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Zev Buffman Returns to Florida
Famed South Florida theater producer Zev Buffman will become president and CEO of Ruth Eckerd Hall in Clearwater in January, the performing arts center announced last week. Buffman, one of the last theatrical impresarios, virtually created Florida’s touring circuit and …
Changes in Latitude for Alliance, Stage Door
Alliance Theatre Lab had to postpone its first musical, [title of show] slated for next month when two cast members dropped out. But the good news is they are substituting Kenneth Lonergan’s acclaimed contemporary play Lobby Hero. Longeran’s drama will …
Musical Chairs: Caldwell Shakes Up Season
The Caldwell Theatre Company has replaced two of its previously announced shows. The first to go is that perennial favorite mixing drama and comedy, the ever-popular TBA. (They never seem to actually get that one on the boards.) The pinch …
A Bouquet of Irises (Acker)
It’s been a while since we’ve seen local theater icon Iris Acker on stage except on On Stage With Iris Acker on her BECON TV theater interview program. So it’s an occasion worth remarking that the veteran actress will …
Close Your Eyes And Listen: War of the Worlds
Theater lovers trying to avoid the little monsters haunting the neighborhood on Halloween have an option. AirPlayz, a company dedicated to the art of radio drama produced by 2Watts Productions will recreate Orson Welles’ famed fright night radio play The …
Enter Stage Left: Outré Theatre Company
So theater is dead? Don’t tell the newest kid on the block, the Outré Theatre Company, a regional troupe that describes itself as “unconventional, outrageous and out of the ordinary.” The company will kick off its first season at different …
Want To See Something Really Scary?
Okay, maybe your trick or treaters are too young for the dueling productions of The Rocky Horror Picture Show playing at Slowburn Theatre Company and Andrews Living Arts this month. But here’s still Halloween-themed theater for the littlest playgoers courtesy of The Promethean Theatre’s Family Series.
GableStage Takes Brothers Size on the Road; Zoetic Slates Staged Reading; Light Box Turns On
Taking it to the Streets If the price of a ticket or your schedule prevented you from seeing GableStage’s triumphant production of Tarell Alvin McCraney’s The Brothers Size, both obstacles disappear this weekend. The moving drama will be presented for …
News Briefs: Funny Thing Won’t Move, Sirois & Della Ventura Show to NYC, McArt Holds Finstrom Reading
By Bill Hirschman Variations on a Theme The Harvest One Act Play Festival, sponsored by the Variations Theatre Group in New York City, has accepted two plays each from local actor/playwrights and close friends Mark Della Ventura and David …
South Miami-Dade Cultural Arts Center holds gala opening Saturday
The gleaming South Miami-Dade Cultural Arts Center holds its grand opening in Cutler Bay Oct. 1 and 2 with both free and ticket-only performances of music, dance and visual art.
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