Laughter, tradition and tears, The Wick Theatre in Boca Raton stages a vibrant production of Fiddler on the Roof. Premiering on Broadway in 1964, Fiddler won nine Tony Awards, including Best Musical, and has gone on to become one of the most beloved shows of all time. With a score filled with unforgettable songs like “Tradition,” “If I Were a Rich Man,” and “Sunrise, Sunset,” Fiddler is a celebration of family, faith, and the resilience of the human spirit. The show runs January 11 to February 11, 2024, with evening shows on Thursdays, Fridays, and Saturdays at 7:30pm, and matinees on Wednesdays, Thursdays, Saturdays and Sundays at 2pm. Tickets are $94 to $109 and are available at www.thewick.org or by calling the box office at 561-995-2333.
To end out the 2023 year, Slow Burn Theatre Company is currently performing one outstanding production through New Year’s Eve: The Little Mermaid at the Amaturo Theater, Broward Center, wows and amazes its audience through its production value and uncanny ability to stir up some nostalgia. South Florida Theater Magazine was there on opening night to catch a glimpse of a life under the sea, and I was pleased to have a kids’ musical bring me as much joy as those kids around me in the audience.
The musicals of Stephen Sondheim often struggled at the box office during his lifetime, but since his death several have become huge hits on Broadway.
Stephen Sondheim, the great musical theater composer and lyricist, was widely acclaimed as a genius, but during his lifetime he had a bumpy track record at the box office, with many of his shows losing money.
Our holiday season may be coming to a close but “Tom Dugan season,” in what’s fast becoming a regular feature of South Florida theater, lives on. The popular, LA-based playwright/actor who critics describe as “a national treasure” is best known for his breakout, multi-award-winning, one-man show Wiesenthal, where he portrays the life and ideals of the world’s most famous Nazi hunter. I saw Dugan play the lead in an awe-inspiring performance years ago. But you can still catch the play periodically (last seen at Miami’s GableStage, featuring David Kwiat, in 2019). And it’s coming up next month at the Pompano Beach Cultural Center, with Dugan again in the starring role. (Wiesenthal’s mission lives on, as well, through The Simon Wiesenthal Center, dedicated to fighting “the ever-morphing scourge of antisemitism” in the US and abroad.)
31 Days of Holiday Cheer Exclusive: Melissa Errico Sings a Holiday-Themed Sondheim Parody Medley.
Every day this December, Playbill will be getting into the spirit of the season with 31 Days of Holiday Cheer—sharing some of our favorite music videos from Broadway stars. Check in daily for classic tunes and new songs about Christmas, Hanukkah, and New Year’s. And we even have some surprise new, original Playbill videos to share.
Abracadabra! An exciting new magic and circus show will soon be appearing at the Pompano Beach Cultural Center. Experience a one-of-a-kind interactive performance by The Crescent Circus, an award-winning husband and wife duo who enchant audiences with a dazzling mix of magic, circus arts, and comedy. Pompano Beach Arts is proud to present this family-friendly evening of entertainment which will astound audiences with lightning-fast illusions, extraordinary feats of balance, incredible juggling and more! Join us at the Pompano Beach Cultural Center on January 26, 2024, at 7pm. Tickets are $20 for adults, $10 for children under 10. For more information: www.pompanobeacharts.org
Did you know the Imperial is one of the few Broadway theatre that has never been renamed?
100 years ago, Broadway’s Christmas wish came true with the opening of the illustrious Imperial Theatre. Situated on 45th Street in the heart of the theatre district, the theatre was the 50th to be developed by the Shubert Brothers in New York. In its hundred years of operation, it has become one of the premiere musical theatre houses.
It’s no longer an insider secret that Slow Burn Theatre Company, the resident professional theater company of the Broward Center for the Performing Arts, has been delivering outstanding, often family-oriented musicals, for the past nine years. In addition to multiple local awards, the company recently garnered a major Carbonell (South Florida’s Tonys) in the category of Theatrical Excellence. Which they well deserve. For just when you might think they’ve reached the pinnacle in stagecraft and acting expertise, they come out with a new, blockbuster winner.
Everybody knows, of course, that Santa Claus is coming to town.
But before the chubby, benevolent bearded guy embarks on his worldwide toy distribution journey on Christmas Eve, renowned Italian-American tenor Anthony Nunziata will visit South Florida to deliver his own holiday “present” — an “Italian Christmas Concert” at the Arts Garage in downtown Delray Beach.
Though Tyler Johnson Grimes hasn’t always been the biggest fan of A Christmas Carol, he also didn’t find it hard to start getting excited about putting his own spin on the classic story. After his successful, Carbonell-nominated turn as the sound and Foley designer of last season’s radio play version of It’s A Wonderful Life, Grimes was tapped by New City Players’ team of artistic leaders to write an original adaptation of Charles Dickens’ famous holiday tale, a task for which his extensive background in playwriting left him exceptionally well prepared.
