Email Author OCTAVIO ROCA

2006 Stories by OCTAVIO ROCA

• Vigorous Verdi

  published November 2, 2006

  Among the many splendors of Florida Grand Opera's thrilling new Aïda, not least of them the arrival of a young powerhouse named... More >>

• Cannon Fodder

  published October 26, 2006

  It's no secret that, in a country where national service is decidedly not everyone's duty, it is often the poorest who find in the armed services... More >>

• Stage Capsules

  published October 19, 2006

  Elliot: A Soldier's Fugue: Quiara Alegria Hudes's play about three generations of an American military family is picking up steam... More >>

• Mr. Sick Goes to Washington

  published September 14, 2006

  The first words heard in Lincolnesque are those of Abraham Lincoln. They are lyrical, lofty, and moving, spoken by a tall, bearded... More >>

• The Irish Man Cometh

  published September 7, 2006

  Martin McDonagh's The Pillowman arrives at GableStage trailing considerable acclaim in its wake, having won an Olivier Award for Best Play... More >>

• Mini Fest, Big Movies

  published August 3, 2006

  Hot Nights Cool Films 3 is the Miami Jewish Film Festival's tight and ambitious movie weekend at the Cosford. It's not the main event, but... 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 >>

• Men Are Pigs

  published June 29, 2006

  Early on in This Is How It Goes, Neil LaBute's savage one-act play showing through July 23 at the Biltmore Hotel's GableStage, the... 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 >>

• Summer in the City

  published June 8, 2006

  In the world premiere of Leslie Ayvazian's new miniature play, Rosemary and Elizabeth, there is a moment as tender as it is brief, when two... 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 >>

• Bon Appétit!

  published May 18, 2006

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

• Tales of a Gypsy

  published April 27, 2006

  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 recognize Carmen... More >>

• After Brokeback, Still Queer

  published April 20, 2006

  This is the year of Brokeback Mountain, in more ways than one. On one hand, it has been proven that queer movies can be a hit in Middle... More >>

• Stage Capsules

  published April 20, 2006

  The Sunken Living Room: This is one instance when the story behind the scenes upstages the action in the play. David Caudle's family... More >>

• Dysfunctional Family Fury

  published April 13, 2006

  This is one instance when the story behind the scenes upstages the action in the play. David Caudle's family drama The Sunken Living... 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 >>

• Alice Paints the Blues

  published March 30, 2006

  Mad Cat's latest adventures in the wonderland of new plays have landed the scruffy Miami troupe in a good place. William Donnelly's... 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 >>

• History Lesson

  published March 9, 2006

  The sad and seamy underbelly of the mythical American dream is not a place of hope. Nor is it a world that is easily described, though New... More >>