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Celebration Of Jay Harris’ Life Set For Tuesday At Gablestage

Friends, family and colleagues will share stories about the life and contributions of South Florida theater champion Jay Harris at a celebration at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday at Gablestage.

Posted on July 16, 2014 by Bill Hirschman
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The Dana Plays Raise Funds For Cancer Society And Local Theater Supporter Monday

The Dana Plays, a program to raise funds for both the American Cancer Society and Dana Castellano, a member of the community battling the illness, is slated for 8 p.m. Monday at the Miami Theatre Center, 9806 NE 2nd Ave., Miami Shores, under the sponsorship of the South Florida Theatre League, and the leadership of Naked Stage co-founders Antonio and Katherine Amadeo.

Posted on July 13, 2014 by Bill Hirschman
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Mad Cat Names 3rd Annual Nine Lives Scholarship Winners

Mad Cat Theatre Company has named its third annual Nine Lives Scholarship Awards recipients: Cheyenne Nicole Hardy cited as outstanding high school senior and Kayla Bussel as outstanding college senior.

Posted on July 8, 2014 by Bill Hirschman
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New Theatre Hosts A 4th With BBQ, Fireworks & Short Plays

Hot dogs, fireworks and… theater? New Theatre is hoping you’ll join them this holiday weekend for its bi-annual Miami 1-Acts Festival of 16 fully-staged short plays which doubles as a fund-raiser.

Posted on July 2, 2014 by Bill Hirschman
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Ground Up & Rising Rises Again This Weekend In Miami Beach

Ground Up & Rising, the itinerant Miami company that has been rising and falling and rising since 2006, is rising once again with a play to bow during the holiday weekend, plans for a second production this season and the announcement of a new artistic director.

Posted on July 1, 2014 by Bill Hirschman
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Girl Play Plays Play This Weekend In Wilton Manors

The fifth annual celebration of theater that investigates what it means to be a lesbian in the 21st Century kicks off this Friday with Girl Play, staged readings of short plays sponsored by The Women’s Theatre Project.

Posted on June 26, 2014 by Bill Hirschman
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Jay Harris, South Florida’s Theater Champion, Dead at 77

Businessman Jay H. Harris was not famous outside of theatrical circles in South Florida. But within that community, Harris was revered for his incalculable investment of time, advice and money that fueled its evolution from a region known for dinner theater into a significant center of theatrical excellence. Harris of Boca Raton died Friday at age 77 from complications during surgery to repair a prior hip replacement.

Posted on June 21, 2014 by Bill Hirschman
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Bernstein Celebration At FAU; Includes On The Town Concert

The Spirit of America Festival is presenting a salute to the work of Leonard Bernstein Saturday through Monday including a staged concert version of his Broadway musical On The Town at Florida Atlantic University in Boca Raton.

Posted on June 20, 2014 by Bill Hirschman
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Deadline For Free Summer Theater Tickets On Monday

Theater tickets too expensive? How about no cost at all? The South Florida Theatre League is holding their annual summer Free Night of Theater program next month, but the deadline to apply for tickets is Monday.

Posted on June 20, 2014 by Bill Hirschman
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New Grove Playhouse May Not Open For Five Years; But County And GableStage Begin Work

The curtain is not expected to rise on the first production at the “new” Coconut Grove Playhouse for five years, county documents indicate. But work on the project began in earnest this month. The county is in the process of hiring an architect, and GableStage, which will operate the theater, has hired a consultant.

Posted on June 7, 2014 by Bill Hirschman
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