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Many thanks to everyone who follows the RSS feed of SFTN or who just pops in as they can to see what’s going on in the South Florida Theater Community.  Our new blog over at blogspot.com is up and running.  Follow the link here to our introductory post for all the info on what to expect from the new site.  The web address for the new site is, http://s...

Anagram Entertainment is pleased to announce AUDITIONS of the upcoming South Florida premiere of: TOP GUN! The Musical. book and lyrics by Denis McGrath music by Scott White Rehearsals begin in December, Run starts February 3rd, 2012 Auditions are Saturday November 12th and Sunday November 13th. At Empire Stage. Auditions are by Appointment only The following roles are available: CHARLIE (Soprano 20s-30s) - Sexy and bitchy with a flair for comedy and comfortable with...

November 8, 2011 FORT LAUDERDALE, FL — The Silver Palm Awards committee - founded four years ago to honor theatrical excellence in South Florida - hasannounced that this year it will present the coveted award to 17 individuals, including two for direction of plays, two for playwriting and one for creating a memorable [...]

See the South Florida premiere of THRILL ME, the acclaimed musical based on the true story of Leopold and Loeb, the so-called thrill killers, who murdered a young boy in 1924 in order to try and commit the perfect crime, for $5 off the ticket price. Michelle Solomon, reviewing for

During the second half of November South Florida Theatre News will be moving to Blogger.com.  With better customization and seamless integration with the technology I currently use, Blogger.com will be a better fit for SFTN and my busy schedule.  Between my 9-5 job, sound design work, running shows (now sometimes at 2 theaters), and family [...]

Click On The Theatre’s Name To Be Taken To Their Website     Chitterling Heights                                                               The Women’s Theatre Project                                            Until Aug 28 In 1962 Lorraine Hansberry, author of A Raisin in the Sun invites James Baldwin to her country house, Chitterling Heights, for the weekend. Baldwin brings along a not-qui...

This past week in theatre history!   1871    Playwright Jesse Lynch Williams is born today. During the 1917-1918 theatre season, Williams’ play, Why Marry? , will win the first-ever Pulitzer Prize for drama.   1893    Mae West is born. While best remembered as a film actress from the 1930s, West started out in vaudeville, later becoming a Broadway stage [...]

Mad Cat Theatre Presents So My Grandmother Died, Blah Blah Blah Book by Paul Tei Aug 19 – Sept 10   So My Grandmother Died, Blah Blah Blah is the story of Polly Chekhov, a comedy writer in Hollywood, California who comes back to Hollywood, Florida for the wake of her beloved grandmother Mary.  The play is about the deconstruction [...]

Mad Cat Theatre Presents So My Grandmother Died, Blah Blah Blah Book by Paul Tei Aug 19 – Sept 10   So My Grandmother Died, Blah Blah Blah is the story of Polly Chekhov, a comedy writer in Hollywood, California who comes back to Hollywood, Florida for the wake of her beloved grandmother Mary.  The play is about the deconstruction [...]

Click On The Theatre’s Name To Be Taken To Their Website     Song Man, Dance Man                                Extended       Until August 21 The Broward Stage Door Theatre In this tribute to Gene Kelly, Fred Astaire, Bobby Darin, George M. Cohan, Sammy Davis Jr., Anthony Newley, and Donald O’Connor, Jon Peterson performs the numbers that made them famous!  Jon [...]