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Photo by Curtis Brown Photography William Hayes and Sue Ellen Beryl In December 2000, in a rundown, soon-to-be-demolished theatre at Palm Beach Atlantic University, a new nonprofit theatre company staged its first-ever production. Its apt title: Greetings! Starting out with a shoestring budget of $10,000 — which included…

Suh Vosters For their recent outstanding works, Playwrights Lloyd Suh and Jennifer Vosters won top awards given annually by a national theater critics group. For his play, The Heart Sellers, Suh won the Harold and Mimi Steinberg/American Theatre Critics Association (ATCA) New Play Award. The Steinberg/ATCA honor, which…

Even as a new live theater season has begun in South Florida, it is time to honor the excellence that artists displayed during the past year. In the region that includes Miami-Dade, Broward, and Palm Beach counties, there are at least two opportunities to recognize greatness in live theater:…

Photo by Amy Pasquantonio Political “fixer” Nathan Berkshire (Wayne LeGette) comforts assemblyman Julius Lee (Paul Wong) in Boca Stage’s recent production of Warrior Class at Boca Raton’s Sol Theatre. Now, Boca Stage will mount its shows at the larger Delray Beach Playhouse. By AARON KRAUSE Boca Stage has a…

Shubert organization Broadway theaters will remain closed during much of the first half of 2021 Broadway will now remain closed through at least nearly half of 2021 due to the pandemic, officials announced. Ticket sales for Broadway performances in New York City are now suspended through May…

Tony Awards officials have decided that this year’s ceremony, the 74th annual event, will take place online this fall. For the moment, further details are unavailable. Earlier this year, presenters put the ceremony on hold due to the pandemic. This past March, it forced all Broadway theaters, — and most…

The areas around stage doors could look as deserted as the one above if theaters implement a union’s guideline prohibiting autograph seeking following live theater productions. If you loved seeking autographs and taking backstage tours following stage productions, new safety guidelines may disappoint you. A theater union suggests…

Due to “breaking news events” in New York this weekend, “Spectrum News NY1″ and the Drama Desk organization postponed the Drama Desk Awards. Officials will re-schedule the ceremony. They had originally planned the broadcast for Sunday, May 31. “The Drama Desk celebrates all that’s outstanding in…