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Tuesday, September 3, 2024

Hampton House’s Place In Black History Seen Via Family Play by Bill Hirschman

Veteran Black actor-playwright Keith C. Wade returns to a Miami landmark to theatrically track how the civil rights movement transformed yet undercut the thriving Brownsville-Overtown —a j…

SOURCE: Florida Theater On Stage at 06:06PM
Wednesday, August 28, 2024

Die Mommie, Die! Over-the-Top Hilarity on Island City Stage by Bill Hirschman

When is the last time you went to the theater and enjoyed two hours of pure unadulterated fun and sheer frivolity? Die Mommie, Die! is that rare breed of entertainment that exists just for …

SOURCE: Florida Theater On Stage at 09:48PM
Monday, August 26, 2024

Break A Leg: Loxen To Stage ‘The Play That Goes Wrong’ by Bill Hirschman

If South Florida’s Loxen Entertainment, Inc. does its job well during the nonprofit company’s season-opening show, the actors will seem inept. Indeed, appearing incompetent is the goal f…

SOURCE: Florida Theater On Stage at 12:06AM
Saturday, August 24, 2024

Carbonell Awards And Silver Palms Announce Fall Plans by Bill Hirschman

With the end of summer, the season of South Florida awards galas inches closer, marked by two announcements: the Silver Palms Awards sets a date for announcing the upcoming recipients at a s…

SOURCE: Florida Theater On Stage at 06:42PM
Monday, August 5, 2024

Maltz’s New “The Island Theatre” Space Aims To Diversify Scope by Bill Hirschman

It is not an imposing space. It is just space. Often blank. Like a canvas waiting for something.But in a few months, magic that has been brewing 10 year sat the Maltz Jupiter Theatre will tr…

SOURCE: Florida Theater On Stage at 06:17PM
Thursday, August 1, 2024

Carbonell Awards Revise Judging/ Scoring System by Bill Hirschman

By Bill Hirschman // Rules how Carbonell Awards are judged were revised this week in response to concerns from theaters and community volunteers about the need to fine-tune the complex mathe…

SOURCE: Florida Theater On Stage at 09:44PM

A Celebration of Love in A Shonda at the Foundry   by Bill Hirschman

By Britin Haller Those lovestruck kids and their warring families in Romeo and Juliet have nothing on the gay couple and their ultra-conservative parental figures in A Shonda, a premiere of …

SOURCE: Florida Theater On Stage at 05:36PM
Friday, July 26, 2024

Hundred Days Shows the Power of Love by Bill Hirschman

By Oline H. Cogdill Love—no matter how strong, how all-encompassing, how overwhelming—can never last forever, even if we are sure it will. Death, a forced separation, a mental breakdown�…

SOURCE: Florida Theater On Stage at 05:24PM
Thursday, July 25, 2024

Sweet 15 My Quinceañera!: Sweet and Whacky by Bill Hirschman

by Raquel V. Reyes Sweet 15 My Quinceañera!, written and directed by award-winning screenwriter Rick Najera, is billed as an interactive comedic experience. Although it doesn’t fully live…

SOURCE: Florida Theater On Stage at 12:02AM
Thursday, July 18, 2024

Take a Ride on A Streetcar Named Desire With the New City Players by Bill Hirschman

  By Britin Haller Arguably one of the greatest dramatic play in American theatrical history, and certainly of its time, A Streetcar Named Desire has rolled onto the Island City Stage with …

SOURCE: Florida Theater On Stage at 10:18AM
Monday, July 15, 2024

Hispanic Theater Fest Of Miami Has Everything From Dramas To Mime To Musical by Bill Hirschman

“Celestina,” written by David Piccotto and Julieta Daga (Argentina), will be performed July 26, 27 and 28 at the Carnival Studio Theater at the Adrienne Arsht Center. (Photo: byJuan Pabl…

SOURCE: Florida Theater On Stage at 07:24PM
Wednesday, June 19, 2024

New City Players Tackles a ‘Magical’ Streetcar Named Desire by Bill Hirschman

  By Aaron Krause “South Florida is going to really sink its teeth into something that is going to be magical, musical, and monumental,” award-winning South Florida director Stuart Melt…

SOURCE: Florida Theater On Stage at 06:54PM
Friday, June 14, 2024

Shorts weather begins with “Summer Shorts: Flipping the Script” by Bill Hirschman

By Oline Cogdill The calendar dictates the official start of summer—this year it’s June 20—but for avid theater goers the season really kicks off with the first production of City Thea…

SOURCE: Florida Theater On Stage at 07:02PM
Tuesday, June 11, 2024

It’s the “Best Day Ever” at The SpongeBob Musical with the Slow Burn Theatre Company by Bill Hirschman

By Britin Haller You absolutely don’t have to be a SpongeBob SquarePants fan to appreciate or even fall in love with Nickelodeon’s The SpongeBob Musical from the Slow Burn Theatre Compan…

SOURCE: Florida Theater On Stage at 11:12PM
Friday, May 31, 2024

“Diamonds and Rust” with Daniel’s Husband from Ronnie Larsen Presents by Bill Hirschman

By Britin Haller  “What happens when love isn’t enough?” is the question Daniel’s Husband poses to us in the newest production by Ronnie Larsen Presents and the Plays of Wilton. Cur…

SOURCE: Florida Theater On Stage at 01:24PM
Wednesday, May 29, 2024

Laughs in Spanish at Coral Gables is oh-so Miami by Bill Hirschman

By Raquel V. Reyes Laughs in Spanish is like a Friday night in Wynwood without the next day’s hangover. The one-act play by Alexis Scheer, Laughs in Spanish is making its Florida premiere …

SOURCE: Florida Theater On Stage at 11:24AM
Monday, May 27, 2024

Trying Closes Palm Beach Dramaworks Season by Bill Hirschman

  By Jan Sjostrom Heavy footsteps sound off-stage in the opening scene of Trying running through June 9 Palm Beach Dramaworks in West Palm Beach. The steps precede the entrance of Francis B…

SOURCE: Florida Theater On Stage at 09:32PM
Saturday, May 25, 2024

  A Rock Sails By lands at Actors’ Playhouse at the Miracle Theatre by Bill Hirschman

By Raquel V. Reyes A Rock Sails By is a star vehicle for Laura Turnbull, the actor playing the lead role of astrophysicist Dr. Lynn Cummings in the drama running through June 9 at the Actors…

SOURCE: Florida Theater On Stage at 12:48AM

The 2024 Cappies Awards Celebrate High School Theater   by Bill Hirschman

By Oline H. Cogdill and Cappie Reports We love the Cappies, the wonderful program that celebrates high school theater. And we are proud to continue to publish the Cappie reviews on www.flori…

SOURCE: Florida Theater On Stage at 12:48AM
Saturday, May 11, 2024

‘The Actors,’ a Plays of Wilton production, makes its Off-Broadway debut by Bill Hirschman

By Oline H. Cogdill NEW YORK CITY—Families start in myriad ways—biological origins, adoptions or forged among friends. Ronnie takes a different route—he hires a family in the witty, po…

SOURCE: Florida Theater On Stage at 10:32PM
Saturday, May 4, 2024

Once Again Garcia Scores With Comic Cuban Chicken Soup by Bill Hirschman

Cuban Chicken Soup: When There’s No More Café is a ‘Grand Slam with yuca’ thanks to the sparkling performance of Elena Maria Garcia. The one-woman play at Zoetic Stage is a sequel to …

SOURCE: Florida Theater On Stage at 07:54PM
Sunday, April 28, 2024

Put Down Roots with Family Tree from Larsen Presents by Bill Hirschman

The symbolism is as thick as smoke in the air in Family Tree by Ronnie Larsen Presents and the Plays of Wilton; this three-person, one-setting, one-act show is a masterpiece in how it’s do…

SOURCE: Florida Theater On Stage at 09:32PM
Thursday, April 25, 2024

Proof That Florida Students Love Theater: Complete ’23-24 Cappies Nominations by Bill Hirschman

Nominees for the 22nd Cappies Awards recognizes the scores and scores of students in Broward and Palm Beach counties committed to theater as performers, artists and critics -- and their outs…

SOURCE: Florida Theater On Stage at 03:24PM
Wednesday, April 24, 2024

Pulp is Sexy, Steamy Play With Music About Lesbians In The 50s by Bill Hirschman

Pulp at Island City Stage is a a fulfilling production takes place in 1956. Certainly, it was a time when “people of a certain ilk” mostly kept themselves in the closet for fear of serio…

SOURCE: Florida Theater On Stage at 06:32AM
Monday, April 22, 2024

America’s Sexiest Couple at Boca Stage is Master Class in Farce by Bill Hirschman

How long has it been since you’ve seen a good old-fashioned farce? Probably way too long. Well, wait no more because the long-time professional theatrical duo of Keith Garsson and Genie Cr…

SOURCE: Florida Theater On Stage at 11:06PM

On Your Feet Takes Audience Through Estefans’ Journey by Bill Hirschman

Florida audiences can retrace the groundbreaking success of the state’s celebrity couple in On Your Feet! The Story of Emilio and Gloria Estefan, the season’s final show at Riverside The…

SOURCE: Florida Theater On Stage at 01:12AM
Friday, April 19, 2024

 Nothing But “Words of Love” For Wick’s Buddy Holly Story by Bill Hirschman

The Buddy Holly Story at the Wick Theatre has theatergoers feeling satisfied, after dancing in their seats, and possibly even in the aisles. The post  Nothing But “Words of Love” For Wi…

SOURCE: Florida Theater On Stage at 10:02PM
Tuesday, April 16, 2024

Theatre Lab Premieres Edgy, Fun What’s Best for the Children by Bill Hirschman

Theatre Lab bravely chooses to dedicate itself to presenting new plays to South Florida audiences.  Inherent in such a bold mission is the chance of an occasional misfire.  Happily, this …

SOURCE: Florida Theater On Stage at 03:42PM
Saturday, April 13, 2024

Feature: MND Explores ‘Dangerous Days’ & Aftermath Of Arthur McDuffie’s Death by Bill Hirschman

A preview look at Dangerous Days, a play at Miami New Drama about the 1980s tumult following the acquittal of four officers by an all-white male jury for the beating of Arthur McDuffie. The …

SOURCE: Florida Theater On Stage at 05:06PM
Wednesday, April 10, 2024

Dolly Levi Struts Before The Parade Passes By At LPAC by Bill Hirschman

Mention Dolly Levi and most people visualize Broadway legend Carol Channing who originated the icon or Barbra Streisand who brought the role to life in the film. Avid theatergoers may recall…

SOURCE: Florida Theater On Stage at 11:32PM
Saturday, April 6, 2024

Behind the Scenes: Dramaworks’ Death of a Salesman by Bill Hirschman

Palm Beach Dramaworks is embracing the seemingly contradictory challenges of instilling new vigor, imagination and freshness without violating an experienced audience’s recollections of p…

SOURCE: Florida Theater On Stage at 03:02PM

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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