Students from 29 local high schools in Broward and Palm Beach Counties were honored with commendations, performances and awards at the 22nd Annual Cappies Awards celebrating outstanding achievement in high school theater recently presented by the Broward Center for the Performing Arts and South Florida Cappies Inc.
Cynthia Erivo, BD Wong, Patina Miller, Ruthie Ann Miles Are Part of PBS Memorial Day Concert May 26. Joe Mantegna and Gary Sinise host the 35th anniversary broadcast. Several Tony winners are part of PBS’ annual National Memorial Day Concert, which is broadcast live from the West Lawn of the U.S. Capitol May 26 beginning at 8 PM ET on PBS; check local listings. The concert is also available for streaming at PBS.org and YouTube and on demand May 26–June 9.
Over 71 productions, Broadway grossed $1.54 billion last season, a plateau from the season prior. The Broadway League has released end-of-season statistics for the 2023-2024 Broadway season, which saw grosses of $1,539,278,706. Over 71 productions, 39 of which were new, 12.3 million people saw a Broadway show last season, cumulatively filling almost 90% of all available seats.
Plays of Wilton (POW!) and Ronnie Larsen Presents will present the revival of Michael McKeever’s award winning play, “Daniel’s Husband,” at The Foundry from May 23 through June 16, 2024. Daniel and Mitchell are the perfect couple. Perfect house, perfect friends – even a mother who wants them married. A turn of events puts their perfect life in jeopardy, and Mitchell is thrust into a future where even his love may not prove to be enough. “Daniel’s Husband” is a bold reflection of love, commitment, and family in our perilous new world.
This past weekend was the closing performance of “Don Juan: Pride and Paradise” presented by Maroon Isle Productions at Main Street Players. Adapted from the translated Molière play “Don Juan”, playwright/director/actor Sefanja R. Galon has taken the original 1665 comedy about a misogynist navigating his way through the ups and downs of multiple romantic situations and sets it in the Caribbean in the 1950’s. In doing so, Galon gives way for a diverse cast to tell a classic story in their own unique voice.
In response to a growing year-round demand for high quality cultural programming, the Adolph & Rose Levis JCC has announced a season of diverse cultural programming which includes a special Summer Film Series, a new component of the Judy Levis Krug Boca Raton Jewish Film Festival.
Thank you for being a…fan! Following sold-out performances and rave reviews across the country, The Golden Girls are back and better than ever with a brand new stage show that’s more exciting than a trip to the Rusty Anchor. Golden Girls: The Laughs Continue will head to more than 60 cities in 2024 including a month of performances September 3 – 29 in the Amaturo Theater at The Broward Center for the Performing Arts.
Much has been said about how the Spanish we speak in Miami has affected the native English, and of how this has led to the emergence of a new dialect in the bilingual generations. According to several academic studies, this phenomenon occurs when two languages come into close contact. Not to mention the interpersonal relationships of South Florida Latino families. From gestures to tone, Spanglish is here to stay.
Peter Brosius knows a lot about young people. After all, he’s spent his career around them. As artistic director of Children’s Theatre Company in Minneapolis, Minnesota, Brosius has made it his life’s mission to make sure young people, those from the ages of 2 to 18, go to the theatre. And he’s had a tried-and-true formula on how to do it.
Twenty-fifth anniversaries are traditionally commemorated with a gift of silver. But when Palm Beach Dramaworks marks its twenty-fifth anniversary in 2024-25, what the company has in store for its audience is pure gold. PBD will celebrate this milestone occasion with a stimulating roster of plays that epitomize its commitment to “Theatre to Think About.”
