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Hundred Days Shows the Power of Love

By Oline H. Cogdill Love—no matter how strong, how all-encompassing, how overwhelming—can never last forever, even if we are sure it will. Death, a forced separation, a mental breakdown—all kinds of things can conspire to end that most wonderful of …

Posted on July 26, 2024 by Bill Hirschman
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Sweet 15 My Quinceañera!: Sweet and Whacky

by Raquel V. Reyes Sweet 15 My Quinceañera!, written and directed by award-winning screenwriter Rick Najera, is billed as an interactive comedic experience. Although it doesn’t fully live up to that interactive promise. Sweet 15 My Quinceañera! is messy fun …

Posted on July 24, 2024 by Bill Hirschman
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Take a Ride on A Streetcar Named Desire With the New City Players

By Britin Haller Arguably one of the greatest dramatic plays in American theatrical history, and certainly of its time, A Streetcar Named Desire has rolled onto the Island City Stage with a bang. Timothy Mark Davis, the producing artistic director …

Posted on July 18, 2024 by Bill Hirschman
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New City Players Tackles a ‘Magical’ Streetcar Named Desire

  By Aaron Krause “South Florida is going to really sink its teeth into something that is going to be magical, musical, and monumental,” award-winning South Florida director Stuart Meltzer enthuses. And New City Players’ (NCP) Producing Artistic Director Tim …

Posted on June 19, 2024 by Bill Hirschman
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Shorts weather begins with “Summer Shorts: Flipping the Script”

By Oline Cogdill The calendar dictates the official start of summer—this year it’s June 20—but for avid theater goers the season really kicks off with the first production of City Theatre’s Summer Shorts. The season definitely has begun with “Summer …

Posted on June 14, 2024 by Bill Hirschman
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It’s the “Best Day Ever” at The SpongeBob Musical with the Slow Burn Theatre Company

By Britin Haller You absolutely don’t have to be a SpongeBob SquarePants fan to appreciate or even fall in love with Nickelodeon’s The SpongeBob Musical from the Slow Burn Theatre Company, now running through June 23rd at the Broward Center …

Posted on June 11, 2024 by Bill Hirschman
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“Diamonds and Rust” with Daniel’s Husband from Ronnie Larsen Presents

By Britin Haller  “What happens when love isn’t enough?” is the question Daniel’s Husband poses to us in the newest production by Ronnie Larsen Presents and the Plays of Wilton. Currently running at The Foundry through June 16th, Daniel’s Husband …

Posted on May 31, 2024 by Bill Hirschman
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Laughs in Spanish at Coral Gables is oh-so Miami

By Raquel V. Reyes Laughs in Spanish is like a Friday night in Wynwood without the next day’s hangover. The one-act play by Alexis Scheer, Laughs in Spanish is making its Florida premiere at GableStage through June 23. The “all …

Posted on May 29, 2024 by Bill Hirschman
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Trying Closes Palm Beach Dramaworks Season

  By Jan Sjostrom Heavy footsteps sound off-stage in the opening scene of Trying running through June 9 Palm Beach Dramaworks in West Palm Beach. The steps precede the entrance of Francis Biddle, scion of a patrician Philadelphia family and …

Posted on May 27, 2024 by Bill Hirschman
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The 2024 Cappies Awards Celebrate High School Theater  

By Oline H. Cogdill and Cappie Reports We love the Cappies, the wonderful program that celebrates high school theater. And we are proud to continue to publish the Cappie reviews on www.floridatheateronstage.com. The Cappies make us remember our high school …

Posted on May 23, 2024 by Bill Hirschman
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