Pigs Do Fly Productions at Empire Stage in Fort Lauderdale showcases mature actors and speak to the issues of older audiences.
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Two plays written by two of Broadway’s greatest playwrights have recently opened, both dealing with AIDS. Stephen Sondheim and James Lapine’s “Into the Woods” was seen as an allegory for the AIDS crisis when it debuted in 1987. Terrance McNally’s “Love! Valour! Compassion!”, which debuted on Broadway in 1994 deals with AIDS head-on as two of the characters battle the disease.
The Wick Theatre knows how to produce classic Broadway musicals and for the company’s 10th anniversary in Boca Raton, founder and executive producer Marilynn Wick has planned a five-show season:
The Carbonell Awards, South Florida’s theater and arts honors, announced the nominations in 20 competitive categories for the 2022-2023 theater season.
Island City Stage, one of the LGBT-centric theater companies based in Wilton Manors, will offer audiences an award-winning classic, big Broadway dreams, a pulp fiction musical, a neurotic family drama and murderous mayhem in their 12th anniversary season.
Slow Burn Theatre Co.’s 2023-24 season at the Broward Center’s Amaturo Theater features epic fairytales that will take audiences into the woods and under the sea with poignant stories of faith, love and acceptance.
Fort Lauderdale audiences are being treated to five premieres at the Broward Center this season, including “Funny Girl,” “Hadestown,” “Moulin Rouge! The Musical,” “Mrs. Doubtfire” and “Clue.” The season also includes the returns of “Annie” and “The Book of Mormon.”
Del Shores’ “black comedy about white trash,” “Sordid Lives,” gets a new production by producer/director Larry Buzzeo and his ArtBuzz Theatrics company through Oct. 22 at the intimate Empire Stage in Fort Lauderdale.
Unlike most other regional companies, Plays of Wilton (POW!) and producer Ronnie Larsen follow a commercial theater model like Broadway, preferring flexibility and not being locked into a predetermined schedule. When a show is successful, he can extend and when it’s not selling, quickly close and move on.
With its stellar performance of Del Shores’ classic comedy, “Sordid Lives”, Larry Buzzeo’s ArtBuzz Theatrics has packed a Broadway-level performance into the tiny space at Empire Stage.
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