Several companies stage previews while the production is fine-tuned. The range of dates listed below may begin with preview performances. Please ask theater staff when making reservations when opening night is scheduled.
While we will strive to keep this as current as possible, all information is provided by the theaters and is subject to change.
We ask the help of the theaters’ staffs to keep us abreast of any changes, including extensions. We’ll post them as soon as possible.
(CT) means community theater
Through May 26
My Son The Waiter
Broward Stage Door Theatre
8036 W. Sample Rd., Coral Springs
(954) 344-7765
www.stagedoorfl.org
Map To Theater
Subtitled “A Jewish Tragedy,” this comedy is a one-man show by Brad Zimmerman about his life trying to make it as an actor while working 29 years as a waiter.
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April 24-May 25
National Children’s Theater Festival
Actors’ Playhouse at the Miracle Theatre
280 Miracle Mile, Coral Gables
(305) 444-9293
www.actorsplayhouse.org
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May 1-June 2
Inanna and the Huluppu Tree
Miami Theater Center
formerly The PlayGround Theatre
9806 NE 2nd Ave., Miami Shores
(305) 751-9550
www.theplaygroundtheatre.com
Map To Theater
Revival of PlayGround’s show for children.
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May 2-June 5
I’m Still Here!: Harold Prince – The Man Who Transformed Broadway (Part Two: 1970 – Present)
Delray Beach Playhouse
950 NW 9th, Delray Beach
(561) 272-1281 Ext. 4
www.delraybeachplayhouse.com
Musical Memories Series (Community)
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May 3-June 22
Chat
Teatro en Miami Studio
2500 SW Eighth St., Little Havana
(305) 551-7473
www.teatroenmiami.org
Map To Theater
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May 8-June 2
The Fox On The Fairway
Actors’ Playhouse at the Miracle Theatre
280 Miracle Mile, Coral Gables
(305) 444-9293
www.actorsplayhouse.org
This 2010 comedy by Ken Ludwig (author of Lend Me A Tenor) mixes farce and a rivalry between two golf clubs.
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May 10-26
Letters From Camp
Area Stage Company
560 South Dixie Highway, Coral Gables,
(305) 666-2078
www.areastagecompany.com
Map To Theater
A world premiere written by award winning Broadway director, author, producer Arthur Whitelaw, and award winning directors and producers John and Maria Rodaz. The play with music is based on letters and diary entries from children of the Holocaust. Perhaps the darkest period in the 20th century, the Holocaust conjures up horrific images; yet somewhere in this nightmarish time, we find that inexplicable hope always exists in the form of small events, as related by the children who were rehearsing for the show to be performed at the camp. (Professional)
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May 11-25
Best of Broadway
Showtime Performing Arts Theatre
503 SE Mizner Blvd. Ste. 73, Boca Raton
(561) 394-2626
www.showtimeboca.com
Revue (Youth production)
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May 12-26
Broadway Rocks! Musical Revue Featuring “Showstoppers”
Showtime Performing Arts Theatre
503 SE Mizner Blvd. Ste. 73, Boca Raton
(561) 394-2626
www.showtimeboca.com
(Youth production)
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May 17 – June 2
Sylvia
Delray Beach Playhouse (Mainstage)
950 NW 9th, Delray Beach
(561) 272-1281 Ext. 4
www.delraybeachplayhouse.com
The leading character in A.R. Gurney’s hilarious play about life, love and marriage is a bright, funny, loyal, mischievous female dog named Sylvia. (Community)
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May 17-June 2
Road Through Heaven
New Theatre
performing at Roxy Performing Arts Center
1645 SW 107th Avenue, Miami
(305) 443-5909
www.new-theatre.org
Artistic Director Ricky J. Martinez wrote this world premiere set on an island in the Caribbean, this play uses magical realism to explore the poetry of life and death, the responsibilities of friendship, and the determination of willing dreams into realities. Martinez has said of the work, “What would we do to stay embraced by love, to bathe in its truth, to understand its unconditional core, to live in its heaven? For an orphan coming-of-age, haunted by his past, this haven of love dwells in a humble home where he is bound by a lovers’ triangle. Yet, within the walls of paradise, the secret seed of a curse is growing and threatens to be birthed.”
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May 17-June 2
The Pillowman
White Rose Miami
Various locations around Miami
https://www.facebook.com/pages/White-Rose-Miami/112964655442602
Martin McDonough’s harrowing tale of a artist being tortured in a totalitarian state in connection with a child murder. For details on it’s performing schedule and locations, click here.
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May 16-June 16
Rent
Andrews Living Arts
23 NW 5th St., Fort Lauderdale
(954)530-1879
(800) 838-3006
www.andrewslivingarts.com
Jonthan Larson’s Tony-winning musical, setting La Boheme in modern-day New York City. Features the largest cast that ALA has ever had, performing outdoors behind its usual location.
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May 18-June 16
Cock
GableStage
At the Biltmore Hotel
1200 Anastasia Avenue, Coral Gables,
(305) 445-1119
www.gablestage.org
Mike Bartlett’s provocatively titled play is about an unlikely love triangle. When a gay man takes a break from his boyfriend the last thing he expects is to suddenly meet the woman of his dreams. Filled with guilt and indecision, he decides there’s only one way to straighten this out. A playful, candid look at one man’s sexuality and the difficulties that arise when you realize you have a choice. Winner of 2010 Olivier Award.
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May 23-June 9
WAAFRIKA
Thinking Cap Theatre
performing at Empire Stage
1140 North Flagler Dr., Fort Lauderdale
(813) 220-1546
thinkingcaptheatre.com
Meet Awino from the Luo tribe in Kenya. Meet Bobby, a blond American Peace Corps volunteer. They fall in love in a society where lesbians “don’t exist.” Tanzanian transgender playwright Nick Mwaluko’s moving social drama, is a play about the persecution of the LGBTQ population in Kenya.
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May 24-June 16
Dancing at Lughnasa
Palm Beach Dramaworks
201 Clematis St., West Palm Beach
(561) 514-4042
www.palmbeachdramaworks.org
Brian Friel’s poignant tale about the Mundy sisters, who make the most of their simple existence in rural Ireland, as told decades later from the perspective of the youngest daughter’s son.
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May 24-June 9
tick…tick…BOOM!
Outré Theatre Company
The Black Box Studio at Mizner Park Cultural Arts Center
(the former Cartoon Museum)
201 Plaza Real, Boca Raton
954-300-2149
outretheatrecompany.com
Jonathan Larson (Rent)’s musical, incomplete at the time of his death, follows a semi-autobiographical telling of a struggling young composer in late 20th-century New York. As Jon strives to create a new form of theatre, one which speaks to his generation, he watches his best friend trade creativity for financial stability, and sees his girlfriend dream of a stable family life away from the city. On the cusp of his thirtieth birthday, Jon must decide what it truly means to be an artist.
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May 24-June 2
Legally Blonde
Miami Children’s Theater
Robert Russell Theater at Alper JCC
11155 SW 112th Ave., Kendall\\
(305) 274-3595
www.miamichildrenstheater.com:
Children’s theater. Musical comedy.
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May 24-26
Winnie the Pooh
Miami Children’s Theater
The Banyan Bowl at Pinecrest Gardens
1000 Red Rd., Pinecrest
(305) 274-3595
www.miamichildrenstheater.com:
Children’s theater.
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May 31-June 30
Brighton Beach Memoirs
Broward Stage Door Theatre
8036 W. Sample Rd., Coral Springs
(954) 344-7765
www.stagedoortheatre.com
Map To Theater
The first of Neil Simon’s trilogy about growing up in New York.
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June 6-June 23
Summer Shorts
City Theatre
Performing at Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts
1300 Biscayne Blvd., Miami
(305) 755-9401
www.citytheatre.com
The 18th edition of this festival’s collection of short plays. Other events and programs will be announced later.
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May 31-June 30
Brighton Beach Memoirs
Broward Stage Door Theatre
8036 W. Sample Rd., Coral Springs
(954) 344-7765
www.stagedoortheatre.com
The first of Neil Simon’s trilogy about growing up in New York.
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June TBA
Miami 1-Act Festival Summer Session
New Theatre
performing at Roxy Performing Arts Center
1645 SW 107th Avenue, Miami
(305) 443-5909
www.new-theatre.org
Play festival inaugurated last summer.
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Summer 2013
West Side Story
Pembroke Pines Theatre of the Performing Arts
Katz Performing Arts Center
17195 Sheridan Street, Pembroke Pines
(954) 437-4884
www.pptopa.com/
Classic Bernstein-Sondheim musical about gang warfare and romance.
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June 8-30
My One and Only
Tamarac Theatre Of Performing Arts
7143 Pine Island Rd.
(954) 726-7898
www.ttopa.org
Another pastiche song and danced musical based on the songs of George and Ira Gershwin.
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June 13-16
Out in the Tropics IV Edition
The Colony Theater
1040 Lincoln Rd., Miami Beach
(305) 674-1040
www.fundarte.us
Gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender contemporary performing arts festival,
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June 15-16
Scooby-Doo Live! Musical Mysteries
Broward Center for the Performing Arts
201 SW Fifth Ave., Fort Lauderdale
(954) 462-0222
www.browardcenter.org:
Children’s theater.
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June 21-30
The Wedding Singer
Slow Burn Theatre Company
at West Boca Performing Arts Theatre
12811 West Glades Rd., Boca Raton
(954) 323-7884
www.slowburntheatre.com
Map To Theater
Loopy musical based on the Adam Sandler movie.
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June 26-27
Cinderella
Curtain Call Playhouse
performing at Township Center for Performing Arts,
2452 Lyons Rd, Coconut Creek,
(954) 784-0768
www.curtaincallplayhouse.com
Cole Porter’s classic backstage musical about a tempestuous couple starring in a musical version of The Taming of the Shrew.
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June 27-Aug. 3
Pied Piper
Actors’ Playhouse at the Miracle Theatre
Children’s Theater
280 Miracle Mile, Coral Gables
(305) 444-9293
actorsplayhouse.org:
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June 28–30
Seussical
Area Stage Company
560 South Dixie Highway, Coral Gables,
(305) 666-2078
www.areastagecompany.com
Map To Theater
The rollicking musical Based on the works of Dr. Seuss.
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June 28-30
The Commedia Puss in Boots
Sol Children Theatre Troupe Inc.
3333 N. Federal Highway, Boca Raton
(561) 447-8829
www.solchildren.org Map To Theater
Musical comedy
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June 28-July 13
RED
Miami Theater Center
formerly The PlayGround Theatre
9806 NE 2nd Ave., Miami Shores
(305) 751-9550
www.mtcmiami.org
Map To Theater
Afua Hall deconstructs and reinterprets the story of Ruby Bridges, the girl whose parents heeded the NAACP’s call for children to desegregate elementary schools in the South (Dance theater)
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July 5
Disney’s The Little Mermaid
Sol Children Theatre Troupe Inc.
3333 N. Federal Highway, Boca Raton
(561) 447-8829
www.solchildren.org Map To Theater
Musical comedy – Camp production
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July 10-Aug.11
Rated P For Parenthood
Actors’ Playhouse at the Miracle Theatre
280 Miracle Mile, Coral Gables
(305) 444-9293
www.actorsplayhouse.org
This new musical revue chronicles the 21st century joys and frustrations of raising children, from bleary-eyed late night feedings and private school kindergarten interviews, to nail-biting driving lessons and prom night.
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July 12-Aug.11
Character Man
Broward Stage Door Theatre
8036 W. Sample Rd., Coral Springs
(954) 344-7765
www.stagedoortheatre.com
Jim Brochu, whose one-man show, Zero Hour, was a hit at Stage Door in past seasons, returns with a new musical currently playing in New York, featuring songs associated with a dozen great Broadway actors from Robert Preston to Jack Gilford to Cyril Ritchard to Jackie Gleason.
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July 20-Aug. 18
Good People
GableStage
At the Biltmore Hotel
1200 Anastasia Avenue, Coral Gables,
(305) 445-1119
www.gablestage.org
David Lindsay Abaire (Rabbit Hole) delivers a wry but biting look at racism and class struggle in the 21st Century. Set in South Boston, the blue-collar neighborhood where Lindsay-Abaire himself grew up, middle-aged Margie Walsh has been let go from yet another job and is facing eviction along with grown handicapped daughter. She decides to appeal to an old flame who has made good and left his Southie past behind. Is it strength of character or just a few lucky breaks that determines a person’s fate?
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July 26–Aug. 11
Rabbit Hole
Main Street Players
6766 Main Street
Miami Lakes, FL 33014
(305) 558-3737
www.mainstreetplayers.com
David- Lindsay-Abaire’s stirring drama about what happens when a family suffers the tragic loss of a young child? This warm-hearted, but poignant play deals with such a loss as Howie and Becca mourn over the accidental death of their son, Danny. Rabbit Hole was the recipient of the 2007 Pulitzer Prize for Drama. Despite the serious subject matter that may be difficult for some, it has many funny moments that make the play entertaining and poignant that will make an impact with the audience. This is a play that will resonate in the South Florida community.
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July TBA
Cinderella
Curtain Call Playhouse
performing at Herb Skolnick Center
800 S.W. 36th Ave, Pompano Beach
(954) 784-0768
www.curtaincallplayhouse.com
Adult performers in children’s tale
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Aug. 2
Thoroughly Modern Millie
Sol Children Theatre Troupe Inc.
3333 N. Federal Highway, Boca Raton
(561) 447-8829
www.solchildren.org Map To Theater
Musical comedy – Camp production
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Aug. 9-25
The Wind in the Willows
Sol Children Theatre Troupe Inc.
3333 N. Federal Highway, Boca Raton
(561) 447-8829
www.solchildren.org Map To Theater
Musical comedy
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Early September (Date TBA)
Fences
African American Performing Arts Community Theatre, Inc.
African Heritage Cultural Arts Center in the Wendell Narcisse Theater
6161 N.W. 22nd Avenue, Miami
(305) 456-0287
theatre@aapact.com
August Wilson’s masterpiece about a black family in Pittsburgh headed by a stormy, flawed patriarch.
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Sept. 21-Oct.20
Sons of the Prophet
GableStage
At the Biltmore Hotel
1200 Anastasia Avenue, Coral Gables,
(305) 445-1119
www.gablestage.org
This dark comedy by Stephen Karam (Speech & Debate), a finalist for the 2012 Pulitzer Prize for Drama, is a honest take on how we cope with wounds that just won’t heal. If to live is to suffer, then Joseph Douaihy is more alive than most. With unexplained chronic pain and the fate of his reeling family on his shoulders, Joseph’s health, sanity, and insurance premium are on the line. A meditation on the responsibilities we bear for the people we love, for those we don’t and for society as a whole.
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Sept. 27–Oct. 13
The Marvelous Wonderettes
Main Street Players
6766 Main Street
Miami Lakes, FL 33014
(305) 558-3737
www.mainstreetplayers.com
This musical comedy with a book by Roger Bean uses pop songs from the ’50s and ’60s as a vehicle to tell its story, pays homage to the high school Song leader squads of the 1950s. When called upon to perform at their senior prom as a last minute replacement, Springfield High Song leaders, Betty Jean, Cindy Lou, Missy and Suzy, rally together to entertain their classmates in four-part harmony.
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Oct. 27-Nov. 10
Dial M For Murder,
Maltz Jupiter Theatre
1001 East Indiantown Road, Jupiter
(561) 575-2223
jupitertheatre.org
Frederick Knott’s 1952 classic thriller about a tennis pro who blackmails an Army buddy to murder his wife — and then struggles to cover up his efforts from a plodding but insightful police detective. The meticulously plotted play was the basis for Alfred Hitchcock’s film starring Ray Milland and Grace Kelly.
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Dec. 3-22
Annie
Maltz Jupiter Theatre
1001 East Indiantown Road, Jupiter
(561) 575-2223
jupitertheatre.org
A downbeat operetta about an ungrateful little brat and her flea-bitten mongrel who heartlessly soak a hard-working billionaire for everything he’s worth, making his life miserable not to mention that of the altruistic mistress of the orphanage who nurtured her in her formative years.
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Jan. 14-Feb. 2, 2014
A Chorus Line
Maltz Jupiter Theatre
1001 East Indiantown Road, Jupiter
(561) 575-2223
jupitertheatre.org
If you have to ask, you haven’t been paying attention for the past 38 years.
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Mid-February 2014 (Date TBA)
Simply Simone
African American Performing Arts Community Theatre, Inc.
African Heritage Cultural Arts Center in the Wendell Narcisse Theater
6161 N.W. 22nd Avenue, Miami
(305) 456-0287
theatre@aapact.com
The music of Nina Simone.
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Feb. 6-March 2
Other Desert Cities
Maltz Jupiter Theatre
1001 East Indiantown Road, Jupiter
(561) 575-2223
jupitertheatre.org
A stunning play by Jon Robin Baitz that was one of the most acclaimed evenings in New York in the past season – first done at Lincoln Center and then transferred to Broadway. It focuses on the Christmas Eve reunion of a patrician family in Palm Springs, California. The festivities turn ugly as the daughter asks her parents’ blessing to publish a memoir reviving the family’s darkest hour when their son was involved in a fatal bombing during a Vietnam War protest.
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March 18-April 6
The King And I
Maltz Jupiter Theatre
1001 East Indiantown Road, Jupiter
(561) 575-2223
jupitertheatre.org
Provides the Maltz, known for its lush production values with an opportunity to pull out all the stops for this classic Rodgers and Hammerstein musical.
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May 16-19
Footloose
Arts Garage Performing Arts Academy
180 NE First Street, Delray Beach
www.artsgarage.org
561-450-6357
Map To Theater
Student production of the stage musical based on the hit movie.
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