FAU Theatre Lab’s “Red Riding Hood” Brings This Overdone Story Back to Life

“Comedy is a language I love and one that seemed right for this iconic fairytale.”  – Allison Gregory 

   As the kick-off to the 2022-2023 Theatre Lab season, the playwright Allison Gregory couldn’t be more dead on. When you think of the story of Red Riding Hood, the first thing that comes to mind isn’t typically a comedic whirlwind for all ages – but in this case, it was.  

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UNIQUE CARPENTERS LEGACY TRIBUTE HAS HUMOR, MUSIC AND A THEATRICAL TWIST IN TWO SOUTH FLORIDA SHOWS THIS WEEK

Written By Marvin Glassman

The musical duo of Karen and Richard Carpenter and their band has captured the hearts of their fans from 1970-83 with 25 plus hit songs until the untimely death of Karen Carpenter from anorexia nervosa in 1983.

Over the past 20 years, many tribute bands featuring a Karen sound alike singer have come to South Florida to perform, including a Karen Carpenter- like singer from Miami.

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KAREN PETERSON AND DANCERS RETURNS TO MIAMI WITH THE 4th ANNUAL FORWARD MOTION PHYSICALLY INTEGRATED DANCE FESTIVAL & CONFERENCE ON OCTOBER 27-29

Fourth Annual Event Features Florida Premieres Including Georgia’s Full Radius Dance and a new work by Guggenheim Fellow Victoria Marks for Karen Peterson and Dancers…

MIAMI (September 8, 2022) After a successful national tour, the acclaimed Miami-based dance pioneers, Karen Peterson and Dancers (KPD) welcome back their fourth annual Forward Motion Physically Integrated Dance Festival & Conference (FM4) taking place in Miami from October 27-29, 2022. This three-day event features Full Radius Dance, esteemed choreographer Victoria Marks and KPD themselves in a full program including performance premieres, panel discussions and educational workshops. 

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ISLAND CITY STAGE’S BEHIND THE RED CURTAIN COMMUNITY FORUM SERIES RETURNS FOR 11TH SEASON WITH “SECRETS OF A BEAUTY QUEEN: NO TEA, NO SHADE” ON SEPTEMBER 28

Produced in Conjunction with The Miss Florida F.I. Pageant, This Special Event Will Precede the Opening of Pageant in October…

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (September 14, 2022) – Island City Stage, creating quality professional theatrical experiences focused on the LGBT+ community for a universal audience, has announced its 11th South Florida Season, and with it, the return of its popular Behind the Red Curtain community forum series. On September 28, from 6 – 7:30 p.m., the theater company, together with the Miss Florida F.I. (Florida Impersonator) Pageant, will present “Secrets of a Beauty Queen: No Tea, No Shade,” an entertaining, insightful and sometimes outrageous peek into the world of drag beauty pageants. This program will set the celebratory mood for Island City Stage’s October 20 opening of the glittering, grandiose and glorious comedy Pageant.

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Boca Stage Announces 2022/2023 Season

Boca Stage presents a ghost story, emotional journey and laugh-out-loud comic moments during 2022-23 season starting Nov. 4

Now established as a redoubtable acting troupe in South Florida, Boca Stage hopes to break free of the past few COVID-complicated performance years with a fourth season of diverse productions kicking off Nov. 4 at the Sol Theatre on North Federal Highway.

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THE BROWARD CENTER FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS RAISES THE CURTAIN ON A NEW ARTS SEASON THIS OCTOBER

FORT LAUDERDALE – The Broward Center for the Performing Arts scares up unforgettable excitement this October with the ill-fated wives of Henry the VIII, an alien plant with a taste for blood, Halloweentown’s pumpkin king and an All Abilities Class Halloween Dance Party along with nights of heart-pounding rock and roll, laugh-out-loud comedy and family-friendly theater.

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BROADWAY IN FORT LAUDERDALE: HAMILTON AT THE BROWARD CENTER FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS NOVEMBER 22 – DECEMBER 11, 2022

PUBLIC ON SALE THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 15 AT 10AM  

PERFORMANCES NOVEMBER 22 – DECEMBER 11, 2022

AT THE BROWARD CENTER FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS

Producer Jeffrey Seller and the Bank of America Broadway in Fort Lauderdale series announce today that single tickets for HAMILTON will go on sale to the public on Thursday, September 15 at 10AM. Ticketmaster is the only official ticket service of Broward Center. Tickets are available at BrowardCenter.org and Ticketmaster.com, by phone at 954.468.0222 or at the Broward Center’s AutoNation Box Office located at 201 SW Fifth Avenue, Fort Lauderdale, FL. 33312. Orders for groups of ten (10) or more can be purchased by calling 954.660.6307. Ticket prices start at $49.00*. Tickets will be available for performances November 22 – December 11, 2022.

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