The Colony Hotel Announces Tenth Anniversary SeasonAugust 16, 2010The Colony Hotel, which The Palm Beach Post has hailed as 'probably the best place for cabaret on the planet' - announced a star-studded, 10th anniversary season of the hotel's celebrated Royal Room, featuring headliners straight from Broadway and the most sophisticated nightspots in Chicago, Los Angeles, Las Vegas and Manhattan.
PlayReading Of Michelle Rosenfarb's Award Winning 'The Gates Of Choice,' 8/15August 15, 2010GableStage is proud to announce that local playwright and Carbonell Award nominee, Michelle Rosenfarb, was recently accepted into the MFA Dramatic Writing Program at New York University's Tisch School of the Arts and will commence this prestigious program in the fall. To help support her educational endeavors, GableStage will be housing a benefit playreading of her award-winning, The Gates of Choice. All proceeds will go to the playwright. Critically acclaimed, The Gates of Choice, received its world premiere production at New Theatre in Coral Gables during their 2008-2009 season, and is the work that gained Ms. Rosenfarb attention on the theatre map.
Pulitzer Prize Winner 'The Gin Game' At Palm Beach Dramaworks, Closes 8/15August 15, 2010West Palm Beach's only resident professional theatre, Palm Beach Dramaworks, will present 'The Gin Game' - the Pulitzer Prize-winning play by D.L. Coburn - as their summer offering, opening on Friday, July 16th (8PM) for a strictly limited engagement at their intimate downtown theatre (322 Banyan Boulevard). Special priced preview performances are slated for July 14th & 15th (8PM) and the production will play through August 15th.
Gulfshore Playhouse Announces Its Educational OfferingsAugust 14, 2010The Gulfshore Playhouse Theatre Education Project serves Southwest Florida through a wide variety of unique educational opportunities. The programming provides people from the diverse community accessibility to the art of theatre. Program offerings range from ART SMART, the in-school residencies which teach content curriculum in the schools, to the STAR (Student Theatre Artist in Residence) after-school theatre classes and Summer Acting Intensives, as well as The Saturday Series which features acting and technical training for adults, taught by professional actors and members of the Gulfshore Playhouse creative team.
New Theatre's First Annual Midsummer Night's Dream PartyAugust 14, 2010New Theatre is hosting its first annual 'Midsummer Night's Dream' party in celebration of its 25th Anniversary Season. The bash will be held at the Pinecrest home of Board Chairman Steven and his wife Susan Eisenberg, 7150 SW 110 Terrace, Saturday, August 14, 2010, from 7 p.m. to midnight.
Michael Weller's 'Fifty Words' Southeastern Premiere At GableStageAugust 14, 2010When their young son has his first sleepover, Adam and Jan are allowed the first night alone together in their Brooklyn brownstone in years. Will they renew a vital spark that's been nearly smothered, or, will the night provide the moment when provisional civility explodes into fiery chaos? An expansive look at modern marriage that is alternately funny and frightening.
'Fifty Words' Southeastern Premiere At GableStageAugust 14, 2010When their young son has his first sleepover, Adam and Jan are allowed the first night alone together in their Brooklyn brownstone in years. Will they renew a vital spark that's been nearly smothered or, will the night provide the moment when provisional civility explodes into fiery chaos? An expansive look at modern marriage that is alternately funny and frightening.
Adrienne Arsht Center Celebrates Fifth Anniversary SeasonAugust 13, 2010As the Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts of Miami-Dade County enters its fifth year serving South Florida, its leaders are rolling out a special 5th Anniversary Season that will celebrate the institution's success as a presenter of world-class programs that reflect Miami's diverse population, an economic engine in the City's thriving urban core, and as a model public/private partnership that has made critical investments in important community-based initiatives.
The Adrienne Arsht Center 's mission will factor prominently into a special 5th Anniversary Season Gala event to be held on the stage of the Sanford and Dolores Ziff Ballet Opera House on Thursday, October 28, 2010.
'A Tribute To Frankie Valli' With Richard Hayman And Florida Sunshine PopsAugust 12, 2010Frankie Valli came to fame in 1962 as the lead singer of the Four Seasons, and with the recent volcanic success of the Tony-winning musical 'Jersey Boys,' which chronicles the life and times of Frankie and his legendary group, such classic songs as Big Girls Don't Cry, Walk Like a Man, Rag Doll, and Can't Take My Eyes Off You, are the rage all over again.
New Theatre Announces Its 25th Anniversary Season August 11, 2010Following its successful 2009 - 2010 Season, New Theatre kicks off its 2010-2011 season with a limited engagement of one of the Bard's romantic comedies, 'The Tempest' (September 2 - September 19, 2010) adapted and directed by guest artist John Manzelli. Stranded on a deserted island with his daughter, a usurped duke is granted his chance at revenge. By invoking a storm, he shipwrecks the man who ruined him. Also among the passengers is the young man who awakens his daughter's first stirrings of love.
New Theatre's First Annual Midsummer Night's Dream PartyAugust 11, 2010New Theatre is hosting its first annual 'Midsummer Night's Dream' party in celebration of its 25th Anniversary Season. The bash will be held at the Pinecrest home of Board Chairman Steven and his wife Susan Eisenberg, 7150 SW 110 Terrace, Saturday, August 14, 2010, from 7 p.m. to midnight.
Lake Worth Playhouse Hosts L-Dub Film FestivalAugust 10, 2010The Lake Worth Playhouse and Florida filmmaker Steev Brown will host the City of Lake Worth's first annual film festival September 17-19, 2010. The L-Dub Film Festival will take place at the Playhouse Stonzek Studio Theatre and will include an eclectic mix of films produced by South Florida filmmakers.
Caldwell Theatre Opens Comfort of Darkness, 8/11August 10, 2010After the universal acclaim that accompanied Caldwell Theatre's 2009 Summer season, (Vices: A Love Story, The Whipping Man) Artistic Director Clive Cholerton, has chosen again to counter program against traditional summer fare, and will produce a World premiere in Joel Gross's highly emotional romantic drama, The Comfort of Darkness, preceded by the Southeastern premiere of Bob Clyman's successful comedic thriller, Secret Order.
'Behind The Mask' With The Florida Sunshine Pops OrchestraAugust 10, 2010This promises to be an exciting show with Richard Hayman and the Florida Sunshine Pops -- along with veteran performers Teri Dale Hansen, Rosena Hill and Ron Bohmer -- showcasing today's hottest Broadway shows and the greatest hits of Sir Andrew Lloyd Webber.
Michael Weller's 'Fifty Words' Southeastern Premiere At GableStageAugust 9, 2010When their young son has his first sleepover, Adam and Jan are allowed the first night alone together in their Brooklyn brownstone in years. Will they renew a vital spark that's been nearly smothered, or, will the night provide the moment when provisional civility explodes into fiery chaos? An expansive look at modern marriage that is alternately funny and frightening.
Stage Aurora And MOCA Jacksonville Present 'Sinner Man' August 8, 2010Inspired by the painting 'Sinner Man' By Benny Andrews. SINNER MAN musically blends American Negro Spirituals, Gospel, Blues, and Show tunes all performed a cappella. Showcasing the emotional journey of a man's life through the human experience.
Kravis On Broadway Subscription Tix 2010 2011 SeriesAugust 8, 2010The 2010 2011 Kravis On Broadway season boasts a powerful line up which includes The New Mel Brooks Musical Young Frankenstein and straight from the great white way, a revival of West Side Story. Add to this, NETworks Presents Disney's Beauty & The Beast, Dreamgirls and The Color Purple, all making their West Palm Beach debut at the Kravis Center. 'The upcoming Kravis On Broadway season promises a world of excitement and escape for our audience,' said Lee Bell, the Kravis Center's Senior Director of Programming.
Florida Sunshine Pops Eleventh SeasonAugust 6, 2010Viva Italia...The Mob Hits
A 'killer' compilation featuring world-famous conductor Richard Hayman and the Florida Sunshine Pops Orchestra, this tribute to great mob movies appeals to so many people -- not just Gen-Xers, but Baby Boomers as well -- who fell in love with vocal pop through gangster movies. The tunes of Dean Martin, Jerry Vale, Al Martino, Perry Como, Julius LaRosa and of course, Louis Prima.
'Motherhood The Musical' The Good, The Bad....And The Laundry August 5, 2010Hot Flash! From the successful producers of Menopause The Musical - GFour Productions is heading into its third trimester. They are soon to deliver 90 minutes of fun in the original play MOTHERHOOD The Musical, premiering September 24th in South Florida.