Email Author Dave Amber

2006 Stories by Dave Amber

• Stage Capsules

  published August 31, 2006

  The Mystery of Irma Vep: Crisply directed by David Arisco, its costumes magically engineered by the sensational Mary Lynne Izzo, and... More >>

• Stage Capsules

  published August 17, 2006

  Ella: It's ten years this month since songstress Ella Fitzgerald died. Fitzgerald, whose romantically distinctive voice has gently... More >>

• Stage Capsules

  published July 20, 2006

  Ella: It’s ten years this month since songstress Ella Fitzgerald died. Fitzgerald, whose romantically distinctive voice has gentl... More >>

• Stage Capsules

  published July 13, 2006

  Ella: It's ten years this month since songstress Ella Fitzgerald died. Fitzgerald, whose romantically distinctive voice has gently... More >>

• Stage Capsules

  published July 6, 2006

  Ella: It's ten years this month since songstress Ella Fitzgerald died. Fitzgerald, whose romantically distinctive voice has gently... More >>

• Stage Capsules

  published June 22, 2006

  Beehive: The '60s Musical Sensation: Even as the fine band warmed up the crowd with an "It's My Party"-infused medley, deep in my... More >>

• Stage Capsules

  published June 15, 2006

  Beehive: The '60s Musical Sensation: Even as the fine band warmed up the crowd with an "It's My Party"-infused medley, deep in my... More >>

• Stage Capsules

  published May 25, 2006

  Five Course Love: One night, five restaurants, and fifteen characters sum up this tasty yet not entirely filling new musical onstage... More >>

• Stage Capsules

  published May 18, 2006

  The Impressionists: In the 2000 movie Pollock, a crucially transformative scene places Jackson Pollock breaking through his... More >>

• Stage Capsules

  published May 11, 2006

  The Impressionists: In the 2000 movie Pollock, a crucially transformative scene places Jackson Pollock breaking through his... More >>

• Stage Capsules

  published May 4, 2006

  Carmen: We know her, we love her, and we can't get enough of her. People who have never been to an opera house could probably... More >>

• Stage Capsules

  published April 27, 2006

  Family Secret: Edge Theatre, which last year served up Men on the Verge of a Hispanic Breakdown, now offers Family... More >>

• Dogs Playing Poker

  published April 6, 2006

  In the evil galaxy of schadenfreude where theater resides, nothing is better than a darkly funny play about hopeless wankers full of big talk and... More >>

• Stage Capsules

  published April 6, 2006

  Educating Rita: With this tale of upper-crust English professor Frank mentoring lower-class literary wannabe Rita, Dramaworks'... More >>

• Stage Capsules

  published March 30, 2006

  Educating Rita: With this tale of upper-crust English professor Frank mentoring lower-class literary wannabe Rita, Dramaworks'... More >>

• Stage Capsules

  published March 23, 2006

  Day of Reckoning: The sad and seamy underbelly of the mythical American dream is not a place of hope, though this production makes a... More >>

• Stage Capsules

  published March 16, 2006

  And Then She Moved the Furniture: The Public Theatre presents the first production of Miami playwright Manny Diez's chilling tale of... More >>

• Stage Capsules

  published March 9, 2006

  America/America: One Nation, Many Stories: The Dance Now! Ensemble is set to premiere its newest work. Drawing on the company's... More >>

• I Don't Wanna Grow Up

  published March 2, 2006

  The town of Plantation recently seems to have become a womb for young male violence, with the most recognized wickedness to come out of this... More >>

• Stage Capsules

  published March 2, 2006

  Ceremonies in Dark Old Men: Some things mature with age, others don't. Almost 40 years after Ceremonies premiered... More >>

• Stage Capsules

  published February 16, 2006

  Ceremonies in Dark Old Men: Some things mature with age, others don't. Almost 40 years after Ceremonies premiered... More >>

• Hand of God

  published January 19, 2006

  Thank God — a new play about Catholic priests that mentions neither pope nor pedophilia. South Florida Everyman playwright/actor Michael... More >>

• Stage Capsules

  published January 5, 2006

  Exits and Entrances: Athol Fugard has the well-earned ability to suck the air out of any other plays competing against him on any... More >>