298 stories from South Florida Theater
We are living in what many might consider “the best of times and the worst of times” and once again history “rhymes.” One of our most savvy, socially aware contemporary playwrights, …
Nominations are now open for Palm Beach Symphony’s annual Instrumental Music Teacher of the Year Award for dedicated music educators and Lisa Bruna B-Major Award for high school seniors in…
Gary Schweikhart, board president of the Carbonell Awards, South Florida’s Theater & Arts Honors, today announced the recipient of the seventh of nine Special Awards that will be prese…
It’s no wonder 42ND STREET won two Tonys (for Best Musical and Best Choreography) in 1980, another for Best Revival on Broadway in 2001 and London’s Olivier Award for Best Musical in 198…
Theatre Lab, the professional resident company of Florida Atlantic University’s Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts and Letters, announced its 2026–27 season, beginning with its annual a …
As a theater critic, there’s nothing I love more than discovering a talented new theater company who’s come to town with great enthusiasm and an original outlook that can only add to our…
Retirement: a long-awaited phase of life that promises privacy, tranquility, and autonomy from the responsibilities of work and parenthood. If their paradise is jeopardized, one could resort…
ISLAND CITY STAGE MOUNTS NATIONWIDE LEAD ACTOR SEARCH FOR ITS 15th ANNIVERSARY SEASON PRODUCTION OF PAPER CUT BY Andrew Rosendorf, A DRAMATIC LOOK AT The EMOTIONAL TOLL Of WAR. Authentic…
What does Arthur Miller’s iconic American play, Death of Salesman (La muerte de un viajante), have to say to today’s Miami audiences – especially in a newly created Spanish-language ad…
The Lake Worth Playhouse has announced a transformational $1 million endowment gift, one of the most significant financial milestones in the Playhouse’s history. The gift, generously p…
Long before Hy Vong became one of Miami’s most beloved restaurants, it began with an unlikely friendship between two women whose lives were forever changed by war, then brought together th…
As the nation marks its semi-quincentennial, Broward County’s ensemble theatre company presents its most ambitious season yet. As America celebrates its 250th birthday (July 4, 2026), Ne…
Capitalizing on the popularity of the 1975 film “Jaws” (which ironically played at Actors’ Playhouse back in the era when the venue was a movie theater), playwrights Ian Shaw and Josep…
There may be no better time or place to stage In the Heights than during the sweltering height of a South Florida summer. As the residents of Washington Heights (in New York, Ny) endure oppr…
For all the complexity of Rachel Bublitz’s Burst, much of its dramatic action is propelled by one strikingly singular force: central character Sarah Boyd’s all-consuming ambition. In see…
A local woman who has devoted much of her life to promoting the arts, taking part in a vast variety of artistic endeavors and helping young people develop their talents and find success in t…
Back in 2022, Elizabeth Price’s old college friend couldn’t stop raving about a cutting-edge, corporate thriller-style dark comedy called BURST whose premiere she’d attended at Alley…
LAKEHOUSERANCHDOTPNG is returning with another season of bold, boundary-pushing theatre. The South Florida experimental and absurdist theatre company, in residence at Main Street Players, ha…
A Cutting-Edge Reenactment of What Lies Behind Jerry Falwell Jr.’s Notorious Sex Scandal POW! stands for “Plays Of Wilton,” Ronnie Larsen’s hot (in every way), explosively popula…
Las Vegas tribute singers Gary Anthony, Andy DiMino and Lambus Dean become the famed “Rat Pack” singers Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin and Sammy Davis Jr. respectively in a July 4 musical sh…
Very few theater critics have a clue about the quality of the show they are going to see when they walk into the performance venue. My wife and I walked in to see Brevo Theater’s productio…
This summer, the City of Pompano Beach invites residents and visitors to experience four thought-provoking exhibitions that explore identity, transformation, creativity, history, and human c…
By now, many of us have seen CABARET at least once – typically performed on a large stage with flashy scenic design and memorable musical numbers. The 1967 megahit is also famous for its e…
JAGGED LITTLE PILL is harsh, it’s real. It cuts, it stings, it challenges and resonates … crushes and exhilarates! The contemporary Tony Award-winning musical featuring the music and lyr…
The first musical I ever saw was The Book of Mormon. A little over a decade ago, my best friend Salman and I secured student-priced, nosebleed tickets to see this crass, new show from the cr…