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  • Riveting, Intense Jesus Hopped the A Train at African Center

    A riveting South Florida professional production of the gripping play, Jesus Hopped the A Train, by the Marshall L. Davis Sr. African Heritage Cultural Arts Center — a moving, intense, and believable production of Stephen Adly Guirgis’s fierce drama. T

  • Sidekicked From Boca Stage Shows Us The Tears of a Clown

    Acting is not easy, or more people would do it, but imagine having to create not just a make-believe character, but a person who not only existed in real life, but was loved and adored by fans around the world. And then imagine that person suffered from mental illness as well. Such is the task set before actress Irene Adjan, starring in a one-woman show as the legendary Vivian Vance in Sidekicked at the Boca Stage.

  • With New Categories ’23-24 Silver Palms Awards Announced

    By Bill Hirschman Outstanding dialect coaching, outstanding special effects, outstanding intimacy direction. Unlike the Tony Awards, the Oscars or even South Florida’s Carbonells, the Silver Palms Awards announced this week honors in categories beyond traditional facets of local theater awards …

  • Mother-Daughter Bond Familiar To Actresses In Steel Magnolias

    Dalia Aleman and Alexandra Van Hasselt find themselves in familiar roles as they prepare to perform in a professional South Florida co-production of the classic comedy-drama, Steel Magnolias.They will play mother and daughter, respectively, for the third time in the two women’s careers. And they seem overjoyed about that.

  • 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.