New Theatre Presents
Twain and Shaw Do Lunch
Book by Chambers Stevens
Dec 2 – Dec 1...
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Monday, November 28, 2011
Irving Berlin's - I Love A Piano
Broward Stage Door Theatre Presents
I Love A Piano
Music and Lyrcs by Irving Berlin
Dec 2 – Jan...
Current Productions for the week of November 28, 2011
Guys and Dolls
at Broward Stage Door Theatre Until Dec 4
Nathan Detroit, the organizer of the oldest permanent floating crap game, bets Sky Masterson that he can't make the next girl he sees fall in love with him. Featuring “Guys and Dolls”, “Luck Be a Lady Tonight”, and “Sit Down, You’re Rocking the Boat”, this beloved musical is also a great American classic and multiple Tony-Award Winner!
RED by John Logan
at The Gable stage at the Biltmore Until Dec 4 11
It is 1958 and abstract expressionist painter Mark Rothko has just landed the biggest...
Sunday, November 27, 2011
Enjoy Cyber Monday Deals From The Broward Center
Find something for everyone on your shopping list! Comedy, Dance, Broadway and Music. 'Tis the season for events and experiences you won’t want to miss!
Enter the promotional code CYBER to buy tickets and save 25%Click on the CYBER link above to go directly to the deals or visitthe Broward Center's main site here....
Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat
The Maltz Jupiter Theatre Presents
Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat
Music by Andrew Lloyd Webber
Lyrics by Tim Rice
Nov 29 – Dec 1...
Saturday, November 26, 2011
Blog Watch for the week of Nov. 21, 2011
In this weeks batch of blog nuggets is an article about Theatre Being a Matter of Taste, The Best Form of Theatre, and two posts about giving thanks......
Friday, November 25, 2011
The Past Week In Theatre History (Nov. 21-25)
Today In Theatre History: NOVEMBER 21-25
By David Gewirtzman and Robert Viagas, Steve Luber, Anne Bradley and Sam Maher1694 Birthday of French author François Marie Arouet, better known as Voltaire (1694-1778) whose satirical novel "Candide" served as source material for the 1956 Leonard Bernstein/Lillian Hellman/Dorothy Parker musical.
1849 Birthday of author Frances Hodgeson Burnett (1849-1924), author of several Broadway plays in the first decade of the 20th century, including Little Lord Fauntleroy, The Little Princess, The Pretty Sister...
Wednesday, November 23, 2011
New show reviews for the week of Nov. 21
For this weeks new reviews please visit Bill Hirschman's Blog Florida Theater On Stage. Or, you could just click on the links to the reviews below.
M Ensemble’s ‘Radio Golf’ Is On-Par Perfect
M Ensemble moved into the performance space last June, and makes good use of the comfortable black-box theater for the first presentation of its 40th anniversary season, August Wilson’s Radio Golf.
Alliance’s Lobby Hero is Compassionate Look at Human Beings Facing Tough Choices
Following the consecutive successes of Brothers Beckett, Fool For...
Tuesday, November 22, 2011
Monday, November 21, 2011
Current Productions for the week of November 21, 2011
Lobby Hero
at The Alliance Theatre Lab Until Nov 27
When Jeff, a luckless young security guard, is drawn into a local murder investigation, loyalties are strained to the breaking point. As Jeff's tightly wound supervisor is called to bear witness against his troubled brother, and an attractive rookie cop finds she must stand up to her seasoned partner, truth becomes elusive and justice proves costly.
Disney's Beauty and the Beast
at The Broward Center for the Performing Arts Until Nov 27
Based on the Academy® Award-winning animated feature...
Friday, November 18, 2011
Blog Watch for the week of Nov. 14, 2011
In this weeks batch of blog nuggets is an article about Theatre Longevity, Audience Engagement, "I Am An Actor" by Nan Barnett, and an (wait this can't be right) an iPhone game???...
The Past Week In Theatre History (Nov. 14-18)
This week in Theatre History: NOVEMBER 14-18
Gathered for Playbill.com by: David Gewirtzman, Robert Viagas, Sam Maher, Steve Luber and Anne Bradley
1836 Birthday of satirist William S. Gilbert, later to achieve immortality as the lyricist half of the Gilbert & Sullivan operetta-writing team that produced The Mikado, The Pirates of Penzance, H.M.S. Pinafore and other staples of the genre.
1875 British comic operetta titans Gilbert & Sullivan make their U.S. debut today with Trial by Jury at the Eagle Variety Theatre, where it runs...
Thursday, November 17, 2011
Review of "Death of Sydney Black"
Phillip Valys reviewed Leah Nanako Winkler's "Death of Syney Black", presented by Thinking Cap Theatre, for the Sun-Sentine...
New show reviews for the week of Nov. 14
Bill Hirschman reviewed Disney's "Beauty and the Beast" being performed at The Broward Center For The Performing Arts for Florida Theater On Stage.
"...this refurbished and re-imagined production has rediscovered some of the loveliness and magic that the road has worn off..."
Camille Lamb reviewed The Alliance Theatre Lab's production of Kenneth Lonergan's "Lobby Hero" for the Miami Culture Blog: The Cultist.
"..the script's shades of gray are painted with a capable hand, with some exceptions."
Christine Dolen reviewed The M Ensemble's...
Tuesday, November 15, 2011
News from last week in case you missed it.
Manuel Carbonell, the man who re-designed the award that honors the best of local theater every year and whom that award is named after died last Thursday at the age of 93. Christine Dolen wrote a wonderful obituary for the man on her blog, The Drama Queen and then expanded upon it for the readership of the Miami Hera...
Monday, November 14, 2011
The Mod Musical: SHOUT!
The Lake Worth Playhouse Presents
The Mod Musical: SHOUT!
Co-Creators: Phillip George and David Lowenstein
Nov 17 – Dec ...
Only 3 more chances to get THRILLED and get $5 off the ticket price
You only have one more week to see the South Florida premiere of THRILL ME and get $5 off the admission price when you use the promotional code BLOG at checkout from the Rising Action Theatre Website Box Office. . THRILL ME is the true story of Leopold and Loeb, the so-called thrill killers, who murdered a young boy in 1924 in order to try and commit the perfect crime. Critics have been raving about and (Dare I say it.) THRILLED (Yes, I went there!) with this production.
Michelle Solomon, wrote: "The intimate space provides...
Current Productions for the week of November 14, 2011
54 Forever at The Jerry Herman Ring Theatre
on the University of Miami campus Until Nov 19
Once upon a time in New York City, there was a magical disco that everyone clamored to get into. Passing through Studio 54’s velvet ropes were the world’s most famous stars, politicians, and athletes — the glitterati of the 1980s. The Jerry Herman Ring Theatre is presenting the first production of Tommy Tune’s exciting and glamorous musical portrait of the world’s most famous nightclub. South Florida theatre audiences are the first to experience this exciting...
The South Florida Theatre News Is Here
Introducing the New and Improved South Florida Theatre News at http://sfltn.blogspot.com/. A blog site for and about the South Florida Theatre Community. The following is a list of scheduled posts starting today.
Mondays: A list of current productions and posts for each new show opening that week. If a show begins on an odd day, say Tuesday,...
Sunday, November 13, 2011
Disney's Beauty and the Beast
The Broward Center for the Performing Arts Presents
Disney's Beauty and the Beast
Nov 15 – 27...
Wednesday, November 9, 2011
Auditions for "Top Gun!: The Musical"
Anagram Entertainment is pleased to announce AUDITIONS of the upcoming South Florida premiere of...
TOP GUN! The Musical.
book and lyrics by Denis McGrath
music by Scott White
Rehearsals begin in December, Run starts February 3rd, 2012
Auditions are Saturday November 12th and Sunday November 13th. At Empire Stage.
Auditions...
Tuesday, November 8, 2011
17 SILVER PALMS TO BE AWARDED FOR THEATRICAL EXCELLENCE IN 2011
November 8, 2011
FORT LAUDERDALE, FL -- The Silver Palm Awards committee – founded four years ago to honor theatrical excellence in South Florida – hasannounced that this year it will present the coveted award to 17 individuals, including two for direction of plays, two for playwriting and one for creating a memorable fighting sequence. Also among the honorees is Mosaic Theatre for its ensemble work in the 2011 production of The Irish Curse.
"The Silver Palm Awards are presented annually to those who've made an outstanding or unique contribution...
The Red Thread
The PlayGround Theatre Presents
The Red Thread
Book by Stephanie Ansin and Fernando Calzadilla
Nov 9 – Dec ...
Monday, November 7, 2011
54 Forever
The Jerry Herman Ring Theatre
on the University of Miami campus Presents
54 Forever
Concieved by Tommy Tune
Written By Mark Saltzman
Nov 9 - Nov 1...
Death for Sydney Black
The Thinking Cap Theatre Presents
Death for Sydney Black
Book by Leah Nanako Winkler
Nov 10 – Nov 27...
Current Productions for the week of November 7, 2011
Hairspray
Staring David Arisco as Edna Turnblad
at Actors Playhouse at the Miracle Theatre Until Nov 13
Hairspray is Broadway’s hottest musical-comedy phenomenon with so much heart and soul that it also inspired a major motion picture. It’s 1962, and pleasantly plump Baltimore teen Tracy Turnblad has only one desire, to dance on the popular “Corny Collins Show.” When her dream comes true, Tracy is transformed from social outcast to sudden star, but she must use her new found power to vanquish the reigning teen queen, win the affections of...
Sunday, November 6, 2011
The Adams Family
The Kravis Center for the Performing Arts Presents
The Addams Family
Book by Marshall Brickman and Rick Elice
Music and Lyrics by Andrew Lippa
Nov 8 – Nov 1...
