Lake Worth Playhouse’s ‘The Prom’ Roars & Soars
Back with another rockstar production, Lake Worth Playhouse’s “The Prom” is a testament to love, acceptance, and the magic that prom night can bring. As the second production in their 72nd season, “The Prom” is another facet in cultivating the next generation of theater-goers that this playhouse and so many others like it are doing. Lake Worth is giving performing opportunities to students, and few do. Students and adults alike who haven’t seen “The Prom” are going to love it.
HOFFMAN AND KULA COMBINE TALENTS WITH DANCERS FOR A MEMORABLE ‘YIDDISH TANGOS’ MUSICAL SHOW AT AVENTURA CENTER
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.
In The Pompano Players’ ‘Love, Loss, and What I Wore,’ Every Closet Tells a Story
A person’s wardrobe can evoke just as many memories as their camera roll or scrapbook can. My own closet still boasts the cozy zip-up hoodie I gave my bat mitzvah guests as a party favor, the classic floor-length black dress I wore to my senior prom, and the chunky orange-and-green beads my university handed out at graduation. Love, Loss, and What I Wore takes this idea of one’s closet being a time capsule and brings it to life onstage, kicking off the Pompano Players’ inaugural season at the Pompano Beach Cultural Center in the most unforgettable, relatable, and of course, hilarious way possible.
Wick Theatre Opens 11th Season with Frank Ferrante’s One-Man Comedy, ‘An Evening With Groucho’
The Wick Theatre in Boca Raton has just kicked off its 11th season with a praiseworthy comic production – a side splitting one-man show that lets audiences re-experience the feisty spirit, delightful mirth and wild merriment of the funnyman we called “the one, the only – Groucho.”
PPTOPA’s ‘Putting It Together’ Celebrates Sondheim’s Iconic Musical Numbers with Talent, Exuberance, and Style
We appear to still be in the midst of a Stephen Sondheim revival. While tributes and accolades have increased exponentially since his passing at age 91 in 2021, the American composer and lyricist – regarded as one of the most important figures in 20th century musical theater – has never been out of fashion. How could he be? After all, he’s the theatrical elder credited with reinventing the American musical!
Schedule of Upcoming and Announced Broadway Shows 2024-2025
BY JAMES MILLER
Originally published on playbill.com.
See what’s coming soon, what’s premiering out of town, and what’s in development.
Broadway’s August Wilson Theatre Dims Its Lights in Memory of Adam Epstein
BY ANDREW GANS, MOLLY HIGGINS
Originally published on playbill.com
Tony Award-winning producer Adam Epstein was a prominent figure in the world of Broadway, known for his exceptional contributions to the theatrical landscape. His notable productions included iconic shows such as Hairspray, The Crucible, The Wedding Singer, and many others that captured the hearts of audiences and critics alike.
NOVEMBER BRINGS A BOUNTY OF ENTERTAINMENT TO THE BROWARD CENTER FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS
FORT LAUDERDALE – There is much to be thankful for this November as the Broward Center for the Performing Arts brings to the stage a bounty of theater, music, variety, holiday traditions and family fun, including Broadway’s Tony Award®-winning “The Cher Show”; funk-rock band Here Come the Mummies and The Toxards; Dove Award-winners Sixpence None the Richer; the return of Black Violin; Mannheim Steamroller Christmas to kick off the holiday season; a multidisciplinary theatrical experience in “The Happening – A Theatrical Mixtape”; everyone’s favorite game show, “Wheel of Fortune Live!”; and plenty of family-friendly entertainment with “The Tales of Custard the Dragon,” “Disney Jr. Live On Tour: Let’s Play,” and “Frozen Jr.”
Jonathan Groff Will Lead Bobby Darin Jukebox Biomusical on Broadway This Season
BY LOGAN CULWELL-BLOCK
Originally published on playbill.com.