Legendary composer George Gershwin died in 1937, but that has not stopped the creation of three major book musicals featuring his songs in relatively recent years. The best of them is surely 1992’s Crazy for You, a clever romantic comedy with the emphasis on the comedy, thanks to a jokey script by Ken Ludwig. But to work, the show needs a charismatic hoofer in the male lead. … [Read more...]
Zoetic Stage is big winner at 41st Carbonells
It was a spread-the-wealth evening Monday, as nine South Florida theater companies took home Carbonell Awards at the 41st annual event at the Broward Center. Still, Miami’s Zoetic Stage was the big winner with six awards – three each for the Stephen Sondheim musical Passion and for Michael McKeever’s new play, After. Then again, judging by who walked off with the top awards, … [Read more...]
Loehr astonishes in Maltz’s ‘Me and My Girl’
Regular Maltz Jupiter theatergoers will probably not be surprised to hear that Matt Loehr again gives an astonishing star turn in the Jupiter company’s production of 1937’s Me and My Girl. After all, by now they should be used to his stage antics, both comic and romantic. Whether the material is sturdy (Crazy for You, The Music Man) or weak (The Will Rogers Follies), the … [Read more...]