A rainy deluge outside didn’t dampen spirits inside The Addison restaurant in Boca Raton the night of Monday, Oct. 17, site of the annual Silver Palm Awards gala honoring actors, directors, set designers and performance troupes for excellence at stages in Palm Beach, Broward and Miami-Dade counties.
The gala – which served as a major post-COVID get-together last year for the awards that were first presented in 2008 – drew a full-house crowd to the famed Boca dining location, despite the weather that messed with travel and forced valets to break out large umbrellas to escort patrons to and from their cars.
South Florida Theater Magazine goes behind the scenes with Slow Burn Theatre Company’s production of Little Shop of Horrors. Don’t miss out on the fun this spooky season and get your tickets before October 30th for Little Shop of Horrors performing at the Amaturo Theater at the Broward Center for the Performing Arts. Get your ticketshere!
The Wick Theatre marks the opening of its ninth season with an admirable rendition of Milk and Honey, a 1961 musical that’s significant for a variety of reasons.
In this show, his first effort for Broadway, then-28-year-old composer/lyricist Jerry Herman struck theatrical gold with a tale of six lonely American widows on a visit to Israel, all bearing high hopes of meeting new husbands.
Theatre is filled with plays and musicals that ask important questions, give voice to underrepresented experiences, and challenge us to think outside ourselves… but sometimes we just need to laugh so hard we pee a little. That’s what the college division of New World School of the Arts gives us with their season opener – a farce that keeps you on the edge of your seat as this large ensemble cast descends into self-induced madness.
Pembroke Pines – As the eerie spirit of October descends over South Florida, it seems the perfect time for the Pembroke Pines Theatre of the Performing Arts to bring gothic 19th century London and Stephen Sondheim’s dark musical classic Sweeney Todd, The Demon Barber of Fleet Street to life starting Friday, October 21. Tickets are on sale now at our.show/pptopasweeney. Show times are Fridays and Saturdays at 8:00 pm and Saturdays and Sundays at 2:00 pm through November 6th. Tickets are $35 for adults and $25 for students and seniors.
A haunting, crafted by the two-time Pulitzer winning Lynn Nottage, about the underground international ivory market as she leads us, step by step down the winding staircase that is this unsavory world.
Mlima’s Tale is a ghost story, wherein the ghost that haunts these characters is made up from the repercussions of their actions.
For the annual spooky season, Slow Burn Theatre Company is currently putting on a production of the horror comedy “Little Shop of Horrors” at the Broward Center’s Amaturo Theater, and it did not fail to deliver both hysterics and poignant social commentary. South Florida Theater Magazine was present for opening night on Saturday, October 15, only to report back that this is not a show to be missed.
MIAMI – Oct. 15, 2022– Brévo Theatre (@brevo_theatre) is proud to present “Funnyhouse of a Negro” as its final production of the 2021-2022 season. The off-broadway performance originally created by Adrienne Kennedy in 1964 will take place on October 22 and October 23 at 7 p.m. at the Proscenium Theatre at the Little Haiti Cultural Center located at 212 NE 59th Terrace, Miami, Florida 33137. General admission tickets are $25.00. Tickets can be purchased at Brévo Theatre.
“Funnyhouse of a Negro,” directed by Zaylin Yates and part of the theatre’s “Dans le avant-garde” series, is a poetic and symbolic investigation into one woman’s mind before her death. Sarah has created four different personas as a way to grapple with her own self-hatred: Queen Victoria, the Duchess of Hapsburg, Jesus and Patrice Lumumba. With these four characters at her side, Sarah tries to make sense of her conception (from rape), her life without her parents, and the creeping insanity that she feels all around her. The cast for the show includes Jessica Raquel as Negro Sarah; Jamall Lynch as Patrice Lumumba, Naomi Ray-Barnett as Queen Victoria Regina, Chasity Hart as the Duchess of Hapsburg and Omari White as Jesus and Funnyhouse Man. It also stars Onyekachi “Onyi” Anyagaligbo as Sarah’s Landlord/Funnyhouse Woman.
The October 23 show will be followed by a symposium entitled “Between Two Worlds,” that deals with colorism and self-identity. This symposium will feature a panel of special guests and focus on mental and emotional healing for biracial men and women. A partnership between Brévo Theatre and South Florida AfroPride, the session will tackle topics on how the community can seek emotional healing. Learning tools to practice self-love and embracing all the things that define our humanity. Mental illness, self-hate, and the need to be socially accepted are issues that currently plague the Black and BIPOC communities. Admission to the symposium will be free and will directly follow the performance. The Symposium will also be streamed online via Zoom and Facebook Live.
“This is a play that is near and dear to our hearts. We’re hoping to continue the dialogue around mental health that Kennedy began more than 60 years ago, as it is a topic that continues to be relevant today, especially among Black and Brown communities,” says Zaylin Yates, co-founder of Brévo Theatre.
Brévo Theatre’s mission is to enrich the community, share thought-provoking narratives and create nurturing environments through the arts.
This production contains strong language.
*All programs, artists, ticket prices, availability, dates and times are subject to change without notice. Visit Brévo Theatre for up-to-date information.
“Fun Home” at the Lake Worth Playhouse, directed by Sabrina Lynn Gore and exhibited on Oct. 9 , passed the Bechdel test. The Bechdel test, created by Alison Bechdel, MacArthur “genius” grant winning cartoonist, states that a work of fiction must have two women who talk to each other about something besides a man.
