Sunday, March 25, 2012
Comedy. Tragedy. Absurdist farce. Subtle satire. Family drama. Sociological tract about race relations. Juan C. Sanchez's world premiere Property Line at New Theatre encompasses all these an…
SOURCE: Florida Theater On Stage at 12:50PM[SHARE]Tuesday, March 20, 2012
Of course, any musical revue of Woody Guthrie's work must end with the anthem "This Land Is Your Land." What the musical revue Woody Sez at Arts Garage does is put that expression of patriot…
SOURCE: Florida Theater On Stage at 12:00PM[SHARE]The George Abbott Award for Outstanding Achievement in the Arts, the most prestigious honor given by the Carbonell Awards, will be presented April 2 to producer Jay H. Harris.
SOURCE: Florida Theater On Stage at 11:51AM[SHARE]Monday, March 19, 2012
Like Kane's Blasted at GableStage in 2010 and 4:48 Psychosis at Naked Stage in 2008, Cleansed defies reactions that involve verbs such as "liked" or even "appreciated." Even more than those …
SOURCE: Florida Theater On Stage at 06:30AM[SHARE]Anyone who doubts the quality of South Florida should buy a ticket (as should everyone else who loves theater) to the 36th Annual Carbonell Awards set for 7:30 p.m. Monday, April 2 in the Am…
SOURCE: Florida Theater On Stage at 05:52AM[SHARE]Saturday, March 17, 2012
On the surface, David Michael Sirois' Off Center of Nowhere is what would result if the Neil Simon of the 1970s wrote a rollicking comedy about teen pregnancy, abortion and racism, laced wit…
SOURCE: Florida Theater On Stage at 12:39PM[SHARE]Friday, March 16, 2012
There's a brand new musical comedy you've never seen before playing at the Maltz Jupiter Theatre. It's something called Hello, Dolly! and if you think you've seen it before, we'll argue with…
SOURCE: Florida Theater On Stage at 09:14AM[SHARE]Palm Beach Dramawork's affinities for Edward Albee and Irish-themed plays are reflected in its upcoming 13th season for 2012-2013.
SOURCE: Florida Theater On Stage at 09:02AM[SHARE]Thursday, March 15, 2012
Director Marcia Milgrom Dodge and actress Vicki Lewis face that old psychology experiment: Imagine there's an elephant in the room. Now ignore the elephant in the room. In their case, the el…
SOURCE: Florida Theater On Stage at 10:28AM[SHARE]It's grossly unfair to expect an actor to impersonate an icon who remains vivid in the audience's memory, but watching the most recent incarnation of Rupert Holmes' biographical Say Goodnigh…
SOURCE: Florida Theater On Stage at 10:09AM[SHARE]Wednesday, March 14, 2012
Twyla Tharp's surrogates in Come Fly Away effortlessly swirl and slide across the stage like you think you do in your dreams " and to sound of Sinatra yet, crooning "The Way You Look Tonight…
SOURCE: Florida Theater On Stage at 09:44AM[SHARE]Tuesday, March 13, 2012
Frequent theatergoers approach productions of Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat with fatigue. So it's heartening to report that the latest edition by Actors Playhouse is a playful…
SOURCE: Florida Theater On Stage at 06:53AM[SHARE]Monday, March 12, 2012
Torture, vengeance and morality take center stage in Death and the Maiden, a suspenseful thriller now receiving a riveting production at Mosaic Theatre in Plantation.
SOURCE: Florida Theater On Stage at 06:10AM[SHARE]Saturday, March 10, 2012
The cruel irony is that The Unseen, the last show before The Promethean Theatre closes its doors forever, is one of the finest productions that the company has mounted in its eight-year hist…
SOURCE: Florida Theater On Stage at 10:18AM[SHARE]Friday, March 9, 2012
Playwright Djanet Sears has crafted an intriguing contemplation of the intersection of the macro issue of race on the micro-dynamics of an individual marriage in Harlem Duet. But Sears' insi…
SOURCE: Florida Theater On Stage at 11:20AM[SHARE]Shorts Stuff Want a peek at some of the 10-minute plays under consideration for City Theatre's annual Summer Shorts program? Joseph Adler is hosting a reading at 7 p.m. Monday of some of the…
SOURCE: Florida Theater On Stage at 11:09AM[SHARE]Wednesday, March 7, 2012
With its flights of imagination " literally, since the hero imagines himself soaring -- Billy Elliot, The Musical is a triumph of theatrical staging. If this road tour at the Broward Center…
SOURCE: Florida Theater On Stage at 12:24PM[SHARE]Actors Playhouse's 2012-2013 season will feature something old, something new, something you may have heard of but likely never seen, and something only the playwright's mother is aware of …
SOURCE: Florida Theater On Stage at 12:11AM[SHARE]Tuesday, March 6, 2012
The bond between two friends is tested by their own morality and betrayal in A Steady Rain by Keith Huff, now making in southeastern premiere at GableStage in Coral Gables. Together,actors G…
SOURCE: Florida Theater On Stage at 10:15AM[SHARE]Sunday, March 4, 2012
By Michelle F. Solomon When Grammy-winning composer Stephen Schwartz (Godspell, Wicked, Pippin) first adapted Studs Terkel’s 1974 book Working for Chicago’s Goodman Theatre it wa…
SOURCE: Florida Theater On Stage at 11:01PM[SHARE]Saturday, March 3, 2012
In the sense that economics are the root cause, observers might group The Promethean Theatre's imminent closing with the high profile problems plaguing other South Florida theaters during th…
SOURCE: Florida Theater On Stage at 02:09PM[SHARE]There's no taking your eyes off of Kathleen Turner for a minute as she commands the stage in Matthew Lombardo's addiction-focused play High. While the star vehicle has some fairly unexceptio…
SOURCE: Florida Theater On Stage at 02:05PM[SHARE]In the sense that economics are the root cause, observers might group The Promethean Theatre's imminent closing with the high profile problems plaguing other South Florida theaters during th…
SOURCE: Florida Theater On Stage at 12:07AM[SHARE]Tuesday, February 28, 2012
Kathleen Turner doesn't shy from acknowledging that her devotion to the play High, a harrowing look at the world of addiction, is somewhat rooted in her own battle with alcoholism. "I think …
SOURCE: Florida Theater On Stage at 11:55PM[SHARE]Initially, it's impossible to ignore that 15-year-old actor J.P. Viernes leaping and soaring through the musical Billy Elliot is not a typical youngster in a downtrodden unsophisticated mini…
SOURCE: Florida Theater On Stage at 06:58AM[SHARE]Mad Cat Theatre Company's Paul Tei, Alliance Theatre Lab's Mark Della Ventura and The Project [theatre], all known for their edgy approach and Gen X/Y/Z-oriented material, are featured in fr…
SOURCE: Florida Theater On Stage at 06:17AM[SHARE]Monday, February 27, 2012
This edition of My Fair Lady at Broward Stage Door is a disappointing muddle other than a few adequate performances under the direction of the usually reliable Michael Leeds. The first two t…
SOURCE: Florida Theater On Stage at 06:48AM[SHARE]Thursday, February 23, 2012
It was surreal even by theater standards: Michael Lombardo's drama about addiction High had broken box office records in its world premiere at Hartford's TheaterWorks. And here they were, on…
SOURCE: Florida Theater On Stage at 11:49AM[SHARE]This essay was written as a playwright's note for his play High, opening this week at the Parker Playhouse.
SOURCE: Florida Theater On Stage at 11:47AM[SHARE]Wednesday, February 22, 2012
Theater Shelf, a recurring feature, will review recently-released books, CDs and DVDs of interest to theater lovers. Some will be popular titles like a new Original Cast Recording, others wi…
SOURCE: Florida Theater On Stage at 06:33AM[SHARE]Tuesday, February 21, 2012
Onesies, short plays by David Michael Sirois and Mark Della Ventura, will provide the centerpiece of a fund raiser for the Alliance Theatre Lab, hosted at GableStage at 7:30 p.m., Monday, Ma…
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