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...]
Broward Stage Door’s ‘Smokey Joe’s’ a lively take on Lieber and Stoller songbook
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...]