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Murder on the Orient Express at Maltz Jupiter Theatre

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 novel, is taking audiences on an action-packed ride …

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Hilarious and Heartwarming is Morning After Grace at Pigs Do Fly

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 morning in a condo somewhere on Florida’s Suncoast …

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Wait Until Dark launches Boca Stage move to Delray Beach Playhouse

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 at its new home in the Delray Beach Playhouse. Director Keith …

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I Love a Piano at the Wick Theatre

By Jan Sjostrom They really ought to have a starting gun to fire off I Love a Piano.  The song-and-dance tribute to Irving Berlin that opens the season at the at The Wick Theatre in Boca Raton races through about …

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Twelve Angry Men judging  at PPTOPA

By Aaron Krause Few plays are as riveting as Reginald Rose’s tense classic drama, Twelve Angry Men. In it, the stakes are sky-high as 12 people must decide whether a stranger lives or dies. Late last year, South Florida theater …

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Lobby Hero opens at Palm Beach Dramaworks

By Jan Sjostrom You might be hard-pressed to identify the hero in Lobby Hero, the 2023-2024 season opener at Palm Beach Dramaworks in West Palm Beach. None of the show’s four characters qualifies for Superman’s cape. What Kenneth Lonergen’s chatty …

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Don’t Wait Until Tomorrow To See Annie at Broward Center

    By Oline H. Cogdill Theater is timeless, ever evolving, ever expanding. Themes that playwrights explored a thousand years ago are—with a bit of updating—still relevant. There’s a reason why audiences never tire of Shakespeare as producers find fresh …

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Carbonell Awards Announces Honorees of Six Special Awards 2023

      So many people contribute their talents to making South Florida theater soar—directors, actors, technical experts, support staff, playwrights—the list is endless. But also many people and organizations work behind the scenes, offering support in a different way. …

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How I Learned What I Learned opens GableStage’s 25th season

  By Oline H. Cogdill August Wilson was one of the most insightful—if not THE most insightful—chronicler of Black life in America. He found the music in the language of ordinary people, the poetry in the minutiae of daily life. …

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Carbonell Awards Announce 120 Nominations for 2022-2023 Season Zoetic Stage Tops List with 20 Nominations, Maltz Jupiter Theatre Earns 19, GableStage Garners 18

        South Florida’s 2022-2023 theater season has been another terrific season. That excellence is shown in the nominations for the annual Carbonell Awards, as well as the Silver Palms Awards honorees announced a couple of days ago. …

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