2,664 stories from Florida Theater On Stage
By Aaron Krause You've got to admire and respect actors: For them, gigs can be few and far between. And that means they must often work odd jobs to pay the bills, while continuing to practic…
By Mariah Reed Neil Simon's longest-running hit, Barefoot in the Park opened at the Biltmore Theatre on Broadway on October 23, 1963. It was only the second play Simon had ever written, yet …
By Oline H. Cogdill The relationship between student and teacher often goes beyond the learning experience, fraught on both sides with understanding, resentment, frustration, respect, among …
By Oline Cogdill It's doubtful any statistics exist to back this up, but probably a week doesn't go by in which at least one professional, community or student theater somewhere isn't produc…
By Britin Haller Beautiful: The Carole King Musical is some kind of wonderful, but don't expect to groove along with the songs from her greatest hits album, because that's not what this show…
By Oline H. Cogdill Family get-togethers can be fraught with underlying disagreements, resentments augmented by past histories. But in the case of the extended family in Zoetic Stage's solid…
By Oline H. Cogdill Can a musical that is on the surface highly entertaining, clicks all the buttons with strong acting, singing and dancing, with an innovative set enhanced by solid lightin…
By Pam Harbaugh Add an enthusiastic audience shooting to its feet and whooping out its approval and a musical transcends into something more immediate. That's the case of Riverside Theatre's…
By Aaron Krause A patriotic feeling envelops you as you hear Tevye the Dairyman talk about his share of the American Dream over the strains of The Stars and Stripes Forever. After all, Tevye…
By Oline Cogdill Disney has become the master of crossover entertainment that appeals to both children and adults, especially those who can tap into their inner child. Proof positive of this…
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…
