The Scene for October 9, 2015
And now the 2015-2016 Theatre Season is running full throttle across South Florida. National Tours are rolling through, shows are opening and closing, the three oldest community theaters in the region...
View ArticleThe Wick Theatre: A Funny Thing Happened… (reviews)
The Wick Theatre opened its production of A Funny Thing Happened On The Way To The Forum on October 1, 2015.A Funny Thing Happened On The Way To The Forum is a non-stop laugh-fest in which Pseudolus, a...
View ArticleMondays are Dark
Another Monday, another reading list. It’s a little sparse this week, but we think it’s just the calm before the storm; expect more next week, as the theatre season opens in earnest.Today’s theater is...
View ArticleThe Scene for October 16, 2015
Yes, the Scene is a little late, because we’re neck deep in presenting some of the fine productions you’ll be seeing on stage in the next few weeks. This week, we’ve got the opening of an adaptation...
View ArticlePigs Do Fly Productions: Flying High! (reviews)
Pigs Do Fly Productions opened its latest collection of short plays, Flying High, at Empire Stage on October 9, 2015Seven brand new short plays chosen to highlight ‘vibrant, healthy people over the age...
View ArticlePalm Beach Dramaworks: Picnic (reviews)
Palm Beach Dramaworks opened its production of Picnic on October 9, 2015. A handsome stranger drifts into a small Kansas town and awakens the dormant dreams and repressed desires of a group of lonely...
View ArticleEvening Star Productions: 35mm (reviews)
Evening Star Productions opened its production of 35mm: A Musical Exhibition, on October 8, 2015.A picture is worth 1,000 words — what about a song? Can a picture inspire a song or fifteen? In 35mm,...
View ArticleMondays are Dark
This week’s “dark” theatre is the Amaturo Theater at the Broward Center for the Performing Arts. The renovation of the 588 seat theater marks the end of final phase of the updates to the venerable...
View ArticleActors’ Playhouse: The Toxic Avenger (reviews)
Actors’ Playhouse opened its production of The Toxic Avenger at the Miracle Theater on October 14, 2015.Based on the classic cult film of the same name, this new rock-pop musical is a charming,...
View ArticleThe Scene for October 23, 2015
If anyone is dressing up as Marty McFly or Doc Brown this Halloween, the Theatre League has been asked to find some actors to help set the tone for the Bakehouse Art Complex fundraiser on November 14;...
View ArticleSlow Burn Theatre: Big Fish (reviews)
Slow Burn Theatre Company opened its production of the musical Big Fish at the Broward Center for the Performing Arts on October 22, 2015. Based on the celebrated novel and acclaimed film, Big Fish...
View ArticleThe Scene for October 30, 2015
It’s Halloween Weekend here in South Florida. And if you’re looking for approprieately themed plays, we suggest The Toxic Avenger at Actors’ Playhouse, The Rocking Dead at the Coral Springs Center...
View ArticleArts Garage: Sex with Strangers (reviews)
Theatre at Arts Garage kicked off their new season with their production of Laura Eason’s Sex with Strangers on October 25, 2015.When someone’s existence can be entirely fabricated online, we ask: who,...
View ArticleStage Door Theatre: Dial ‘M’ for Murder (reviews)
The Stage Door Theatre opened its production of Dial ‘M’ for Murder on October 30, 2015.Deception, murder, and passion complicate Frederick Knott’s darkly brilliant tale of jealousy and greed....
View ArticleThe Wick Theatre: Hello Dolly! (reviews)
The Wick Theatre opened its production of Hello Dolly! on November 5, 2015."And what do you do for a living, Mrs. Levi?" asks Ambrose Kemper in the first scene of this most delightful of musical...
View ArticleZoetic Stage: Stripped (reviews)
Zoetic Stage opened its world premiere production of Christopher Demos-Brown’s Stripped at the Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts on November 5, 2015.Christopher Demos-Brown, author of the...
View ArticleSlow Burn Theatre Company: Dogfight (reviews)
Slow Burn Theatre Company opened its production of the musical Dogfight at the Broward Center for the Performing Arts on November 12, 2015. Emotional combat comes to life as morals, values, humility...
View ArticleThe Scene for November 20, 2015.
It’s a tremendously busy time of year in South Florida – at least for theatre. As you can see, there are shows of every description playing in every corner. Some cast members from the national tour...
View ArticleIsland City Stage: Angry Fags (reviews)
Island City Stage opened its production of Angry Fags at The Abyss Theatre on November 12, 2015.This explosive play, which was recently produced at the Garage at Steppenwolf Theatre in Chicago, is an...
View ArticleBroward Center: Disney’s Newsies (reviews)
The national tour of Disney’s Newsies opened at The Broward Center for the Performing Arts on November 17, 2015.Filled with one heart-pounding number after another, it’s a high-energy explosion of song...
View ArticleThe Scene for November 27, 2015
We hope you're enjoying a wonderful Thanksgiving dinner with your family; and if you feel like taking in a show after gorging on turkey and all the trimmings, Newsies actually has an 8pm performance at...
View ArticleThe Scene for December 4, 2015
Now that we’ve transitioned into The Holiday Season, things are really cooking across South Florida. It’s your last chance to see the Slow Burn production of Dogfight, which moved from the Broward...
View ArticleStage Door Theatre: Gypsy (reviews)
The Broward Stage Door Theatre opened its production of Gypsy on November 20, 2015.GYPSY is the ultimate story about an aggressive stage mother. Join Rose, June and Louise in their trip across the...
View ArticleNew Theatre: Two Weekends and a Day (reviews)
New Theatre opened the world premiere production of Two Weekends and a Day on November 21, 2015.Penned by local playwright Susan Westfall, this new work is set on one couple's beachside porch and...
View ArticleThe Scene for December 11, 2015
We’ve finally got a little break in the weather this week. And that means it’s a great excuse to see some live theatre! If you’ve a hankering for brand new plays, you can either check out Two...
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