Mama Djenaba Wants to Bring African Folklore to Florida Schools

Djenaba Gregory-Faal wants to school kids in African folklore. To achieve this, she is trying to raise money to produce Sundiata, a theatrical piece about Maghan Mari Djata Keita (AKA Sundiata Keita) — a crippled youth who overcame adversity in order to rule the 13th century Mali Empire.Her goal is…

Have a Super Intense Laffgasm with Andy Pita

​”This is the full package,” observes Andy Pita of the upcoming comedic extravaganza Laffgasm taking place at the former Riviera Cinema. With music, standup and sketch comedy, and videos screening, it certainly sounds like no media is left behind. The marriage of the Have Nots comedy troupe and musician and comedian Pita…

The Six Biggest A**holes in Shakespeare

Henry V, which opens this Friday at New Theatre, is one of William Shakespeare’s most memorable plays featuring arguably his most noble and heroic character, the valiant King Henry.But Henry seems to be the exception in a long line of Shakespearean characters who were complete and total assholes. Amoral, power-hungry,…

Why Local Flash Mobs Make Us Feel Crappy About Miami

Is the below video a dancetastic flash mob or an ad for the Ikea in Sunrise? That store is crowded enough without the added publicity. (If someone doesn’t already know where to buy disposable Swedish home décor, let’s not tell them, okay?) Hats off to choreographer Jackie Vilarino of the…

Pam Bruno Is a Grown Woman, Going to Make You Laugh at Lester’s

​Comedian Pam Bruno has a particularly quirky way of delivering jokes: a little awkward, with not too much enthusiasm, like she’s telling a story at the dinner table. But her stand up is solid, and she knows how to get the audience right where she wants them.As her tagline says,…

Stage Door’s Suds is Awash in Campy Goodness

It’s fitting that the Broward Stage Door launched its new Miami home at the Byron Carlyle with the musical Suds. The old theatre is a monolith of nostalgia. It’s a large block of granite with tight theatre seating and pseudo art deco architecture that once served as a movie house…