Who could predict when playwright Ted Malawer's (co-writer of Emmy-nominated "Red, White & Royal Blue") latest play was selected two years ago for Palm Beach Dramaworks' new play reading…
From perfect weather to ideals of peace and justice, the mythical era of "Camelot" represents many of humanity's highest and deepest aspirations. No wonder the perennially popular Lerner &am…
The "City That Never Sleeps" (aka "The Big Apple" aka New York City) is often seen by outsiders as a cold and impersonal concrete jungle. And it might be " for some new arrivals. But to thos…
When Tim Davis, producing artistic director of New City Players (NCP) and director of Samuel D. Hunter's raw and unsettling play, A CASE FOR THE EXISTENCE OF GOD, welcomed us to Island City …
American Jews " at least those within the Orthodox community I grew up in " are at least somewhat familiar with the story of Spain's "conversos," the forced conversion, in place of expulsion…
Dating has never been easy. Back in the old days when parents and/or matchmakers set up the kids, the pressure to be liked was still there, but the voices in young people's heads were few. N…
If ever there were a popular movie that begged to be turned into a live theatrical production " already known for its great songs, memorable characters, and a riveting storyline, it would be…
MY FAIR LADY, the iconic Lerner & Lowe musical of the 1950s, was the soundtrack of my childhood. Famous and beloved as the longest running Broadway musical in 1956 (with book & lyric…
There are popular, stand-up comedy acts, and there are musical-theater revues by Broadway-caliber vocalists. And then there's TOVAH FELDSHUH. I could say, with this multi-award-winning actre…
Looking to extend some holiday cheer? You can't do better than take the whole family to see Slow Burn Theatre Company's magical, brrr…shivery, snowy (bring sweaters " if anything, the sugg…
Given our daily international news shockers, homeless and addiction numbers, soaring unemployment, not to mention the constant threat of gun violence, climate disasters, pandemics and povert…
I love how ONE SUMMER IN BROOKLYN: The Musical's producer Lisa Walkowitz (who's also the founder/president of Not Your Average Theater Group that is presenting this world premiere) introduce…
Flamingo Gardens (specifically the 10 acres when you enter) that's normally closed at night is now open " and all lit up! This year, South Florida's renowned botanical garden and wildlife sa…
When it comes to that all-American artform of "the musical," you can't go wrong by visiting or revisiting a blockbuster show from its heyday of the 1940s and 1950s. So when one happens to be…
What happens when you get a group of our most talented local divas together in a musical that's notorious for skewering the very genre that made their name? You get a mind-blowing explosion …
Puppet shows for adults, anyone? You bet! Just ask Broward Center for the Performing Arts whose Au-Rene Theater has been taken over by puppets of late. And not just any puppets " realistic-l…
When the producing artistic director of one of the premiere new play destinations in the country can't get a new play he'd read years back out of his head " we can be assured it's going to b…
First I must extend my deepest gratitude and admiration to Florida Atlantic University Department of Theatre and Dance and its generous donors (including presenting sponsors Florida-Israel I…
The natural order of popular theater tends to follow this formula: Find a best-selling book, turn it into a hit film, then get a top lyricist and composer to create the score for a smash Bro…
At Wednesday's matinee, Kimberly Wick's (production supervisor/costumes/properties manager) upbeat words of welcome to The Wick Theatre & Museum Club's 12th Season confirmed their highly…
They say "truth is stranger than fiction" but if the plot of CATCH ME IF YOU CAN: The Musical were a work of fiction, it would never fly. I'm also using "fly" here literally for that's how w…
Leave it to New City Players (NCP) to find the perfect "new" (to South Florida audiences) play to open their milestone Tenth Anniversary Season. The ambitious young theater company, which be…
There's a reason why some stories become timeless classics. They tend to feature truths about the human condition that resonate anew for each generation. Pulitzer-prize-winning author Larry …
Nothing beats seeing a brand-new show by a brand-new theater company where you haven't a clue (really) about what to expect and are completely blown away! I was instantly, and repeatedly, de…
We've come a long way since wedding vows always featured an officiant pronouncing the ominous words: "Should anyone present know of any reason that this couple should not be joined in holy m…