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  • Kleban Prize for Musical Theatre Front Page

    Award Honors Most Promising Artists

    By: Aaron Krause - Mar 10th, 2021

    This year, the presentation of the Kleban Prize for Musical Theatre will be digital. The event honoring promising lyricists and librettists will stream at 7 p.m. EST Monday, March 15. Melissa Li, Benjamin Scheuer, and Kit Yan are this year's winners. The award's namesake, Edward Kleban, is the late Tony and Pulitzer Prize-winning lyricist of A Chorus Line.

  • Safe House Front Page

    An Immersive Theatrical Experience in Sarasota

    By: Aaron Krause - Mar 03rd, 2021

    Audiences will find a missing person in the show Safe House, a hybrid between a film and a live show. Sarasota's Urbanite Theatre's production runs through April 4.

  • Compensation in South Florida Front Page

    A Word Premiere Production by Island City Stage

    By: Aaron Krause - Feb 23rd, 2021

    In Compensation, the characters experience a profound yearning for family and connection. The world premiere production by Island City Stage, near Ft. Lauderdale, is streaming online through Feb. 28. Compensation is a lean, focused, heartfelt, and sometimes funny piece.

  • The Belle of Amherst Front Page

    A co-production Between Two Southeast Florida Companies

    By: Aaron Krause - Feb 19th, 2021

    Actors' Playhouse at the Miracle Theatre in Coral Gables and Palm Beach Dramaworks in West Palm Beach will pair up to produce a play about Emily Dickinson. The co-production of The Belle of Amherst will stream from April 2-6. A crew will film the production on Palm Beach Dramaworks’ mainstage. No audience members will be present.

  • Long Distance Affair Front Page

    An Immersive, Intimate Theatrical Experience.

    By: Aaron Krause - Feb 15th, 2021

    Long Distance Affair takes you on a virtual trip across the world to view short plays. Miami's Juggerknot Theatre Company and New York's PopUP Theatrics run the program. Travel to Lagos, Nigeria; Mumbai, India; Mexico City, Mexico; Los Angeles, Calif., Portland, Oregon; and Beirut, Lebanon. The current run of Long Distance Affair continues through Feb. 21.

  • 15-Minute Musical Challenge Front Page

    New Musicals Emerge from Contest

    By: Aaron Krause - Feb 11th, 2021

    Five new short musicals will mark their world premieres virtually. The shows came out of the National Alliance for Musical Theatre's "15-Minute Musical Challenge." The Cleveland-area's Beck Center for the Arts, in collaboration with the Baldwin Wallace University Music Theatre Program, will present the shows.

  • A Class Act Front Page

    A Garden Theatre production in Florida

    By: Aaron Krause - Jan 31st, 2021

    The Garden Theatre in Winter Garden, near Orlando, is presenting A Class Act, based on the life of A Chorus Line lyricist Edward Kleban. The touching and funny production runs through Feb. 7. You must wear a mask and practice social distancing in order to attend.

  • Theatre @ Home Winter Festival. Front Page

    New York City's Irish Repertory Theatre

    By: Aaron Krause - Jan 23rd, 2021

    Irish Repertory Theatre (IRT) will show all nine of its original digital productions created during the pandemic. The festival starts on Jan. 26 and runs through Feb. 21. The event includes pieces by Brian Friel, James Joyce, Conor McPherson, and Eugene O'Neill. While there is no cost, IRT encourages donations.

  • World Travel and New Plays Front Page

    Southeast Florida Theater Companies Present Diverse Offerings

    By: Aaron Krause - Jan 21st, 2021

    Theatre Lab, Florida Atlantic University's professional resident theater company, will offer its new play festival online this year. Miami’s Juggerknot Theatre Company and the international-based PopUP Theatrics offer the chance to travel the world from the comfort of your home. "Travel" to places such as Lagos, Mumbai, Portland-Oregon, Beirut, Los Angeles, and Mexico City.

  • Compensation in South Florida Front Page

    World Premiere Production by Island City Stage

    By: Aaron Krause - Jan 12th, 2021

    Southeast Florida's Island City Stage will present the world premiere production of Compensation. The play is about a young woman who becomes a surrogate for a gay couple. The production will open Feb. 5, with two weekends of live performances. A week later, the company will present Compensation virtually.

  • Readers Series Slated Front Page

    At Ft. Lauderdale's Thinking Cap Theatre

    By: Aaron Krause - Jan 03rd, 2021

    Thinking Cap Theatre in Southeast Florida is launching a virtual series in which participants will read plays and then discuss them with artists. The first installment, "Race on the American Stage" kicks off this month. Pulitzer Prize-winning Fairview and the multi Tony-nominated Slave Play are among the featured works.

  • Rebecca Luker at 59 Front Page

    Thirty-year Broadway Star dies of A.L.S.

    By: Aaron Krause - Dec 24th, 2020

    Broadway soprano Rebecca Luker died on Wednesday, Dec. 23 at a Manhattan hospital from A.L.S. Luker received Tony Award nominations for her work in Show Boat, The Music Man, and Mary Poppins. Luker announced in February that doctors diagnosed her with A.L.S. Her last appearance came in June via Zoom.

  • Seven Deadly Sins Front Page

    A Safe Outdoor Theatrical Experience in Miami Beach.

    By: Aaron Krause - Dec 21st, 2020

    Socially-distanced, mask-clad audience members are taking in 'Seven Deadly Sins,' a production of short plays in Miami Beach. Miami New Drama is staging 'Seven Deadly Sins' live and in person, with COVID safety protocols. 'Seven Deadly Sins' runs through Jan. 17 on Miami Beach's Lincoln Road, an outdoor shopping and dining promenade.

  • Ann Reinking at 71 Front Page

    Late Broadway Star Shone as Roxie Hart in Chicago

    By: Aaron Krause - Dec 19th, 2020

    Ann Reinking died in her sleep at age 71. The late Broadway star's extensive work in musical theater included playing Roxie Hart in 'Chicago.' She performed on Broadway for three decades.

  • A Christmas Carol Front Page

    Dickens' Classic is Streaming through Early January

    By: Aaron Krause - Dec 11th, 2020

    Tony Award-winning Broadway actor Jefferson Mays plays more than 50 characters in an online streaming version of A Christmas Carol. This production is a filmed version of Geffen Playhouse's 2018 production. Streaming continues thru early January.

  • Ring In the New Year With New Play Development Front Page

    Annual Festival Develops New Works

    By: Aaron Krause - Dec 07th, 2020

    Palm Beach Dramaworks' third annual New Year/New Plays Festival will take place via Zoom. This year, the South Florida theater company's annual event will last five days, instead of the usual three. Audiences assist in the process of writing new plays by offering feedback.

  • Closer Than Ever Front Page

    Maltby & Shire Musical Revue in South Florida

    By: Aaron Krause - Dec 01st, 2020

    South Florida's MNM Theatre Company is streaming the musical revue 'Closer Than Ever' through Dec. 31. Director Jonathan Van Dyke has found a creative way to make the actors look like they're close to each other on screen. 'Closer Than Ever' is a riveting, sung-thru song cycle.

  • The Ballad of Janis Matthews and the Dodo Scouts Front Page

    New, Original Musical Presented As a Radio Series

    By: Aaron Krause - Nov 28th, 2020

    South Miami-based Area Stage Company is presenting a new, original musical as an online radio series. The Ballad of Janis Matthews & The Dodo Scouts takes place in Colorado during the 1960's. Area Stage will present the musical as a four-part radio series. The musical's live world premiere is scheduled for Summer 2021.

  • Home for the Holidays Front Page

    A Series of Plays Presented by Palm Beach Dramaworks

    By: Aaron Krause - Nov 18th, 2020

    Palm Beach Dramaworks in South Florida will present a virtual holiday season of plays. The South Florida theater company will offer Horton Foote's The Trip to Bountiful, Alfred Uhry's The Last Night of Ballyhoo, and Dickens' A Christmas Carol. The plays will premiere on Mondays later this month.

  • Sounds of Broadway Front Page

    Online Radio Station plays Theater Music 24/7

    By: Aaron Krause - Nov 11th, 2020

    A 24/7 online radio station plays the music of Broadway, Off-Broadway, the London stage, and much more. Connecticut Theater Critics Circle President and American Theatre Critics Association member Stuart Brown founded "Sounds of Broadway" in March 2019. Brown said he believes in engaging with listeners. In addition to operating his radio station, Brown is also a theater critic and a university administrator.

  • Licensing Available for Trilingual Our Town Front Page

    Miami New Drama Premiered Production in 2017.

    By: Aaron Krause - Nov 07th, 2020

    The script for a trilingual production of Our Town is available for licensing. 'Concord Theatricals has acquired licensing rights. Miami New Drama commissioned the adaptation and staged the world premiere in 2017.

  • Jefferson Mays As Ebenezer Scrooge Front Page

    Award-Winning Actor To Star in A Christmas Carol

    By: Aaron Krause - Oct 29th, 2020

    Jefferson Mays will star in a new production of A Christmas Carol. Proceeds will benefit the hard-hit theater community, which has been devastated by the pandemic. A worldwide release is set for Saturday, Nov. 28.

  • Closer Than Ever In South Florida Front Page

    MNM Theatre Company To Stream Musical

    By: Aaron Krause - Oct 27th, 2020

    West Palm Beach-based MNM Theatre Company to mount virtual production of the musical revue Closer Than Ever. The stream will be available starting on Nov. 27 and remain online through Dec. 31. Due to the pandemic, MNM Theatre Company has cancelled or postponed all live shows.

  • Laced By Samantha Mueller Front Page

    A Thinking Cap Theatre Virtual Production

    By: Aaron Krause - Oct 26th, 2020

    Thinking Cap Theatre’s ‘Laced’ will leave you hopeful for better days. The South Florida theater company is presenting a virtual production of Samantha Mueller's play. The engagement continues and ends this coming weekend.

  • Camelot in Coral Gables, Fla. Front Page

    Actor's Playhouse at the Miracle Theatre

    By: Aaron Krause - Oct 22nd, 2020

    South Florida's Actors' Playhouse at the Miracle Theatre is presenting a scaled-down, virtual production of Camelot. The award-winning, professional regional theater company had planned to present Lerner & Loewe's musical live before the pandemic. Actors and technical staff shine.

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