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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 small Click Here
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I look forward to seeing you at the theatre!
Carol
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At 7:30 am on January 10th, the nominations for the 42nd annual Carbonell Awards were announced.
Theatres and theatre professionals from three counties - Miami Dade, Broward, and Palm Beach - were recognized
for their outstanding contributions to South Florida's 2017 theatrical season.
There were 100 nominations spread between 44 productions, in categories ranging from Best Production of a
Play, to Best Actor, Best Actress, Best Director, and more.
Several of the theatre companies that have appeared on this list over the past year were recognized for their excellent
productions, including Stage Door Theatre, Slow Burn Theatre Company, and Thinking Cap Theatre at the
Vanguard Sanctuary for the Arts.
The Awards Ceremony will take place on Monday, April 2nd, at the Broward Center for the Performing Arts.
Congratulations to all the nominees - and to all the theatres in the area for another excellent season of theatre.
Because of you, we are all winners!
For a complete list of the nominees, and to learn more about the Carbonell Awards, click HERE.
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Now Playing
at
The PGA Arts Center
Due to popular demand, Avi Hoffman's Too Jewish?
has returned to South Florida.
In Avi Hoffman's
Too Jewish?
the award-winning actor/comedian/raconteur combines a delightful mix of music, comedy, impersonations and personal reminiscences, taking his audiences on a journey through his own Jewish roots, illustrating the traditions and history of his beloved Yiddish culture.
Avi Hoffman's
Too Jewish?
premiered Off-Broadway at New York's Houseman Theatre in 1994 and has been presented all over the world, as well as on the national PBS network. Hoffman, a child of Holocaust survivors, was taught at an early age to appreciate the beauty and depth of Jewish literature, music and tradition.
Click HERE to read Dale King's review of Too Jewish? in Palm Beach Arts Paper
Click
HERE
to read Steven J. Smith's interview with Avi Hoffman
in Palm Beach Florida Weekly.
Avi Hoffman's Too Jewish?
December 28, 2017 - January 21, 2018
Created and performed by Avi Hoffman
Tickets: $45-$65
Phone: 855-448-7469
Click
HERE to purchase tickets online
Showtimes:
PGA Arts Center
4076 PGA Boulevard
Palm Beach Gardens, FL 33410
Special Ticket Offer for Members of This List Only!
Use the code
TJ36
For $36 tickets for
Avi Hoffman's Too Jewish?
Tickets must be purchased at
Offer not retroactive / Limited Availability / Cannot be used with any other offer
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Invites you to join
Professor Miriam Hoffman
with her son Avi Hoffman
for a Reading, Q & A, & Book Signing for
A Breed Apart: Reflections of A Young Refugee
January 15th at 7 pm
Miriam Hoffman
, author, scholar, journalist, playwright & survivor will be reading selections from her new book A Breed Apart: Reflections of a Young Refugee, on Monday, January 15, 2018, at 7 pm at the PGA Arts Center in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida. She will be joined onstage by her son, Avi Hoffman, the award-winning actor/director/raconteur.
A Breed Apart
is an engaging non-fiction tale of war and sur
vival,
seen through the eyes of a young Miriam Hoffman and her father. Hoffman's personal tale captures the beauty and importance of keeping the Yiddish language and Jewish culture alive during the twentieth-century, despite countless attempts to destroy it.
A Breed Apart follows
Miriam Hoffman's emotional journey from a young refugee girl growing up in a post-war DP (Displaced Person) camp to her new life in the United States.
Monday, January 15, 2018 at 7 pm
PGA Arts Center
4076 PGA Boulevard
Palm Beach Gardens, FL 33410
This event is FREE!
To reserve a space, please send me an email at
and let me know how many tickets you would like.
Seating is on a first come, first served basis.
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Black Box Booking
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January 26 - February 11, 2018
When Judy Garland stepped out onto the stage at Carnegie Hall on April 23, 1961, the raucous standing ovation that greeted her was just the start of what has been called "the greatest night in show business history." Award-winning actress/singer Jody Briskey will channel Garland and recreate that night's iconic performance in Garland in Word and Song at the Willow Theatre in Sugar Sand Park.
Garland in Word and Song is a show that Briskey found evolved naturally over the years. She has portrayed Judy Garland several times - most notably in History Theatre's world premiere of Beyond the Rainbow, a role she reprised at Florida Stage, and for which she received a 2006 Carbonell nomination, and at the Theatre at Arts Garage.
 "Judy has been a passion of mine since I was a little girl, although I may not have known it at the time," Jody Briskey says. "I knew there was something about her, especially when she sang, that latched on to my soul. As I developed my own passion for singing, I always made sure I sang something of Judy's. She had a way of singing a standard song you may have heard a dozen times by other performers but by the time she enveloped it with her heart it became uniquely hers."
Garland in Word and Song
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Jody Briskey as
Judy Garland
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January 26 - February 11, 2018
Concept and Development by: Jody Briskey
Tickets: $35 / $30 for groups of 6 or more
Tickets: 561-347-3948 /
www.willowtheatre.org
Showtimes:
Thursday, Friday, & Saturday at 8:00 pm,
Saturday & Sunday at 2:00 pm
The Willow Theatre at Sugar Sand Park
300 S. Military Trail
Boca Raton, FL 33486
www.willowtheatre.org
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Coming to Ft. Lauderdale!
February 1 - March 25, 2018
Every mother dreams her children will grow up to be happy, healthy, and successful. Every Jewish mother secretly - and often not so secretly - adds specifics to her wish: A doctor, a lawyer, a dentist, or these days, a Silicon Valley tycoon would make her very happy. Brad Zimmerman's mother has finally adapted to her 'actor-waiter' son's career choice and financial situation: "If all goes well, I think Brad is going to buy a bookcase," she boasts to her friends.
My Son the Waiter: A Jewish Tragedy
is the story of Brad Zimmerman's struggle to fulfill his dream and 'make it' as a comedic actor in New York. One-part standup, one-part theatrical, and all parts uproarious
My Son the Waiter: A Jewish Tragedy
has garnered rave reviews wherever it has played.
My Son the Waiter - A Jewish Tragedy
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Brad Zimmerman
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Written by and Starring Brad Zimmerman
February 1 to March 25, 2018
Tickets on sale soon!
For more information:
Performances:
Thursday 2 & 7:30; Friday 7:30;
Sat. 2 & 7:30; Sunday 2 pm
Tickets $45 - $65
Norma & William Horvitz Auditorium at the
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Acclaimed New York Troupe Aquila Theatre Company Presents
Sense and Sensibility and Hamlet
at Broward College's Bailey Hall
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January 24 at 7:30 pm
Jane Austin's romantic comedy of seduction, courtship, love, heartbreak, and surprise.
Level-headed Elinor and her hopelessly romantic sister must give up their comfortable lives when their father dies unexpectedly, and their only hope lies in securing profitable marriages.
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January 31 at 7:30 pm
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Four centuries after its premiere, Shakespeare's Hamlet remains one of the classics of the world stage, for its tale of mortality and madness in which the characters inhabit a rich landscape replete with deceit, mistrust, and schemes.
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Dubbed "a classically trained, modernly hip troupe" by The New York Times,
Aquila Theatre Company became an established part of the New York theater scene in 1999 with its first production of
Iliad: Book One at the Clark Studio at Lincoln Center followed by long running Off-Broadway productions of
The Comedy of Errors and
Much Ado About Nothing. The permanent company-in-residence at the Center for Ancient Studies at New York University, the troupe strives to create bold reinterpretations of classical plays for contemporary audiences that free the spirit of the original work.
Sense and Sensibility 
Wednesday, January 24 at 7:30 pm
Hamlet
Wednesday, January 31 at 7:30 pm
Tickets:
$7 - $49
Bailey Hall
3501 Davie Road
Davie, FL 33314
(Free Parking available)
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Click on the images to purchase tickets, visi
t the Old School Square website, and to learn more about all their shows.
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Audition Notice!
 Pigs Do Fly Productions is seeking 4 women and 2 men aged 50 and older for their upcoming production of the new musical comedy MisMATCH.com. The production will run at Empire Stage from March 15 - April 1, 2018. Rehearsals will begin on February 26, 2018.
Auditions will be held January 14, 2018 at Empire Stage from 6-9 pm.
Please remit head shot and resume to
[email protected]
; we will then be in contact to schedule your audition.
Applicants must sing well and be able to move. A sense of comedy is a must! Please prepare an up-tempo ballad - Pop, Broadway - the more contemporary the better.
Characters:
PHYLLIS Very funny. Tough talking, hard drinking broad. A cross between Elaine Stritch and Joan Rivers. Divorced three times. Tough exterior and interior for that matter.
RHONDA Jewish. From Long Island. Has lived in Boca Raton since her divorce. Not the sharpest knife in the drawer. What she lacks in smarts, she makes up for with her big heart and naivety.
MIRANDA Sofia Vergara type. Hot, Latin lover. Easy going, loves to have a good time. Charo. Koochie koochie!
DIXIE Sweet but tough southern gal. Cross between Dolly Parton and Delta Burke. High end Real Estate Agent from Texas.
JACK Good looking Bartender. Single. Everybody's best friend. Listens to the ladies and actually cares. Actor doubles as many characters
NORMAN, Et. Al This character doubles as: Phil, Frank, Guy, Steve, Computer VO, Man 2, Man 4, Man 6, Man 8, Cowboy, Blair, Bob, Jerry, Sam, Sparky, Juan, Tom, Melvin, Jesus, Cialus Guy, Manuel. Must be funny character actor.
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Audition Notice
 Lightning Bolt Productions will hold auditions for their production of
Young Frankenstein
on J
anuary 13th & 14th
at the Hebrew Academy Community School from 2 PM on.
Auditions are by appointment, however, if you don't have an appointment, feel free to come and we will do our best to fit you in! Please prepare 16 bars of a comedic musical theater song in your key. Either bring a CD or a karaoke track on your phone for us to plug into our sound system. No a cappella performances or tracks with voices already on them will be accepted. Make sure to bring your headshot and resume. Come prepared to dance, wear clothes you can easily move in.
To schedule your appointment, please send your headshot and resume to
j[email protected]
and we will reply with your audition time. This is a professional production; actors will be compensated.
Audition Hebrew Academy Address:
1500 North State Road, #7, Margate, FL 33063
The show will take place at West Boca Performing Arts Center from April 13th-22nd. Rehearsals will start in the beginning of February and will take place at the same location as the auditions.
SYNOPSIS
From the creators of the record-breaking Broadway sensation, The Producers, comes this monster new musical comedy. The comedy genius, Mel Brooks, adapts his legendarily funny film into a brilliant stage creation - Young Frankenstein!
Grandson of the infamous Victor Frankenstein, Frederick Frankenstein (pronounced "Fronk-en-steen") inherits his family's estate in Transylvania. With the help of a hunchbacked sidekick, Igor (pronounced "Eye-gore"), and a ditzy lab assistant, Inga (pronounced normally), Frederick finds himself in the mad scientist shoes of his ancestors. "It's alive!" he exclaims as he brings to life a creature to rival his grandfather's. Eventually, of course, the monster escapes and hilarity continuously abounds.
Every bit as relevant to audience members who will remember the original as it will be to newcomers, Young Frankenstein has all the of panache of the screen sensation with a little extra theatrical flair added. With such memorable tunes as "The Transylvania Mania," "He Vas My Boyfriend" and "Puttin' on the Ritz," Young Frankenstein is scientifically proven, monstrously good entertainment.
YOUNG FRANKENSTEIN CAST INFORMATION
DR. FREDRICK FRANKENSTEIN: Brilliant brain surgeon, professor and grandson of mad scientist Dr. Victor Von Frankenstein. (Vocal range top: G4. Vocal range bottom: Bb2)
THE MONSTER: The misunderstood creation of Dr. Frankenstein. (Vocal range top: Bb4. Vocal range bottom: Db2)
IGOR: Frederick's faithful, bright-eyed, eager servant and friend with a hunchback. (Vocal range top: G4. Vocal range bottom: Bb2)
INGA: Frederick's young assistant. Attractive and a resident of Transylvania. (Vocal range top: A5. Vocal range bottom: G3)
ELIZABETH BENNING: Frederick's boisterous fiancé. (Vocal range top: F5. Vocal range bottom: F#3)
FRAU BLUCHER: Stern housekeeper of the Frankenstein estate and former lover of Victor Frankenstein. (Vocal range top: C5. Vocal range bottom: E3)
INSPECTOR HANS KEMP: The head of police in Transylvania. Driven by justice, with a wooden arm and leg. (Vocal range top: F4. Vocal range bottom: A2)
THE HERMIT: A lonely, blind town hermit, hoping for a friend. (Vocal range top: F4. Vocal range bottom: Ab2)
DR. VICTOR VON FRANKENSTEIN: The infamous Dr. Frankenstein and Frederick's grandfather. (Vocal range top: F4. Vocal range bottom: C#2)
ZIGGY: The village idiot. (Vocal range top: Eb4. Vocal range bottom: D3)
ENSEMBLE: Gravediggers, Villagers, Medical Students, Passengers, Mad Scientists.
 DISCLAIMER
Lightning Bolt Productions is not affiliated with or endorsed by the School Board of Palm Beach County or West Boca Community High School and the activities hosted by Lightning Bolt Productions on West Boca's premises pursuant to a lease agreement shall not be constructed as being conducted, funded, hosted, or sponsored by the School Board or West Boca on behalf of Lightning Bolt. The School Board and West Boca undertake responsibility for supervising or monitoring Lightning Bolt activities and will not be liable for any and all actions of Lightning Bolt on West Boca's premises.
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