Top Talent Turns On the ‘LIGHT SWITCH’ for a Florida Premiere at Island City Stage

An oft-cited attribute of live theater is its ability to transport audiences into the hearts, minds, and lived experiences of the actors. More than just opening a window into another place and time, when good actors fully embody their roles, they also viscerally invite us into their character’s very soul. At its highest altruistic level, theater can foster understanding and compassion for individuals who are different – whether culturally, socio-economically or, as in this case, biologically neurodivergent. 

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FAU Announces Lineup for Festival Repertory Theatre 2026

Florida Atlantic University’s Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts and Letters has announced its summer lineup for Festival Repertory Theatre 2026. The shows will take place in the Marleen Forkas Studio One Theatre and the Carol and Barry Kaye Auditorium, 777 Glades Road, Boca Raton campus. Tickets for each show are $30, and groups and package discounted tickets are available at  www.fauevents.com or by calling 561-297-6124.

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THREE ACTRESSES PLAYING ‘CHER’ SHARE JOYS OF PERFORMING FOLLOWING YEARS OF NATIONAL TOUR

 Catherine Ariel, Kristin Rose Kelleher and Ella Perez have been earning rave reviews for their performances as “Cher” in the musical “The Cher Show,” running now through Sunday, March 31 at The Wick Theatre in Boca Raton by my colleague Mindy Leaf (read her review in the review section of southfloridatheater.com) and other local critics.

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GABLESTAGE ANNOUNCES JUAN JOSÉ ESCALANTE AS EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

GableStage, one of South Florida’s longest-running and most acclaimed theatre companies, is proud to announce the appointment of Juan José Escalante as its new Executive Director. Escalante, who most recently served as Executive Director of Miami City Ballet, will join Producing Artistic Director Bari Newport, the Board of Trustees, and staff to continue the impressive growth of GableStage. 

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You Can Take Home All the Love and Laughter in ‘YOU CAN’T TAKE IT WITH YOU.’ Now Lighting Up Delray Beach Playhouse.

The 1930s was a very special decade in theater history. It’s when Moss Hart & George S. Kaufman won the Pulitzer Prize for Drama for their Broadway comedy hit YOU CAN’T TAKE IT WITH YOU (adapted a year later into a Frank Capra film that won the Academy Award for Best Picture). In 1947, a group of theatrically minded volunteers first gathered at the Parish Hall of St. Paul’s Episcopal Church to launch what was then called “The Little Theater of Delray Beach.” With J. Stuart Warrington’s professional guidance, high standards were set from the onset and after years of fundraising, the Delray Beach Playhouse was built on Lake Ida to serve as a cultural hub and exceptional regional theater to this day. 

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