When hip-hop began crashing pop culture’s party in the 1980s, Broadway didn’t seem like one of its potential destinations. Hip-hop’s South Bronx birthplace was 11 miles and a cultural world away from the theater district. https://youtu.be/10C-Q3NIlzU?si=_qkxFl8rrFT9cffY However, as hip-hop began infiltrating the mainstream, and eventually becoming the mainstream, it was perhaps inevitable that beats and rhymes would reach the Broadway stage. By the time Hamilton blew... Continue Reading →
Romantic Story Can Spark Serious Conversations About Alzheimer’s
The musical The Notebook, like the novel and film that preceded it, is renowned for its unabashed romanticism, its ability to warm hearts and jerk tears unmatched in contemporary theater. The Notebook. Bank of America Broadway at Straz Center. Underneath the drama, though, is a condition that affects the daily lives of an estimated 19... Continue Reading →
Intimacy Coordinators Balance Concerns of Actors, Directors
Danny and the Deep Blue Sea, presented by Jobsite Theater and running through May 31 in Shimberg Playhouse, tracks a courtship that’s profane, violent but also tender. It shows two bitter, guarded people, each finding something in the other that lets vulnerability slip through. A rom-com this isn’t. Danny (Alex Teicheira) and Roberta (Georgia Mallory... Continue Reading →
Theatrical Event Immerses Audiences in Magic
Straz Center is bringing you an evening of illusion and sleight-of-hand, one where a magician might just lay their cards on the table. Your table. Your table, one of 12 at The Magicians Table, will seat a dozen guests at a celebration of life. The honoree is Dieter Roterberg, famed carnival owner and magician. Jaeb... Continue Reading →