J. Barry Lewis

Palm Beach Dramaworks Will Host the Perlberg Festival of New Plays
by Stephi Wild - Jan 7, 2025

The Perlberg Festival of New Plays ushers in 2025 with readings of five invigorating scripts still in development, written by five notable playwrights.  Learn more about the event here!

Arthur Miller's Pulitzer Prize-Winning DEATH OF A SALESMAN Extended At Palm Beach Dramaworks
by A.A. Cristi - Apr 5, 2024

Discover the latest news from Palm Beach Dramaworks as they extend their popular show due to high demand. Stay updated with BroadwayWorld's entertainment news.

Arthur Miller's DEATH OF A SALESMAN to Open This Month at Palm Beach Dramaworks
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Mar 15, 2024

Arthur Miller's Death of a Salesman is set to open at Palm Beach Dramaworks this month. Learn more about the show and see how to purchase tickets.

DANGEROUS INSTRUMENTS World Premiere & More Set for Palm Beach Dramaworks 25th Season
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Mar 7, 2024

Palm Beach Dramaworks will celebrate its twenty-fifth anniversary in 2024-25 with a  roster of plays that epitomize its commitment to “Theatre to Think About.” Learn about full programming and see how to purchase tickets.

Kenneth Lonergan's LOBBY HERO to Open Palm Beach Dramaworks' �¿2023-24 Season
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Sep 28, 2023

Palm Beach Dramaworks will open its 2023-24 season on October 13 (8pm) with Kenneth Lonergan’s acclaimed Lobby Hero, a seriocomic exploration of ethics and moral relativism.

Florida Repertory Theatre Kicks Off Season 26 With BEGUILED AGAIN A Musical Celebration Of The Rodgers And Hart Songbook
by A.A. Cristi - Aug 16, 2023

Florida Repertory Theatre 26th season begins with “Beguiled Again” a salute to the music of Richard Rodgers and Lorenz Hart. The production runs in the ArtStage Studio Theatre September 22 through October 29, 2023.

Tickets Now On Sale For Florida Repertory Theatre 26th Season
by A.A. Cristi - Aug 2, 2023

Single tickets for Florida Repertory Theatre's 26th season are now on sale. The 2023-2024 season opens to previews in the ArtStage Studio on September 19, and the nine-show professional season runs through May 19, 2024.

TWELVE ANGRY MEN Extended Through December 29 At Palm Beach Dramaworks
by A.A. Cristi - Dec 16, 2022

On the strength of rave reviews and nightly standing ovations, Palm Beach Dramaworks is extending the run of Reginald Rose's classic Twelve Angry Men. Three performances have been added, with the possibility of more.

TWELVE ANGRY MEN Opens At Palm Beach Dramaworks On December 9
by A.A. Cristi - Nov 23, 2022

The strengths and flaws of the American jury system are laid bare – as are the prejudices and social attitudes of those standing in judgment – in Reginald Rose's classic Twelve Angry Men, which opens at Palm Beach Dramaworks on December 9 (8pm). Performances continue through December 24, with specially priced previews on December 7 and 8 (7:30pm). J. Barry Lewis directs.  

Amy Herzog's 4000 MILES To Open Palm Beach Dramaworks 2022-23 Season
by A.A. Cristi - Sep 21, 2022

Palm Beach Dramaworks opens its 2022-23 season on October 14 (8pm) with Amy Herzog's warm and moving 4000 Miles, the 2012 Obie Award winner for Best New American Play. Performances continue through October 30, with specially priced previews on October 12 and 13 (7:30pm). J. Barry Lewis directs. 

AUGUST: OSAGE COUNTY And More On Sale At Palm Beach Dramaworks, September 6
by A.A. Cristi - Aug 24, 2022

Palm Beach Dramaworks has announced that single tickets for the 2022-23 season will be on sale beginning September 6 at 10:00am at the box office and online.

Palm Beach Dramaworks Announces 2022-2023 Season
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Mar 31, 2022

PBD’s twenty-third season will feature two Pulitzer Prize-winning plays, Topdog/Underdog by Suzan-Lori Parks and August: Osage County by Tracy Letts; a Pulitzer Prize-finalist, 4000 Miles by Amy Herzog; the world premiere of The Science of Leaving Omaha by Carter W. Lewis; and the classic Twelve Angry Men by Reginald Rose. Opening night is Friday, October 14.

Palm Beach Dramaworks Announces the World Premiere of Bruce Graham's THE DURATION Opens February 18
by A.A. Cristi - Feb 10, 2022

Bruce Graham’s The Duration, a powerful, moving family drama laced with humor that explores timely and timeless issues through the prism of personal loss, receives its world premiere at Palm Beach Dramaworks on Friday, February 18 (8pm). Performances continue through March 6, with specially priced previews on February 16 and 17 (7:30pm). J. Barry Lewis directs.

Palm Beach Dramaworks Announces Casting for Virtual Live Reading of A CHRISTMAS CAROL
by Stephi Wild - Dec 15, 2020

A who’s who in the history of Palm Beach Dramaworks is set to participate in a live reading of Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol on Monday evening, December 21 at 7:30pm. In the tradition of Dickens reading his own work, this presentation will showcase PBD luminaries reading the 1843 novella, with each artist separately performing a portion of the book before handing off to the next actor.

Palm Beach Dramaworks Announces DRAMALOGUE: TALKING THEATRE Featuring Estelle Parsons and More
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Aug 5, 2020

Palm Beach Dramaworks has announced that in celebration of the company's 20th anniversary, its popular Dramalogue: Talking Theatre! series is back, having been transformed into a weekly virtual program that can be seen every Friday evening from 7:30pm to 8:30pm.

Photo Flash: First Look at BRIGHTON BEACH MEMOIRS at the Maltz Jupiter Theatre
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Feb 27, 2020

Carbonell Awards Announces This Year's Nominations
by Stephi Wild - Jan 28, 2020

Palm Beach Dramaworks, the West Palm Beach theater which won the most Carbonell Awards of any theater in 2018, is now the most-nominated theater for 2019.

NKU Commonwealth Theatre Announces 2020 Summer Season
by A.A. Cristi - Jan 14, 2020

Commonwealth Theatre Company at Northern Kentucky University's School of the Arts is proud to present the musical comedy of BEGUILED AGAIN, and the comedy of NANA'S NAUGHTY KNICKERS as their 2020 summer dinner theatre season. A buffet dinner will be served in the NKU SOTA Art Gallery with performances taking place in the NKU Robert & Rosemary Stauss Theatre.

Palm Beach Dramaworks Presents Tennessee Williams' A STREETCAR NAMED DESIRE
by A.A. Cristi - Sep 17, 2019

Tennessee Williams' A Streetcar Named Desire, the Pulitzer Prize-winner that is on virtually every critic's short list of greatest American plays, opens Palm Beach Dramaworks' 2019-2020 season on Friday, October 11 (8pm) at the Don & Ann Brown Theatre. Performances continue through November 3, with specially priced previews on October 9 and 10 (7:30pm). J. Barry Lewis directs.

Photo Flash: Palm Beach Dramaworks Presents THE HOUSE OF BLUE LEAVES
by A.A. Cristi - May 22, 2019

It's October 4, 1965, and Pope Paul VI is spending 14 hours in New York City, marking the first visit by a reigning pope to the United States. Millions line the streets to greet him and zookeeper Artie Shaughnessy, a wannabe Hollywood songwriter with big dreams and no discernible talent, joins the throngs in the hope that a papal blessing will help propel him out of Queens, away from his mentally ill wife, Bananas, and into a new life in Los Angeles with his girlfriend, Bunny Flingus.