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. 
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I look forward to seeing you at the theatre!   Carol


Summer Magic at Sol!


Sol Children Theatre 
presents their
2019 Summer Repertory Productions 

Peter and the Starcatcher
Performances: July 12 - 14 & July 26 - 28
Fridays at 7 pm, Saturdays at 2 pm and 7 pm, Sunday at 2 pm
Tickets: $20 (adults) and $15 (juniors)
Click HERE to purchase tickets

Tony-winning Peter and the Starcatcher upends the century-old story of how a miserable orphan comes to be The Boy Who Would Not Grow Up (a.k.a. Peter Pan). A wildly theatrical adaptation of Dave Barry and Ridley Pearson's best-selling novels, From marauding pirates and jungle tyrants to unwilling comrades and unlikely heroes, Peter and the Starcatcher playfully explores the depths of greed and despair... and the bonds of friendship, duty and love.
A play by Rick Elice
Music by Wayne Barker
Based on the Novel by Dave Barr and Ridley Pearson


Matilda The Musical 
Performances:  July 19 - 21 & August 2 - 4
Friday at 7 pm, Saturday at 2 pm & 7 pm, Sunday at 2 pm
Tickets: $20 (adults) and $15 juniors
Click HERE to purchase tickets!

The story of an extraordinary girl who, armed with a vivid imagination and a sharp mind, dares to take a stand and change her own destiny.
Inspired by the twisted genius of Roald Dahl, the Tony Award-winning Roald Dahl's Matilda The Musical is the captivating masterpiece from the Royal Shakespeare Company that revels in the anarchy of childhood, the power of imagination and the inspiring story of a girl who dreams of a better life. 
Book by:  Dennis Kelly
Original songs by Tim Minchin

For more information and to purchcase tickets: 
561-447-8829

Performances  will take place at
Sol Theatre
3333 N. Federal Highway
Boca Raton, FL  33431

Theatre for the Entire Family!
Austin Stein & Kayla Asuoty in  Peter and the Starcatcher

Peter and the Starcatcher cast members



Tickets are now on sale for both productions!

September 13 - 29

Man of La Mancha i s one of the world's most popular musicals. Inspired by Miguel de Cervantes' seventeenth-century masterwork Don Quixote and set during the Spanish Inquisition, the original 1965 production won five Tony Awards, including Best Musical.
Cervantes is in prison awaiting trial. He and his fellow prisoners perform a play-within-a-play, telling the story of the elderly Alonso Quijana, who renames himself Don Quixote and goes on a quest to right all
wrongs in the world.

Man of La Mancha
September 13 - 29
Written by Dale Wasserman
Music by Mitch Leigh
Lyrics by Joe Darion
Click HERE to purchase tickets, or call: 561-832-7469
Performances:
Thursday, Friday, & Saturday at 7:30 pm
Saturday & Sunday at 1:30 pm
All performances at
The Rinker Playhouse at
The Raymond F. Kravis Center for the Performing Arts
701 Okeechobee Blvd.
West Palm Beach, FL 33401

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November 22 - December 8

Broadway's greatest farce is light, fast-paced, witty, irreverent, politically incorrect, and one of the funniest musicals ever written.  A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum takes comedy back to its roots, combining situations from time-tested, 2000-year-old comedies of Roman playwright, Plautus, with the infectious energy of classic vaudeville.
A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum is a nonstop laughfest in which Pseudolus, a crafty slave, struggles to win the hand of a beautiful, but slow-witted, courtesan named Philia for his young master, Hero, in exchange for freedom. The plot twists and turns with cases of mistaken identity, slamming doors and a showgirl or two.

A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum
November 22 - December 8
Book by Burt Shevelove and Larry Gelbart
Music and Lyrics by Stephen Sondheim
Click HERE to purchase tickets, or call 561-832-7469
Performances:
Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, & Saturday at 7:30 pm (no Thanksgiving night performance)
Saturday & Sunday at 1:30 pm
All performances in
The Rinker Playhouse at
The Raymond F. Kravis Center for the Performing Arts
701 Okeechobee Blvd.
West Palm Beach, FL 33401

Special Broward Center Discounts Available for 
List Members.

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to 
find your show! 

July 20th -21st

Click   HERE to purchase tickets for 
Paw Patrol Live! Race to the Rescue
at the Broward Center for the Performing Arts
Use the Discount Code
BCPASG

Come roll with the PAW Patrol as everybody's favorite heroic pups race to the rescue on the day of the Great Adventure Bay Race.  When Mayor Goodway  goes missing, Chase, Marshall, Skye, and the rest of the PAW Patrol will need to team up with Ryder to Save Adventure Bay's mayor and stop Foggy Bottom's Mayor Humdinger from winning the race!
July 17 at 7:30 pm

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Kirk Franklin
at the Broward Center for the Performing Arts
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BCPASG

Kirk Franklin is one of the brightest stars in contemporary gospel music.   An incomparable artist, speaker, New York Times bests-selling author, businessman, and humanitarian, he has spent over 20 years as the top selling artist of inspirational music.  A multiple Grammy award-winner, Franklin has revolutionized Gospel Music and bridged the gap between the faith community and mainstream Urban Music culture, and been hailed as 'the Garth Brooks of Gospel.'

July 26 at 7:30 pm

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A Live Conversation with John Cusack - Say Anything
at the Broward Center for the Performing Arts
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The 1989 comedy/drama Say Anything brought popular culture the love story of Lloyd Dobler (John Cusack) and Diane Court (Ione Skye). An eternal optimist seeks the heart of a 'brain trapped in the body of a game show hostess".  Join John Cusack for a screening of Say Anything followed by a talk-back with Cusack regarding his career and the making of this iconic film 

Saturday, August 10
8 pm


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The Motowners
at the Aventura Arts & Cultural Center
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Put some soul into your summer and let The Motowners take you on a musical journey back in time with the sounds of Motown!  This incredible tribute band brings the sounds of downtown with songs from artists including The Temptations, The Four Tops, Diana Ross & the Supremes, Smokey Robinson, Sam Cooke, Wilson Pickett, Stevie Wonder, and many more timeless tunes from the 60s and 70s. 
Click HERE to watch a sample of The Motowners music!
Thursday, August 29
7:30 pm

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The B-52s 40th Anniversary Tour
at the Broward Center for the Performing Arts
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With over twenty million albums sold, the B-52s are celebrating their 40th anniversary Tour with special guests OMD and Berlin.  Renowned as the World's Greatest Party Band, the B-52s remain one of rock music's most beloved and enduring groups. 

Something to Watch!

Spotlight On the Arts shines a light on the performing arts in South Florida. A celebrity panel and special guests bring lively, spirited discussion on various topics related to the arts. Guests include artistic directors, choreographers, actors, singers comedians, playwrights, musicians, maestros, and many fascinating people who contribute to our cultural landscape. Every episode is entertaining, enlightening, and educational.

This week's guests are Keith Garsson and Genie Croft of Primal Forces Productions, who discuss the formation of their theatre company, how they choose and develop their productions.  Panelists are Bill Hirschman, Michele Solomon, Andy Rogow, and Carol Kassie. 

Click HERE to watch!


From left to right: Andy Rogow, Bill Hirschman, Genie Croft,
Keith Garsson, Michelle Solomon, Carol Kassie

Let the Sun Shine in This Summer!
presents
July 26 - August 4

Let the Sunshine In this summer!
The American tribal love-rock musical  Hair celebrates the sixties counterculture in all its barefoot, long-haired, bell-bottomed, beaded and fringed glory. To an infectiously energetic rock beat, the show's iconic songs include  "Aquarius," "Good Morning, Starshine," "Hair," "I Got Life," and "Let The Sun Shine." Exploring ideas of identity, community, global responsibility and peace, HAIR remains relevant as ever as it examines what it means to be a young person in a changing world.

Hair
July 26 - August 4
Book & Lyrics by Gerome Ragni & James Rado
Music by Galt MacDermot
Tickets:  $35
Click HERE for tickets or call 561-886-8286  
Showtimes:  Friday & Saturday at 7 pm
                     Sunday at 2 pm
All performances take place at
All performances at
West Boca Performing Arts Center at West Boca High School
12811 Glades Road
Boca Raton, FL 33498
Audition Notices: 

Pigs Do Fly Productions is seeking four female actors over the age of 60 for their November 2019 production of The Lost Virginity Tour by Cricket Daniel. Directed by Deborah Kondelik.

The Lost Virginity Tour is a funny, profound, and provocative play about four women in their golden years - not talking about their grandkids or their knitting circles, but talking about sex and love, and recalling their 'first time' with often hilarious but sometimes harrowing detail.   This humorous and adventurous road trip conjures up the choices we make that shape our lives forever, and the friendships that hold us up when we can't walk on our own.
Equity/Non-Equity - Paid

Characters:
VIOLA, divorcée, mouthy from New Jersey, in excellent shape
KITTY, single, sweet, Southern Belle
RITA, married, smart earthy type
ELAINE, widow, older and wise

Auditions will take place at Empire Stage in Fort Lauderdale on Monday, July 22, 2019 from 6 pm - 10 pm. Call backs will take place on Monday, July 29, 2019 from 7 pm - 10 pm.

Auditionees must prepare a 1-2 minute comedic monologue. If you are interested in being considered for this production, you must send your current head shot and resume to:   [email protected] and you will be assigned an appointment time and be given sides from which to read. Auditions are by appointment only. No walk-ins. 
Rehearsals will begin October 14 and run through October 30.
The production will run from October 31 - November 24, 2019 at Empire Stage, located at 1140 North Flagler Drive, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33304.

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Lauderhill Performing Arts Center (LPAC) in collaboration with Broadway Palm Dinner Theatre is holding open auditions for adults (non-AEA) for their upcoming productions for their new series, Broadway in Broward, on Saturday, July 13, beginning at 10 amAll auditions are by appointment only and can be made by emailing Brian Enzman at  [email protected].   Callbacks for rolls will be Sunday, July 14, 2019.  Actors will be informed at the Saturday auditions if they are needed for callbacks on Sunday. 

Production and roles available:
West Side Story   
Casting all roles. 
Anyone interested in auditioning should bring two current headshots and resumes and be prepared to sing a one-minute cut in the musical theatre genre that best shows off your vocal range. Please bring sheet music in the proper key; an accompanist will be provided (no recorded music is accepted.) After the vocal audition, actors/actresses may be asked to attend a dance audition or attend the Sunday reading/singing callback auditions.
Rehearsals - October 31 - November 14, 2019
The production will run from November 15 - November 31 at the Lauderhill Performing Arts Center, located at 3800 NW 11 Place, Lauderhill, FL  33311.  (On the corner of Sunrise Boulevard and 441, just off the Sunrise Blvd. exit of the Florida Turnpike)


July 17th 

A Midsummer Night's Dream, Shakespeare's most popular comedy, begins with the people of Athens entering a moonlit forest and falling under the spell of the fairies who inhabit it. These merry wanderers of the night make mischief as two boys fall in love with the same girl while friends are turned against each other. Artisans attempting to produce a play are transformed into beasts before their eyes, but the King and Queen of the fairies need to make peace before everything can be made well again. The final act is a memorable, hilarious play-within-a-play that captures the essence of the actor's nightmare and yet somehow has a magical appeal to the City's ruler in attendance. 

The Shakespeare Troupe, Inc.


presents:
A Midsummer Night's Dream 
By William Shakespeare
July 17th 
7 pm - 8:30 pm
Performed by Shakespeare Troupe of South Florida
Tickets:  General Admission  $25 
                VIP Seating:  $35
Click HERE to purchase tickets 
Or call 561-483-9036
(For Group rates call Nicole at 561-483-9036)
The performance will take place at
The Boca Black Box Center for the Arts
8221 Glades Road
Boca Raton, FL  33434
Click HERE for more information  about S hakespeare Troupe!


Click  on the banners above to purchase tickets, to visit the Wick Theatre & Costume Museum website, and to learn more about all their shows. 
Subscriptions for The Wick's Seventh Sparkling Season are on sale now. 
Call 561-995-2333 
Tickets are on Sale Now!
  September 19 - 22, 2019

A brand new musical!  Nadine is a successful New York Attorney. But life has a way of throwing curve-balls, and when a significant change occurs in her well-ordered life, she must learn to adapt - and to reassess.   A trip to Boca Raton, re-connections with friends and family, and the possibility of a future she had often dreamed of but never believed could happen lead Nadine on a journey of discovery - about the choices she has made and those she can still make in order to find fulfillment and happiness.

Boca Bound: A New Musical
September 19 - 22
Book by Bonnie Logan
Music & Lyrics by Richard Peshkin
Tickets:  $50 - $55
Performances: 
Thursday, Friday, Saturday, & Sunday at 7:30 pm
Saturday & Sunday at 2 pm
Click HERE to purchase tickets, or call 561-995-2333
All performances will take place at
The Wick Theatre
7901 North Federal Highway, 
Boca Raton, FL  33487

Subscriptions are on sale now for the 2019-2020 Season
Subscriptions to Primal Forces 2nd Season at Sol Theatre are on sale now. 
Click HERE for more information or to purchase tickets!

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