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The Tony Winning Broadway Revival Of HAIR Comes To The Kravis Center
by Beau Higgins - December 23, 2011
HAIR won the 2009 Tony Award for Best Musical Revival as well as the Drama Desk, Drama League, and Outer Critics Circle award for Outstanding Revival of a Musical. HAIR was also nominated for an additional seven Tony Awards including Best Direction, Best Choreography, Best Costume Design, Best Lighting Design and Best Sound Design. The cast recording was also nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Musical Show Album.
The Hilarious Holiday Comedy A TUNA CHRISTMAS
by Beau Higgins - December 23, 2011
Orlando Shakespeare Theater in Partnership with UCF (OST) continues its 2011-2012 Signature Series with A Tuna Christmas, playing November 30 - December 30, 2011 at the Lowndes Shakespeare Center. In this hilarious sequel to Greater Tuna, the outrageously funny and much loved characters of Tuna, Texas are back just in time for the holiday season.
Sondheim's COMPANY Rings In New Year At TheatreZone
by Beau Higgins - December 23, 2011
TheatreZone artistic director Mark Danni rings in the New Year 2012 directing Company, legendary American composer and lyricist Stephen Sondheim's musical masterwork about New York marriages. In scene after scene, the audience is introduced to 'those good and crazy people,' lead character Robert's married friends, as he weighs the pros and cons of married life.
Once In a Lifetime Kicks Off Asolo Rep’s Repertory Season 1/6-2/29
by Gabrielle Sierra - December 22, 2011
Asolo Repertory Theatre's rep season begins on January 6, 2012 with the opening of Broadway legends Kaufman and Hart's ONCE IN A LIFETIME.
YoungArts Week 2012 Schedule Announced, Kicks Off 1/9-14
by Gabrielle Sierra - December 22, 2011
YoungArts, the core program of the National Foundation for Advancement in the Arts (NFAA), is set to welcome and showcase the nation's best and brightest young artists in Miami for a week of workshops, master classes, performances and exhibitions during YoungArts Week, January 9-14, 2012.
MILLION DOLLAR QUARTET - Miami Premiere At Arsht Center
by Beau Higgins - December 22, 2011
The international smash hit musical, MILLION DOLLAR QUARTET is set on December 4, 1956, when an auspicious twist of fate brought Johnny Cash, Jerry Lee Lewis, Carl Perkins and Elvis Presley together. Sam Phillips, the "Father of Rock 'n' Roll" who was responsible for launching the careers of each icon, brought the four legendary musicians together at the Sun Records storefront studio in Memphis for the first and only time. The resulting evening became known as one of the greatest rock 'n' roll jam sessions in history.
CIRQUE DREAMS HOLIDAZE - Holiday Fantasy To Land At Broward Center
by Beau Higgins - December 22, 2011
CIRQUE DREAMS HOLIDAZE lights up the 2011 holiday season when it transforms the stage at the BROWARD CENTER FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS into a wonderland of fantasy and disbelief, December 27 - January 1, 2012. Cirque Dreams, an American theatrical production company, brings its critically acclaimed entertainment brand to Fort Lauderdale for 8 holiday performances presented by Broadway Across America.
Kravis Center Kicks Off 2012 With A Smash Line-Up
by Beau Higgins - December 22, 2011
Kravis Center Kicks Off 2012 with a Month-Long Line-Up of Superior Entertainment + Comedy by Jackie Mason & Dennis Miller + Hit Shows Like ELVIS LIVES, HAIR & Neil Berg's 103 YEARS OF BROADWAY + World Premiere of DIVORCE PARTY: THE MUSICAL + Classic Music from Joshua Bell & Hye-Jin Kim, Cleveland Orchestra & Royal Philharmonic Orchestra + Pop Hits by B.B. King, The Lennon Sisters & The Nylons + High Kicks from The State Ballet Theatre of Russia + Magical Memories with Larry King & More 'Celebrating 20 Years of Artistic Excellence and Commitment to the Community'
Jason Parrish In THE SANTALAND DIARIES Comes to Florida Rep's Studio Theatre
by Beau Higgins - December 22, 2011
Starring Florida Rep regular, Jason Parrish, The Santaland Diaries follows the exploits of an unemployed writer who desperately takes a job as a Macy's Elf, and manages to expose the underside of Santa's workshop.
AUGUST: OSAGE COUNTY Plays Waterfront Playhouse 12/22-1/14
by BWW News Desk - December 22, 2011
August: Osage County begins a four week run this evening at the Waterfront Playhouse.
Free Family Events Offered at the Lyric's Flagler Center
by BWW News Desk - December 22, 2011
Free Family events have been announced at the Lyric's Flagler Center.
STRAIGHT NO CHASER to Play the Van Wezel, 12/22
by BWW News Desk - December 22, 2011
Neither strait-laced nor straight faced, on Thurs., December 22 at 8:00 p.m. a cappella artists STRAIGHT NO CHASER will appear at the Van Wezel Performing Arts Hall.
Maltz Jupiter Theatre Presents CABARET 1/10-29
by Gabrielle Sierra - December 21, 2011
Take your seat at the Maltz Jupiter Theatre for Cabaret, the Tony Award®-winning production that is ranked among the greatest American musicals.
Riley B. King Plays Van Wezel Performing Arts Hall 1/5
by Gabrielle Sierra - December 21, 2011
For decades, there has been only one King of the Blues - Riley B. King, affectionately known as B.B. King. Catch the 86 year old King LIVE on Thurs. Jan. 5 @ 8 PM at the Van Wezel Performing Arts Hall.
ROCK OF AGES Comes To The Van Wezel 1/3, 1/4
by Gabrielle Sierra - December 21, 2011
From Australia to London to South Korea and Broadway, the worldwide phenomenon ROCK OF AGES will make its Sarasota debut on the Van Wezel stage Jan. 3 & 4 @ 8 PM, with classic rock tunes including "Don't Stop Believin'", "We Built This City", "The Final Countdown", "Wanted Dead or Alive", "Here I Go Again", "Harden My Heart", "Can't Fight this Feeling", "Renegade" and "I Want To Know What Love Is"!
Shake, Rattle & Roll Plays Florida Studio Theatre's Goldstein Cabaret 1/4
by Gabrielle Sierra - December 21, 2011
Shake, Rattle & Roll, the new 1950's style musical revue swizzles into Florida Studio Theatre's (FST) Goldstein Cabaret Theatre (1241 N. Palm Avenue) on Wednesday, January 4 at 7:30pm.
Tony Winner GOD OF CARNAGE At Florida Rep
by Beau Higgins - December 21, 2011
Florida Repertory Theatre announced the opening of God of Carnage, 2009's Tony-winning BEST PLAY and one of the hottest new plays in America right now. Playing Jan. 6-22 with discounted previews Jan. 3, 4, and 5, God of Carnage is a comedy of BAD manners where two sets of Brooklyn parents attempt to have a civilized discussion about their children's playground scuffle.
Free Reading Of Williams' SWEET BIRD OF YOUTH From Orlando Shakes
by Beau Higgins - December 21, 2011
Orlando Shakespeare Theater in Partnership with UCF (OST) celebrates the 100th birthday of American playwright Tennessee Williams through its popular free reading series, Three By Tenn. The three-part series continues with Williams' controversial and disturbing play, SWEET BIRD OF YOUTH, on Sunday, January 8th, 2012 at 7PM.
Carbonell Winner Michael McKeever In David Sedaris' THE SANTALAND DIARIES At The Arsht
by Beau Higgins - December 21, 2011
Zoetic Stage and The Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts of Miami-Dade County proudly present David Sedaris' THE SANTALAND DIARIES, a side-splitting one-man play adapted for the stage by Tony Award-winning Broadway veteran Joe Mantello, now through December 23, 2011, in the intimate Carnival Studio Theater (Ziff Ballet Opera House). Starring Michael McKeever, one of South Florida's most produced and prolific artists, THE SANTALAND DIARIES is based on the outlandish, and true, chronicles of David Sedaris' unique experience during the holidays working as "Crumpet," a Christmas elf in Macy's Santaland display. This cult classic examines the desperation of unemployment, while celebrating the insanity of Christmas shopping and the ineffable 'cheer' of the holiday spirit.
Entr’Acte Theatrix Presents The Beloved Musical GODSPELL
by Beau Higgins - December 21, 2011
Entr'Acte Theatrix has chosen Godspell as its next production. One of the most successful Off-Broadway and Broadway musicals of all time (a current revival is playing to packed houses on Broadway), Godspell is the perfect vehicle to highlight the talents of the company's young performers.
SALUTE TO VIENNA Performs at the Van Wezel 1/1/2012
by Gabrielle Sierra - December 20, 2011
Salute to Vienna returns for a 16th season on Jan. 1 2012 at 8 PM. Ring in the New Year with a fresh program inspired by Vienna's world famous "Neujahrskonzert."
Smackdown In Boca! Caldwell Presents THE ELABORATE ENTRANCE OF CHAD DEITY
by Beau Higgins - December 20, 2011
In what will surely be thought of as one of the most unique theatrical experiences in recent South Florida history, Caldwell Theatre Company presents Kristoffer Diaz's Pulitzer Prize finalist play, The Elaborate Entrance of Chad Deity. Diving headfirst into the world of professional wrestling, but diving even deeper into the larger world of geopolitics, …Chad Deity is that rare piece of theater that overwhelmingly entertains while intellectually stimulates.
Supreme MARY WILSON -- New Year's Eve At The Colony Hotel Palm Beach
by Beau Higgins - December 20, 2011
Returning to The Colony's world famous Royal Room for her third engagement and second New Year's Eve celebration is Mary Wilson, a true musical legend. It was a vision of musical stardom as a Detroit teen that inspired her to co-found one of the most successful female singing groups in recording history - The Supremes.
Asolo Repertory Theatre Kicks Off 2012 Rep Season
by Beau Higgins - December 20, 2011
"We are about to launch our most exciting rep season yet with the celebratory American play about the beginning of show business as we understand it in America, ONCE IN A LIFETIME, followed by one of the hottest Tony Award® winning plays of the last few seasons, GOD OF CARNAGE. Also, with this brand new interpretation of a relatively unknown classic in YENTL with new music by Jill Sobule, it promises to be one of the most exciting things we do in this season," said Producing Artistic Director Michael Donald Edwards.
BWW Florida Awards Update 12/20 - TWO Weeks Left!
by BWW - December 20, 2011
There's just TWO short weeks left to go in voting for the 2011 Florida Awards and here is the latest update! Have you voted yet, and helped to spread the word to support your favorites in the hopes that they will be the recipients of a 2011 BroadwayWorld Florida Award? There is no time to waste, click on the voting link and make your opinion count! Below are the stats so far as of Monday December 19, 2011. Voting ends at midnight on 12/31 so time is running out.

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