One thing is for certain: Kimberly Akimbo is unlike any musical you’ve ever seen before. Family secrets, vibrant (and, sometimes, quite possibly toxic) personalities, anagrams, and check fraud schemes abound…yet while its plotlines are unique, the show’s message is truly universal. At the heart of the story lies high schooler Kimberly Levaco (Ann Morrison), a young girl growing up in 1999 New Jersey with a rare, unnamed genetic condition that causes her to age four to five times as fast as usual. Kimberly longs for connection, belonging—and maybe even a trip to Six Flags Great Adventure. Still, it isn’t so easy for Kim to follow her dreams when she’s also dealing with parents (Brandon Springman and Laura Woyasz) who wish she were someone different, along with the impending arrival of a baby sister who could be the “normal” child they’ve always wanted, an aunt (Sarah Lynn Marion) who’s trying to rope Kim and her friends into her criminal plans, a crush on Seth (Marcus Phillips), her project partner from biology class—and the project itself, where he’s managed to convince her to present on her disease. Can Kim truly make the most out of life when not even time might be on her side?
Puppet shows for adults, anyone? You bet! Just ask Broward Centerfor the PerformingArts whose Au-ReneTheater has been taken over by puppets of late. And not just any puppets – realistic-looking animals usually found in zoos – life size, often ferocious or regal, sometimes friendly and kind. Still, I wouldn’t rush to introduce them to the Sesame Street set.
Anthony Nunziata, the popular Brooklyn-born, Nashville-based singer-songwriter and frequent performer at clubs throughout Palm Beach County and South Florida, has released a new Christmas album and will celebrate the classic musical assemblage with a 17-city holiday tour — including a show Dec. 2 at Café Centro in West Palm Beach and Dec. 20 at Sunshine Cathedral in Fort Lauderdale.
If there was ever a musical that managed to be both gut-busting and heartbreaking in the same breath, Kimberly Akimbo is it. Now playing at the Kravis Center in West Palm Beach, this Tony Award–winning gem tells the story of Kimberly, an optimistic, dreaming teenager despite her rare genetic condition that causes her to age four times faster than normal. As she navigates this marked life, having a 50-year-old body as a 16-year-old, she tackles a first love and dysfunctional family dynamics headfirst. Kimberly’s story becomes a poignant meditation on time, mortality, and the beauty of simply being alive.
Pompano Player’s matinee production of Steel Magnolias on Saturday, November 8, was poignant and witty, with plenty of southern charm. Before researching Robert Harling’s play, several thoughts came to mind. Does this script stand the test of time? The answer is a resounding yes. Steel Magnolias premiered on Broadway in 1987. The original movie, with its amazing cast, hit theaters in 1989 and received three Academy Award and Golden Globe nominations. The story reappeared on the big screen again in 2012 with an African American cast featuring Queen Latifah and Alfre Woodward. What gives this heart-wrenching drama its unique durability? Maybe its unique name, Steel Magnolias, contributes to its attraction. The contradiction of terms doesn’t match until you look at it from the perspective of these strong women: women as delicate and fragile as magnolias and as tough as steel at the same time. This cast took both aspects to heart, showing their own unique strengths, with grit and vulnerability.
On Halloween night, a perfectly spooky occasion for a family of delightful misfits, South Florida Theater caught the opening performance of The Addams Family at the Kravis Center. It was a truncated run, but the enthusiasm of the audience, with the charisma of the cast, made the evening worthwhile. The show, directed by Antoinette DiPietropolo, and featuring Rodrigo Aragón as Gomez and Renee Kathleen Koher as Morticia, found its stride in moments of humor and physical play but faltered in its true resonance, at no fault of the director or actors.
When the producing artistic director of one of the premiere new play destinations in the country can’t get a new play he’d read years back out of his head – we can be assured it’s going to be a winner! I’m speaking, of course, of none other than Matt Stabile, the dynamic creative force behind Theatre Lab, the professional theatre company of Florida Atlantic University (FAU). And his latest new play production, which survived a Covid-era delay to arrive at just the right time for the right actors, designers and crew … not to mention coinciding with the year’s theme of exploration and seeing the world through another’s eyes. Stabile proudly presents THE CITY IN THE CITY IN THE CITY by Matthew Capodicasa as the opener of their 2025/26 MainStage Series (and the Lab’s 18th world premiere!).
After sold-out performances and encore shows at the Lake Worth Playhouse this summer, acclaimed playwright, director, and actress Rashida Costa brings her powerful stage drama At All Cost to Fort Lauderdale for a special Veterans Day weekend engagement. The performance marks the official launch of the play’s regional tour and will be held at the Victory Black Box Theatre at the YMCA of South Florida on Tuesday November 11th, 2025.
Adult contemporary singer Melissa Manchester, known for her popular hit songs “Come in From The Rain”, “Don’t Cry Out Loud”, “Midnight Blue” ,“Through The Eyes Of Love” and “You Should Hear How She Talks About You” from the 1970s and ‘80s, will star in concert titled “50 Threads: An Artist’s Journey” in benefit for the Florida not for profit organization Genvas on Saturday, Nov. 8 at 7:30 p.m. at Lauderhill Performing Arts Center in Lauderhill.
Miami Music Project is proud to announce its participation in the 2025 Give Miami Day, one of the nation’s largest annual giving campaigns. Building on strong community support and measurable student success, the organization has set a $100,000 goal to sustain and expand its life-changing music education programs, ensuring Miami’s youth have pathways for development.
“We believe that the key to a better Miami is giving our children the tools they need to thrive and succeed in life,” said President and CEO of Miami Music Project, Anna Klimala. “Give Miami Day invites the entire community to do the same by investing in local nonprofits that open pathways to opportunities for children throughout Miami-Dade. Join us!”
