TRU Capote Comes To Life At Florida Rep
by Beau Higgins

(Jan. 27 11:09 AM) - Florida Repertory Theatre announced the opening of Tru in the Florida Rep Studio Theatre, a devastatingly funny glimpse into the mind of America's icon, Truman Capote. Playing Feb. 22-Mar 17, Tru is a fascinating one-man tour-de-force starring Florida Rep favorite, Mark Chambers, as the controversial author of "Breakfast at Tiffany's" and "In Cold Blood."

BWW Launches Non-Equity Audition Center with Free Listings
by BWW

(Jan. 27 10:15 AM) - We've unveiled a Non Equity Auditions section of the site which now contains free listings for audition opportunities around the country with all the same features that our Equity center includes like our search, chart view, daily and instant email alerts and more.

'Song Man Dance Man' Returns to Miami Beach Stage Door, 1/20-27
by BWW News Desk

(Jan. 27 5:00 AM) - In response to requests from residents and visitors alike, the Miami Beach Stage Door Theatre will present a limited run of Song Man Dance Man, the widely acclaimed one-man show that played to enthusiastic audiences in its run at the theatre last year.

CATS: AMERICA'S FAVORITE FAMILY MUSICAL Arrives at the Van Wezel Performing Arts Hall on Feb 10th
by BWW News Desk

(Jan. 26 10:49 PM) - This national tour of CATS, playing the Van Wezel on Fri. Feb. 10th @ 8 PM and Sat. Feb 11th @2 PM & 8PM, is the only production in North America sanctioned by Andrew Lloyd Webber. With original direction by Trevor Nunn and choreography by Gillian Lynne, this is the CATS credited with the British invasion of Broadway.

FOREVER TANGO With Anna Trebunskaya Comes to the Van Wezel, 2/9
by BWW News Desk

(Jan. 26 6:39 PM) - Luis Bravo’s FOREVER TANGO, featuring Dancing with the Stars favorite Anna Trebunskaya, is the internationally celebrated entertainment event that has played to great acclaim throughout the world and on Broadway. FOREVER TANGO will beguile and ignite the Van Wezel audience Thurs. Feb 9th @ 8 PM.

BWW Florida Awards Winners Announced!
by BWW

(Jan. 26 4:08 PM) - After an intense internal auditing process, the results are in for the 2011 Florida Awards! This year's awards broke traffic records and we couldn't be more excited to announce the 2011 BroadwayWorld Florida Award winners!

A CLOSER WALK WITH PATSY CLINE Starring Gail Bliss
by Beau Higgins

(Jan. 25 11:32 AM) - Seven times Gail Bliss and her show about Patsy Cline’s story, A Closer Walk with Patsy Cline, has sold out the Alhambra. Starting February 8, as a command performance, the show will return for the eighth time -- and the final time for Gail Bliss. Chosen from over 600 hopefuls in 1994 to originate the role of Patsy in the initial touring production of “A Closer Walk,” singer-songwriter Gail Bliss has made a name for herself all over North America for her work in this role.“A Closer Walk with Patsy Cline” is estate approved - one of only two select productions to be sanctioned by the Patsy Cline Estate managed by Charlie Dick, Patsy Cline's husband. Dick said of Gail, “she’s the best I’ve ever seen.”

ALVIN AILEY AMERICAN DANCE THEATER At The Arsht Center
by Beau Higgins

(Jan. 25 11:08 AM) - Led by Miami native Robert Battle in his inaugural season as Artistic Director, Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, one of the world’s favorite dance companies, returns to the Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts of Miami-Dade County from February 23 through 26 as part of a 27-city North American Tour. Following critically-acclaimed sold out performances in New York City, Ailey’s extraordinary dancers will move audiences in two special programs containing a series of premieres and new productions that launch an exciting new era in Ailey history. Ailey’s Miami engagement in the Ziff Ballet Opera House, is part of the Knight Masterworks Season, Sanford and Beatrice Ziff Dance Series.

JOSEPHINE BAKER Celebrated At The World Erotic Art Museum
by Beau Higgins

(Jan. 25 11:08 AM) - Josephine Baker, the legendary American-born entertainer who danced at the Follies Bergere becoming the “Toast of Paris’ as well as one of the world’s most beloved activists in search of equal nights, will once again be in the spotlight when an extensive exhibit of her films, posters and art, launches the month-long exhibit held annually by owner-curator Naomi Wilzig to honor Black History Month and African Art Wednesday, February 1 at an 8 P.M. reception at The World Erotic Art Museum (WEAM), 1205 Washington Avenue.

Orlando Shakes Presents CYMBELINE and ROMEO AND JULIET
by Beau Higgins

(Jan. 25 11:08 AM) - FALL IN LOVE AGAIN WITH TWO OF SHAKESPEARE’S TIMELESS PLAYS, CYMBELINE AND ROMEO AND JULIET Playing in Rotating Repertory January 25 - March 18 in the Margeson Theater at the Lowndes Shakespeare Center

Photo Flash: First Look at Actors' Playhouse's NEXT TO NORMAL
by BWW News Desk

(Jan. 25 10:25 AM) - Winner of the 2010 Pulitzer Prize for Drama and three 2009 Tony Awards®, Next to Normal explores how one suburban family copes with crisis. With powerful lyrics and an electrifying pop-rock score of more than 30 songs, this intense, emotional and ultimately hopeful musical aims right for the heart with its story of a family coming to terms with its past and bravely facing its future.

Florida Studio Theatre Presents NEXT FALL, Show Opens 1/25
by BWW News Desk

(Jan. 25 5:00 AM) - Florida Studio Theatre (FST) will present the Florida premiere of Geoffrey Nauffts’ contemporary drama Next Fall in FST’s Keating Theatre (1241 N. Palm Avenue) on Wednesday, January 25 at 8:00pm.

The Official Blues Brothers Revue Plays the Van Wezel, 2/8
by BWW News Desk

(Jan. 24 9:13 PM) - Dan Aykroyd and the Belushi Estate hand-picked this Jake and Elwood for The Official Blues Brothers Revue, bursting onto the Van Wezel stage Wed. Feb. 8 @ 8 PM for a one-of-a-kind stage show that faithfully recreates the magic of the Blues Brothers including the music, comic antics and affectionate character quirks that made blues fans out of millions of rockers in the 1970s and ‘80s.

Gulfshore Playhouse Announces their Scintillating Seventh Season
by Beau Higgins

(Jan. 24 2:15 PM) - Gulfshore Playhouse is preparing their Scintillating Seventh season with a variety of diverse productions, presentation formats, and venues. Naples’ first and finest professional theatre company is growing to six Mainstage productions this year, running from October through April.

DEAD MAN'S CELL PHONE Sarah Ruhl Comedy At The Waterfront
by Beau Higgins

(Jan. 24 1:50 PM) - “Dead Man’s Cell Phone” is by Sarah Ruhl, one of the hottest young playwrights on today’s American theater scene. She was the recipient of a MacArthur “Genius” Award, as well as a Pulitzer Prize finalist. “Cell Phone” was a hit Off-Broadway with Mary Louise Parker (“Weeds”) and was one of the top five most produced plays in 2011 in regional theaters across the country. The Waterfront now brings this wonderfully vibrant piece to the Keys community. The New York Times called it “A beguiling comedy with surprising twists and turns.”

Florida Studio Theatre Improv Presents SHOOT OUT, 1/24
by BWW News Desk

(Jan. 24 5:00 AM) - The ultimate Shoot Out at the O.K. Cabaret by FST Improv begins Tuesday January 24 at 8:30pm. The Improv show continues every Tuesday night this Winter though March 20 in the Goldstein Cabaret (1241 N. Palm Avenue, Sarasota FL 34236). Tickets are $12 and can be purchased online at www.FloridaStudioTheatre.org, by phone at (941) 366-9000 or by visiting the Box Office.

Maltz Jupiter Theatre's 'We've Got Elegance' Gala Raises $430,000
by BWW News Desk

(Jan. 23 7:40 PM) - The Maltz Jupiter Theatre’s ninth annual gala, “We’ve Got Elegance,” raised nearly $430,000 for the not-for-profit Theatre.

The Great MARILYN MAYE At The Colony Hotel Palm Beach
by Beau Higgins

(Jan. 23 10:53 AM) - The holder of the singer's record (76 appearances) on The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson, Marilyn Maye's career is a litany of honors, awards, and landmark achievements. Her hit songs include “Step to the Rear,” “The Lamp is Low,” “Sherry" and "If My Friends Could See Me Now." Known as a “Singer's Singer,” she has performed at New York's Copa Cobana, The Living Room, Michael's Pub, The Rainbow Grill, St. Regis, The Metropolitan Room and the legendary Birdland. This will be Ms. Maye’s fifth Royal Room engagement since making her debut at The Colony in March 2008.