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Tuesday, September 2, 2025

Laugh, Cry, Reminisce and Celebrate Love's Stubborn Vitality 'AT THE WEDDING' by Bryna Turner, Officiated by Island City Stage by Mindy Leaf

We've come a long way since wedding vows always featured an officiant pronouncing the ominous words: "Should anyone present know of any reason that this couple should not be joined in holy m…

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Wednesday, August 13, 2025

Where Have All the Trotskyists Gone? Head to LakehouseRanchDotPNG for Surprising, Touching, Well-Articulated Answers by Mindy Leaf

If the name "Trotsky" barely rings a bell, blame Stalin. Trotsky was a major player in Russia's 1905 Revolution, 1917's October Revolution, and on, a lifelong agitator for permanent, worldwi…

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Thursday, August 7, 2025

Harvey Fierstein's Latest 'TORCH SONG' Lights a Fire of Fury, Laughter, and Hope at The Foundry by Mindy Leaf

We can all use a little more Harvey Fierstein in our lives. The multi-Tony (and more) award-winning actor and playwright who many of us recognize from recent local productions of "La Cage Au…

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Tuesday, July 22, 2025

In a Neil Simon Summer, PPTOPA's 'PLAZA SUITE' Proves Simon's Couples Comedies Can Still Make Us Laugh by Mindy Leaf

In June, I reviewed FAU's Festival Rep's delightful production of Neil Simon's rarely produced 1988 couples farce, Rumors. And now, in July, I have the privilege of reviewing Pembroke Pines …

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Tuesday, July 15, 2025

Strong Black Women, Past & Present, Fight for Their Rights in 'CONFEDERATES' " a Powerful Regional Premiere by New City Players by Mindy Leaf

"History doesn't repeat itself, but it often rhymes" is a maxim I've been hearing far too often. We live in a world that's blasting headfirst toward what many see as a sci-fi future … yet …

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Monday, June 16, 2025

FAU's Festival Rep Opens with Neil Simon's First-Class Farce 'RUMORS' " Rumor Has It, This is One Fast-and-Furiously Funny Show! by Mindy Leaf

When America's most recognized and awarded and prolific TV and theater comedy writer " I'm speaking, of course, of the incomparable four-Emmy and 14 Tony, plus Pulitzer Prize-winning giant N…

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Thursday, June 12, 2025

Where Country Meets Borscht Belt and Corny Quips are King, 'SHUCKED: A New Musical Comedy' Raises the Barn in Nonstop Laughter at Broward Center by Mindy Leaf

Sometimes you just need to laugh. And laugh…and laugh. No matter how silly and, well, "corny" the humor. Even at puns, lots of puns " outrageously bawdy ones, at that. It was only a few ye…

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Wednesday, June 11, 2025

So FL Review: Whitney Houston's Greatest Hits Stalk 'THE BODYGUARD: Musical Slow Burn's Upbeat Thriller/Popstar Concert Explodes in Song & Dance by Mindy Leaf

Don't miss our stars Ta-Tynisa Wilson & award-winning locally & regionally in-demand actor Gabriell Salgado (Blue Bloods & She'll Come Back) who makes for the sexiest, cool-headed & meticulo…

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Tuesday, June 10, 2025

Whitney Houston's Greatest Hits Stalk 'THE BODYGUARD: The Musical' Slow Burn's Upbeat Thriller/Popstar Concert Explodes in Song and Dance by Mindy Leaf

Carnivorous houseplants. Homicidal barbers. Psychotic wives and mothers. Miserable lives lived in figurative and literal Hell. Sometimes it feels like there's no place too dark or outrageous…

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Monday, June 2, 2025

Sex, Lies, and Hollywood Dreams Collide in Craig Lucas's Disturbing Shocker, 'THE DYING GAUL,' Now Playing at Island City Stage by Mindy Leaf

Compromise your principles for the almighty dollar. Would you do it? How far would you go? What about the repercussions? … For yourself? Your family? Society at large? Nowadays, it feels l…

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Tuesday, May 27, 2025

Pompano Players' 'I DO! I DO!' is a Delightful Musical Romp Through a Classic American Marriage by Mindy Leaf

Only in South Florida (I admit I'm biased) are we lucky enough to experience spectacular world premieres, see the best of Broadway and off-Broadway, and also get to enjoy many local-talent r…

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Friday, May 16, 2025

Richardson Park is Alive with 'The Sound of Music' Thanks to Ronnie Larsen & Friends of POW! by Mindy Leaf

Leave it Ronnie Larsen, POW! (Plays of Wilton) founder and artistic director, actor, producer, playwright and, dare I say hyper-creative mad genius? for coming up with original, out-of-the-b…

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Monday, May 12, 2025

Beautiful Live Music and Strong Vocals Support 'The Bridges of Madison County': A Love Story for the Ages at Delray Beach Playhouse by Mindy Leaf

Why are women who are overcome by passionate, sexual love so often depicted as tragic heroines? At least best-selling ones like Tolstoy's 19th century novel, "Anna Karenina," written in 1878…

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Wednesday, April 30, 2025

'DRY POWDER' at Boca Stage Explodes the Myth of Capitalism For The People by Mindy Leaf

So what exactly is "dry powder"? Those involved in the world of finance would recognize its "dry" definition as cash-on-hand reserves held by private equity funds (companies not listed on th…

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Monday, April 21, 2025

'PAINTING CHURCHES' Unveils a Portrait of the Artist as a Family in Turmoil by Mindy Leaf

Tolstoy's famous quote that "Happy families are all alike; every unhappy family is unhappy in its own way" likely applies double to families of artists. Actually, both happy and unhappy part…

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Tuesday, April 15, 2025

'SOUTH PACIFIC' at LPAC is a Timeless Classic that Still Enchants and Enlightens by Mindy Leaf

"Some enchanted evening, when you find your true love…" For me that enchanted evening took place at the outdoor Jones Beach Theatre in Wantagh, NY. Many, many years ago, when I was 16. And…

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Wednesday, April 9, 2025

'THE IMPOSSIBLE TASK OF TODAY' Tackles Our Brave New World with Friendship, Empathy, and High Drama by Mindy Leaf

If New York Times deputy editor of culture and lifestyle Melissa Kirsch finds herself suffering from "the blues" attributed to too many hours spent scrolling and watching digital screens (aw…

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Wednesday, April 2, 2025

'SOMETHING ROTTEN!' Revels in a Fresh, Hysterical Take on Shakespeare and the Birth of Musical Theater by Mindy Leaf

Slow Burn Theatre Company continues its fabulous 15th Anniversary Season with a somewhat lesser-known but absolutely hilarious musical that, once experienced, makes any lover of the genre a …

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Thursday, March 27, 2025

Curtain Call Playhouse's 'SYLVIA' is DOGgone Funny, Clever, and Wise! by Mindy Leaf

I had no idea when I stepped into the Charlotte Burrie Center in Pompano Beach on Sunday to see SYLVIA by A. R. Gurney that I'd also be witnessing history. But I'm so glad I was there to joi…

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Tuesday, March 25, 2025

Get Ready to Play Detective (for real!) in 'CLUE: A Walking Mystery' by Mindy Leaf

Broward Center for the Performing Arts is currently hosting a live, interactive sleuthing experience of the iconic murder-mystery board game, "Clue." The game takes place at a series of hist…

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Tuesday, March 18, 2025

Superb Acting, Stagecraft Mark 'ALL THE NATALIE PORTMANS,' a Thinking Cap Theatre Regional Premiere by Mindy Leaf

You can always count on Thinking Cap Theatre (TCT) to discover that special gem of a new play (or unearth an ancient classic) and gift it to South Florida with a uniquely creative and entert…

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Wednesday, March 12, 2025

It's the Circle of Life: 'Disney's THE LION KING' Reignites Broward Center by Mindy Leaf

Touted as "The Worlds #1 Musical" (in earnings and ongoing popularity), the six Tony Award-winning (including Best Musical) "nothing else like it" theatrical extravaganza that is Disney's TH…

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Wednesday, March 5, 2025

Enchanting New Musical Comedy, 'CONFESSIONS OF A RETIRED WITCH,' Casts an Unforgettable Spell by Mindy Leaf

If you think you know all about witches, think again! You're about meet 250-year-young Angelina Max, a force of nature who can screw up like a human, exact revenge like a witch, but is also …

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Monday, March 3, 2025

'LEGALLY BLONDE: The Musical' at LPAC is a Pink Rush of Girl Power, Talent, and Joy by Mindy Leaf

Musicals-made-from-movies-made-from-books is a popular, winning formula drawing audiences from print, from film, from lovers of musicals " as well as "none of the above." By the time a book-…

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Thursday, February 27, 2025

Family, Fortune, and Conscience Collide in Arthur Miller's Epic 'ALL MY SONS' by Mindy Leaf

Did you hear about the latest plane crash? What about the latest protest resignations by our most experienced government officials? And the firings, all the firings. And dismantling of essen…

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Tuesday, February 18, 2025

Scintillating, Sexy, and Hilarious 'I Love You, You're Perfect, Now Change' Need Not Change a Thing! by Mindy Leaf

I was thrilled to finally discover why I LOVE YOU, YOU'RE PERFECT, NOW CHANGE is off-Broadway's second longest-running show. It's also a popular international favorite, having played in over…

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Tuesday, February 11, 2025

A Perfect Storm of Hate and Corruption Marches On in Slow Burn's Powerful and Moving 'PARADE' by Mindy Leaf

Political greed, ruthless ambition, ignoring "facts" to sell a popular story, and always " everywhere and in every age " deep-seated antisemitism lie at the heart of PARADE. This blockbuster…

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2025-2026 BROADWAY SEASON
Jun 12, 2025: Call Me Izzy - Studio 54
Sep 16, 2025: Art - Music Box Theatre
Oct 08, 2025: Beetlejuice - Palace Theatre
Nov 13, 2025: Oedipus - Studio 54
Nov 16, 2025: Chess - Imperial Theatre
Mar 23, 2026: Giant - Music Box Theatre
Apr 06, 2026: Becky Shaw - Hayes Theater
Apr 16, 2026: Proof - Booth Theatre
Apr 26, 2026: Drama Desk Cut-Off