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Saturday, February 10, 2024

Miami REVIEW: AN ARTFULLY CRAFTED ‘TWO SISTERS AND A PIANO’ BY NILO CRUZ AT MIAMI NEW DRAMA by Christine Dolen

As for Sofia(Stephanie Marchado) she wills herself into instantaneous love with Victor (Gabriell Salgado), a funny, music-loving piano tuner & free spirit. Both supply moments of hope and co…

SOURCE: www.artburstmiami.com at 02:27PM
Tuesday, November 7, 2023

FL REVIEW: ZOETIC STAGE’S ‘CLYDE’S’ COOKS UP MASTERFUL WRITING by Lynn Nottage, GREAT ACTING AND THE POWER OF LAUGHTER by Christine Dolen

GABRIELL SALGADO has displayed enormous range in his work & as "Rafael" he's never been funnier than he is in “Clyde’s.” At several So Florida theaters since graduating from Miami’s …

SOURCE: www.artburstmiami.com at 04:24PM
Thursday, January 19, 2023

FL review: At Miami New Drama Revival of Nilo Cruz' ANNA in the TROPICS brings Pulitzer Prize Winner to Vibrant Life! by Christine Dolen

Under Cruz' astute direction GABRIELL SALGADO's "Juan Julian" is dreamy, whether he’s in his off-white three-piece suit or shirtless with Conchita on the factory floor. The actor is also e…

SOURCE: www.artburstmiami.com at 12:21PM
Wednesday, January 11, 2023

As Playwright & Director NILO CRUZ revisits life-changing "Anna In The Tropics" at Miami New Drama starting Jan 14th by Christine Dolen

GABRIELL SALGADO, a 2019 New World School of the Arts grad, has become one of the region’s most in-demand actors. He’s far younger than most who have played the lead but Cruz believes Sa…

SOURCE: www.artburstmiami.com at 11:34AM
Thursday, December 15, 2022

Florida Review: Lucas Hnath's "RED SPEEDO" @ The Foundry through Dec 30th is intricately twisting & full of surprises! by Christine Dolen

GABRIELL SALGADO, a Silver Palm Award recipient, brilliantly stars as a rising swimming talent named "Ray." His entire costume consists of a tiny red bathing suit and it’s clear that the p…

SOURCE: www.sun-sentinel.com at 10:53AM
Friday, October 16, 2015

Love new theater? No problem in South Florida by Christine Dolen

New play (and musical) work is on the rise in Palm BeachCounty thanks to an award-winning theater and a new venture led by an old hand at script development. Palm Beach Dramaworks is seeking…

SOURCE: Miami Herald at 03:17PM
Monday, May 25, 2015

THEATER | Stephanie Ansin: On the PlayGround, running by CHRISTINE DOLEN

Stephanie Ansin lives in a role-playing world, one that requires her to slip easily from one part to the next -- usually many times in a day.

SOURCE: Miami Herald at 05:58PM

Review | Pandemonium is fun, noisy, clever, but could be more by Christine Dolen

Pandemonium, which acquired its pithier Stomp-like title after four earlier runs as The Lost and Found Orchestra, hasn't yet hit its predecessor's theatrical level. Its promise is great, wit…

SOURCE: Miami Herald at 05:58PM

Eugenia Gingold, Carole King's mother, dies at 94 by CHRISTINE DOLEN

``She had a lovely voice. She exposed me to music from the time I was in the womb,'' King said. ``And when I made my Broadway debut in Blood Brothers in 1994, she was my coach. Later...

SOURCE: Miami Herald at 05:58PM

A new theater, literally on stage at Miami-Dade Auditorium by Christine Dolen

A new theater within Miami-Dade County Auditorium — actually on the facility's stage — will be launched on Friday when Teatro Avante brings its production of Aire frío back to M…

SOURCE: Miami Herald at 05:58PM

Written a new play? Good. Now hold a reading by Christine Dolen

South Florida certainly has its share of readings year round, some developmental, some used as fund raisers, others held so that theaters (and audiences) can weigh in on whether a play shoul…

SOURCE: Miami Herald at 05:58PM
Monday, March 16, 2015

Carbonell Awards announce three special honors by Christine Dolen

The 39th annual Carbonell Awards ceremony and show will happen on Monday, March 30, in the Amaturo Theater at the Broward Center for the Performing Arts, and most of the nominees will just h…

SOURCE: Miami Herald at 04:06PM
Tuesday, February 24, 2015

Outré Theatre Company announces its Broward Center season by Christine Dolen

Fort Lauderdale's Broward Center for the Performing Arts will be home to two of South Florida's professional theater companies next season, the Outré Theatre Company and Slow Burn Theatre. …

SOURCE: Miami Herald at 03:28PM
Monday, February 23, 2015

Kravis Center books 'Matilda,' 'Bullets' and 'Bridges of Madison County' by Christine Dolen

As news of choices for the 2015-2016 theater season continues to roll out, we learn that the Kravis on Broadway series at the Raymond F. Kravis Center for the Performing Arts will feature th…

SOURCE: Miami Herald at 02:36PM
Friday, February 20, 2015

As spring nears, 'tis the season to announce seasons by Christine Dolen

Despite the chill in the air, theaters around South Florida are looking to create some heat at the box office by announcing their 2015-2016 seasons, enticing current subscribers to renew and…

SOURCE: Miami Herald at 12:58PM
Monday, February 16, 2015

Actors' Playhouse to stage 'West Side Story' next season by Christine Dolen

Heading into the final week of its wildly successful production of Ragtime, Actors' Playhouse in Coral Gables is revealing five of the six shows it will produce during the 2015-2016 season. …

SOURCE: Miami Herald at 01:10PM
Friday, February 13, 2015

Thinking Cap pushes back the opening of The Vanguard (slightly) by Christine Dolen

Fort Lauderdale's Thinking Cap Theatre has been working for months to get its new home, The Vanguard, ready for the Feb. 19 opening of Dave Hanson's comedy Waiting for Waiting for Godot. But…

SOURCE: Miami Herald at 01:50PM
Monday, February 9, 2015

Women's Theatre Project shuts down by Christine Dolen

South Florida has lost and gained a number of theater companies since the 2006 shutdown of Miami's historic Coconut Grove Playhouse. Today brings another loss. The Women's Theatre Project, i…

SOURCE: Miami Herald at 11:05AM
Tuesday, January 20, 2015

Slow Burn ready to sizzle in 2015-2016 at the Broward Center by Christine Dolen

Patrick Fitzwater and Matthew Korinko, the founders and co-artistic directors of Boca Raton's Slow Burn Theatre, would tell you they've grown their company cautiously since launching it in 2…

SOURCE: Miami Herald at 03:03PM
Tuesday, November 25, 2014

Miami's Andy Señor Jr. is directing 'Rent' in Havana by Christine Dolen

Miamian Andy Señor Jr., a Florida International University grad who made his Broadway debut playing Angel in Jonathan Larson's Pulitzer Prize-winning musical Rent, is in Cuba at the moment …

SOURCE: Miami Herald at 04:41PM
Wednesday, November 5, 2014

Service -- and a party -- set for Dana Castellano by Christine Dolen

Eventually, even the fiercest of warriors loses the battle with mortality. For Dana Castellano, who fought valiantly and inspired so many after being diagnosed with Stage IV cervical cancer …

SOURCE: Miami Herald at 11:32AM
Monday, October 27, 2014

24-Hour Theatre is back, as art with a heartfelt purpose by Christine Dolen

South Florida theater's most creative benefit, the 24-Hour Theatre Project, returns this evening for one night only, with the aim of helping one of the theater community's own. Eight playwri…

SOURCE: Miami Herald at 08:04AM
Thursday, August 21, 2014

Coconut Grove Playhouse proposal to get public presentation by Christine Dolen

The Coconut Grove Playhouse Advisory Committee, a special committee of the Coconut Grove Village Council, is inviting anyone interested in the future of the Coconut Grove Playhouse to a meet…

SOURCE: Miami Herald at 03:22PM
Monday, August 18, 2014

'On Your Feet' sets an opening, a theater and Miami auditions by Christine Dolen

On Your Feet, the upcoming Broadway bio musical about Miami music superstars Gloria and Emilio Estefan, is less than a year away from its tryout run at Chicago's Oriental Theatre. On Monday,…

SOURCE: Miami Herald at 02:20PM
Tuesday, August 12, 2014

GableStage swaps out a show in its 2014-2015 lineup by Christine Dolen

Artistic director Joseph Adler announced his new GableStage season a couple of days ago, but he's making a switch in solo shows. Instead of Terry Teachout's Satchmo at the Waldorf, Adler wil…

SOURCE: Miami Herald at 11:48AM
Friday, August 8, 2014

One busy August theater weekend by Christine Dolen

South Florida theater is anything but dead in the summer. This weekend, you have the ongoing productions of Samuel D. Hunter's The Whale at GableStage in Coral Gables, Mid-Life 2! (The Crisi…

SOURCE: Miami Herald at 02:26PM
Friday, July 11, 2014

Art takes on a deeper purpose in 'The Dana Plays' by Christine Dolen

Dana Castellano has been a familiar figure in South Florida's theater community for a number of years, from the time she was in a long relationship with an actress until the present day, whe…

SOURCE: Miami Herald at 03:22PM
Wednesday, June 18, 2014

UM's Ring Theatre cooks up a hot 2014-2015 season by Christine Dolen

The University of Miami's Jerry Herman Ring Theatre has put together an intriguing, musical-dominated season for 2014-2015, including a pair of productions likely to draw South Florida's mos…

SOURCE: Miami Herald at 01:35PM
Friday, March 7, 2014

Summer Shorts sets its company by Christine Dolen

City Theatre's popular Summer Shorts festival will unfold June 12-July 6 in the Carnival Studio Theater at Miami's Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts. But already, producing artis…

SOURCE: Miami Herald at 01:45PM
Monday, March 3, 2014

'Ragtime,' 'Murder Ballad' top 2014-15 Actors' Playhouse lineup by Christine Dolen

Just as it's getting ready to open this season's big musical -- Monty Python's Spamalot -- Actors' Playhouse in Coral Gables has settled on the six shows for its 2014-2015 season. First up (…

SOURCE: Miami Herald at 04:46PM
Thursday, February 27, 2014

New World steps 'Into the Woods' by Christine Dolen

South Florida's Zoetic Stage just enjoyed a long, successful run of Stephen Sondheim's Assassins, and now the New World School of the Arts college music theater program is getting into its o…

SOURCE: Miami Herald at 05:14PM

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2023-2024 BROADWAY SEASON
May 30, 2023: Grey House - Lyceum Theatre
Jun 26, 2023: Just For Us - Hudson Theatre
Jul 24, 2023: The Cottage - Hayes Theater
Nov 16, 2023: Spamalot - St. James Theatre
Dec 18, 2023: Appropriate - Hayes Theater
Mar 07, 2024: Doubt - Todd Haimes Theatre
Apr 14, 2024: Lempicka - Longacre Theatre
Apr 17, 2024: The Wiz - Marquis Theatre
Apr 18, 2024: Suffs - Music Box Theatre
Apr 25, 2024: Mother Play - Hayes Theater
Jun 10, 2024: The Drama Desk Awards