Michael McKeever is South Florida's most produced and prolific playwright. His plays have premiered in many of South Florida's top theatres including Florida Stage, New Theatre, Actors Playhouse, Caldwell Theatre Company, Palm Beach DramaWorks & City Theatre. McKeever's plays are produced throughout the United States and Europe. His play 'South Beach Babylon' will open the inaugural season for Zoetic Stage.
Caldwell Theatre Company has completed their casting for Bob Clyman's Secret Order and announced that joining South Florida's preeminent actor Gordon McConnell are Nick Duckhart-last seen at Caldwell in The Whipping Man, Howard Elfman-South Florida's favorite character man and Katie Cunningham-currently enrolled in the FSU- MFA program at Asolo Theatre.
Carbonell nominee (Speaking Elephant) Angie Radosh has performed at Florida Stage, Caldwell Theatre Company, Palm Beach Dramaworks, Gable Stage, Actor's Playhouse, New Theatre, and Key West Theatre Festival, and was part of the award winning City Theatre Summer Shorts ensemble. Her work has earned a Curtain Up award and citations from the New Times. She received the Silver Palm Award for her work in Speaking Elephant and The Glass Menagerie at New Theatre. Television and film work include Disney's 'Johnny and the Sprites' and the award winning film 'Lost Everything.'
Veteran theatrical producer Vicki Halmos, founder of the Palm Beach Principal Players, today announced the formation of a new theatrical production company, Entr'Acte Theatrix, and its debut presentation - the tribal rock musical HAIR.
Caldwell Theatre Company completes their season with the timely production of Lisa Loomer's 'Distracted.' Fresh from its triumphant production at Roundabout Theatre in New York, 'Distracted' is a comedic look at the Cara family, coping with their nine year old son diagnosed with ADHD.
The 34th annual Carbonell Awards, South Florida's oldest and most prestigious arts honors, were bestowed in a ceremony at the Broward Center for the Performing Arts in a benefit performance which raises scholarships for South Florida arts students.
The Caldwell Theatre Company has announced the latest installment of their Broadway Concert Series by producing the Stephen Sondheim, James Lapine classic 'Into The Woods,' after Caldwell's acclaimed concert of 'Sunday in the Park With George' by the same writing team.
The fourth play will be filled with the new play from the always original Sarah Ruhl (The Clean House, Dead Man's Cell Phone) titled, In the Next Room or the vibrator play. Fresh from its successful run at Lincoln Center in New York, Caldwell Theatre was one of the first regional theater's to gain the rights to produce the play. 'What will grab people's attention with this piece is its enormous heart,' opined Cholerton. In The Next Room... focuses on a doctor at the turn of the century who is experimenting with a new electrical device to treat women with a variety of anxiety related symptoms. Not surprisingly, his patients continue to leave personal belongings behind to assure themselves an immediate second appointment. 'The play is indeed based on historical fact of the medical treatment of women at the time, but as is the case with any Sarah Ruhl play, you are taken into a world of heightened fantasy which has you engaged with these wonderful characters from start to finish. I believe In The Next Room will be one of the lasting plays to come out of the 00's decade,' concluded Cholerton.
Les Miserables at Actors' Playhouse at the Miracle Theatre in Coral Gables led the pack with a dozen nominations. Broadsword at Miami's Mad Cat Theatre Company and Why Torture is Wrong and the People Who Love Them at Plantation's Mosaic Theatre tied with five nods each as the most recognized plays for the annual honors to be held on Monday, April 12 at 7:30 p.m. in the Amaturo Theater at the Broward Center for the Performing Arts in Fort Lauderdale.
2009 could go down as the year of the musical with seven of the top 10 nominated shows edging out the edgier dramas for the 34th annual Carbonell Awards nominations celebrating the best shows and performances in Miami-Dade, Broward and Palm Beach counties.
Beginning with a double headlining bill of Broadway stars Gary Beach (Producers-Tony Award, La Cage Aux Folles-Tony Nomination) and Billy Porter (Miss Saigon, Grease, Smokey Joes Café), and rounded out with Holly Shunkey (Vices: A Love Story), Casey Lee Ross (Step Up) Leajato Robinson (Shinbone Alley, Fire Throws, Vices: A Love Story) and South Florida's own multiple Carbonell nominated star, Margery Lowe (Stratford Festival, Agnes of God, Whose Afraid of Virginia Woolf, No Exit).
Caldwell Theatre Company presents Lauren Wilson's Chemical Imbalance: A Jekyll and Hyde Play. Embodying Dr. Jekyll/Mr. Hyde is South Florida's premiere physical comedian, Tom Wahl. After years of perfecting his comedic skills with multiple productions nationwide of Sheer Madness, Mr. Wahl steps into the role of the strange doctor with tongue firmly planted in cheek.
Caldwell Theatre Company presents The Voysey Interitance, a drama written over 100 years ago that still resonates heavily today.
Caldwell Theatre Company presents The Voysey Interitance, a drama written over 100 years ago that still resonates heavily today.
Caldwell Theatre Company presents The Voysey Interitance, a drama written over 100 years ago that still resonates heavily today.
For five performances only, Stephen Sondheim and James Lapine's ‘Sunday in the Park With George' will come alive at the hands of the Caldwell Theatre Company in Boca Raton, Florida.
For five performances only, Stephen Sondheim and James Lapine's ‘Sunday in the Park With George' will come alive at the hands of the Caldwell Theatre Company in Boca Raton, Florida.
Set against the backdrop of the last day of the Civil War, a badly wounded Jewish confederate soldier returns to his Richmond estate and begs his now freed slaves to nurse him. In keeping with traditions of that time, the slaves are also Jewish, bringing into question conflicts of societal and religious acceptance. During the course of the play, secrets are revealed which will irrevocably alter all their lives. The final scene, set to the backdrop of the Passover Seder, will likely resonate with audiences long after the final bow.
With roots in gospel and classical training, which includes a degree from Florida Atlantic University, innovator Copeland Davis (who was influenced by Beethoven) received a standing ovation after his debut on 'The Tonight Show' and has enchanted audiences around the world.
At the end of last year, when the future of the Carbonell Awards seemed in doubt, the community rallied together to voice support for South Florida's oldest and most prestigious arts honors which applaud the best shows and performances in Miami-Dade, Broward and Palm Beach counties.
