By Dale King Summer may be a slack season for many students. But not for the actor wannabes in Florida Atlantic University’s Department of Theatre and Dance. They’ve spent weeks gearing up for perhaps their busiest time of the year – the annual two-play Summer Repertory Theater Festival. The first show, a high-energy production of Peter and the Starcatcher, opened in the … [Read more...]
FAU student thespians give ‘A Chorus Line’ their all
By Dale King The musical A Chorus Line doesn’t have dazzling sets, pricey costumes or high-tech special effects. The production — conceived and originally directed and choreographed by esteemed New York show creator Michael Bennett — is driven by the strength of its story — an audition for dancers desperate for jobs on Broadway — along with music and movement that truly … [Read more...]
Top-notch ‘Rent’ concludes FAU Summer Rep season
By Dale King Student actors at Florida Atlantic University have tapped a Broadway blockbuster --– the breakthrough musical Rent --- to wrap up their Summer Repertory Theatre season. Playing through July 31 at Studio One on FAU’s Boca Raton campus, Jonathan Larson's Rent is based loosely on Giacomo Puccini's 1896 opera, La Bohème. The Pulitzer Prize-winning musical, which … [Read more...]
FAU’s student cast ably takes on Simon’s ‘Brighton Beach Memoirs’
By Dale King Summer has arrived, and while most college students have gone home for a school break or to earn tuition money for the coming year, Florida Atlantic University’s Department of Theater and Dance has kicked off its annual Summer Repertory two-show festival. The first entry is a play that concludes this week. The second is a musical scheduled to open in … [Read more...]
Delightful ‘Sister Act’ wraps FAU’s Summer Rep
By Dale King Mirth and glitz mingle with murder, mobsters and fine vocals in Sister Act, the musical that’s wrapping up the two-play Summer Rep schedule at Florida Atlantic University’s Boca Raton campus. Students in the master of fine arts graduate program join forces with four Actors Equity performers to present the show based on the 1992 movie featuring Whoopi Goldberg … [Read more...]