Neal Benari News

This year's red carpet season got off to a shaky start as a strike derailed the glamour in Los Angeles and New York. South Florida shows the nation how to get it right as the 32nd Annual Carbonell Award nominations were released today along with details of the awards ceremony, which is one of the most anticipated events of the theatrical season. The Carbonell Awards, sponsored by The Law Firm of Broad & Cassel, P.A., will take place Monday, April 7 at 7:30 p.m. in the Amaturo Theater of the Broward Center for the Performing Arts.

A new and restaged 'Carmen,' directed by Cirque du Soleil's Franco Dragone, will premiere at La Jolla Playhouse beginning June 5, opening June 17.

The New York Musical Theatre Festival (NYMF) and Amas Musical Theatre will present the world premiere of an original new musical, Magpie, on Wednesday, September 27 at 3 and 6 PM and Thursday, September 28 at 6 PM at the Barrow Group Theatre

Stellar performances and exquisite direction and design enrich this emerging American musical classic with heartfelt tenderness and explosive drama

The October 23rd and 24th editions of At This Performance, presented by Musicals Tonight!, will feature Broadway understudies and standbys performing

Missing Paper Mill's intimate production would be the crime of the century... and it's only 2005

Rachel York will replace Jayne Patterson as Mother in the Paper Mill Playhouse's production of Ragtime from June 8th to July 17th

Paper Mill Playhouse (Michael Gennaro, President and CEO) is pleased to announce the final production of the 2004-2005 season, the Tony Award-winning musical, Ragtime with Book by Terrence McNally (Master Class, The Full Monty, Love! Valour! Compassion!), Music by Stephen Flaherty and Lyrics by Lynn Ahrens (Dessa Rose, Seussical, Once On This Island, My Favorite Year) based on the E.L. Doctorow novel 'Ragtime.'