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Southern Florida by John Lariviere


2008-2009 Theatre Season in
Southern Florida

| Actors Playhouse | Broward Stage Door Theatre | Florida Stage | Gablestage |
| Lake Worth Playhouse | Maltz Jupiter Theatre | M Ensemble Company |
| Mosaic Theatre | New Theatre | Palm Beach Dramaworks | The Promethean Theatre |
| Rising Action Theatre Company | Sol Theatre Project | Tamarac Theatre of Performing Arts |


ACTORS PLAYHOUSE
280 Miracle Mile, Coral Gables FL 33134
(305) 444-9293

1776
Music and Lyrics by Sherman Edwards
Book by Peter Stone
October - November 2008

Guttenberg! - the Musical
By Scott Brown and Anthony King
December 3, 2008 - January 4, 2009

Miami Bombshells - The Musical
By Jeanette Hopkins
January 14 - February 8, 2009

Les Miserables
By Claude-Michel Schonberg, Alain Boublil and Herbert Kretzmer
March 4 - April 5, 2009

Havana Bourgeois
By Carlos Lacamara
May 13 - June 7, 2009

Married Alive
Music by Leah Okimoto
Book and lyrics by Sean Grennan
July 8 - August 16, 2009

2009-2010 Season

The Marvelous Wonderettes
By Roger Bean
September 30 – November 1, 2009

Another Night Before Christmas
December 2-27, 2009

The Great American Trailer Park Musical
By David Nehls and Betsy Kelso
January 13 – February 7, 2010

Miss Saigon
By Alain Boublil, Claude-Michael Schonberg and Richard Maltby, Jr.
March 3 – April 4, 2010

Unreasonable Doubt
By Michael McKeever
May 12 – June 6, 2010


BROWARD STAGE DOOR THEATRE
8036 W. Sample Road, Coral Springs FL 33065
(954) 344-7765

Convertible Girl
By Danny Simon
August 15 - October 12, 2008

Do Black Patent Leather Shoes Really Reflect Up?
Music and lyrics by James Quinn and Alaric Jans
August 29 - October 5, 2008

Smokey Joe's Cafe
The Songs of Leiber and Stoller
October 24 - November 23, 2008

Lucky Stiff
Book & Lyrics by Lynn Ahrens
Music by Stephen Flaherty
October 25 - December 7, 2008

La Cage aux Folles
Music and Lyrics by Jerry Herman
Book by Harvey Fierstein
December 12, 2008 - January 25, 2009

Showtune
The Music of Jerry Herman
December 26, 2008 - February 15, 2009

Sugar
Book by Peter Stone
Music by Jule Styne and lyrics by Bob Merrill
February 13 - March 29, 2009

A Little Night Music
Music by Steven Sondheim
Book by Hugh Wheeler
April 17 - May 24, 2009

Zero Hour
By Jim Brochu
February 20 - April 5, 2009

The Odd Couple
By Neil Simon
April 24 – June 7, 2009

I Left My Heart
By David Grapes and Todd Olson
June 12 – August 2, 2009

Knish Alley
By Tony Finstrom
July 10 - August 30, 2009

2009-2010 Season

No, No Nanette
By Irving Caesar, Otto Harbach, Vincent Youmans and Frank Mandel
August 21 - September 27, 2009

The Glass Menagerie
By Tennessee Williams
September 11 - November 1, 2009

Bubbling Brown Sugar
By Loften Mitchell
October 16 - November 22, 2009

Cantorial
By Ira Levin
November 20, 2009 - January 3, 2010

42nd Street
Book by Michael Stewart and Mark Bramble
Lyrics and music by Al Dubin and Harry Warren
December 11, 2009 - January 24, 2010

Come Blow Your Horn
By Neil Simon
January 22 - March 7, 2010

Singin' In The Rain
Book by Betty Comden and Adolph Green
Lyrics and music by Arthur Freed and Nacio Herb Brown
February 12 - March 28, 2010

Love, Sex, And The IRS
By Billy Van Zandt and Jane Milmore
March 26 - May 9, 2010

Suds - The Rocking 60's Musical Soap Opera
By Steve Gundersen, Bryan Scott & Melinda Gild
April 12 - May 23, 2010


FLORIDA STAGE
262 S. Ocean Blvd, Manalapan FL 33462
(561) 585-3433

Dirty Business
By William Mastrosimone
October 22 - November 30, 2008

Mezzulah, 1946
By Michele Lowe
December 10, 2008 - January 18, 2009

The Bridegroom Of Blowing Rock
By Catherine Trieshmann
January 28 - March 8, 2009

Cagney!
By Peter Colley
March 25 - May 3, 2009

Yankee Tavern
By Steven Dietz
May 13 - June 21, 2009

Some Kind Of Wonderful
By Bill Castellino and Christopher McGovern
July 1 – August 30, 2009

2009-2010 Season

Two Jews Walk Into A War...
By Seth Rozin
World Premiere
October 21 - November 29, 2009

Sire
The Storytelling Ability of a Boy
By Carter W. Lewis
December 9 - January 17, 2009

Sins of the Mother
By Israel Horovitz
January 27 - March 7, 2010

Dr. Radio
By Bill Castellino and Christopher McGovern
March 24 - May 2, 2010

When The Sun Shone Brighter
By Christopher Demos-Brown
May 12 - June 20, 2010


GABLESTAGE
1220 Anastasia Avenue Coral Gables FL 33134
(305) 446-1116

November
By David Mamet
October 18, 2008 - November 16, 2008

Adding Machine
Music by Joshua Schmidt
Book by Jason Loewith and Joshua Schmidt
December 27, 2008 - February 1, 2009

Defiance
By John Patrick Shanley
February 21 - March 22, 2009

No Child
By Nilaja Sun
April 18 - May 24, 2009

The New Century
By Paul Rudnick
June 20 - July 19, 2009

Lewd And Lascivious
By Michael McKeever
August 15 - September 13, 2009


LAKE WORTH PLAYHOUSE
713 Lake Avenue, Lake Worth, FL 33460
(561) 586-6410

Hair
Book and Lyrics by Gerome Ragni and James Rado
Music by Galt MacDermot
July 18 - August 9, 2008

Big River
Music and Lyrics by Roger Miller
Book by William Hauptman
Adapted from the novel by Mark Twain
October 2008

Leading Ladies
By Ken Ludwig
November - December 2008

Nunsense
By Dan Goggin
January - February 2009

The Crucible
By Arthur Miller
February - March 2009

Always ... Patsy Cline
By Ted Swindley
April 2009

2009-2010 Season

Grease
By Jim Jacobs and Warren Casey
July 10 - August 1, 2009

Oklahoma
By Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein
October 9 - October 25, 2009

Brighton Beach Memoirs
By Neil Simon
November 20 - December 13, 2009

Swing
January 22 - February 7, 2010

The Mousetrap
By Agatha Christie
March 5 - March 21, 2010

Joseph And The Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat
By Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice
April 16 - May 2, 2010


MALTZ JUPITER THEATRE
1001 E. Indiantown Rd., Jupiter FL 33020
(561) 575-2223

Noises Off
By Michael Frayn
November 11-23, 2008

Sleuth
By Anthony Shaffer
December 2-14, 2008

Barnum
By Cy Coleman
January 6-25, 2009

Beehive - The 60's Musical
February 3-22, 2009

Evita
By Andrew Lloyd Webber
March 17 - April 5, 2009

MALTZ CONCERT SERIES:
Johnny Maestro & The Brooklyn Bridge: October 24, 2008
Capitol Steps: December 31, 2008
George Winston : February 9, 2009
Celtic Tenors : February 15-16, 2009

2009-2010 Season

Fanny Brice: The Real Funny Girl
By Ray Stark
November 10-22, 2009

Lost In Yonkers
By Neil Simon
December 1-13, 2009

La Cage aux Folles
Music and Lyrics by Jerry Herman
Book by Harvey Fierstein
January 12-31, 2010

Tintypes
Conceived by Mary Kyte, Mel Marvin and Gary Pearle
February 9-28, 2010

Anything Goes
Music and Lyrics by Cole Porter
Book by Guy Bolton and P.G. Wodehouse
March 9-28, 2010

Limited Engagements:

Love Is Love
By Martin Charnin
October 15 - October 25, 2009

Capitol Steps
December 31, 2009 – January 1, 2010

Chris MacDonald's Memories of Elvis
January 17, 2010

Johnny Maestro & The Brooklyn Bridge
January 18, 2010

Bobby Rydell
February 14, 2010

The Platters
February 15, 2010

The Beatle Maniacs
February 21, 2010

Late Nite Catechism 3
February 22, 2010

Forbidden Broadway
March 14, 2010

John Pizzarelli
March 21, 2010

From Piaf to Broadway and Back
March 22, 2010


M ENSEMBLE COMPANY
12320 W. Dixie Highway, North Miami FL 33168
(305) 895-8955

A Woman Called Truth
By Sandra Fenichel Asher
February 5 - March 1, 2009

I Ain't Yo' Uncle
The New Jack Revisionist
Uncle Tom's Cabinet
By Robert Alexander
April 16 - May 10, 2009

I Just Stopped By To See The Man
By Stephen Jeffreys
Dates TBA


MOSAIC THEATRE
12220 W. Broward Blvd, Plantation FL 33325
(954) 577-8243

Radio Golf
By August Wilson
September 11 - October 5, 2008

The Seafarer
By Conor McPherson
November 20 - December 14, 2008

A Life In The Theater
By David Mamet
February 26 - March 22, 2009

In Darfur
By Winter Miller
April 16 - May 3, 2009

In A Dark, Dark House
By Neil LaBute
May 28 - June 21, 2009

2009-2010 Season

Rock 'N Roll
By Tom Stoppard
September 10 - October 4, 2009

Why Torture Is Wrong, And The People Who Love Them
By Christopher Durang November 19 - December 03, 2009

Make Me A Song
The Music Of William Finn
February 25 - March 21, 2010

Boeing Boeing
By Marc Camoletti, Adapted by Beverley Cross
April 15 - May 9, 2010

TBA
June 3-27, 2010


NEW THEATRE
4120 Laguna Street, Coral Gables FL 33146
(305) 443-5909

As You Like It
By William Shakespeare
August 14 - September 14, 2008

The Rant
By Andrew Case
September 25 - October 26, 2008

The Gates of Choice
By Michelle Rosenfarb
November 13 - December 14, 2008

Kissing
By Robert Caisley
January 15 - February 15, 2009

The Glass Menagerie
By Tennessee Williams
February 26 - March 29, 2009

Mauritius
By Theresa Rebeck
April 16 - May 17, 2009

2009-2010 Season

The Taming of the Shrew
By William Shakespeare
August 27 - September 27, 2009

In Development
By David Caudle
October 8 - November 8, 2009

26 Miles
By Quiara Alegrνa Hudes
November 19 - December 20, 2009

The Hour of the Tiger
By Sandra Riley January 14 - February 14, 2010

Equus
By Peter Shaffer
February 25 - March 28, 2010

TBA
April 8 - May 9, 2010


PALM BEACH DRAMAWORKS
322 Banyan Blvd, West Palm Beach FL 33401
(561) 514-4042

A Moon For The Misbegotten
By Eugene O'Neill
October 17 - November 30, 2008

The Chairs
By Ionesco
December 19, 2008 - February 1, 2009

The Weir
By Conor McPherson
February 20 - April 5, 2009

At Home at the Zoo
By Edward Albee
April 24 - June 14, 2009

2009-2010 Season

A Dolls House
By Henrik Ibsen October 16 - November 29, 2009

Copenhagen
By Michael Frayn
December 18, 2009 - January 31, 2010

American Buffalo
By David Mamet
February 19 - April 4, 2010

Three Tall Women
By Edward Albee
May 10 - June 13, 2010


THE PROMETHEAN THEATRE
4 Mailman Hollywood Theatre at Mailman Hollywood Center 3301 College Ave., Ft. Lauderdale
(786) 317-7580

The River Runs
By Barton Bishop
October 17 - November 2, 2008

Jacob Marley's Christmas Carol
By Tom Mula
December 12 - December 21, 2008

A Report On The Banality Of Love
By Mario Diamant
January 9 - January 25, 2009

Kimberly Akimbo
By David Lindsay-Abaire
March 27 - April 12, 2009

The Dumb Show
By Joe Penhall
May 15 – May 31, 2009

Cannibal! The Musical, Live on Stage
By Trey Parker Summer 2009


RISING ACTION THEATRE COMPANY
1831 NE 59th Ct., Fort Lauderdale, FL 33308
For tickets, call (954) 815-8826

The Sisters Rosensweig
By Wendy Wasserstein
June 19 - August 3, 2008

Some Men
By Terrence Mcnally
September 24 - November 2, 2008

The Most Fabulous Story Ever Told
By Paul Rudnick
December 3, 2008 - January 18, 2009

Say You Love Satan
By Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa
February 13 - March 15, 2009

Simply Barbra Salutes the Oscars
By Steven Brinberg
February 19 - March 15, 2009

The Andrews Brothers
By Roger Bean
April 4 - May 17, 2009

2009-2010 Season

Bent
By Martin Sherman
June 5 – July 19, 2009

Judy Garland Live!
As performed by Tommy Fermia
August 12-23, 2009

Take Me Out
By Richard Greenberg
August 28 – October 4, 2009

Flora The Red Menace
Book by David Thompson, Music by John Kander and Lyrics by Fred Ebb October 16 – November 22, 2009


SOL THEATRE PROJECT
1143 NE Flagler Drive, Fort Lauderdale
(954) 525-6555

Why We Have A Body
By Claire Chafee
June 13 - August 9, 2008

Blowing Whistles
By Matthew Todd
August 1 - August 31, 2008

Sex Drugs Rock & Roll
By Eric Bogosian
February 13 - March 7, 2009

The Vagina Monologues
By Eve Ensler
May 22 – June 3, 2009


TAMARAC THEATRE OF PERFORMING ARTS
7143 Pine Island Road, Tamarac, FL 33321
(954) 726-7898, (954) 942-9578

Musical of Musicals
By Eric Rockwell and Joanne Bogart
October 18, 2008 - November 9, 2008

Join The Club
By Dorothy Willis
January 17 - February 8, 2009

Ruthless
By Marvin Laird and Joe Paley
March 14 - April 5, 2009

Still Jewish After All These Years
By Avi Hoffman
April 30 – June 28, 2009

Lucid Moments
By David Bernstein
May 2 - May 24, 2009

Meshuggah Nuns
By Dan Goggins
June 6 - June 28, 2009



-- John Lariviere

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