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Monday, November 21, 2022

Brinin’ Back The Quartet With Holiday Holly and Spangles by Bill Hirschman

Elvis, Carl, Johnny and Jerry Lee return for the Million Dollar Quartet Christmas at Actors' Playhouse with the same virtues and flaws as the previous editions: impressive musicians with wi…

SOURCE: Florida Theater On Stage at 12:12AM
Friday, November 18, 2022

2022 Remy Awards Named By South Florida Theatre League by Bill Hirschman

The South Florida Theatre League has announced the 2022 Remy Awards recipients to be given at a live ceremony Dec. 5. The post 2022 Remy Awards Named By South Florida Theatre League first ap…

SOURCE: Florida Theater On Stage at 09:54AM
Thursday, November 17, 2022

Report From New York: Almost Famous Is Pleasant If Not Memorable Musical by Bill Hirschman

There’s nothing badly constructed or even half-baked about the pleasant Almost Famous based on the film, but only Boomers will see it as much more than a mildly diverting curiosity. It’s…

SOURCE: Florida Theater On Stage at 05:32PM
Thursday, November 10, 2022

Remembering Jan McArt Next Week by Bill Hirschman

A large crowd of fans and colleagues from all over the country are expected to gather next week for the memorial for The First Lady of South Florida Theater Jan McArt who died in January 202…

SOURCE: Florida Theater On Stage at 09:54AM
Tuesday, November 8, 2022

Race & Diversity Honored in Return of Live Carbonell Awards by Bill Hirschman

Concerns about race and diversity in South Florida theater – issues that absorbed its leaders’ attention during the pandemic – garnered considerable attention at the 45th annual Carbon…

SOURCE: Florida Theater On Stage at 12:54AM

Winners, Nominees and Stats for the 45th Carbonell Awards by Bill Hirschman

Winners and Nominees of the 25 Annual Carbonell Awards competitive categories The post Winners, Nominees and Stats for the 45th Carbonell Awards first appeared on Florida Theater On Stage.

SOURCE: Florida Theater On Stage at 12:54AM
Monday, November 7, 2022

Seniors Revitalize Their Lives In The Savannah Sipping Society. by Bill Hirschman

The Savannah Sipping Society from Pigs Do Fly Productions is a hilarious, moving, and rejuvenating play about older women determined to live life to the fullest by seeking out new adventures…

SOURCE: Florida Theater On Stage at 01:54PM
Saturday, November 5, 2022

‘Thin Place’ Explores a Conduit ‘Tween the Living & the Dead by Bill Hirschman

The hard truth is that virtually no live theater is really chilling. A moment might make you jump, but a production likely will not haunt you. Okay, the London production of The Woman in Bla…

SOURCE: Florida Theater On Stage at 06:03PM
Wednesday, November 2, 2022

Not the Retelling of the Elian Saga You Might Expect by Bill Hirschman

The world premiere Elián at Miami New Drama is not remotely what you expect. Elián is not really about Elián. It’s about the political, social and moral firestorm fueled by ego, pride a…

SOURCE: Florida Theater On Stage at 04:48PM
Monday, October 31, 2022

Uncertainty is the Desired Hallmark in Heisenberg by Bill Hirschman

There is a delightful irony to Heisenberg, GableStage’s enthralling play about uncertainty: When you leave it, you’re not quite sure what it was really about. The reward is you can debat…

SOURCE: Florida Theater On Stage at 06:54PM
Sunday, October 30, 2022

Like the Jersey Boys Sang, ‘Oh, What A Night’ at the Maltz by Bill Hirschman

Much of the audience at the Maltz Jupiter Theatre’s opening night of Jersey Boys was its traditional well-heeled well-coiffed crowd. But their increasingly unfettered applause, then cheers…

SOURCE: Florida Theater On Stage at 09:13AM
Saturday, October 29, 2022

Blow, Winds: Florida Theaters Return After Hurricane Ian by Bill Hirschman

Hurricane Ian inflicted severe multi-million-dollar damage to the Florida Repertory Theatre in Fort Myers and the Venice Theatre as well a some damage to Gulfshore Playhouse in Naples. But a…

SOURCE: Florida Theater On Stage at 10:13AM
Friday, October 28, 2022

Butterflies Are Free Once Again at Riverside In Vero Beach by Bill Hirschman

Riverside Theatre in Vero Beach opened its 50th season with Butterflies Are Free, a charming romantic comedy harkening back to the years of the theater’s beginning. While it may not be the…

SOURCE: Florida Theater On Stage at 03:33PM
Tuesday, October 25, 2022

A Musical Beauty ‘Pageant’ Like None You’ve Seen – Probably by Bill Hirschman

The musical comedy Pageant at Island City Stage delivers a lush array of talented contestants in carefully coifed wigs and gowns -- except they're all men. The post A Musical Beauty ‘Pagea…

SOURCE: Florida Theater On Stage at 12:13PM
Monday, October 24, 2022

Attend the Tale Once Again of Sweeney Todd at PPTOPA by Bill Hirschman

But the complexity of Sweeney Todd with tongue-twisting lyrics and a breakneck score is, far more difficult to master than most civilians appreciate. So render props to Pembroke Pines Theatr…

SOURCE: Florida Theater On Stage at 09:55AM
Sunday, October 23, 2022

Director Explores Reinventing Jersey Boys for the Maltz by Bill Hirschman

When director-choreographer Marcia Milgrom Dodge agreed to lead the Maltz Jupiter Theatre’s edition of the much-seen Jersey Boys, the challenge was to invest the familiar production with a…

SOURCE: Florida Theater On Stage at 12:03PM
Saturday, October 22, 2022

Sensory-Rich, Physicalized Production of Mlima’s Tale by Bill Hirschman

Zoetic Stage’s Mlima’s Tale is a theatrically-lush indictment of illegal ivory trafficking and shared responsibility for the slaughter of animals, not so much for the artistic trinkets t…

SOURCE: Florida Theater On Stage at 01:07PM
Friday, October 21, 2022

Milk and Honey Is Charming Musical, But Very Much the ’60s by Bill Hirschman

Unabashed charm is not a quality one associates with modern musicals, but it is the predominant and reasonably satisfying virtue if you take the Wick Theatre’s time machine back 61 years t…

SOURCE: Florida Theater On Stage at 01:03PM
Tuesday, October 18, 2022

Slow Burn and Seymour Feed Audrey II One More Time by Bill Hirschman

Don't feed the plants! Once again, nebbishy Seymour just won't listen, so we get another evening of wackiness in Slow Burn Theatre's edition of Little Shop of Horrors. The post Slow Burn and…

SOURCE: Florida Theater On Stage at 11:33PM

Oscar Wilde Rises Again In Thinking Cap’s Celebration by Bill Hirschman

A love of language and a love of theatricality meld in Thinking Cap Theatre’s ingeniously staged re-interpretation of The Importance of Being Oscar, a celebration of Oscar Wilde. The trio …

SOURCE: Florida Theater On Stage at 11:25AM
Sunday, October 16, 2022

Generation Clash Helps Fuel 4000 Miles at Dramaworks by Bill Hirschman

Sometimes, the worthwhile reason to see Palm Beach Dramaworks’ mounting of 4000 Miles, the satisfying treat is watching the vibrating depiction by up-and-comer Gabriell Salgado of a deepl…

SOURCE: Florida Theater On Stage at 12:07AM
Thursday, October 13, 2022

Six Gets The Royal Treatment by Bill Hirschman

The energetic, sexy Six definitely delivers the royal treatment—a lively score, strong singing and a can’t miss story. And the opening night audience at the Broward Center were more than…

SOURCE: Florida Theater On Stage at 10:33AM
Wednesday, October 12, 2022

The Opponent Is In Ourselves at African Heritage Cultural Center by Bill Hirschman

One of the great truisms of human nature is that often our greatest opponent is ourselves. So while the drama The Opponent is set in a boxing ring where an young fighter and his trainer spar…

SOURCE: Florida Theater On Stage at 10:25AM
Tuesday, October 11, 2022

Corrected List of Carbonell Noms Has Many Changes by Bill Hirschman

A significantly corrected list of 2021-22 Carbonell Awards nominations was released Monday encompassing added nominees, removed nominees, substitutions and recalculations from the list distr…

SOURCE: Florida Theater On Stage at 02:43PM
Monday, October 10, 2022

In Fine Performance, Misery’s Annie Wilkes May Seem More Familiar Today Than You Recall by Bill Hirschman

An unintended resonance echoes in Empire Stage’s production of Misery that Stephen King likely did not quite foresee. In a world where some people steadfastly, even violently believe whate…

SOURCE: Florida Theater On Stage at 02:33PM
Thursday, October 6, 2022

Conolly Adds Dramaworks Role to Seven Decade Career by Bill Hirschman

Patricia Conolly is one of the most prolific actresses you’ve likely never heard of. But you’ve very likely seen her: 3 times as Blanche, 1 as Stella, 2 as Hedda, 16 Shakespearean hero…

SOURCE: Florida Theater On Stage at 05:03PM
Tuesday, September 27, 2022

2021-22 Silver Palm Awards Announced; Gala Set Oct. 17 by Bill Hirschman

A familiar slate of names and talents have been announced as recipients for the newly reconfigured Silver Palm Awards celebrating honoring South Florida theater artists. As with last year, a…

SOURCE: Florida Theater On Stage at 02:49PM
Monday, September 26, 2022

Main Street Players’ Topdog/Underdog Is Slow Motion Shattering Drama by Bill Hirschman

Main Street Players' version of Suzan-Lori Parks' Topdog/Underdog rewards the patient patron is watching a slow-motion shattering of two brothers struggling with institutionalized racism, po…

SOURCE: Florida Theater On Stage at 11:13PM
Sunday, September 25, 2022

Theatre Lab’s ‘Red Riding Hood’ Entertains More than Just Kids by Bill Hirschman

So Allison Gregory’s Red Riding Hood is a delightful hoot in which Theatre Lab has mounted a production meant to enrapture young theatergoers, but also liberally peppered with jokes, aside…

SOURCE: Florida Theater On Stage at 09:03PM
Thursday, September 15, 2022

Recreating A Family is Central to Larsen’s Dramedy “The Actors” by Bill Hirschman

Savor an unqualified success with playwright-actor Ronnie Larsen’s The Actors. Copious laughs dominate a seemingly silly sit-com situation, but they recede (though never disappear) as the …

SOURCE: Florida Theater On Stage at 07:49PM
Wednesday, September 7, 2022

Carbonells Name Winners of George Abbot Award and Others by Bill Hirschman

An array of artists and administrators who have helped build South Florida into a nationally-recognized regional theater hub will receive the Carbonell Awards’ highest honors this fall. Am…

SOURCE: Florida Theater On Stage at 11:03AM

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2024-2025 BROADWAY SEASON
Jun 05, 2024: Home - Todd Haimes Theatre
Jul 11, 2024: Oh, Mary! - Lyceum Theatre
Jul 30, 2024: Job - Hayes Theater
Sep 12, 2024: The Roommate - Booth Theatre
Nov 14, 2024: Tammy Faye - Palace Theatre
Dec 12, 2024: Cult of Love - Hayes Theater
Dec 19, 2024: Gypsy - Majestic Theatre
Mar 17, 2025: Purpose - Hayes Theater
Apr 01, 2025: Glengarry Glen Ross
Apr 10, 2025: Smash - Imperial Theatre
TBA: Titanic