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Beau Higgins

Beau Higgins Currently spending his time between New York and Florida, Beau was born to a theatrical family in Brooklyn. He studied drama at the Lee Strasberg Theater Institute and at HB Studios. He studied theater singing with Julia Sperratore and Helen Gallagher. Beau later taught drama at the Lincoln Center Square for the Arts. It was at this time Beau began working with the Theater Development Fund and helped found New York's famed HALF PRICE TICKET BOOTH. Early in his career, Beau was screen tested and contracted for Warner Brothers. He co-hosted, an early cable variety series on Manhattan's Teleprompter channel. At this time he directed the Johnny Specca musical, SEX IS..? at the Lincoln Center Library Theater. Beau has performed Off-Broadway in FAT FELL DOWN, The Comic Strip Theater's LITTLE LULU AND THE INVISIBLE INK and WILL THE REAL ZOOPERMAN PLEASE STAND UP. Around the country he has delighted audiences with his performances in ANYTHING GOES, THE APPLE TREE, GUYS & DOLLS, and HELLZAPOPPIN! He sang for New York audiences at such cabarets as The Duplex and Upstairs at the Downstairs. He has had numerous television appearances but is most proud to have been a winning contestant on the game shows JACKPOT and THE $20,000 PYRAMID.




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Broadway Smash ROCK OF AGES To Rock The Arsht Center Opens Tonight!
Broadway Smash ROCK OF AGES To Rock The Arsht Center Opens Tonight!
October 9, 2012

The national tour of the five-time Tony Award®-nominated Broadway musical ROCK OF AGES, a feel-good love story told through '80s hit songs by iconic rockers and glam metal bands such as Journey, Styx, REO Speedwagon, Foreigner, Pat Benatar, Whitesnake, and many more, will make its Miami premiere October 9 - 14, 2012 at the Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts of Miami-Dade County. ROCK OF AGES opens the Broadway in Miami 2012-2013 subscription season presented by Bank of America.

Broadway Smash ROCK OF AGES To Rock The Arsht Center
Broadway Smash ROCK OF AGES To Rock The Arsht Center
September 24, 2012

The national tour of the five-time Tony Award®-nominated Broadway musical ROCK OF AGES, a feel-good love story told through '80s hit songs by iconic rockers and glam metal bands such as Journey, Styx, REO Speedwagon, Foreigner, Pat Benatar, Whitesnake, and many more, will make its Miami premiere October 9 - 14, 2012 at the Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts of Miami-Dade County. ROCK OF AGES opens the Broadway in Miami 2012-2013 subscription season presented by Bank of America.

THE BOOK OF MORMON - Award Winning Musical Graces The Broward Center
THE BOOK OF MORMON - Award Winning Musical Graces The Broward Center
September 10, 2012

The National Tour of THE BOOK OF MORMON, winner of nine Tony Awards including Best Musical, will play the Broward Center for the Performing Arts in Fort Lauderdale as part of the 2013-2014 Season.

Emmy Legend and Tony Nominee Valerie Harper Stars in Parker Playhouse's LOOPED, 2/26-3/3
Emmy Legend and Tony Nominee Valerie Harper Stars in Parker Playhouse's LOOPED, 2/26-3/3
August 6, 2012

Four-time Emmy Award winner and Tony Award nominee Valerie Harper triumphantly returns to Fort Lauderdale in the National Tour of Matthew Lombardo's madcap comedy LOOPED, February 26-March 3, 2013 at The Parker Playhouse.

JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR Resurrects Count de Hoernle Theatre (The Caldwell) in Boca, Now thru 7/15
JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR Resurrects Count de Hoernle Theatre (The Caldwell) in Boca, Now thru 7/15
July 5, 2012

JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR Resurrects the Count de Hoernle Theatre in Boca Raton - tonight, July 5 through July 15. Combined Production of Entr'Acte Theatrix & Palm Beach Principal Players.

Tribute To Jan McArt THE FIRST LADY OF FLORIDA'S MUSICAL THEATRE
Tribute To Jan McArt THE FIRST LADY OF FLORIDA'S MUSICAL THEATRE
June 16, 2012

Vickie Halmos, executive producer of Entr'Acte Theatrix and Palm Beach Principal Players, announced that she will be hosting a special after-show tribute to Jan McArt, the Director of Theatre Arts Program Development at Lynn University who is widely recognized as the First Lady of Florida's Musical Theatre. Ms. McArt will be honored at a Piano Bar/Pizza Party at the Count de Hoernle Theatre (formerly "The Caldwell") following the Sunday matinee performance of JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR on July 8.

The World's Longest Running Musical THE FANTASTICKS
The World's Longest Running Musical THE FANTASTICKS
June 15, 2012

West Palm Beach's only resident professional theatre, Palm Beach Dramaworks, will present "The Fantasticks" - the world's longest running musical by Tom Jones and Harvey Schmidt - as their summer offering, opening Friday, July 13th (8PM) for a strictly limited engagement at the new Don & Ann Brown Theatre(201 Clematis Street). Special priced preview performances are slated for July 11th & 12th with regularly scheduled curtain times through August 5th.

Florida Rep Announces The Opening Of PIPPIN
Florida Rep Announces The Opening Of PIPPIN
June 15, 2012

The original Broadway production of Pippin was an instant Broadway sensation and ran for over 1,900 performances. It won 5 Tony Awards and and 4 Drama Desk Awards in the early 1970s.

JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR Resurrects The Count de Hoernle Theatre (The Caldwell) In Boca
JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR Resurrects The Count de Hoernle Theatre (The Caldwell) In Boca
June 14, 2012

In an effort to get the theatre's footlights shining again, two sister theatre companies - Entr'Acte Theatrix and Palm Beach Principal Players - are co-producing JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR, which will run for 10 performances at the former Caldwell Theatre, July 5-15. The dynamic rock musical by Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice is a musical interpretation of the final days of Jesus Christ that is not so much a story about religion as it is about the emergence of a charismatic rebel who surfaces among an oppressed people to pacifistically challenge the moral state of existing affairs - all told in the musical vernacular of rock 'n' roll, just like HAIR before it.

The South Florida Theatre League’s A TASTE OF SUMMER THEATRE
The South Florida Theatre League’s A TASTE OF SUMMER THEATRE
June 14, 2012

The South Florida Theatre League announced the creation of A Taste of Summer Theatre - an exciting new promotion which will run this summer through August 31, as a part of the WLRN Summer Theatre Fest. A Taste of Summer Theatre has been created to encourage patrons to attend theatres they might not otherwise patronize, and reward those who attend multiple Theatre League theatres over the course of the summer.

LA CAGE AUX FOLLES A Joyous Revival I Loved It
LA CAGE AUX FOLLES A Joyous Revival I Loved It
June 13, 2012

Jerry Herman who provided the glorious scores for HELLO, DOLLY! and MAME, wrote the score for LA CAGE including what are probably two of the best theater songs of the second half of the twentieth century. "A Little More Mascara", sung by Zaza the star drag queen of La Cage as he transforms into a she, is just about as grand a show tune as one will find. "I Am What I Am", also sung by Zaza is a powerhouse of pride, love of self and is an exercise in teaching us how to bring the house down at the end of act one.

Tony Winning LA CAGE AUX FOLLES Comes To The Broward Center Starring GEORGE HAMILTON Opens Tonight!
Tony Winning LA CAGE AUX FOLLES Comes To The Broward Center Starring GEORGE HAMILTON Opens Tonight!
June 12, 2012

LA CAGE AUX FOLLES recently made Tony Awards history as the first show to ever win the Tony Award three times for best production. The classic musical comedy by Jerry Herman and Harvey Fierstein originally won six Tony Awards in 1984, including Best Musical. A Broadway revival won two 2005 Tony Awards including the Best Revival of a Musical prize. The new, freshly reconceived LA CAGE won three 2010 Tony Awards including Best Revival of a Musical and Best Director of a Musical (Terry Johnson).

Mosaic Theatre Announces 2012-2013 Season
Mosaic Theatre Announces 2012-2013 Season
June 12, 2012

Mosaic is pleased to be just the second theater in the United States to present The Birds by Tony Award nominee Conor McPherson. Kicking off this season will be the Southeastern Premiere of the recent New York sensation, The Diary of a Madman which featured Geoffrey Rush.

CAROLE J. BUFFORD Debuts At The Colony Hotel, Palm Beach
CAROLE J. BUFFORD Debuts At The Colony Hotel, Palm Beach
June 12, 2012

Carole J. Bufford made her entrance on the New York cabaret stage in the Metropolitan Room's MetroStar Talent Challenge. Immediately following, she was asked to perform at the 2009 Cabaret Convention at Jazz@Lincoln Center presented by the Mabel Mercer Foundation. In addition, Ms. Bufford has been featured in numerous Broadway By The Year concerts, both at The Town Hall and in California. She has also performed in All Singin', All Dancin' as well as the recent Tribute to Judy Garland and The Art of American Dance at The Town Hall where she shared the stage with Lorna Luft and Susan Stroman in an all-star cast.

Ira Levin's DEATHTRAP At Miami Beach Stage Door Theatre
Ira Levin's DEATHTRAP At Miami Beach Stage Door Theatre
June 12, 2012

Clayton Phillips makes his directorial debut at the Miami Beach Stage Door Theatre, leading a cast of accomplished actors in what promises to be a riveting production. Currently the Production Manager for Maltz Jupiter Theatre, Clayton has also directed local Florida productions of Music Man, Hairspray and Chicago for Lake Worth Playhouse and The Outgoing Tide for Arts Garage in Delray Beach. He is the recipient of the New Hampshire Theatre Award for Best Director for his production of John Pielmeier's Slow Dance With A Hot Pick-Up and was Harold Prince's assistant for the Broadway and touring productions of Kiss of the Spider Woman, Candide and Parade.

Out In The Tropics Presents Teatro El Publico's CALIGULA
Out In The Tropics Presents Teatro El Publico's CALIGULA
June 11, 2012

FUNDarte's Out in the Tropics brings award-winning contemporary LBGTQ artists and arts events to South Florida annually. In its third year, the Festival presents Teatro El Publico's staging of Caligula from Havana, Cuba on June 14-16, 2012, at 8:00 p.m. at the Colony Theater, in Miami Beach. In this production (never before seen in the U.S.), the tyrannical Caligula is given a contemporary face, armed with a 'mask of gayness' and 'the glamour of illustrious uniforms,' inciting audiences to witness other forms of misconduct beyond the sexual.

The ARSHT Center Announces New Season Of THEATER UP CLOSE
The ARSHT Center Announces New Season Of THEATER UP CLOSE
June 11, 2012

Now celebrating its seventh season, the Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts of Miami-Dade County announced an extraordinary lineup of new and ongoing partnerships for the THEATER UP CLOSE 2012-2013 SEASON. This season features six incredible productions - such as the world premiere of Girls vs. Boys, a new rock musical; two Florida premieres including All New People and The Nutcracker; and a Miami premiere with The Savannah Disputation - from stellar local and national art organizations, all in the intimate Carnival Studio Theater in the Sanford and Dolores Ziff Ballet Opera House.

The World's Longest Running Musical THE FANTASTICKS
The World's Longest Running Musical THE FANTASTICKS
June 9, 2012

West Palm Beach's only resident professional theatre, Palm Beach Dramaworks, will present "The Fantasticks" - the world's longest running musical by Tom Jones and Harvey Schmidt - as their summer offering, opening Friday, July 13th (8PM) for a strictly limited engagement at the new Don & Ann Brown Theatre(201 Clematis Street). Special priced preview performances are slated for July 11th & 12th with regularly scheduled curtain times through August 5th.

JOYCE DEWITT In REMEMBER ME
JOYCE DEWITT In REMEMBER ME
June 9, 2012

Craig Smith, Managing Partner of the new Alhambra Theatre & Dining announced this morning that Joyce DeWitt will star in Sam Bobrick's romantic comedy, Remember Me. Miss DeWitt is most widely known to audiences for her starring role as 'Janet Wood' in the ABC Television hit series "Three's Company," but she is no stranger to live theater, working both as actress and director in a stage career which spans over forty years. She recently starred in A Scattered, Smothered and Covered Christmas Musical and the Canadian productions of the 2000 Pulitzer Prize-winning play Dinner With Friends and Alfred Uhry's Tony Award-winning play The Last Night of Ballyhoo.

I AM MY OWN WIFE - Pulitzer And Tony Winner At Gulfshore Playhouse
I AM MY OWN WIFE - Pulitzer And Tony Winner At Gulfshore Playhouse
June 9, 2012

Gulfshore Playhouse announced the final show that will complete their 2012-2013 season: "I Am My Own Wife", the Tony Award-winning and Pulitzer Prize-winning play by Doug Hughes. The Playhouse will present this play that the New York Times called "both moving and intellectually absorbing" January 18-Feb 3, 2013, with a preview performance on January 17th.



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