As you will see below, South Florida Theatres - large and small - are filled with wonderful productions this month, next month, and beyond!  So many that you might need to view this entire email on-line, rather than in your inbox.  If so, please use the Click Here link just above this note to be sure you are able to read about everything that's going on in our culturally rich community. 
I look forward to seeing you at the theatre!   Carol

Now Playing:
Give Mom the Gift of a Musical!
Through June 11
Based on Federico Fellini's Academy Award-winning film 8½, Nine focuses on celebrated film director Guido Contini, who is dealing with a mid-life crisis, numerous faltering relationships, including a failing marriage, and his increasingly futile attempts to come up with a plot for his next movie after a number of box office flops. The original Broadway production won five Tony Awards in 1982, including Best Musical.  
A Carbonell Recommendation
and Rave Reviews for 
Nine:
"Compelling Musical Hits Beautiful Notes at Stage Door:"   Helene Sorcic - Splash Magazines .
Click HERE to read more. 

"Stage Door's Nine Nearly a Ten!" - Bill Hirschman 
- Floridatheateronstage.com
Click HERE to read more.

Nine
April 28 - June 11
 Book by Arthur Kopit
Music and Lyrics by Maury Yeston
Adapted from the Italian by Mario Fratti
Tickets:  $38 - $42
Phone:  954-344-7765
On line:  www.stagedoorfl.org
Showtimes:
Wednesday, Saturday, & Sunday at 2 pm,
Friday & Saturday at 8 pm
Stage Door Theatre
8036 W Sample Rd
Margate, Fl 33065
 www.stagedoorfl.com
Clockwise from left to right:  Elizabeth Sackett, Dalia Aleman, Victoria Lauzun, Alexandra Milbrath, Jack Rodman.  Center:  Paul O'Donnell as Guido
Guido and some of the women of
Nine
Now Playing!
Give Mom the Gift of Musical Comedy!
April 14 - May 28

A blend of devilish humor, romance, murder, and music, No Way to Treat a Lady features a publicity crazed actor turned serial killer, and the detective who pursues him.

"No Way to Treat a Lady, About a Serial Killer is Just a Light Musical Comedy - Really"
 ~ Bill Hirschman - Floridatheateronstage.com
Click HERE to read the entire review
 
From Christine Dolen's (Sun-Sentinel) Review: 
 
"Part of the fun for two of the show's actors is that they get to show off their versatility by slipping from one identity to the next. (James) Hansen's Kit is a psycho and a bad actor - not an easy combo - but in disguise Kit presents himself as an Irish priest, a Spanish dance instructor, a utility worker, a gallery employee and others. His Kit is a kind of one-man Village People.
 
(Kimberly) Abrams gets to play both of the nagging mothers and the various murder victims. Director Peter J. Loewy seems to have given her a key note - "go over the top" - for most of the gals, but many of the real older ladies in the audience find it a hoot when Abrams hits the stratosphere.

Read Christine's entire review of  No Way to Treat a Lady HERE.

No Way to Treat a Lady
April 14 - May 28, 2017
 Book, Music, & Lyrics by Douglas J. Cohen
Based on the novel by William Goldman
Tickets:  $38 - $42
Phone:  954-344-7765
On line:  www,
Showtimes:
Wednesday, Saturday, & Sunday at 2 pm,
Friday & Saturday at 8 pm
The Stage Door Theatre
8036 W Sample Rd
Margate, Fl 33065

Dustin Cunningham & Andrea Arvanigian
James Hansen & Kimberly Abrams
James Hansen
Tickets are on Sale Now for the 
2017-2018 Season:

Tickets are on Sale Now:

Gender And The Pulitzer Prize
A Yearlong Play Reading Series

Arguably the most prestigious award for recognizing  excellence in journalism, literature, music, and photography, the Pulitzer Prize is  currently enjoying its 100th birthday. To participate in the centenary festivities, Thinking Cap Theatre proudly presents  GAP - A Yearlong Play Reading Series  that  spotlights and examines Pulitzer plays by women.

The Pulitzer Prize Board has awarded a prize in the category of drama 86 times in
the past 100 years.  Of the 86 award-winning  plays, only 15 (17%) were penned in full or in part by a woman;  Thinking  Cap's GAP Series  will feature a staged reading of 11 of those 15 plays by women.

The  GAP series will run through December 2017 at The Vanguard Sanctuary for the Arts.
The readings will take place once per month on a designated Sunday at 1 pm. There
will be talk backs with cast and director, moderated by a dramaturge, directly following
each reading.

A full schedule of readings and dates is available at  www.thinkingcaptheatre.com .

The next reading in the GAP Series will be on  Sunday, May 28 at 1 pm with Crimes of the Heart , the 1981 Pulitzer prize-winner by Beth Henley. 

GAP - Gender And the Pulitzer Prize
A Yearlong Play Reading Series
Tickets: $10 General Admission/
$5 Students 25 and Under with Valid ID
For Tickets:
Phone: 954-610-7263
To purchase tickets on line:  
The Vanguard Sanctuary for the Arts
1501 S. Andrews Avenue
Ft. Lauderdale, FL 33316
Coming In July!
presents
A World Premiere 
July 21 - August 6
Degas.  Monet.  Renoir.  These Impressionists painted the indelible images that have lasted for centuries.     With Impressions, Michael Leeds employs three exceptional actresses - Patti Gardner, Barbara Sloan, and Karen Stephens - to bring to life the women in their paintings.  From a Degas dancer to a Monet matron, Impressions imagines who these women are and what they're thinking.  Art literally brought to life.
 
Impressions
A New play Michael Leeds
July 21 - August 6
(Preview performance July 20 at 8 pm)
Performance times:
Thursday - Saturday at 8 pm
Sunday at 5 pm
Tickets:  $35
For tickets:  www.pigsdoflyproductions.com /
866-811-4111
All performances will take place at
The Abyss Stage
2304 N. Dixie Highway,
Wilton Manors, FL 33305
www.infinite-abyss.org
(Tickets are on sale now!) 

Summer Fest is Coming Soon!
South Florida Theatre League

South Florida audiences will once again have the opportunity to see theatre for free, check out new plays by South Florida playwrights, and attend theatres they might not usually visit when
The South Florida Theatre League's Summer Theatre Fest begins in early June. 

Almost every Monday from the beginning of June through the end of August, a South Florida Theatre League member theatre or theatre company will host a reading of a new play by a local playwright. Playwrights range from established local favorites, including Carbonell Award-winners, to emerging talents, with plays vastly ranging in subject matter and style. 

Information about each play, as well as dates, times, and performance locations will be posted on the South Florida Theatre League website:
http://southfloridatheatre.org within the next few weeks. 

The South Florida Theatre League is an alliance of theatrical organizations and professionals dedicated to nurturing, promoting, and advocating for the the growth and prestige of the South Florida theatre industry.  

Give Mom the Gift of Laughter!
presents
   Through May 28

"Tommy Koenig is so talented and energetic as a performer, and has such an insightful and entertaining take on American pop culture, his show was a joy to watch from beginning to end."  The Jewish Journal, May 2016

Comedy Central/National Lampoon star Tommy Koenig's 'one man musicomedy',  
Baby Boomer Baby is an energetic, entertaining, and very funny 'flashback through our times and the music that defined them'.

Born in Brooklyn, New York, in 1953, the year Rock and Roll was born, and raised in Rockaway Beach, the son of a musician who played with Glenn Miller during World War II,  Koenig was greatly influenced by chance meetings with John F. Kennedy and later George Carlin, and mostly by what the Beatles brought - the influence of music on Boomers' culture and personal choices.  In Baby Boomer Baby Koenig recounts the years he struggled to keep up with the changing times, just missing Woodstock by a few miles; the rites of passage of College, Travel, Sex, and Drugs; and the ever changing cultural and political landscape that music unleashed as it morphed from Disco to Punk to MTV to Rap and beyond.

During the show Koenig channels dozens of well-known - and original - characters in a one man tour de force spanning 7 decades. With original songs and parodies of everyone from The Beatles to Lady Gaga, and from Doo Wop to Hip Hop, Koenig's impressions include Elton John, Billy Joel, Blondie, Willie Nelson, Tina Turner, Bruce Springsteen, The Bee Gees, and the Eagles, among others. 
Tommy Koenig as Tina Turner, Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr, Elton John.... and

 90 minutes of music, nostalgia and comedy! 

Baby Boomer Baby
George Harrison
Madonna
Written & Performed byTommy Koenig
April 27 - May 28 
Tickets:  $45 
Phone:  1-855-448-7469
For Group Sales (12+): 888-264-1788
To purchase tickets on line:  
www.pgaartscenter.com
Showtimes: 
Thursday 2 pm & 7:30 pm
Friday 7:30 pm
Saturday 2 pm & 7:30 pm
Sunday 2 pm
PGA Arts Center
4076 PGA Boulevard,
Palm Beach Gardens, FL  33410

T ake Advantage of this Special Ticket Offer for Members of This List Only!
$35 tickets are available for 
Baby Boomer Baby
T hese $35 tickets can only be reserved at
Use the code
BOOMER when purchasing your tickets. 
Offer not retroactive / Limited Availability / Offer only valid through April 30
Give Mom the Gift of Romance!

Rome Saladino brings his brand new Jazzy/Big Band show
Feelin' Good
to  the Willow Theatre stage for one night only!

Inspired by vocal legends Michael Buble, Harry Connick Jr., and Frank Sinatra among others, Rome  Saladino's new show, Feelin' Good features beautiful dancers, elaborate costumes and choreography, and a 'rockin' 6-piece band!
During the show, Rome will channel the likes of Dean Martin, The Beatles, Queen, Stevie Wonder, and the Eagles, and pay homage to some of the greatest musical arrangements ever written, from the Great American Songbook to Swing & Jive and Rock 'n Roll.

Also featured in Feelin' Good:
 16 year old vocalist Alexandra McCrary, and tenor saxophonist  
Richie Malfitano - who played played with The  Craftsmen!  


 Alexandra McCrary

Rome Saladino
Feelin' Good
Saturday, May 13, 2017
 Created and performed by
Rome Saladino
Showtime:  8 pm
Tickets:  $25
Phone:   561-347-3948
On line:   www.willowtheatre.org  
The Willow Theatre at Sugar Sand Park 
300 S. Military Trail
Boca Raton,  FL  33486


Coming Soon to 
Click on the images to visit the Old School Square website, learn more about each show, and/or to purchase tickets. 
Coming Soon to 
July 6 - 30 
August 3 - 27
Click in the images to visit the PGA Arts Center website, and 
look for more information about these shows in the near future!
Discount Tickets Available for Members of this List Only!

May 19 - 21



Click  HERE to purchase tickets for
Mama Mia
at the Broward Center for the Performing Arts
Use the Discount Code
BCPASG 

May 24


Click  HERE to purchase tickets for
Idina Menzel
at the Broward Center for the Performing Arts
Use the Discount Code
FROZEN

May 27


Click  HERE to purchase tickets for
Kool & the Gang in Concert
at the Pembroke Pines City Center
Use the Discount Code
CELEBRATION


June 13 - 25


Click  HERE to purchase tickets for
Finding Neverland
at the Broward Center for the Performing Arts
Use the Discount Code
BCPASG 

July 1

Click HERE to purchase tickets for
Bring It! Live!
at the Broward Center for the Performing Arts
Use the Discount Code
DOLLS
(Straight out of the Dollhouse Dance Factory!  Come see the main event featuring Miss D's top girls as they high kick, shake, and flip their way to the top!)
Saturday, July 22nd at 2 pm



Click HERE to purchase tickets for
Paw Patrol
at the Broward Center for the Performing Arts
Use the Discount Code
RYDER 
June 14 - 25

Click  HERE to purchase tickets for
Girls Only - The Secret Comedy of Women
at the Broward Center for the Performing Arts
Use the Discount Code
BCPASG


September 23

Click  HERE to purchase tickets for
UB40
at the Broward Center for the Performing Arts
Use the Discount Code
BCPASG

(Expect to hear UB40's chart-topping hits, including 'Red, Red Wine', 'Can't Help Falling in Love',  and 'I've Got You Babe' )

December 18
C lick  HERE  to purchase tickets for
Kansas
at the Pembroke Pines City Center
Use the Discount Code
BCPASG
("Carry On" with Kansas - an extraordinary concert celebrating the 40th anniversary of their colossally successful album Leftoverture)



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