Aaron Krause
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A Class Act Front Page
Norman Shabel Produces His Own Play in South Florida
By: - Jun 24th, 2025A South Florida professional production of Norman Shabel's legal drama, "A Class Act" runs through this weekend. "A Class Act" is a call to conscience that we cannot afford to ignore.
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Mud by Maria Irene Fornes Front Page
Latine Theater Lab Debuts Riveting Drama
By: - Jun 11th, 2025For its debut production, Latine Theater Lab in Ft. Lauderdale is leaning into the horror of Maria Irene Fornes's captivating drama, "Mud." In Mud, the groundbreaking Fornes deals with grim themes that seem especially urgent today.
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The Dying Gaul Front Page
Island City Stage Near Ft. Lauderdale
By: - Jun 11th, 2025Don't let the pristine set fool you in Island City Stage's piercing production of "The Dying Gaul" by Craig Lucas. People may be most familiar with Lucas from his Romantic fantasy "Prelude to a Kiss."
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Dangerous Instruments Front Page
World Premiere in South Florida
By: - May 29th, 2025"Dangerous Instruments," a play about a mother trying to get her son help, is receiving its world premiere in a fine production by Palm Beach Dramaworks. The play, by Gina Montet, runs through June 1 in West Palm Beach. Palm Beach Dramaworks featured the piece in one of its recent new play festivals.
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Painting Churches by Tina Howe Front Page
Pigs Do Fly Productions in South Florida
By: - May 02nd, 2025Pigs Do Fly Productions' mounting of "Painting Churches" is a winner. Art, memory, and aging collide in the poetic play.
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Beetlejuice the Musical Front Page
Strong Equity National Touring Production Stops in Miami
By: - May 02nd, 2025It's showtime, as the "ghost with the most" visits Miami to haunt audiences as Beetlejuice. It delivers a winning combination of whimsy, weirdness, and spookiness. An equity national touring production's stops in Miami.
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All My Sons Front Page
New City Players in South Florida
By: - Feb 27th, 2025New City Players in South Florida triumphs with its first production of an Arthur Miller Play "All My Sons" runs through March 9 in Island City Stage's intimate black box space in Wilton Manors, near Ft. Lauderdale. Acting does not get much better than this.
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9 to 5 Front Page
Broadway at Lauderhill Performing Arts Center
By: - Jan 21st, 2025The 2025 Broadway at LPAC season kicks off with a stirring production of "9 to 5." The professional production runs through Feb. 2. The stage musical "9 to 5" is an adaptation of the 1980 film.
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Some Like it Hot Front Page
Equity Touring Production in Florida
By: - Dec 06th, 2024An equity national touring production of the stage musical adaptation of the movie "Some Like it Hot" is touring the country. The tour includes several stops in Florida. It's hard to make out the words that the performers are saying and singing.
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Putting it Together Front Page
Sondheim Musical Revue
By: - Oct 15th, 2024Pembroke Pines Theatre of the Performing Arts stages "Putting it Together." The show is a Sondheim revue featuring many of the late great lyricist/composer's works. The production runs through Oct. 20 in Pembroke Pines, near Ft. Lauderdale.
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Steel Magnolias Front Page
Art Buzz Theatrics and Florida Theatrical Events
By: - Oct 12th, 2024A funny and touching co-production of the comedy-drama Steel Magnolias produces tears, laughter. The mounting in Ft. Lauderdale runs through Oct. 20. Art Buzz Theatrics and Florida Theatrical Events are the co-producers.
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Die, Mommie, Die! Front Page
A Hilarious Comedy Classic in South Florida
By: - Aug 28th, 2024Island City Stage near Ft. Lauderdale is presenting a deft comedic production of the hilarious parody, Die, Mommie, Die! Prolific and talented playwright Charles Busch penned the play. Busch has fun with Greek tragedy and 1960s melodramatic films known as Grande Dame Guignol Cinema.
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A Shonda in South Florida Front Page
World Premiere at The Foundry
By: - Aug 10th, 2024The world premiere production of a musical adaptation of Wendy Graf's play "A Shonda" is underway in South Florida The winning production runs through Sept. 1 at The Foundry in Wilton Manors, near Ft. Lauderdale. This is a visceral production in the intimate Foundry space.
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A Streetcar Named Desire Front Page
New City Players near Ft. Lauderdale
By: - Jul 23rd, 2024New City Players' current professional production of "A Streetcar Named Desire" sizzles. The production runs through Aug. 4 in Island City Stage's blackbox theater. The company uses space and budget limitations to the production's advantage.
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A Streetcar Named Desire Front Page
Southeast Florida's New City Players
By: - Jun 18th, 2024Southeast Florida-based New City Players mounted a production of "The Glass Menagerie" in 2016, the company's first year. Today, eight years later, the company will stage a production of another Williams masterwork -- "A Streetcar Named Desire."
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Clue LIve in Stage Front Page
Comic Murder Mystery on Tour
By: - Jun 16th, 2024A national equity touring production of "Clue: Live on Stage" delights. The production is just finishing a run at Ft. Lauderdale's Broward Center for the Performing Arts. The production will return to Florida in December at Sarasota's Van Wezel Performing Arts Hall.
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Daniel's Husband Front Page
Co-production in South Florida
By: - Jun 11th, 2024Plays of Wilton and Ronnie Larsen Presents are staging an impressive co-production of "Daniel's Husband." The play premiered at South Florida's Island City Stage and became a hit Off-Broadway.
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Skintight Front Page
Island City Stage near Ft. Lauderdale
By: - Jun 06th, 2024A winning production of "Skintight" is onstage at Island City Stage in South Florida. The play is a mind exercising meditation on family, history, beauty, the nature of love, the power of attraction, our society’s obsession with youth, and how we teach our young that exterior appearances matter the most.
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Trying in South Florida Front Page
Palm Beach Dramaworks in West Palm Beach
By: - Jun 03rd, 2024"Trying" is a historical drama covering the last year in the life of Judge Francis Biddle, former U.S. Attorney General under FDR. The play recounts the sometimes-testy relationship between Biddle and his secretary. Palm Beach Dramaworks' production closes out the professional, nonprofit company's 2023-24 season.
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ATCA Announces Awards Front Page
Steinberg New Play Award and Osborn Award
By: - May 14th, 2024Playwright Lloyd Suh won the Harold and Mimi Steinberg/American Theatre Critics Association New Play Award for his piece, "The Heart Sellers." Jennifer Vosters received the 2024 M. Elizabeth Osborn Award for her play, "Songs Without Words." ATCA presents the honors annually.
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Peter Pan Front Page
Miami's Adrienne Arsht Center
By: - May 10th, 2024A new, inclusive touring production of "Peter Pan" that does away with stereotypes of Native Americans and women is decked in Miami. History-making Native American playwright Larissa FastHorse and director Lonny Price's new version retains the show's charm, energy, and enchanting quality.
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Family Tree Front Page
Word Premiere co-production in South Florida
By: - Apr 29th, 2024Ronnie Larsen Presents and Plays of Wilton presents the world premiere production of "Family Tree" by Erin K. Considine. "Family Tree" is a moving and funny play with layers.
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Death of a Salesman Front Page
Palm Beach Dramaworks in South Florida
By: - Apr 07th, 2024Palm Beach Dramaworks delivers an award-worthy production of "Death of a Salesman." The company's mounting of Arthur Miller's masterpiece runs through April 20.
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Steinberg/ATCA Front Page
Playwrights Vying for Annual Award
By: - Apr 02nd, 2024Six play finalists are in the running for a major national annual award presented by theater critics. The American Theatre Critics Association annually presents the 2024 Harold and Mimi Steinberg/ATCA New play Award. The winner will be announced in May.
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The Taming of the Shrew Front Page
Ft. Lauderdale's Thinking Cap Theatre
By: - Mar 26th, 2024Thinking Cap Theatre in Ft. Lauderdale presents an updated "The Taming of the Shrew" at Broward Center for the Performing Arts. The production takes place in a modern-day office building. The reading of a play that is a response to Shakespeare's piece is also scheduled.
