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 From Miami to Manhattan: Florida’s Ryan Crout Stars as John Belushi Off-Broadway

Saturday Night Live was a major part of South Florida performer Ryan Crout’s childhood. Understandably, then, he’s excited to perform in a play about the show’s beginnings – in New York City, the metropolis that birthed SNL. Crout is part of the Off-Broadway cast of Not Ready for Prime Time, which opens Oct. 20.

Posted on October 4, 2025 by Bill Hirschman
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New Look at SNL Behind the Scenes is a Work In Progress

Not Ready for Prime Time, a play by Miamians Erik J. Rodriguez and Charles A. Sothers, have continued working on its script about the creation and early years of Saturday Night Live, postponed due to the pandemic. and now it’s back with a fresh production and a second chance.

Posted on April 10, 2022 by Bill Hirschman
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New Theatre’s Look At Saturday Night Live Not Ready For Prime Time Never Peaks

New Theatre’s debut of the new, locally written work, Not Ready for Primetime, has a way to go before it is actually ready for prime time

Posted on April 2, 2014 by Bill Hirschman
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