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  • Very Different Holmes & Watson At Main Street, Not 221B

    Thanks to the tremendous energy of the actors at Main Street Players’ Ms. Holmes & Ms. Watson – Apt. 2B), there’s never a dull moment, but because of its confusing jam-packed script, it often feels like it doesn’t really know what it wants to be, and the ending comes across as simply preposterous.

  • Scenes From My Love Life Looks Back at LGBTQ 30 Years Ago

    South Florida’s actor/producer/playwright Ronnie Larsen demonstrates sharp sense of humor and a keen ear for dialogue, particularly between gay men. in a revival of his first play from 30 years ago, Scenes from My Love Life, which captures the vanities and joys of gay men, but also speaks to general audiences.

  • Diversity Is A Goal Reflected In Carbonell Awards Nominee List

    The announcement of the 47th Carbonell Awards nominees today seemed to further the organization’s desire to recognize and celebrate the continuing diversity of South Florida theater. The list released today encompasses 120 nominees in 20 competitive categories plus special awards for the Nov. 11 gala..

  • Reimagined Little Mermaid Is Family-Friendly Celebration

    Playwright Jacqueline Goldfinger’s new family-friendly adaptation of The Little Mermaid bears little resemblance to Disney’s animated film or Hans Christian Andersen’s dark fairy tale. Theatre Lab’s production at Florida Atlantic University in Boca Raton is a playful and imaginative celebration of family unity, courage and following your heart.

  • Hampton House’s Place In Black History Seen Via Family Play

    Veteran Black actor-playwright Keith C. Wade returns to a Miami landmark to theatrically track how the civil rights movement transformed yet undercut the thriving Brownsville-Overtown —a journey seen through the memories of his parents in “The Last Sun of the Hampton House.”

  • Die Mommie, Die! Over-the-Top Hilarity on Island City Stage

    When is the last time you went to the theater and enjoyed two hours of pure unadulterated fun and sheer frivolity? Die Mommie, Die! is that rare breed of entertainment that exists just for the camp of it. Trust us when we say there’s no message here. And that’s just the way it should be in Island City Stage’s production.

  • Break A Leg: Loxen To Stage ‘The Play That Goes Wrong’

    If South Florida’s Loxen Entertainment, Inc. does its job well during the nonprofit company’s season-opening show, the actors will seem inept. Indeed, appearing incompetent is the goal for the season opener…and no, that’s not a misprint.

  • Carbonell Awards And Silver Palms Announce Fall Plans

    With the end of summer, the season of South Florida awards galas inches closer, marked by two announcements: the Silver Palms Awards sets a date for announcing the upcoming recipients at a special fundraiser in September; and the Carbonell Awards which has set a November 11 event date now reveals the recipients of its annual “special” awards.

  • Maltz’s New “The Island Theatre” Space Aims To Diversify Scope

    By Bill Hirschman / It is not an imposing space. It is just space. Often blank. Like a canvas waiting for something. But in a few months, magic brewing 10 years at the Maltz Jupiter Theatre will transform that featureless The Island Theatre into Ruth Westheimer’s apartment crammed with memorabilia and the cluttered home of Albee’s George and Martha.

  • Carbonell Awards Revise Judging/ Scoring System

    By Bill Hirschman // Rules how Carbonell Awards are judged were revised this week in response to concerns from theaters and community volunteers about the need to fine-tune the complex mathematics of the results.