PBD’s ‘Take a Deep Breath’ campaign under way

PBD’s ‘Take a Deep Breath’ campaign under way

Photo courtesy of Actors’ Playhouse at the Miracle Theatre and Palm Beach Dramaworks. The streaming co-production of The Belle of Amherst was a “breath of fresh air for all of us who miss going to the theatre,” PBD board chair Louise Snyder said. In the above photo, Margery Lowe appears...

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Giving Emily Dickinson life

Giving Emily Dickinson life

Photo courtesy of Actors’ Playhouse and Palm Beach Dramaworks. Margery Lowe appears as Emily Dickinson in a co-production of The Belle of Amherst.      By AARON KRAUSE For the second time in less than three years, award-winning South Florida actress Margery Lowe will portray poet Emily Dickinson onstage. However,...

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New Normal Rep. scores a hit with ‘Jericho.’

New Normal Rep. scores a hit with ‘Jericho.’

  Photo courtesy of New Normal Rep. Beth (Eleanor Handley) talks to the ghost of her husband, Alec (C.K. Allen) in New Normal Rep.’s inaugural online production of Jericho.   By AARON KRAUSE A problem with online theater, especially a taped production, is that performers cannot take bows. In addition,...

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Brush up your sleuthing skills for ‘Safe House’

Brush up your sleuthing skills for ‘Safe House’

  Photo by Jack Cooper Krystal Millie Valdes and Chris Hayhurst will not appear in person, but digitally in Urbanite Theatre’s production of Safe House.   By AARON KRAUSE After Fletcher leaves his cybersecurity job with a powerful corporation, he and his wife, Ava, hide with damning company secrets. Then...

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Broadway in Miami to return this fall

Broadway in Miami to return this fall

Photo by Matthew Murphy Actor Andre De Shields appears in a scene from the Broadway production of Hadestown.   Rejoice, South Florida. Soon after Broadway in Ft. Lauderdale officials announced that touring productions will return to the Broward Center this fall, Broadway in Miami officials made a similar announcement for...

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Broadway in Ft. Lauderdale back in business by November

Broadway in Ft. Lauderdale back in business by November

Broadway in Ft. Lauderdale at Broward Center for the Performing Arts will return to the stage this November. Specifically, the season will open on Nov. 3. That is when the musical hit Come From Away will land in Ft. Lauderdale for an 11-day run. The musical, about a Canadian town...

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MNM’s ‘Closer Than Ever’ is creative, heartfelt

MNM’s ‘Closer Than Ever’ is creative, heartfelt

  Photo courtesy of MNM Theatre Company. Thanks to technology, actors are able to look as though they’re near each other, and even holding hands, in MNM’s Closer Than Ever.   By AARON KRAUSE The telling and timely stage picture appears at the end of West Palm Beach-based MNM Theatre...

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Good news for parade fans this Thanksgiving Day

By AARON KRAUSE Everyone loves a parade. Therefore, they’ll be happy to know that, despite the pandemic, the beloved Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade in New York City will occur this year. “Macy’s believes in celebration and the joy of marking milestone moments with family and friends,” officials wrote on the...

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Actors’ Playhouse to reopen for holiday show

Actors’ Playhouse to reopen for holiday show

  Photo by Alberto Romeu Actors’ Playhouse is welcoming audiences back for a stage musical adaptation of Madeline’s Christmas.   Actors Playhouse at the Miracle Theatre will welcome back audiences for a “festive treat for adults and children alike.” However, things will look different under the Coral Gables-based Actors’ Playhouse’...

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Palm Beach Dramaworks to present a virtual holiday season of plays

Palm Beach Dramaworks to present a virtual holiday season of plays

          By AARON KRAUSE WEST PALM BEACH — While the pandemic has forced theater companies worldwide to go dark, at least one in South Florida hopes to bring light into people’s homes for the holiday season. Specifically, Palm Beach Dramaworks (PBD) in West Palm Beach will...

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