Marvin Glassman, Author at South Florida Theater

‘KING JAMES’ IS A PLAY OF MALE BONDING THROUGH A LOVE OF SPORTS

November 12, 2024 No Comments

Many men in the opening night audience were attracted to see “King James”, a two act play by Rajiv Joseph, running now through November 24 at GableStage in Coral Gables, because the title suggested the story would be about basketball superstar Lebron James and about the sport of basketball.

However, the play is neither about the life of James nor about the sport of basketball, but James and basketball loom large in the creation of the friendship between Matt (actor Gregg Weiner) and Shawn (Melvin Huffnagle). The premise of the introduction of Matt and Shawn in 2004 was initiated through Shawn wanting to buy a pair of tickets from Matt to see young rookie Lebron James play for his beloved hometown Cleveland Cavaliers.

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SOUTH FLORIDA SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA CELEBRATES CENTENNIAL OF ‘RHAPSODY IN BLUE’ IN SEASON OPENING CONCERT

November 11, 2024 No Comments

South Florida Symphony Orchestra highlights its opening concert in the Icons & Rebels Masterworks season by performing composer Geoge Gershwin’s “Rhapsody In Blue” featuring guest pianist Benjamin Hochman along with two more classical music compositions on November 13 at The Parker in Ft. Lauderdale and on November 16 at New World Center in Miami Beach.

Behind the Curtain

HOFFMAN AND KULA COMBINE TALENTS WITH DANCERS FOR A MEMORABLE ‘YIDDISH TANGOS’ MUSICAL SHOW AT AVENTURA CENTER

October 17, 2024 No Comments

Noted South Florida legends Avi Hoffman and Klezmer Company Jazz Orchestra Director Aaron Kula team with many dancers to perform in “Yiddish Tangos” on Saturday, October 19 at 8 p.m. at the Aventura Arts and Cultural Center in Aventura.

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PLENTY OF LAUGHS, NOSTALGIA IN ‘GOLDEN GIRLS THE LAUGHS CONTINUE’ AT THE BROWARD CENTER

September 19, 2024 No Comments

Whether or not you remember the famous “Golden Girls” situation comedy television series about the everyday antics of four senior women living together in a Miami home, audiences will laugh heartily as five actors team to recreate the nostalgia of the series in “Golden Girls The Laughs Continue” running now through September 29 at the Broward Center for the Performing Arts in Ft. Lauderdale.

Movers & Shakers

CHANI LISBON SHARES FUNNY JOKES ON GROWING UP AS AN ORTHODOX JEW IN TWO SOUTH FLORIDA FUNDRAISERS THIS MONTH

September 17, 2024 No Comments

Since comedienne Chani Lisbon moved to Hollywood (Florida) from New York City last year, she has been steadily booked at many South Florida venues sharing adventures growing up in a large Jewish Orthodox family in her show titled “Unorthodox Comedy”. Lisbon will be performing “Unorthodox Comedy” twice this month on Wednesday, September 18 in Hallandale Beach and on Thursday, September 26 in Bay Harbor at two fundraising events in support of Israel Defense Forces hostage families.

Behind the Curtain

‘SWEET 15: MY QUINCEANERA’ HILARIOUS LOOK AT MIAMI LATINA CULTURE

August 22, 2024 No Comments

For audiences that are looking for a comic look at Miami Latina families and their traditions, you will laugh heartily at the two act comedy “Sweet 15”, written by screenwriter Rick Najera and directed by Jesus Quintero. The play is running now on Saturdays and Sundays only through September 22 at The Hub at Temple Beth Am in Pinecrest.

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ACTORS GIVE THRILLING MUSICAL PERFORMANCES IN “RIDE THE CYCLONE’

August 16, 2024 No Comments

Audiences will be thrilled with the musical and comic talents of eight actors who command the stage in the True Mirage Theater production of “Ride The Cyclone”, a one act musical written in 2008 by Canadian playwrights Brooke Maxwell and Jacob Richardson, running now through August 18th at Main Street Players in Miami Lakes.

Local News

ANTHONY NUNZIATA AND SUMMER SINGING WAITERS EVOKE NOSTALGIA OF DINNER SHOWS AT WICK THEATER SUPPER CLUB

July 26, 2024 No Comments

This weekend, the Wick Theater Supper Club in Boca Raton will bring back memories when South Floridians flocked to have both dinner and musical theater or a singer perform at venues such as The Colony Hotel in West Palm Beach, the Jan McArt and Burt Reynolds Dinner Theaters in Palm Beach county, the Diplomat Hotel in Hollywood and the Fontainebleau Hotel in Miami Beach.

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‘THE LITTLE MERMAID’ IMMERSIVE THEATER PRODUCTION STILL UNIQUE AND MEMORABLE IN SOUTH MIAMI HOME IN 35 YEAR CELEBRATION

July 25, 2024 No Comments

In 2023, Area Stage Artistic Director Giancarlo Rodaz became the youngest director ever to win the Carbonell Award (at age 26) as the youngest director with “Beauty and the Beast” and created another immersive theatrical experience with his production of the Disney musical “The Little Mermaid”, at the Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts in downtown Miami which was highly praised by audiences and critics alike.

Local News

FLORIDA CULTURAL ARTS GROUPS NEED TO ALIGN WITH PRO SPORTS ORGANIZATIONS FOR FINANCIAL SUPPORT AND AWARENESS

July 12, 2024 No Comments

One has to think that Florida Governor Ron DeSantis is playing the part of the famed character Ebenezer Scrooge in playwright Charles Dickens ‘A Christmas Carol’ as a Christmas in June production. DeSantis seems to be the real Scrooge. Last month, DeSantis vetoed $32 million that was earmarked for 577 Florida cultural arts not for profit organizations, leaving many of the companies that fuel our creativity and imagination with works of comedy, dance, drama, music, theater among other arts without expected government support.

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