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…

Miamian, a lyricist at heart, is comic book legend by Ana Veciana-Suarez

Lee Goldsmith, 92, a Broadway lyricist you may never have heard of, reflects on his career as a writer for comic books and how it dovetailed with his passion for writing musicals.

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.

Carole Joan Frohman, 76: Broadway singer, interior designer BY DAVID SMILEY

Farewell to a super critic by Christine Dolen

Lois Baumoel, a theater critic for more than 50 years, passed away a week ago.

DEATHS | BRUCE ADLER, 64
Actor was star on Broadway, in S. Florida BY DANIEL CHANG AND CHRISTINE DOLEN

"Nothing really slowed him down," said London, who wed Adler in 2003 and directed him in several productions, including Rappaport.

Tribute to Celia Cruz has makings of a hit BY RENE RODRIGUEZ

After thrilling preview audiences, an off-Broadway musical celebrating the life and songs of late salsa legend Celia Cruz makes its official premiere tonight.

Small stages play big in South Florida by CHRISTINE DOLEN

TAKE A LOOK AT SOME OF SOUTH FLORIDA'S SMALLER THEATER COMPANIES

Playwrights send message at fest BY CHRISTINE DOLEN

Reviews | A quick look at some Humana Festival works BY CHRISTINE DOLEN

'Babalu' revives the rhythm of Desi Arnaz's life By CHRISTINE DOLEN

Both Lucie Arnaz and Raúl Esparza are American success stories who, but for twists of history, might have become stars in Cuba.

Meet the Broadway veterans of 'Camelot' BY CHRISTINE DOLEN

Familiar faces star in jury room drama BY CHRISTINE DOLEN

Twelve Angry Men is the kind of touring Broadway production they don't make much anymore.

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...

South Florida theater producer has Broadway plans BY CHRISTINE DOLEN

Arnold Mittelman, who ran Miami's Coconut Grove Playhouse from 1985 until the theater abruptly shut down in 2006, is headed back to Broadway.
Mittelman is planning the first Broadway revival of The Rothschilds, a 1970 musical by composer Jerry Bock, lyricist Sheldon Harnick and book writer Sherman Yellen.

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…

Patti sings Broadway BY STEVE ROTHAUS

Miami's arts center needs cash in a hurry BY DANIEL CHANG AND CHARLES RABIN

The Carnival Center for the Performing Arts will run out of cash by mid-May if cost overruns and low ticket sales continue, and the center likely will need supplemental funding.

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…

BEE-UTIFUL LOSERS: Spelling, childhood angst mix in award-winning musical BY CHRISTINE DOLEN

'Backwards' trips over poor casting BY CHRISTINE DOLEN

A musical about Ginger Rogers stumbles when it should soar with its subject's customary grace.

'WICKED'
And you thought 'Bee' kids were misfits . . . BY CHRISTINE DOLEN

Playhouse drafts comeback plan BY CHRISTINE DOLEN AND DANIEL CHANG

After focusing on debt and dealing with crises, the board of the closed Coconut Grove Playhouse is preparing to share its vision for rebirth.

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…

A great actor is gone by Christine Dolen

Liza Minnelli & Judy Garland historian, reissue co-producer Scott Schechter dies of apparent heart attack at 46

He acted on dreams of Broadway BY CHRISTINE DOLEN

New World grad Erik Liberman made it to Broadway in a musical directed by a working legend, Harold Prince.

Gay icons salute Broadway legend Chita Rivera at Miami opening

Grove Playhouse averts foreclosure BY JAMES H. BURNETT III AND CHRISTINE DOLEN

The embattled Coconut Grove Playhouse has dug out from under one of its major financial burdens after the theater raised more than $470,000 to pay a creditor and prevent a scheduled foreclos…

Theater won't stage controversial drama BY CHRISTINE DOLEN

A South Florida theater dropped a controversial play about an American activist killed in the Gaza Strip.