To anyone wondering about this blog...

South Florida Theatre News has been silent for quite some time now and some of you have been wondering why.  Let me just say first that SFTN has no plans of going away.  The more outlets the South Florida Theatre Community has to get information out to the public the better.  As anyone who reads this blog and/or the "What I've been doing..." tab on the right hand side knows, I am also a sound designer and theatre tech in the community.  The amount of work that I have been getting over the past year has steadily been growing. ...

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The Past Week In Theatre History (Aug 20 – Aug 24)

PLAYBILL VAULT'S Today in Theatre History: AUGUST 20-24 By Ernio Hernandez, David Gewirtzmanand Robert Viagas, Doug Nev...

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Current Productions for the week of August 20, 2012

Lady Day At Emerson's Bar & Grill At Broward Stage Door Theatre Until Aug 26 It’s 1959 and legendary musical performer Billie Holiday is just four months away from death as she steps to the microphone in a seedy bar in Philadelphia for one of her final performances. Though she is there to sing, the audience will find she has a lot more on her mind than music. In addition to featuring a dozen of her hits, Holiday tells the tale of who she is, in her own original style. The Twentieth Century Way by Tom Jacobson At Empire Stage Until Sept 9 Presented...

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Reviews for the week of July 30, 2012

The Naked Stage presents The Turn of the Screw written by Jeffrey Hatcher.  Directed by Margaret M. Ledford and Staring: Matthew William Chizever and Katharine Amadeo.  Design Team:  Lighting Design – Margaret M. Ledford;  Sound Design – Matt Corey;  Costume Design – Leslye Menshouse;  Set Design – Antonio Amadeo. Bill Hirschman reviewed the show for the Florida Theatre On Stage. Naked Stage’s Turn of the Screw Is Superbly-Crafted Ghost Story Gather round the campfire whose glow barely keeps the darkness...

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Current Productions for the week of July 30, 2012

Peter Pan Staring Cathy Rigby At The Kravis Center Until Aug 5 Tony® Award nominee Cathy Rigby takes flight in an all-new production of Peter Pan. Discover the Magic all over again of this two-time Emmy® Award-winning and two-time Tony® Award-nominated production. The New York Times says “Rigby still carries off the flights, fights and acrobatics that make Peter Pan audiences mesmerized.” Baby GirL by Kim Ehly At Empire Stage in association with The Kutumba Theatre Project Until August 5 What if you were conceived twice in one lifetime: once...

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Peter Pan Staring Cathy Rigby

The Kravis Center PresentsPeter Pan Staring Cathy Rigby Aug 1 - Aug...

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The Past Week In Theatre History (July 23 – July 27)

PLAYBILL VAULT'S Today in Theatre History: JULY 23 – 27 By David Gewirtzman, Ernio Hernandez, Doug Nevin and Robert Viagas 1853    Birthday of Broadway impresario David Belasco, namesake of the Belasco Theatre, who wrote and/or produced dozens of plays including The Return of Peter Grimm and Laugh, Clown, Laugh!, and two that inspired great operas, Madame Butterfly and Girl of the Golden West. His ghost is believed to haunt the Broadway theatre that bears his name. 1856    A Dramatic genius is born today in...

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