David McKibbin

Virgin Voyages just announced the launch of “Screw It, Let’s Do It Productions,” a new company that brings over 20 original shows and signature “Happenings” (spontaneous cast-led performances and celebrations) from the open ocean to dry land.

As regional theaters lose funding, there is a greater need for audiences to support local work. Here are five shows in the Miami Metro area to explore in the fall of 2025.

Audiences from all walks of life can enjoy this story of family and identity up-close in an immersive production at Area Stage in South Miami. With a unique audience experience, innovative staging, and solid performances by a talented young cast, “Disney’s Tarzan” can please audiences from ages 4 to 104.

What did our critic think of A CHRISTMAS CAROL: A LIVE RADIO PLAY at New City Players?

It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas! South Florida theater cabaret artist and musical theater actor Christopher Calhoun* will star in A BROADWAY CHRISTMAS. This festive Christmas cabaret will run from Friday, December 1 to Sunday, December 3.

The Studio at Mizner Park (201 Plaza Real) will welcome two-time Tony Award® winner and five-time Emmy® nominee Alan Cumming, with his cabaret show, 'Alan Cumming Is Not Acting His Age,' on Saturday, April 22 for two shows at 6:30 p.m. and 9 p.m. Tickets are $99 to $150 and are available for purchase at www.thestudioatmiznerpark.com or on TicketMaster.

The Studio at Mizner Park has undergone a series of changes to bring multi-generational arts programming to Downtown Boca.

BARCLAY Performing Arts presents its final show of the fall 2023 season, The Lightning Thief: The Percy Jackson Musical on Sunday, February 5 at 5 p.m. in the Lake Park Black Box at the Kelsey Theater, located at 700 Park Avenue in Lake Park. Boca Raton audiences can also see this show for free on Saturday, February 4 at 7:30 p.m. outdoors in the courtyard of Somerset Courtyard Shoppes (8903 Glades Road).

This past Thursday, a sold-out crowd at Congregation B’nai Israel in Boca Raton was able to see the real Mandy Patinkin at his most vulnerable in “An Evening with Mandy Patinkin and Kathryn Grody”.

Til Death Do Us Part…You First! is a show that combines fast-paced Catskills-style comedy with a grounded sense of pathos. Even behind Fogel’s mask of self-deprecating humor, audiences can see a man on a journey to find acceptance. If you have a friend or relative in the Lonely Hearts Club, tickets to this show will be the ultimate Valentine’s Day gift.

What did our critic think of TAP DANCING THROUGH AUSCHWITZ at The Arts Garage?

This year, New City Players just created what could possibly be a brand-new Christmas tradition with their production of It’s A Wonderful Life, which opened on December 2 at Island City Stage.

Orlando, Fla. - Spells of the Sea, a new immersive musical for children ages four and older, is scheduled to set sail at the University of Central Florida on Saturday, June 4 at 7 p.m. and Sunday, June 5 at 2:30 pm. in the Black Box Theatre at the UCF School of Performing Arts.

The Players Theatre Self-Production Residency Program just opened its 35th show since the program’s launch in 2017. After Happily Ever After, which opened on May 5, recently extended its run until May 29 at the Steve and Marie Sgouros Theatre.

The COVID-19 pandemic has taught us some valuable lessons about life. When we are isolated, there will always be someone to turn to as our family in times of hardship, even if they are not blood relatives. Moreover, the people who hurt us in the past can still be there to help us heal. While Quiara Alegria Hudes' play Water by the Spoonful is set in 2009, its themes pertaining to addiction, loss, and developing interpersonal bonds still ring true in 2022. New City Players took on the challenge of staging Hudes' Pulitzer Prize-winning play with grace and respect.

You have three more performances of Lynn Nottage's play about finding love and following your dreams at Palm Beach Dramaworks.

With a cast of local students of all ages, this all-singing, all-dancing revue will feature festive songs such as 'White Christmas,' 'Happy Holidays' and 'The Twelve Days of Christmas'.  This show is sure to be a Christmas feast of fun for the whole family. 

Written by Marcia Weston, A Plane to Somewhere follows two widows who experience loneliness and frustration during their golden years. Sadie Goldberg lives with her daughter and son-in-law, whose bickering family have become dependent on her Social Security checks.  Mary O’Shea lives in the deafening silence of her lonely apartment. The two women meet at New York’s LaGuardia Airport, where they “people watch” to escape to the outside world. As a bonding between the two women develops, pasts and emotions are shared.  Bittersweet memories are brought to the surface, and their friendship is strengthened each time a plane leaves for its next destination. 

Following the spread of COVID-19, theater training programs throughout South Florida were faced with the challenge of maintaining a safe and sanitary environment for students to reach their Broadway dreams.