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Christopher Demos-Brown Is Finalist For Steinberg/Theatre Critics’ Playwriting Award

Christopher Demos-Brown is among six finalists for one of the most esteemed playwriting honors in the country, the Harold and Mimi Steinberg/American Theatre Critics Association New Play Award.
The selection was based on the script for his play Fear Up Harsh that premiered in November at Zoetic Stage.

Posted on February 27, 2014 by Bill Hirschman
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Maltz’s ’14-’15 Season: Fiddler, Les Miz, Les Wiz, Les Shue And @#$%^ Glengarry Glen Ross

The Maltz Jupiter Theatre has been nudging its mainstream audience for years toward relatively riskier fare, but the slate announced today for its 2014-2015 season includes one entry that will never be mistaken for Oklahoma: David Mamet’s scorching drama Glengarry Glen Ross.

Posted on February 10, 2014 by Bill Hirschman
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Pippin And Motown Headline 2014-2015 Season At Bway Across America In FTL

“Something old (sort of), something new” characterizes the 2014-2015 season for Broadway Across America-Fort Lauderdale. Two current Broadway hits, Pippin and Motown the Musical, will be joined be a refurbished The Phantom of the Opera, last season’s revival of Annie, an older revival of Anything Goes, and the unrefurbished but indestructible The Lion King.

Posted on February 2, 2014 by Bill Hirschman
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M Ensemble Resurfaces At South Miami Dade Cultural Arts Center In Cutler Bay

After months of almost invisible activity, M Ensemble will resurface early next month far from its previous homes: South Miami-Dade Cultural Arts Center in Cutler Bay.

Posted on January 28, 2014 by Bill Hirschman
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New Theatre’s New Home Is In South Miami-Dade Cultural Arts Center In Cutler Ridge

It’s not exactly a wandering band of players, but New Theatre will move next month into its fifth “permanent” home in 27 years, a small flexible space at the South Miami-Dade Cultural Arts Center in Cutler Ridge.

Posted on January 23, 2014 by Bill Hirschman
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Breaking News: State Approves Last Hurdle To County/FIU/GableStage Theater On Coconut Grove Playhouse Site

A new regional theater and educational complex was cleared this afternoon to arise on the site of the Coconut Grove Playhouse. A signed, executed lease with the state, which owns the property, is expected to arrive in the mail as soon as this week.

Posted on January 15, 2014 by Bill Hirschman
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Carbonell Nominations Honor New And Struggling Companies

The nominations for Carbonell Awards honoring theatrical excellence in South Florida released today provide some interesting material for observers to chew over. The nominations seem to depict a very healthy year for musicals and a less impressive number of new works produced, quality notwithstanding. The standout element was the large number of nominations honoring young and/or struggling companies.

Posted on January 15, 2014 by Bill Hirschman
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Complete List of 2013 Carbonell Award Nominations And Stats

The complete list of the nominations for the 38th annual Carbonell Awards honoring excellence in South Florida theater.

Posted on January 15, 2014 by Bill Hirschman
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Countess de Hoernle Gives $250,000 To Wick Theatre

The newly-opened Wick Theatre received a $250,000 donation Thursday night from Henrietta, the Countess de Hoernle, echoing a gift that she gave the former occupant of the Boca Raton facility, the Caldwell Theatre Company.

Posted on December 20, 2013 by Bill Hirschman
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New Theatre Holds Biennial 1-Acts Festival This Weekend

Sixteen playlets, short but sweet (or tart, hilarious, profound or any of a dozen other adjectives) are the draw in New Theatre’s biennial 1-Acts Festival this weekend in Miami.

Posted on December 19, 2013 by Bill Hirschman
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