Current Productions for the week of January 30, 2012

The Motherfucker with the Hat at The Gable Stage Until Feb 5 A high-octane, verbal cage match about love, fidelity and misplaced haberdashery.  Jackie and Veronica have been in love since the 8th grade.  But now, Jackie is on parole and living clean and sober under the guidance of his sponsor, Ralph D, while still living with and loving his volatile soul mate Veronica who is fiercely loving, but far from sober.  Still, their love is pure.  And true.  Nothing can come between them – except a hat. 25th Annual Putname County...

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Top Gun!: The Musical

Anagram Entertainment Presents Top Gun! The Musicalat Empire Stage Music by Scott WhiteBook and Lyrics by Denis McGrath Feb 9 – Mar...

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Dead Man’s Cell Phone

Waterfront Playhouse Presents Dead Man’s Cell Phone Book by Sarah Ruhl Jan 31 – Feb ...

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Winter

New Theatre Presents The World Premiere of  Winter by Robert Caisley Feb 3 – Feb ...

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Theatre Notes Blog Watch for the week of Jan. 23, 2012

This week I did not see much that would be of interest for actors, but here are four items that could be of help to theatre companies.  Among the posts today are: Curtain Speaches, audition advise for theaters, how a theatre can keep people talking after the show is over and the question of Why Don't Theatres Talk to Each Othe...

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Show reviews for the week of Jan. 23

The reviews for this week starts with Slow Burn's Urinetown.  (Urinetown?)  With only a 2 week run I wanted to make sure this review came to you first.  (Urinetown?!?)  Followed by The Elaborate Entrance Of Chad Deity, Snoopy! The Musical, and Next to Normal. Just your typical week in South Florida Theare!  (Urinetown?!  O.K.!)...

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One Night Only - Phantasmagorical: A Dream.

Andrews Living Arts Studio is hosting a free performance at 8 p.m. Jan. 27 of Phantasmagorical: A Dream.  The evening is a preview prior to a world premiere tour. The company is the tiny theater in a former garage located at 23 NW Fifth St. in Fort Lauderdale which has produced such shows as Equus and Angels In America Part 1. The show is described in a news release as “experimental theatre at its best; a bizarre journey into the collective unconscious where reality and time seem to disappear. Inspired by Dada, Surrealism and the work of...

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Current Productions for the week of January 23, 2012

A Woman’s World at Empire Stage Until Jan 28 by Infinite Abyss Productions Infinite Abyss Productions is pleased to present, as part of it's “Youth in the Abyss” program to support young and emerging playwrights and producers, A Woman’s World.  A four-woman show created by local actors/singers Victoria Brown and Sara Grant that will showcase songs from such popular musicals as Jekyll and Hyde, Aida, Rent, Les Miserables, and Next to Normal. The production will run in tandem with Infinite Abyss’s current play, Snow White Trash. Snow...

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Theatre Notes Blog Watch for the week of Jan. 16, 2012

There was a lot of good content from the Blogosphere this past week.  Combine that with a busy schedule and it has taken longer than usual to bring it all too you. But, with problems we get creative. This is the second of two Blog Watch posts for the past week. In this post we have some stuff for the business and design side of theatre as well as the development of women playwrights over the past 10 years....

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Brooklyn Boy Staring Avi Hoffman

Para​de Productions PresentsBrooklyn Boy by Donald MarguliesJan 26 - Feb 12 Brooklyn Boy follows the career of Eric Weiss, a writer whose novel hits the bestseller list the same time his life begins to unravel.   His wife is out the door, his father is in the hospital and his childhood friend thinks he has sold himself to the devil.  A funny and emotionally rich look at family, friends and fame. Staring      Avi Hoffman                       Blaze...

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Last of the Red Hot Lovers

Broward Stage Door Theatre Presents Last of the Red Hot Lovers Jan 27 – Mar 4 Barney Cashman, the owner of a fish restaurant, is middle‐aged, overweight, married, and wants to join the sexual revolution to have one last fling. Knowing that his mother's apartment is empty on certain days, three times he lures a totally different type of woman there and attempts to seduce her. He bungles every attempt.  He utterly and hilariously fails at seduction. In desperation he asks up the only other woman he can think of: his wife. Showtimes Wed, Thurs,...

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Actor's Blog Watch for the week of Jan. 16, 2012

There was a lot of good content from the Blogosphere this past week.  Combine that with a busy schedule and you can see why it has taken longer than usual to bring it all too you. But, with problems we get creative. This will be one of two Blog Watch posts for the past week. In this post we have some great advice for actors / by actors, and talk about one thing that is wrong with arts education...

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The Past Week In Theatre History (Jan. 16 - 20)

The Past Week In Theatre History: January 16 -20 By Robert Viagas, David Gewirtzman, Sam MaherChristopher Reichheld and Anne Bradley 1882    Birthday of A.A. Milne (1882-1956), best-known as creator of the Winnie-the-Pooh books, but also a prolific Broadway playwright, author of Mr. Pim Passes By, The Truth About Blayds, Belinda, Give Me Yesterday and Ariadne. 1887    Birthday of Alexander Woolcott (1887-1943), actor, author, radio personality, theatre critic of The New York Times, and one of the original members...

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Show reviews for the week of Jan. 16

After some new reviews for Snow White Trash, Marigolds and Chad Diety we have this weeks reviews for all of the new shows that opened last week.  Their were so many that we did miss one or two but we managed to get the reviews for you.  Try not to read them all in one sitting. Pace yoursel...

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Current Productions for the week of January 16, 2012

A Woman’s World at Empire Stage Until Jan 28 by Infinite Abyss Productions Infinite Abyss Productions is pleased to present, as part of it's “Youth in the Abyss” program to support young and emerging playwrights and producers, A Woman’s World.  A four-woman show created by local actors/singers Victoria Brown and Sara Grant that will showcase songs from such popular musicals as Jekyll and Hyde, Aida, Rent, Les Miserables, and Next to Normal. The production will run in tandem with Infinite Abyss’s current play, Snow White Trash. Snow...

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A Women's World

Infinite Abyss Productions Presents A Women's World Jan 21 - Jan 2...

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Carbonell Awards 2011-2012

On Monday April 2, 2012 the South Florida Theatre Community will come together to celebrate the best that the tri-county had to offer during the previous 12 months. Among the nation’s senior regional arts awards, South Florida’s Carbonell Awards, started in 1975, recognizes the best theatrical shows and performances in Miami-Dade, Broward and Palm Beach counties.  Here is the complete list of nominees, followed by breakdowns by theatre and county: Best New WorkBrothers Beckett, David Michael Sirois Alliance Theatre LabCaptiva, Christopher...

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