2,704 stories from Florida Theater On Stage
By Bill Hirschman Over 24 years, from its time in a compact storefront theater, Palm Beach Dramaworks has always produced a mix of classic titles, more modern works and a handful of debuts. …
 By Britin Haller The Wick Theatre & Museum Club's 10th anniversary season is off to a rollicking start with Bye-Bye Birdie, a winner of four Tony Awards, including Best Musical, whe…
By Oline H. Cogdill "The only thing necessary for evil to triumph in the world is that good men do nothing.'' That quote, attributed to 20th-century German philosopher Hannah Arendt and, in …
By Britin Haller Is there any literary character portrayed more than Ebenezer Scrooge? There are, but not many. The miserly grinch has been interpreted over many decades in myriad incarnatio…
By Britin Haller The Maltz Jupiter Theatre's rendition of A Christmas Carol will make audiences forget previous incarnations of this holiday classic. Forget about your favorite TV or film ve…
 By Raquel V. Reyes City Theatre brings the long-running Off-Broadway hit La Gringa to the studio stage at Adrienne Arsht Center. Carmen Rivera's immersive bilingual full-length play dir…
By Oline H. Cogdill Families are complicated, comprised of people who may have little in common but bloodlines, sometimes weighted down by secrets, lies, myths. Add to that mix a horrific ev…
By Oline H. Cogdill Years ago, one of my sisters-in-law said that Thanksgiving was her favorite holiday because it was not connected to any religion and had no political nor controversy conn…
By Bill Hirschman Outstanding work in the South Florida theater season was recognized this week at the 46th annual Carbonell Awards, but a highlight of the evening was the presentation of th…
By Raquel V. Reyes Richard Blanco's and Vanessa Garcias' Sweet Goats & Blueberry Señoritas is steeped in Cubanisms that will delight Miami audiences. The 90-minute play runs through D…
By Christine Dolen Not long after filmmaker-screenwriter Jonathan Jakubowicz published his debut novel in late 2016, Venezuelans at home and abroad began asking each other the same question:…
By Oline H. Cogdill A sandwich is more than ingredients between two slices of bread at Clyde's, the truck stop diner that is the setting and title of Lynn Nottage's deliciously insightful pl…
By Jan Sjostrom Prepare to be entertained when you board Agatha Christie's Murder on the Orient Express. The play, which was adapted for the stage by Ken Ludwig from Christie's classic 1934 …
By Britin Haller Pigs Do Fly's Morning After Grace is laugh-out-loud funny, with Carey Crim's script chock with just about every adult theme imaginable, this is a big feat indeed. It's early…
By Oline H. Cogdill Boca Stage smoothly navigates the psychological thriller's nuances in its suspenseful production of Wait Until Dark that launches its 2023-2024 season and marks its debut…
By Jan Sjostrom They really ought to have a starting gun to fire off I Love a Piano. The song-and-dance tribute to Irving Berlin that opens the season at the at The Wick Theatre in Boca …
By Aaron Krause Few plays are as riveting as Reginald Rose's tense classic drama, Twelve Angry Men. In it, the stakes are sky-high as 12 people must decide whether a stranger lives or dies. …
By Jan Sjostrom You might be hard-pressed to identify the hero in Lobby Hero, the 2023-2024 season opener at Palm Beach Dramaworks in West Palm Beach. None of the show's four characters qual…
  By Oline H. Cogdill The forest explored in Slow Burn Theatre Company's vigorous production of the musical "Into the Woods" is the place to be. These woods might seem to be a settin…
  By Oline H. Cogdill Theater is timeless, ever evolving, ever expanding. Themes that playwrights explored a thousand years ago are"with a bit of updating"still relevant. There's a r…
   So many people contribute their talents to making South Florida theater soar"directors, actors, technical expers, support staff, playwrights"the list is endless. But also many…
 By Oline H. Cogdill August Wilson was one of the most insightful"if not THE most insightful"chronicler of Black life in America. He found the music in the language of ordinary people, t…
    South Florida's 2022-2023 theater season has been another terrific season. That excellence is shown in the nominations for the annual Carbonell Awards, as well as the Sil…
   By Aaron Krause Picture yourself almost continuously laughing while maintaining an iron grip on the novel you are reading. Your eyes have remained wide open for so long that y…
South Florida continues to have stellar theater in the tri-county area. That level of excellence is reinforced by the list of Silver Palm honorees. The Silver Palm honorees will be recognize…
