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Slow Burn Theatre Company to Stage HEAD OVER HEELS

Slow Burn Theatre Company and the Broward Center for the Performing Arts invite audiences to Head Over Heels, the bold new musical comedy from the visionaries that rocked Broadway with Hedwig and the Angry Inch, Avenue Q and Spring Awakening, from June 10-26, 2022. The musical is presented by American National Bank and sponsored by the Josephine S. Leiser Foundation and Funding Arts Broward, Inc. (FAB!).  Set to the music of the iconic 1980’s all-female rock band The Go-Go’s and featuring a book by Jeff Whitty and adaptation by James Magruder, this laugh-out-loud love story is directed by Patrick Fitzwater.

HEAD OVER HEELS Comes to the Broward Center in June

 Slow Burn Theatre Company and the Broward Center for the Performing Arts invite audiences to Head Over Heels, the bold new musical comedy from the visionaries that rocked Broadway with Hedwig and the Angry Inch, Avenue Q and Spring Awakening, from June 10-26, 2022. The musical is presented by American National Bank and sponsored by the Josephine S. Leiser Foundation and Funding Arts Broward, Inc. (FAB!). 

Slow Burn Theatre Opens Season With SONGS FOR A NEW WORLD

Slow Burn Theatre Company returns to open its highly anticipated 2021/2022 season in the Amaturo Theater at the Broward Center for the Performing Arts with Songs for a New World from Tuesday, Oct. 12 through Sunday, Oct. 24. The season is presented by American National Bank, South Florida’s premier community bank.

Renegade Theatre Company Presents WILD + FREE: A LOST BOY MUSICAL

The 'new-kids-on-the-block' are hitting us with their first official Mainstage production and it is a Movie Musical! Renegade Theatre Company, a new youth theatre company located in Lauderhill, FL is redefining arts education and artistic innovation with the youth of South Florida!

Marilynn Wick Inspires NSAL Scholarship Winners At Star Maker Awards

The National Society of Arts & Letters, Florida East Coast Chapter recently held their Star Maker Awards at Boca West Country Club where local NSAL scholarship recipients performed, and  Marilynn Wick was honored with the prestigious Lifetime Achievement Award.

Darius J. Manuel to Compete in NSAL National Drama Competition

Darius J. Manuel dazzled the judges at the NSAL Florida East Coast Drama Competition held recently at The Crest Theatre at Old School Square. Darius won the $2,000 first prize and an all-expense paid trip to compete at the NSAL National Drama Competition in Washington, D.C. Manuel lives in Lauderhill and is the Teaching Artist/Director of the Florida Children's Theatre in Fort Lauderdale.

Photo Flash: First Look at THE WIZ At Broward Stage Door Theatre

Stage Door Theatre's third production in their new home is an exuberant journey down the yellow brick road! Based the L. Frank Baum's classic 'The Wonderful Wizard of Oz', The Wiz is a dazzling mix of rock, gospel, and soul music, and told in the context of African American Culture. The family friendly musical will open at the Lauderhill Performing Arts Center (LPAC) on December 7th and run through December 31st.

Stage Door Theatre Presents THE WIZ At Lauderhill Performing Arts Center

Stage Door Theatre's third production in their new home is an exuberant journey down the yellow brick road! Based the L. Frank Baum's classic 'The Wonderful Wizard of Oz', The Wiz is a dazzling mix of rock, gospel, and soul music, and told in the context of African American Culture.    The family friendly musical will open at the Lauderhill Performing Arts Center (LPAC) on December 7th and run through December 31st.

RAGTIME: Florida Children's Theatre Raises Their Voice

The Florida Children's Theatre raises their voices, taking on Ahrens and Flaherty's most complex score, 'RAGTIME'. Teaming up, this time around, to lead this production are the powerhouse directing duo of Sean Cutler & Darius J. Manuel. Both of these fiery and thought-provoking directors are the most recent BroadwayWorld Award winners for 'Best Director of a Musical' for their work at the Florida Children's Theatre: Sean Cutler for 'Sweeney Todd' in 2015 and Darius J. Manuel for 'Carrie the Musical' in 2016, which also won him the Best Choreographer Award and Best Musical for the company! With both of their energies and visions spearheading this project, it is bound to resonate deep in our souls and ring throughout the community.

Vote For the 2017 BroadwayWorld Miami Awards; Just One Week Left!

The 2017 awards honor productions which opened between October 1, 2016 and September 30, 2017. Nominations were completely reader-submitted and after the nomination period ended October 31, BroadwayWorld's local editors proofed the list for eligibility and errors.

Vote For the 2017 BroadwayWorld Miami Awards; Just Two Weeks Left!

The 2017 awards honor productions which opened between October 1, 2016 and September 30, 2017. Nominations were completely reader-submitted and after the nomination period ended October 31, BroadwayWorld's local editors proofed the list for eligibility and errors.

BWW Reviews: Vibrant TARZAN at Slow Burn Swings High

Fitzwater's Tarzan follows his first Disney hit, last year's sell-out Hunchback of Notre Dame, with more visual enrichment and performative wonder than the choir-led musical extravaganza, but nonetheless finds its way into hearts to sneak its creeping vines and take root.

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