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Spending an evening with the Irish men at Palm Beach Dramaworks could try the patience of any sober audience member. On top of that, the show takes a long time to pick up steam and reveal th…
There is a difference having CIS actress Jane Krakowski play the lead that non-binary Cole Escola wrote and played in Oh, Mary. But this edition is easily one of the most hilarious evening t…
Coming in with a capital M for Merry is A Christmas Carol: The Musical now playing at the Wick Theatre in Boca Raton. Trust us when we say this recreation of the hit musical of Charles Dicke…
If the world's been getting you down and you're finding it difficult to get in the holiday mood, here's your antidote: go see Gulfshore Playhouse's production of White Christmas in Naples. Y…
West Boca Theatre Company;s The Last Romance is a play that does exactly what it's supposed to do; remind us that love can find us long after we're sure that door has closed.
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Jukebox musicals are not this critic's thing, but as they go, Million Dollar Quartet, now playing at the Maltz Jupiter Theatre,the opening night audience didn't go away disappointed starring…
 Visually, Little Bear Ridge Road is minimalist " solely a circular platform with a sofa " appropriate because the script calls for it to be surrounded by a black void. But emotionally, i…
For women, Liberation is a mirror that celebrates and reaffirms their complex challenges and triumphs. For many men, it's a profoundly deep eye-widening, educational revelation -- even if, e…
Thinking Cap Theatre is creating a reimagined version of Shakespeare's Cymbeline opening Dec. 5, what its director terms "It's Shakespeare's most thrilling"and, in my opinion, his funniest"…
Off-Broadway's Beau the Musical successfully spins from endless kick-ass energy to moving introspection and back to tongue in cheek humor, melding country, rock and gospel in a basement temp…
It's 60 years old, but Actors' Playhouse re-re-production of Man of La Mancha resounds loudly with undeniable resonances today, remaining a relevant clarion call for us to remain steadfast i…
Love and grief don't have a timetable but can occur at anytime, often blindsiding. Â Love can vanish too quickly while grief can linger too long. Both emotions are in full force in the swe…
Kristin Coury has directed an astounding production of Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? that's more a master class in acting than yelling. You've likely not seen a production as nuanced and a…
Neil Simon's California Suite produced by Curtain Call Playhouse, is a series of four playlets revolving around guests at the Beverly Hills Hotel.
Three vignettes are disappointments that do…
Many of this year's Carbonell Awards recipients were familiar names with acclaimed artistry, but the gala itself Monday was filled with changes and a few surprises. From a new location at Fl…
Finding your place in this world, loving what you do and never giving up your dreams, no matter how young or old you are, reverberate throughout the entertaining musical Water for Elephants …
An actress dealing with guilt from of her first marriage as she copes with her second marriage is the core of Better Late, a present-day dramady from Pigs Do Fly Productions.
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Island City Stage's Ruthless! The Musical fires on all cylinders, literally everything clicking be it the cast, the direction, the design, the music, the choreography, or the costumes. This …
Pompano Players' Steel Magnolias captures all the heart and humor that made this story a classic with a strong ensemble, deft direction, and performances that spark both hearty laughter and …
Theater Lab 's world premiere of Matthew Capodicasa's kaleidoscopic, fantastical The City in the City in the City is a roller coaster ride, full of twists, turns, blind corners and about-f…
Zoetic Stage's season has opened with a tantalizing, psychological, playful dark comedy that has the audience second-guessing, laughing, and gasping in surprise. The Mother is described by t…
The acting is fine and the direction brilliant in Maltz Jupiter Theatre's recreation of Stephen King's classic Misery, but what ultimately catapults this stage version to a breathtaking prod…
The 48th annual Carbonell Awards, dealing with a sold out main auditorium has created a ticketed Carbonell Watch Party and After Show Party television feed to a Livestream Lounge at FAU wher…
 Death, race and dreams intersect in Palm Beach Dramaworks' stirring, powerful The Mountaintop. This profound drama leavened with a bit of humor imagines the night Martin Luther King Jr. …
Just in time for Halloween, Riverside Theatre's production of Little Shop of Horrors in Vero Beach is a treat.
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