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'When it comes to musical celebrity biographies, for stage or screen, whether it's 'Incendiary Blonde' or 'Love Me or Leave Me' or 'Funny Girl,' for that matter, the plots usually tend to be highly fictionalized,' says Tony Finstrom, who's just written a new musical biography for the stage titled 'G

The Playgroup LLC continues its tradition of presenting the best work by local playwrights with staged readings of Joe Feinstein's LAST OF THE AZTECS, directed by Joyce Sweeney.

The Garden Theatre has announced the StarLite Film Festival, January 23 - 26, 2014, sponsored by the City of Winter Garden.

After the contagious success of Blow Me by Jessica Farr at our new home at the Miami Theater Center, Mad Cat Theatre Company is pleased to present MIXTAPE 2: UMMAGUMMA FORZA ZUMA! a collection of new works by various local artists and familiar faces.

The Cultural Council of Palm Beach County will host a special presentation by Andrew Bott, the principal of Orchard Gardens K-8 School in Roxbury, Massachusetts who fired his considerable school security force and used the money to hire art teachers.

Broward Center for the Performing Arts and Matthew Lombardo will present five-time Emmy Award-winner Heather Tom in Vanities directed by John J.

Andrew Lloyd Webber's new production of The Wizard of Oz makes its anticipated South Florida premiere at Broward Center for the Performing Arts from January 7 - 19, 2014.

Beth Henley's Pulitzer Prize-winning comedy Crimes of the Heart will open at the Broward Stage Door Theatre on January 17th, and run through February 23rd.

The play, directed by Robert Coppel, runs from February 7th through March 2nd, Fridays and Saturdays at 8 PM and Sundays at 2 PM.

Voting is now underway for Miami! We have a record number of votes in already, but if you haven't voted yet, click here to vote! If you have voted already, tell your friends.

The Cultural Council of Palm Beach County has granted tens of thousands of dollars to local non-profit arts organizations as part of the SmARTBiz program sponsored by the Cultural Council and PNC Bank.

During the run of the Maltz Jupiter Theatre's December performances of the musical Annie, the Theatre collected more than 100 unwrapped toys for the Theatre's nonprofit partner Little Smiles by placing a designated box in the lobby.

On Saturday, January 11, 2014 the National YoungArts Foundation (YoungArts) will host the organization's first Backyard Ball Performance and Gala to be held at the YoungArts Campus (2100 Biscayne Boulevard).

After the contagious success of Blow Me by Jessica Farr at our new home at the Miami Theater Center, Mad Cat Theatre Company is pleased to present MIXTAPE 2: UMMAGUMMA FORZA ZUMA! a collection of new works by various local artists and familiar faces.

Voting is now underway for Miami! We have a record number of votes in already, but if you haven't voted yet, click here to vote! If you have voted already, tell your friends.

The Ditchfield Family Singers from Sarasota return to the Manatee Players with 'A Ditchfield Family Christmas' today, December 18 at 2 p.

On Monday, November 25, notable guests, community leaders, theatre supporters and MSNBC Host Chris Matthews gathered to celebrate City Theatre's 2014 Season with a special fundraiser at Stearns Weaver Miller Weissler Alhadeff & Sitterson, P.

Parade Productions will present Deborah Zoe Laufer's The Last Schwartz from January 30th through February 23rd at the Mizner Park Cultural Arts Center's Studio Theatre.

'Shark Whisperer' Jim Abernethy and other experts in underwater photography will discuss their experiences in diving and photography in the next installment in the 'Deep and Shallow' lecture series on Tuesday, December 17 at 3 p.

The National YoungArts Foundation today announced its 2014 YoungArts Winners.

Voting is now underway for Miami! We have a record number of votes in already, but if you haven't voted yet, click here to vote! If you have voted already, tell your friends.

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Beloved Broadway, television and film star and multi-award winning performer Brian Stokes Mitchell will present a special event at the Maltz Jupiter Theatre at 8 p.

The Broward Stage Door Theatre will present the regional premiere of 9 to 5: The Musical from tonight, December 13th through January 19th.

Riverside Theatre's 40th Anniversary celebration continues with one of Broadway's longest running hits, Miss Saigon.