Hannah Benitez News

Staged by Slow Burn Theatre Company, DOGFIGHT launches the Abdo New River Room Theater Series at the Broward Center for the Performing Arts from Thursday, November 12 through Sunday, November 29.

The new show by a local performer displays a lot of heart and promise.

Since I left the Mad Cow Theatre after seeing the Sunday matinee of their newest show, TRIBES by Nina Raine, I haven't been able to stop thinking about the implications stirred up by the highly dysfunctional family at the center of this rich, thickly plotted drama. I have become slightly weary of new plays trading on the 'highly dysfunctional family' trope in recent years, as most are flawed attempts to capitalize on the success of AUGUST: OSAGE COUNTY, but the insight with which Raine draws her characters, and the difficulties that they face, is uniquely specific, and all together powerful. The plot of this beautifully realized production analyzes the nature of family, of belonging, and the differences between communicating and connecting.

Mad Cow Theatre presents TRIBES by Nina Raine. TRIBES opens tonight, August 21, 2015 in The Zehngebot-Stonerock Theatre as the tenth and final production of Season 18.

Mad Cow Theatre is delighted to announce the cast and creative team for its upcoming run of Tribes by Nina Raine. Tribes is set to open August 21, 2015 in The Zehngebot-Stonerock Theatre as the tenth and final production of Season 18.  Mad Cow Theatre is thrilled to be able to offer American Sign Language interpretation for the matinee performance on August 23 as well as the evening performances on September 4 & 17.

Asking the Unanswerable

Actors' Playhouse has announced casting for it's regional premiere production of the Tony Award-winning musical Ragtime playing January 28 - February 22, 2015 at the Miracle Theatre.

As December steamrolls into the station, we are reminded, over and over again, with tv ads, a 7 mile radius of traffic surrounding the Mall at Millenia, and tepid temperatures that the holidays are here. Despite all that, what causes the most turmoil with the holidays is that terrifying F-word. Family. Families and the holidays go together like, well, drinking and the holidays. At the Mad Cow Theatre, you will find all of those things living and breathing full life in an oddly optimistic staging of JAMES JOYCE'S THE DEAD that has enough energy onstage to put the Sun Rain storming by to shame.

Mad Cow Theatre has announced the cast and creative team for its upcoming run of James Joyce's The Dead, music by Shaun Davey, book & lyrics by Richard Nelson, set to open December 5, 2014 in The Harriett as part of Season 18.

freeFall Theatre's production of ONE FLEW OVER THE CUCKOO'S NEST has officially been extended for two more weeks through September 14. James Oliver (freeFall's MISS JULIE, NBC's Frasier) and award-winning actress Roxanne Fay (Creative Loafing's Best Actress - Best of the Bay 2013) star and Eric Davis directs. ONE FLEW OVER THE CUCKOO'S NEST is the final show of freeFall's 2013/14 Season of Outcasts.

It's unfair to call this version of the beloved classic a mere play; it's so much more than that. It's a total theatrical experience. And it's not to be missed.

freeFall Theatre's production of ONE FLEW OVER THE CUCKOO'S NEST will open August 2 for a limited run of only 22 performances. Previews begin tonight, August 1 and the play closes on August 31.

freeFall Theatre's production of ONE FLEW OVER THE CUCKOO'S NEST will open August 2 for a limited run of only 22 performances. Previews begin on August 1 and the play closes on August 31. James Oliver (freeFall's MISS JULIE, NBC's Frasier) and award-winning actress Roxanne Fay (Creative Loafing's Best Actress - Best of the Bay 2013) star and Eric Davis directs. ONE FLEW OVER THE CUCKOO'S NEST is the final show of freeFall's 2013/14 Season of Outcasts. freeFall's new season begins in the fall with Stephen Sondheim's INTO THE WOODS.

FIDDLER ON THE ROOF, the Tony Award-winning musical that has captured the hearts of people all over the world with its universal story of life, love and tradition, kicks off freeFall Theatre Company's Season of Outcasts playing tonight, September 21 through November 3. Fans of last fall's smash hit, CABARET, will not want to miss this unexpected, daring and authentic staging of a Broadway classic.

FIDDLER ON THE ROOF, the Tony Award-winning musical that has captured the hearts of people all over the world with its universal story of life, love and tradition, kicks off freeFall Theatre Company's Season of Outcasts playing September 21 through November 3. Fans of last fall's smash hit, CABARET, will not want to miss this unexpected, daring and authentic staging of a Broadway classic.

This fall, freeFall opens its new season with a classic story about family, love and tradition. An audience favorite nearly 50 years after its stage debut, very few musicals have so magically woven music, dance, poignancy and laughter into such an unforgettable experience. 'Fiddler on the Roof' opens September 21. Performances will continue through November 3.

The Blender begins performances tonight, July 30th for a limited engagement through August 4th at La MaMa Experimental Theatre Club at 74A East 4th Street, New York, NY.

The summer theater scene in New York City is about to get "blended." Beginning Tuesday, July 30, and running through Aug. 4, the Summer Shares at La MaMa Experimental Threatre will host the New York City premier of The Blender: Eight Short Plays in the Mix. La MaMa is one of New York City's most acclaimed off-Broadway theaters.

The Blender begins performances July 30th for a limited engagement through August 4th at La MaMa Experimental Theatre Club at 74A East 4th Street, New York, NY. The Blender is written by Dylan Guerra and directed by Dylan Guerra, Tom Gelo and Hannah Benitez.