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Flynn’s Play Color the Sky Gets NYC Reading

President of the Palm Beach Theater Guild Patrick Henry Flynn, who has been heading the effort to preserve and reopen the Royal Poinciana Playhouse in Palm Beach, is in New York to hear a free reading of his play Color …

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Playwriting Group Meets

Playwriting Group Meets The Playwrights Drama Group, affiliate with the Writers’ Network of South Florida, will hold readings of its members’ short plays on Monday, Dec. 12, in Fort Lauderdale. The group, which usually meets the second Monday of the …

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New Theatre Moves to Roxy Theatre Group in central Miami

New Theater, the Coral Gables troupe losing its current home to a wrecking ball, has moved for the rest of the season to the Roxy Theatre Group near Florida International University’s south campus in Miami.

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Tommy’s New Tune: A Musical About Studio 54 at U of Miami

After a half-century in show business, dancer-director-choreographer Tommy Tune knows the gamut of pre-Broadway tryouts. But the process for 54 Forever that opens tonight is new for him. He is directing the world premiere musical at the University of Miami’s Jerry Herman Ring Theatre, cast with students and financed by the theater department.

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17 Silver Palms To Be Awarded For Theatrical Excellence In 2011

The Silver Palm Awards, founded four years ago to spotlight theatrical excellence in South Florida, will be presented to 17 individuals on Dec. 5.

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Costume World Inc. to Buy Broward Stage Door

Broward-based Costume World, billed as the largest theatrical costume distributor in the country, will buy the 16-year-old Broward Stage Door theater in Coral Springs on Nov. 21, according to principals for both groups.

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Dramaworks Unveils Marquee

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Back Talk at Mosaic

Post-show talk back bull sessions between actors and audiences have become a popular way to engage jazzed-up crowds after a performance and cement a relationship between the theater and its patrons. But there are talk backs and there are talk …

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Zev Buffman Returns to Florida

Famed South Florida theater producer Zev Buffman will become president and CEO of Ruth Eckerd Hall in Clearwater in January, the performing arts center announced last week. Buffman, one of the last theatrical impresarios, virtually created Florida’s touring circuit and …

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Changes in Latitude for Alliance, Stage Door

Alliance Theatre Lab had to postpone its first musical, [title of show] slated for next month when two cast members dropped out. But the good news is they are substituting Kenneth Lonergan’s acclaimed contemporary play Lobby Hero. Longeran’s drama will …

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