A Glimpse Into Our Theatregoing Future At Dramaworks ‘New Year New Play’ Festival

If you’ve ever attempted playwriting, then you’ve probably discovered that plays seldom jump out of the mind of their author fully formed. Instead, most new plays that make it to production have first undergone a development period, in which the playwrights work with other theatre artists to bring an idea to its more realized form. And this is where initiatives like Palm Beach Dramaworks’ New Year New Play Festival come in. 

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ARTS BALLET CELEBRATES 25TH ANNIVERSARY WITH GALA “NUTCRACKER”

Arts Ballet of Florida celebrates the company’s 25th anniversary with a Gala performance of “The Nutcracker” on Thursday December 8 at Aventura Arts and Cultural Center in Aventura. Following the gala, ABT will continue to perform “The Nutcracker” with four more shows, two on December 9 and one each on December 10 and 11.

ABT will continue to perform “The Nutcracker” with three more shows from December 16-18 at Parker Playhouse in Ft. Lauderdale.

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Broadway Comedy “Sylvia” at ACT of Davie Nov. 11-20

The Actors Community Theatre (ACT) of Davie opened their production of Sylvia, a Broadway comedy, on Nov. 11. The play is written by A.R. Gurney and features the story of a marriage, a man and his dog. It runs for two weekends, Nov. 11-20. There will be eight performances, with each lasting two hours with a 15-minute intermission. Tickets are $10 online at ACTofDavie.org, or $12 at the door. Performances on Fridays and Saturdays are at 8 p.m. There are matinee performances on Saturdays and Sundays at 2 p.m. 

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THERE’S NO PLACE LIKE LONDON – OR PPTOPA – AS SWEENEY TODD OPENS AT PEMBROKE PINES THEATRE OF THE PERFORMING ARTS

Pembroke Pines – As the eerie spirit of October descends over South Florida, it seems the perfect time for the Pembroke Pines Theatre of the Performing Arts to bring gothic 19th century London and Stephen Sondheim’s dark musical classic Sweeney Todd, The Demon Barber of Fleet Street to life starting Friday, October 21. Tickets are on sale now at our.show/pptopasweeney. Show times are Fridays and Saturdays at 8:00 pm and Saturdays and Sundays at 2:00 pm through November 6th.  Tickets are $35 for adults and $25 for students and seniors.

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Celebrate “Spooky Season” with Lynn University’s Production of Sweeney Todd and More!

Boca Raton, Fla.—Audiences are in for a cultural awakening as Lynn University presents a robust and diverse line-up of programs for its 2022–23 performing arts season. From symphonic masterpieces and classic concertos to Broadway favorites and Shakespeare’s most-treasured plays, “Live at Lynn, presented by Libby Dodson” features students from the Lynn Conservatory of Music and B.F.A. in drama program.

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PAGEANT, THE MUSICAL COMEDY BEAUTY CONTEST, OPENS ISLAND CITY STAGE’S 11TH SOUTH FLORIDA SEASON ON OCTOBER 20

Tickets are on sale, now, for this glittering, glorious production; Enjoy special Mimosa Sunday on October 30.

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (October 4, 2022) – It’s Miss America meets RuPaul’s Drag Race! Pageant, The Musical Comedy Beauty Contest, will open Island City Stage’s 11th South Florida season in glamorous over-the-top style on October 20! The glittering, grandiose and glorious musical comedy runs through November 20.

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Boca’s Wick Theatre Opens Ninth Season with ‘Milk and Honey’ – Jerry Herman’s First Broadway Musical

The Wick Theatre in Boca Raton opens its ninth season this month with the five-time Tony Award-nominated musical, Milk and Honey, a sweet and inspirational musical full of romance and comedy. It stars New York Drama Desk Award-nominated actor and producer Avi Hoffman, renowned for his acclaimed performances celebrating his Jewish heritage.

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Anthony Nunziata to sing ‘Love Songs from Sinatra and Beyond’ with South Florida Symphony Oct. 10 at John Knox Village in Pompano Beach

Anthony Nunziata (Photo Credit: Ó Michael Kushner photography)

Dubbed “America’s new romantic singing sensation,” Brooklyn-born, Nashville-based tenor Anthony Nunziata will join the South Florida Symphony Orchestra to kick off the John Knox Village Symphony Pops Series Monday, Oct. 10 at 7 p.m.

 This memory-nudging concert will celebrate tunes made famous by Old Blue Eyes himself along with Rat Pack buddies Dean Martin and Sammy Davis. Jr. Songs include “Once in a Lifetime,” “Come Rain or Come Shine,” “Just in Time,” “That’s Amore,” “Can’t Help Falling in Love,” “Unchained Melody” and “The Prayer.”

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Live Arts Miami and The Adrienne Arsht Center Present Ocean Filibuster

A genre-crashing music theater experience during which the Ocean tells its side of the story through an epic battle of wits and wills, smarts and sass, facts and anthropocentric fiction…

MIAMI, Sept. 22, 2022 –Live Arts Miami and the Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts of Miami-Dade County present the Southeast premiere of Ocean Filibuster, a new theater work from Obie Award-winning company PearlDamour. Presented as part of Live Arts Miami’s EcoCultura series of “Performances for the Planet,” the work was originally commissioned by American Repertory Theater in collaboration with the Harvard Center for the Environment. Drawing from myth, stand-up comedy and science, Ocean Filibuster plunges us into the most heated debate of our time. The show opens at 8 p.m., Saturday, Nov. 12, with multiple shows running through Sunday, Nov. 20, at the Adrienne Arsht Center in the Carnival Studio Theater. Tickets are $45 per person and can be purchased at www.liveartsmiami.org. 

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