening is … [Read more...]
Broward Stage Door’s ‘Broadway Bound’ funny and moving
By Dale King Broward Stage Door Theatre wraps up its summer schedule with a humorous yet moving performance of Broadway Bound, the final installment of Neil Simon’s so-called “Eugene” trilogy, the semi-autobiographical plays written late in his career that trace his early growth years (Brighton Beach Memoirs) through his service in the Army (Biloxi Blues) and conclude with … [Read more...]
‘Motor City’ gives Broward Stage Door an unforgettable groove
Gabrielle Graham, Alexandria Lugo, Mimi J., Joshua Graham, Jar'Davion Brown and Elijah Word in The Soul of Motor City at Broward Stage Door Theatre. (Photo by George Wentzler) By Dale King Musicals have reigned supreme this year at the Broward Stage Door Theatre in Margate. Not just the traditional ones, with actors, dialogue, songs and fancy sets. No, the powers-that-be … [Read more...]
Fine lead performances lift ‘Same Time, Next Year’ at Broward Stage Door
Jacqueline Laggy and Matthew Korinko star in Same Time, Next Year. (Photo by George Wentzler) By Dale King Same Time, Next Year is an engaging play with a fairly basic plot. Still, it is filled with intrigue that runs the gamut from humor to tragedy and guilt to glorious lessons learned. And while a number of people are mentioned in this play, Same Time, Next Year is … [Read more...]
Stellar cast shines in Broward Stage Door’s ‘Evita’
By Dale King Evita, the rock opera conceived by composer Andrew Lloyd Webber and lyricist Tim Rice at the height of their musical collaboration, has been packaged, repackaged and committed to celluloid since it was released as a concept record album 40 years ago and hit the stage in London two years later. Director Michael Leeds and choreographer Kevin Black return to the … [Read more...]