By Dale King The names Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller are not necessarily household monikers in today’s pop music or theatrical worlds. But switch over to an oldies station, or check out an AM radio channel’s Top 40 list from 50-plus years ago and you’ll find lots of Leiber and Stoller works – ballads, novelty tunes, R&B, pop, jazz, and, most notably, rock & roll. Working … [Read more...]
Stage Door’s ‘Nine’ is one of its finest productions
By Dale King The task of nearly every theatrical protagonist, it seems, is to struggle. And so it is with famed Italian movie producer Guido Contini, the lead character in the Tony Award-winning musical, Nine, now playing at the Broward Stage Door Theater in Margate. With Guido, though, struggles come in multiples. Internally, he wrangles with his own mind. Externally, … [Read more...]