Up and Coming Productions This Summer

Want Some Theatre In Your Life This Summer???

Eventhough the pickings are slim, there are still several theatre opportunities nearby to check out. I've compiled a list for both you and I of productions throughout South Florida that will definitely keep you entertained, out of the heat, and hopefully inspired. Enjoy!

Married Alive at Actor's Playhouse

July 8th-August 16th

"Married Alive is a funny and poignant new musical that will march down the aisle of the Miracle Theatre as our summer show. Married Alive celebrates the trials and tribulations of two contemporary married couples, one newlywed and one oldywed. Originally named From Niagara to Viagra, this hilarious new musical shows us the triumphs and defeats of marriage, from babies to empty nests, from job stress to wedded bliss. Married Alive will not only make you laugh, it will make a difference

in your life."

Some Kind of Wonderful at Florida Stage

July 1st- August 30th

"From the brilliant creators of CAGNEY! - A theatrical-concert that will melt your heart, lift your soul and make you want to laugh and sing out loud. In the few years starting in the summer of 1961, an extraordinary thing happened - music from every generation and from every walk of life rose like a tide that swept us up and defined our lives.

Hits from Sinatra, Streisand, The Beatles, The Supremes, Sam Cooke, Connie Francis, The Drifters, The Four Seasons and more!

An incredible cast gives beautiful voice to the songs that you fell in love to. The songs that lit you up and made your life whole. The songs that tell your story. Florida Stage Summer Musical '09 - it's SOME KIND OF WONDERFUL!"

Midlife Crisis: The Musical at Mainstreet Players

August 7th-August 23rd

"Three men and three women make up the cast of this wacky musical that takes a comic look at the “age old” conditions and situations faced in MID-LIFE! From reading glasses and mammograms to weekend warriors and proctology exams - all are lampooned with a Saturday Night Live non-sensibility. Everyone will relate to this hilarious, and at times, touching musical about the curiosities and inevitabilities of middle-age. If you bought some Gingko-Biloba, but can’t remember where you put it - then you’re ready for MID-LIFE!"

The Speaking Elephant at The Women's Theatre Project

August 6th-August 30th

"Based on the true story of Wanda and Winky, two aging Asian elephants living in the Detroit Zoo are placed in the middle of a controversy when the decision is made to relocate them to a place more conducive to their need - a sanctuary in California. The elephants' attendant is torn. How do you send someone you love away, even when it's for their own good? And how do you make them understand that when you don't speak elephant? While the humans examine the elephants' future, their physical and psychological conditions are explored with humor, wit and poignancy, reflecting the problems society brings when aging forces us to move out of our homes into a different environment."

No, No Nanette at Broward Stagedoor Theatre

8/21/2009 - 9/27/2009

"This is the story of Jimmy Smith and all the trouble he gets into and out of on a summer weekend. Included in the score are two of the most famous show tunes ever written: Tea for Two and I Want to Be Happy. The whole experience is refreshing, silly and uplifting! Winner of 4 Tony Awards for Choreography, Costume Design, Actress..."

The Glass Menagerie at Broward Stagedoor Theatre

9/11/2009 - 11/1/2009

"THE GLASS MENAGERIE is a drama of great tenderness, charm, and beauty that still resonates because it features some of Tennessee Williams' most unforgettable characters. Considered one of the greatest plays of the American Theatre, THE GLASS MENAGERIE is accounted by many to be an autobiographical play of Williams’ life..."