Broadway Across America Announces 2010-2011 Fort Lauderdale SeasonMarch 6, 2010From the theatrical madness of 'Young Frankenstein' that only a Mel Brooks could produce, to the depths of passionate emotion evoked by such legendary musicals as 'Les Misérables' and 'West Side Story,' announced by Broadway Across America for subscription season 2010-2011 are a mix of six (6) musical hits that will also include such current Broadway show-stoppers as 'HAIR,' the dance excitement of 'Burn The Floor,' and the fast-moving '80s rocker 'Rock of Ages' presented by Florida Theatrical Association at the Broward Center for the Performing Arts.
WICKED: This Is the One That Will Run ForeverMarch 5, 2010My mom is residing in an assisted living facility in the Northeast. To this day she often reminds me of a time seemingly implanted on her forever. Her father took her to a movie. He took her to see THE WIZARD OF OZ starring Judy Garland when Mom was nine years old. While sitting in the theater he told her to 'watch, watch now' as Dorothy opened the door to her house, and revealed the Land of Oz A land of colors, at which point the film turned from black and white to color. Mom often wears a ruby slippers pin and has spread her special connection with the film to many, even to folks outside the family. WICKED, of course, has some connections to the MGM film. However, it is based on a novel which dared to actually put a twist on many events portrayed in the classic film.
'Wicked' The Masterful Musical About The Witches of Oz - Opens Tonight! March 3, 2010With music and lyrics by Stephen Schwartz (Godspell, Pippin, Academy Award-winner for Pocahontas and The Prince of Egypt) and book by Winnie Holzman ('My So Called Life,' 'Once And Again' and 'thirtysomething'), WICKED, the untold story of the witches of Oz, is directed by two time Tony Award winner Joe Mantello (Take Me Out, Love! Valour! Compassion!, The Vagina Monologues, 9 to 5) and features musical staging by Tony Award winner Wayne Cilento (Aida, The Who's Tommy, How To Succeed...).
The Alliance Theatre Lab Presents Lyle Kessler's 'Orphans'March 1, 2010The Alliance Theatre Lab presents Orphans, Lyle Kessler's contemporary classic about two brothers and the man who tries to fill the role of their father. Originally produced by the famed Steppenwolf Theatre Company, this is the play that helped to launch Mr. Kessler's distinguished playwriting and screenwriting career.
'Wicked' Returns Its Enchantment To The Arsht Center February 28, 2010With music and lyrics by Stephen Schwartz (Godspell, Pippin, Academy Award-winner for Pocahontas and The Prince of Egypt) and book by Winnie Holzman ('My So Called Life,' 'Once And Again' and 'thirtysomething'), WICKED, the untold story of the witches of Oz, is directed by two time Tony Award winner Joe Mantello (Take Me Out, Love! Valour! Compassion!, The Vagina Monologues, 9 to 5) and features musical staging by Tony Award winner Wayne Cilento (Aida, The Who's Tommy, How To Succeed...).
'Natural Forces' Exhibition Travels To Coral SpringsFebruary 26, 2010BROWARD COUNTY, Fla. - Everyone is invited to the exhibition, Natural Forces: Broward County Public Art & Design, which will run from March 4 - April 24, 2010, at the Coral Springs Museum of Art, 2855 Coral Springs Drive, Coral Springs, FL 33065. There will be an opening reception on March 4, from 6:00 - 8:00 p.m. The event is $10 for non-members; and free to museum members.
Arsht Center Brings Magic Of Performing Arts To Fifth-Graders With 'Rock Odyssey'February 24, 2010The Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts of Miami-Dade County will open its doors to every public school fifth grader in the County this spring for Rock Odyssey, a rock opera version of Homer's Odyssey. A pilot program planned in conjunction with Miami-Dade County Public Schools, Rock Odyssey will expose 25,000 fifth graders to the arts at no cost to the students or schools, affording children the opportunity to experience live theater in Miami's world-class performing arts center. The show will run from April 26, 2010 to May 8, 2010.
SoBe Institute Of Arts Premieres Annual Music & Shakespeare Series With 'Twelth Night'February 23, 2010Executive Artistic Director Carson Kievman has announced that SoBe Institute of the Arts (SoBe Arts) will present 'Twelfth Night' as the first production of an annual Music & Shakespeare series. Dr. Kievman, who will direct 'Twelfth Night,' explains, 'Our Music & Shakespeare series will explore an element of Shakespearean theater that has been lost over the years - that's the interplay between live music and drama. Music was a critical and integral part of the original productions of William Shakespeare, and 'Twelfth Night' is without question the most musical of all of Shakespeare's plays.' Kievman notes that the SoBe Arts production will be integrated with Elizabethan music as it was in Shakespeare's day, and the series will include a free concert and a lecture/discussion.
Long Run Champion - Agatha Christie's Classic 'The Mousetrap'February 22, 2010For more than 56 years, THE MOUSETRAP has been thrilling audiences in London's West End. The longest running play in the world first opened at The Ambassadors Theatre in 1952 and starred the great Sir Richard Attenborough. Since then, many illustrious actors have taken roles in 'The cleverest murder mystery of the British Theatre' (The Daily Telegraph). The origins of the play prove Christie was a favorite with the British Royal family.
'Reefer Madness, The Musical' Parody Of Anti Marijuana Movie Hits The StageFebruary 22, 2010The hit madcap musical based on the 1936 anti marijuana propaganda movie ran for almost a year in Los Angeles to packed houses. It transferred Off-Broadway in 2001 but the 9/11 tragedy put a hitch in the New York Success. It was subsequently filmed as an HBO film-- 'Reefer Madness the Musical'.
Hemingway's 'The Old Man And The Sea' Adapted For The StageFebruary 21, 2010The Dramatic Emotion of Ernest Hemingway comes to The NEW Caldwell Theatre in the form of a new stage adaptation of the Hemingway classic, The Old Man and the Sea. Originally produced at the Long Wharf Theatre, Caldwell will produce only the second production world wide.
'Equus' Award Winning Drama Comes To New TheatreFebruary 20, 2010EQUUS by Tony winning playwright Peter Shaffer comes to New Theatre after its successful 2008 Broadway run. It is the primal and electric story about a 17 year old stable boy and the psychiatrist who seeks to understand the sexual and religious mystery which led the boy to commit an unspeakable and unbelievable act. Mr. Shaffer was inspired to write Equus after hearing about a crime involving a 17-year-old and set out to construct a fictional account of what might have caused the incident, without knowing any of the details of the crime.
'El Show Mas Funny' - World Premiere From Second City's Loco CompanyFebruary 19, 2010For over 50 years Second City has delivered non-stop belly laughs to the masses, carving out a highly-acclaimed reputation as the mecca of comedy. Now, the theater troupe famous for training comedic legends will delight South Florida with a world premiere production, featuring a mixture of classic Second City sketches and all new scenes that shed a comic light on the issues facing today's Latino population living in the U.S. From English-only legislation, to the first 'Wise Latina' on the Supreme Court, no topic is off limits in this perfect comedic salsa that only Second City can serve.
Mamet's AMERICAN BUFFALO Opens at Palm Beach DramaworksFebruary 19, 2010West Palm Beach's only resident professional theatre, Palm Beach Dramaworks, will continue its 10th Anniversary season with 'American Buffalo,' the classic American play by Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright David Mamet, on Friday, February 19th (8PM) at their intimate downtown theatre (322 Banyan Boulevard). Special priced preview performances are slated for February 17th & 18th (8PM) and the production will play through April 4th.
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.