World premieres exploring social issues. Last year’s Pulitzer-winning drama about a world-class dysfunctional family. Musicals about a mentally disabled young woman, temptation in a prep school and addictions like sex and chocolate. The upcoming theater season in South Florida explodes …

Franz Anton Mesmer, the German grandfather of hypnotherapy, may seem far removed from Icarus, the mythical young man whose hubris spurred him to build wax wings and then died when he flew too close to the sun. But the analogy …

For nearly 40 years, the M Ensemble Company has held its undisputed position as Florida’s oldest continuing African-American theater company by growing when possible, shrinking when necessary and moving its shoestring operation around Miami-Dade County at least a half-dozen times. …

The first thing that hits you is the sense of space. Florida Stage audiences have nestled so long in its intimate amphitheater with the low ceiling that the new home with its stadium feel and lights 30 feet overhead might …

Today, I’m very happy to announce the launch of South Florida Theater Review. Bill Hirschman will be the lead critic for this new website, which will cover the theater scene in Broward, Palm Beach, and Miami-Dade counties with the same …