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As the season heats up, we enter a period with many openings in the same week. That means reviews will only be in the top four positions for four or five days. To see earlier reviews, check …
The world premiere of Carter W. Lewis' jet black satire The Hummingbird Wars at Theatre at Arts Garage is hysterically funny but unnervingly upsetting because the depiction of a society disi…
That percussive sound rolling through Boca Raton this weekend was the deafening echo of 32 tap shoes pounding the stage of The Wick Theatre's glorious production of 42nd Street.
When Fort Lauderdale playwright Tony Finstrom met Florida's First Lady of Theater Jan McArt three years ago, he felt like he had already "known her forever." She felt the same camaraderie. I…
Just as Shakespeare's poetry nestles surprisingly smoothly in the cadences of Caribbean characters, Tarell Alvin McCraney's vision transplanting Antony and Cleopatra to 18th Century Haiti i…
There may be a lack of originality in this The Wizard of Oz with additional songs by Andrew Lloyd Webber, but how can one top perfection? This is more of a wink to the marvelous magic of the…
You know The Gershwins' Porgy and Bess at the Kravis Center is opera because you can't understand a third of the lyrics even in English; you know it's glorious opera because the swelling mus…
At a minimum, Thursday's opening of Tarell Alvin McCraney's fresh spin on Shakespeare's Antony and Cleopatra is a watershed event for the region. But this co-production of GableStage, the Ro…
Mixtapes are by definition quirky, passionate, uninhibitedly self-expressive to the edge of self-indulgence, sometimes puzzling, sometimes touching, sometimes hilarious. Mad Cat Theatre Com…
There are theater companies, when planning a season, that pick a theme, but for Kutumba Theatre Project, the coincidence was kismet " or in true Kutumba fashion, plucky luck.
If you're suffering from the holiday blues, Elf isn't going to pull you out of it. But if you can pry open your sugar-clogged aorta a smidge, this sweet peppy musical may generate a warm aft…
Like the rest of the country, South Florida theater took tentative steps forward throughout 2013, banking on the promise of a recovering economy and a durable demand for their art. Hard evid…
As certain as mistletoe and Auld Lang Syne are top ten lists from arts critics. These are the shows that spoke to me personally and professionally, the ones I'd want to see again.
So you think you know nearly everything about theater except why Spiderman: Will Someone Please Turn Off The Light managed to run so long? On an intermittent random basis, we will run our ex…
No cheating. Not yet. Try to answer the questions first. Yeah, you. Stop calling up Wikipedia. Come on, some of these are easy.
Arts Garage staged It's A Wonderful Life as part of its Radio Theatre series, which kicked off in August with the radio play adaptation of A Star Is Born. Eight actors, plus two sound effect…
So, here's a happy surprise: The revival of the empowerment musical Respect, A Musical Journey of Women at Boca Raton Theatre Guild is so superior to most of the ubiquitous second-rate revue…
The newly-opened Wick Theatre received a $250,000 donation Thursday night from Henrietta, the Countess de Hoernle, echoing a gift that she gave the former occupant of the Boca Raton facility…
Enjoy Broward Stage Door's 9 to 5 The Musical, an undemanding cartoonish musical comedy that provides a pleasant way to pass an afternoon or evening. This production works thanks to amiable …
Sixteen playlets, short but sweet (or tart, hilarious, profound or any of a dozen other adjectives) are the draw in New Theatre's biennial 1-Acts Festival this weekend in Miami.
Urban Apparel is not just a store " it is theater, the latest offering from Miami-based The Project [theatre], which specializes in "immersive theater" for its audiences.
The Miami-Dade County Commission voted to allow the mayor to negotiate away debts that remain a deal-breaking roadblock to the resurrection of the Coconut Grove Playhouse as a Jan. 15 deadli…
From Door to Door, James Sherman's generational play at West Boca Theatre Company, that's a mix of past and present is a brilliant paean to family life, and a heartfelt portrayal of the bond…
We Will Rock You, another one of those jukebox musical mixtapes this time with the lyrics and music of megaband Queen, doesn't quite follow Queen's intended path.
There is only one way to ensure that I Love You, You're Perfect, Now Change, doesn't morph into a cheesy Hallmark card, In The Plaza Theatre's production of Perfect, the cast and its direct…
