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FPTA Statewide Pro Auditions May 16-18 at FAU Boca Raton
Florida’s largest in-person audition for both Equity and non-Equity performers is set for May 16-18 in Boca Raton. The annual event by the Florida Professional Theatres Association hosts several casting representatives from theaters across the state.
Odds Are Riverside’s 9 To 5 Musical Will Delight Film’s Fans
Fans of the movie 9 to 5 will be delighted by 9 to 5: The Musical, playing through May 10 at the Riverside Theatre, The characters you remember and the premise of three working women coping with their domineering boss are the same, with changes made for the musical story to flow better.
Developing New Works In Two Festivals: Theatre Lab’s Owl & New City Players’ Lauder Made
Theater lovers in South Florida are about to experience double the pleasure with two festivals of new work this month. The Second Annual Owl New Play Festival in Boca Raton kicks off on April 11 and runs for two weeks, while Short Plays: Lauder Made Volume II in Ft. Lauderdale begins at the end of the month and runs for four days.
West Boca Theatre Company’s Dear Jack, Dear Louise Finds Romance Between the Lines
Dear Jack, Dear Louise, a dramatic comedy now playing at the West Boca Theatre Company, is the kind of show that makes you wish your Greatest Generation relatives were still alive because you know how much they’d love it.
My Take On: More NYC Reviews From Nunzio Michael Lupo
My Take On:: Short reviews from New York shows by our critic Nunzio Michael Lupo, Today: Every Brilliant Thing, Meat Suit, Zack and Krammer/Fauci,
My Take On: Our NYC Critic On Two Strangers, Data, High Spirits and Chess
A new feature “My Take On:: Short reviews of New York shows by Nunzio Michael Lupo, veteran journalist and an insightful appraiser of the arts. These pieces were first posted on his page at https://www.show-score.com/member/mrstrategery. This edition: Chess, Data, High Spirits and Two Strangers
Pompano Players’ Beehive Satisfies As Musical Journey
A sextet of talented performers energetically presents Beehive: The Original 60s Musical. presented by Pompano Players, a jukebox revue capturing the “Swinging Sixties” from the innocence and playfulness early on to the cultural unrest, female empowerment, and activism.
Seatbelts Advised For Theatre Lab’s Roller Coaster Ride in The City in the City in the City
Theater Lab ‘s world premiere of Matthew Capodicasa’s kaleidoscopic, fantastical The City in the City in the City is a roller coaster ride, full of twists, turns, blind corners and about-faces. To keep up you’ll have to glue your eyes to the stage for a gripping 100 minutes.
Esteemed Theater-Film Critic Hap Erstein Died Saturday
The theater community, our community as a whole has lost a force who helped forge all of them for decades. Hap Erstein, 74, died Saturday at an Aventura hospital where he had been since Monday when he collapsed in a movie theater where he had gone to do a review.
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