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There is so much news in South Florida theater this summer that we’re going to run our own version of a glib as we tick off the headlines of much, but not even half, of what’s happening in the region and involving its artists and audiences.
WSJ Critic Terry Teachout To Direct Own Satchmo At The Waldorf For Dramaworks
Terry Teachout, the drama critic for The Wall Street Journal who has championed regional theater as a major force on the national level, will make his directorial debut next spring helming Palm Beach Dramaworks’ production of his own play, Satchmo at the Waldorf
Theatre League Offers Free Readings All Summer And Free Tickets To Fully-Staged Plays
Ticket prices are not an obstacle to interested theatergoers once again this summer through the South Florida Theatre League’s annual Summer Theatre Fest that provides free tickets to major productions and new plays in development by South Florida playwrights. There …
Student Critics and Thespians Honored At 13th Annual Cappies
The Critics’ Awards Program, or Cappies, recognizing outstanding achievement in high school theater at the 13th Annual Cappies Awards Gala were held Tuesday at the Broward Center for the Performing Arts.
Breaking News: Arts Garage Hires Garsson & Croft But Boca Guild & Primal Forces Absorbed
Arts Garage has partnered with veteran theater figures Keith Garsson and Genie Croft to resume presenting productions in the converted municipal garage in downtown Delray Beach. But the new venture “absorbs” both the Boca Raton Theatre Guild and Primal Forces Productions
Complete List Of Nominees For 13th Cappies Awards for SoFla High School Theater Students
For those who think young people don’t care about theater, witness the hundreds of South Florida high school students involved in the nominations announced this week for the 13th annual Cappies Awards.
Coconut Grove Playhouse Resurrection Finally Get Watershed Approvals
More than a decade after efforts began to rescue the financially failing Coconut Grove Playhouse, the Miami-Dade County Commission voted to hire an architect to design a $20 million theater complex and approved signing a long-term agreement with the existing GableStage to operate and manage the facility.
Breaking News: Two-Theater Coconut Grove Playhouse Proposal Taken Off The Table
A citizens’ group that pushed for 14 months for a larger, more ambitious complex for the Coconut Grove Playhouse resurrection project has shelved its plan indefinitely because the Miami-Dade County administration opposes the idea, the group’s leader said Thursday morning.
39th Carbonell Awards Honors Excellence At Theater Prom
Hundreds of theater professionals and fans gathered Monday night in tuxes and gowns at theater prom better known as The 39th Carbonell Awards on Monday night.
2015 Carbonell Award Winners
Winners of the 2015 Carbonell Awards and stats