When a Jewish family of parents and grown up children gather for a vacation together in the Caribbean resort in Turks and Caicos, the beautiful sunny skies soon change into a dark, wet and windy storm that is escalating into a hurricane.
The setting is the principle scene of playwright S. Asher Gelman’s two act drama “The Zionists: A Family Storm”, a Miami New Drama world premiere production that is running now through May 10 at Colony Theatre in Miami Beach.
Four women who reside in a small Miami Beach apartment (translated in Hebrew as ‘Shtetl’) in 1968 ,come together to fight a wealthy developer who wishes to seize their property in the premiere of the drama “Four Women: A Shtetl By The Sea” that is running for only two performances this week on Thursday April 16 at 7 p.m. and on Sunday April 19 at 2 p.m. as a Jewish Cultural Arts Theater (JCAT) production taking place at the Michael Ann Russell Jewish Community Center in North Miami Beach.
Executive Director Bari Newport of “GableStage” presented a more than three hour, two intermission production of playwright Joshua Harmon’s “Prayer For The French Republic” that, even with an outstanding 2025-26 season of Jewish-themed plays at GableStage ,stood out as the standout play of the season that one should not miss because of its gripping contemporary look at the consequences of contemporary anti-Semitism and its common ties with anti-Semitism 60 years earlier.
For over a decade, actor/director Alex Martinez has set forth a successful career in both acting and directing primarily in Florida due to his talent, combined with his dedication, persistence and talent.
One would not think that an actress currently starring as the lead characters in the musicals “Camelot” and “My Fair Lady” at the Wick Theatre in Boca Raton for a lengthy three month run would have to be concerned about finding another job.
However, actress Allyson Rosenblum learned early on that life in show business, despite earning many standing ovations for her acting and singing, would not guarantee her a 40 hour work week, a two week paid vacation or a 401k retirement plan.
Playwright Nicholas Griffin refreshed South Floridians, especially those residing in Miami-Dade County, on the conflicting times in 1980 in his one act drama “English Only”, a Miami New Drama production running now through February 22 at the Colony Theatre in Miami Beach.
Playwright Nilo Cruz challenges audiences to use their imagination in recreating a tragic love story set in 1939 in a two act drama “Sotto Voce”, running now through February 15 at GableStage in Coral Gables.
Legendary singers Frank Sinatra and Barbra Streisand have never performed live on stage over their long careers, but an imagined concert titled “The Way We Were” featuring singers Dorian Clara and Frank Frizalone will team the duo performing the music of Streisand and Sinatra in two dinner concerts starting at 6 p.m. this weekend on Friday, Jan. 16 and Saturday Jan. 17 at The Wick Theater Supper Club in Boca Raton. Tickets for each show is $180 which includes dinner, gratuities and the concert The Saturday Jan. 17 show is sold out.
Singer Diane Lynn sings 20 plus songs from the career of Barbra Streisand in her 90 minute two act Boca Black Box Center for the Arts show on Sunday, Dec. 28 at 2 p.m.in Boca Raton titled “Hello Gorgeous: A Tribute to Barbra Streisand.” Lynn will be making her fourth appearance at Boca Black Box.
“I love the Boca Raton audiences and I met so many people after the past shows who tell me how much Barbra Streisand has moved them over the years. It is always an honor to pay tribute to Barbra and it never gets old for me,” said Lynn from her home in Weston.
Playwright Delia Ephron’s openness to finding love in her 70s after a long 35 year marriage ended is the central focus of her autobiographical one act drama LEFT ON TENTH, running now through Dec. 21 at GableStage in Coral Gables.
