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…
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…
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.
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 …
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…
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…
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…
Palm Beach Dramawork's affinities for Edward Albee and Irish-themed plays are reflected in its upcoming 13th season for 2012-2013.
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…
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…
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…
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…
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.
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…
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…
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…
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…
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 …
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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 …
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…