By Dale King Here’s the skinny on Calendar Girls, the sexy, comic stage production with a tender and heartwarming backstory that opens the 2019-2020 season at Delray Beach Playhouse. The more mature may think the show has something to do with singer Neil Sedaka, who had a hit song of a similar name around 1959. No, in truth, Calendar Girls is based on actual events that … [Read more...]
Community theater: DBP scores big with ‘California Suite’
By Dale King If you’re searching for some laughs to squelch the winter blues, look no further than the Delray Beach Playhouse. The venerable theater company has assembled an exceptional ensemble of actors to present Neil Simon’s California Suite, a quartet of playlets set in Suite 203-204 of the Beverly Hills Hotel. The show is regularly filling nearly every seat of the … [Read more...]
Community theater: ‘Amorous Ambassador’ launches Delray Playhouse season in excellent style
By Dale King Delray Beach Playhouse kicks off its 71st season on a farcically comic note as it brings The Amorous Ambassador to the main stage in the spiffed-up venue on the east shore of Lake Ida. Those who caught last year’s season opener shouldn’t worry if they suffer an intense feeling of déjà vu. The Amorous Ambassador is, in fact, the sequel to The Sensuous Senator, … [Read more...]
Solid cast gives ‘Vanya and Sonia’ sparkle at Delray Playhouse
By Dale King Christopher Durang's comedy Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike – the season finale playing two more weekends at the Delray Beach Playhouse – covers a lot of outlandish and humorous territory in a 2½-hour block of time. The show actually taxes the audience’s mental capabilities more than it does their capacity to follow a plot. Author Durang – whose … [Read more...]