(04/07/2017) - One of the finest voices in the world and one of the most inspired pianists in the world have combined their talents and created a cabaret performance that will literally fill you from head to toe with a genre of musical euphoria that is rarely heard in a cabaret. Opera super star and Tony Award Winner Paulo Szot with pianist/arranger (and performer) for the stars Billy Stritch have have managed to integrate the glorious sounds of the best of Broadway, the best of pop/jazz and a dose of authentic Bossa Nova in a stunning and romantically intoxicating show.
(04/04/2017) - Me and My Girl, a splashy musical about a British bloke who discovers he's nobility, and The Royale, a powerful play by Miami native Marco Ramirez, based on the first black boxing champion, took their respective places in South Florida theatrical history as Best Musical and Best Play on Monday, April 3rd when the winners of the 41st annual Carbonell Awards were announced. The lavish ceremony was held at Broward Center for the Performing Arts in Fort Lauderdale, and featured performances from each show nominated for Best Musical.
(04/03/2017) - Political intrigue takes center stage at Actors' Playhouse in the Tony Award-winning drama All The Way by Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Robert Schenkkan.
(03/23/2017) - Let us entertain you with one of America's most beloved classic musicals! March brings the dazzling stage hit Gypsy to the Maltz Jupiter Theatre's stage. Inspired by the memoirs of the legendary burlesque performer Gypsy Rose Lee, this story follows the dreams and efforts of a powerhouse stage mother to get her two daughters into show business. Scroll down for a first look at Vicki Lewis and more in action!
(03/22/2017) - The Alzheimer's Association, the leading voluntary health organization in Alzheimer's care, support and research, was the beneficiary of the third annual Rita Hayworth Luncheon held on March 10 at The Colony Hotel, Palm Beach. Scroll down for photos!
(03/17/2017) - GABLESTAGE at the Biltmorepresents the Southeastern Premiere of DRY POWDER by Sarah Burgess. With Alex Alvarez, Steven G. Anthony, Katherine C. McDonald, Robert Strain, directed by Joseph Adler
(03/17/2017) - Miami New Drama at Colony Theatre is pleased to announce the return of A Special Day, the critically acclaimed, award winning play co-starring and co-directed by Ana Graham and Antonio Vega. Based on Ettore Scola's 1977 Oscar-winning Italian film Una Giornata Particolare, A Special Day introduces the life-changing encounter between an overworked housewife and a mysterious bachelor.
(03/16/2017) - Rena Blades, President & Chief Executive Officer of the Cultural Council of Palm Beach County, said about 100 fascinated guests attended last week's CULTURE & COCKTAILS at The Colony Hotel Pavilion in Palm Beach. Scroll down for photos from the event!
(03/08/2017) - The sign at The Colony Hotel for Steve Tyrell's engagement says "Back By Popular Demand" and no truer words are spoken about one of the most beloved performers of American Popular Music.
(03/06/2017) - Smokey Robinson brought the sounds of Motown to the Kravis Center in Palm Beach last night and there wasn't one woman in the audience that didn't became his girl after he sang 'My GIrl', The Temtations signature tune which Smokey and Ronald White wrote and produced in 1964. Smokey Robinson wrote Motown's first song to reach No. 1 on the Billboard R&B chart, Shop Around, for The Miracles, a group he formed while still in high school. The Detroit native would go on to write many Miracles hits, including The Tracks of My Tears, I Second That Emotion and Tears of a Clown (with Stevie Wonder), plus songs for other Motown legends. Fifty years later, his high tenor voice remains a national treasure. The spectacular evening was sponsored by Sunny Sessa in loving memory memory of Leonardo Sessa, and Smokey's performance will surely be a loving memory for all who filled the Kravis Center to hear his great music.
(03/05/2017) - Lucie and Desi both brought the Boca Raton audience to it's feet last night as Lucie Arnaz brought the music and story of her parents, Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz to the stage of producer Jan McCart's Live at Lynn series at Lynn University.
(03/03/2017) - Broadway mainstay Christine Andreas showcased her impeccable vocal abilities in her new show Cabaret show at The Colony in Palm Beach last night and BroadwayWorld was there.
(03/02/2017) - Once a month, Delray Beach is occupied with a taste of Manhattan, when host Jim Caruso and musical director Billy Stritch take over the Crest Theater with 'Cast Party!' These long-time New Yorkers have been hosting the 'extreme open mic' at Birdland (the jazz corner of the world) and across the globe for the past 15 years, and have recently put Delray on their schedule of places to celebrate incredible local talent.
(02/24/2017) - The Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts of Miami-Dade County is proud to announce that the national tour of ANNIE, now in its third smash year, will return to Miami for a limited run this March 3 - 5, 2017 inside the Center's Ziff Ballet Opera House.
(02/23/2017) - The Colony in Palm Beach and The Carlyle in Manhattan are the two finest venues in the nation and probably the world created to present the art of cabaret Both Cafe Carlyle and The Royal Room have had the honor of engaging the premier cabaret artists of our generation to their audiences.
(02/21/2017) - TIME Magazine's #1 Show of the Year, MATILDA THE MUSICAL, opens at the Broward Center for the Performing Arts April 25 for a limited two week run through May 7, 2017. Tickets to MATILDA THE MUSICAL will go on sale Friday, February 24, 2017 at 10:00 a.m.
(02/16/2017) - Onstage now through February 26 at the Maltz Jupiter Theatre, the Pulitzer Prize-winning play Disgraced examines the stories we share with our friends, the secrets we tell our lovers, and the lies we tell ourselves. Described as a 'combustible powder keg of identity politics,' this provocative and thought-provoking new Broadway hit will leave audiences questioning their biases.
(02/16/2017) - Dick Robinson the founder of the Society For The Preservation Of The Great American Songbook presented Steve Lawrence the organization's prestigious award after a breathtaking concert by Mr. Lawrence at the Kravis Center in Palm Beach Florida.
(02/15/2017) - Rena Blades, President & Chief Executive Officer of the Cultural Council of Palm Beach County, today announced that the third Conversation of this season's CULTURE & COCKTAILS series attracted more than 165 people last week to The Colony Hotel Pavilion, located at 155 Hammon Avenue in Palm Beach. Scroll down for photos from the event!
(02/15/2017) - Broadway luminaries Lisa Howard, John Boswell, Scott Coulter and Jason Graae defied the gravity of Broadway and brought the music of Stephen Schwartz down to Old School Square Crest Theatre in Delray last night and BroadwayWorld was in sunny Florida for their show.
(02/14/2017) - The Friends of Mounts Botanical Garden hosted the inaugural Hearts-n-Bloom Garden Tea Party last Saturday, attracting more than 150 beautifully clad ladies and gents. Attendees enjoyed high tea provided by the Serenity Tea House and Cafe with musical accompaniment by The Elegant Harp. Scroll down for beautiful photos!
(02/13/2017) - Just days after calling on the controversial Miami Seaquarium to free the marine park's lone orca, Lolita, big-hearted Tony Award winner Alan Cumming was recognized with PETA's Humanitarian Award during a special Valentine's Day bash in Fort Lauderdale on Sunday. He also performed two songs for the crowd, including the Cabaret classic 'Mein Herr.' Check out photos from the event below!
(02/13/2017) - ...open their revival of 1945's CAROUSEL in a swirl of brilliant costumes, glorious singing, dancing and music from show business heaven.
(02/11/2017) - A spectacular new production of Disney's The Little Mermaid kicks off at The Broward Center for the Performing Arts on Wednesday, February 22, 2017 for a limited two week run. Featuring the critically acclaimed work of Director Glenn Casale, this beloved tale of a young mermaid's coming-of-age adventure is told like never before. Previously announced casting includes Diana Huey as Ariel and Matthew Kacergis as Prince Eric, with Broadway's Jennifer Allen as Ursula and Steven Blanchard as King Triton. Melvin Abston, Connor Russell and Jamie Torcellini join the cast as Sebastian, Flounder and Scuttle.
(02/10/2017) - The Playgroup, LLC will present GOOD MOURNING at the Willow Theatre - and there are only three weeks until opening night. Scroll down for a sneak peek at the cast in character!
(02/09/2017) - Led by the County's Public Art Administrator, Leslie Fordham, the tour explores 10 public art pieces followed by conversation and a cup of specialty brewed coffee by CoffeeHub. The tours run through April 13, 2017.
(02/08/2017) - This is what it must have been like in the golden years of Las Vegas. The darkened room, an off-stage announcement 'Ladies and Gentleman, The Sands Hotel is proud to present'... then starts the glorious harmonic blaring arrangements of a Count Basie sounding orchestra blasting the intro..next…..casually strolling out, one of the coolest looking singers ever, drink in hand, turns to his musical director and asks 'How long have I been on'? Deana Martin brought you back to those years when her dad and 'Uncle Frank' had the world on a string at Dick Robinson's Legend Radio's Gala Concert in Palm Beach Florida. It was a a spectacular concert show of 'Deana Sings Dino' celebrating her father's 100th birthday. The proud daughter brought along her 18-piece orchestra to let the fans hear what it sounded like back in the day. It's in the genes, and Deana Martin with an effervescent personality and brilliant command of a stage, vocally reminds you of all the music that still thrills millions. You even got to see some touching family home movies and legendary performance clips of Dean & Jerry. Legend Radio's event also celebrated it's 3rd birthday event and Dick Robinson is not just preserving the Great American Songbook, he's creating a whole new chapter.
(02/05/2017) - Tommy Tune may not be represented on a sidewalk in Palm Beach as his star is embedded on the Hollywood Walk of Fame but if The Colony Hotel ever adds one, the 10-time Tony Award Winner would own the Palm Beach street. The legendary Mr. Tune has just concluded another successful engagement at Florida's answer to The Carlyle in New York City and Broadwayworld was there. Check out the photos.
(02/03/2017) - Inspiration vs. appropriation. Loyalty vs. creative freedom. Friendship, betrayal, morality, and the artistic impulse. These are among the provocative issues raised by playwright Donald Margulies in Collected Stories, which opens at Palm Beach Dramaworks on February 3 and continues through March 5, with specially priced previews on February 1 and 2.
(01/25/2017) - Rena Blades, President & Chief Executive Officer of the Cultural Council of Palm Beach County, today announced that more than 230 supporters attended this year's first Spotlight Luncheon: Evolution of an Artist, featuring Bernie Taupin
(01/19/2017) - The Tony® and Grammy® Award-winning Broadway hit Beautiful - The Carole King Musical, about the early life and career of the legendary and groundbreaking singer/songwriter, will make its Miami premiere at the Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts of Miami-Dade County for one week, February 14 - 19, 2017. Produced by Paul Blake and Sony/ATV Music Publishing, Beautiful - The Carole King Musical features a stunning array of beloved songs written by Gerry Goffin/Carole King and Barry Mann/Cynthia Weil, including "I Feel the Earth Move," "One Fine Day," "(You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman," "You've Got A Friend" and the title song.
