Author Archives: Bill Hirschman

Dramaworks and GableStage Add New Executives

GableStage and Palm Beach Dramaworks are entering the new season with new executives added to the existing management.

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Harvey Burstein to Receive Howard Kleinberg Award

Harvey J. Burstein  and miamiartzine.com will receive the Carbonell’s Howard Kleinberg Award honoring an individual or organization for contributions to the health and development of the arts in South Florida.

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Theater’s Frank Wildhorn Moves Into Classical Music

Brad Hathaway, whose column Theater Shelf which we published here at Florida Theater On Stage reviewed theater-related books, videos and recordings. Now, it returns for one more tip for our readers — the symphonies of long-time theater composer Frank Wildhorn.

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For Better (But Not) Worse ‘At The Wedding’ on Island City

Anyone who has been invited to, and maybe even attended, the wedding of an ex-love knows how emotional and triggering the event might be. And therein is where the comedy lies in Island City Stage’s At The Wedding

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Beverly Blanchette Receives Carbonell’s Bill Hindman Award

Beverly Blanchette, a theater artist and educator who has helped shape the cultural fabric of south Florida for over four decades, will receive the Carbonell’s Bill Hindman Award honoring significant, long-term contributions to the region’s cultural life and onstage career achievement by performing artists based in South Florida.

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Alexa Kuve of Arca Images Receives Carbonell’s Ruth Foreman Award

Alexa Kuve, the actress, executive producer and artistic director of Arca Images will be the recipient of the Carbonell’s Ruth Foreman Award “recognizing contributions to South Florida theater development by an individual or group, for singular achievement and/or career contributions.”

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Kravis Begins Pay To Park

Patrons of the Kravis Center for the Performing Arts accustomed to free parking will have to pay to park in its adjacent garage next month in tandem with an end to the free shuttle which many people used to avoid paying to park in downtown West Palm Beach. 

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Mary Damiano To Receive Charlie Cinnamon Carbonell

 Mary Damiano, a long-time arts journalist and critic, will receive the Carbonnell Awards’ Charlie Cinnamon Award honoring an individual who contributes significantly to the support of the arts in South Florida and to the Carbonell Awards program.

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Michel Hausmann to be Honored With Vinnette Carroll Award

Michel Hausmann, the co-founder and Artistic Director of Miami New Drama, reputedly the largest bilingual theater company in the country, will be honored in November by the Carbonell Awards with the Vinnette Carroll Award.

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McKeever Play To Travel Overseas Next Month

Michael McKeever and Christopher Renshaw are going to London. And they’re taking the code with them. Well, they’re taking The Code with them, The Code being the acclaimed play that McKeever wrote and Crenshaw directed back in April 2022 at Ronnie Larsen Presents’ production at the Foundry.

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