By Dale King The Mystery of Irma Vep is a high-octane, mystery/thriller/satire that’s getting plenty of guffaws from summer audiences at Island City Stage in Wilton Manors. The show is peculiar in its uniqueness. Playwright Charles Ludlam, a pillar of the LGBTQ+ community for his contributions to literature and stage shows during his AIDS-shortened career as an actor and … [Read more...]
Stage Door’s new venue outshines uneven ‘La Cage’
You want the good news first? The 26-year-old Stage Door Theatre has moved from Margate, across Broward County, to a gorgeous new $11.6 million playhouse, the 1,100-seat Lauderhill Performing Arts Center. With ample wings and fly space, plus all the bells, whistles and amenities that its former home lacked, the complex should be the envy of every other resident company in South … [Read more...]
Stage Door’s ‘Victor/Victoria’ quirky and fun
By Dale King At times during the run of the gender-befuddling musical, Victor/Victoria, the audience at the Broward Stage Door Theatre in Margate may feel they are getting a special bargain. Viewers are actually getting two stars – a male lead and a female lead character – in one person. In a nutshell, Victor/Victoria is the tale of a woman disguised as a man who dresses … [Read more...]