For those who are yearning for the return of live theater – and that means most of us, doesn’t it? – MNM Theatre Company is jumping in to fill that void with a simple, but artfully affecting streamed production of Richard Maltby Jr. and David Shire’s Closer Than Ever. This introspective and heartfelt revue has been produced many times in South Florida since its premiere … [Read more...]
Stage Door unloads a powerhouse ‘Dreamgirls’
Broward Stage Door is rapidly becoming a theater company to reckon with. Over the years, its resources and artistic output have been nothing if not erratic, but the Coral Springs troupe keeps setting the bar higher, announcing its intention to do complex shows that seem way over its head and then flooring us with its achievement. Earlier this year, it mounted a miraculous … [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...]
‘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...]