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• The Scene for April 2, 2010

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  Last chance to see quite a few plays this weekend; hope you haven't been waiting until the last minute, because you won't be able to squeeze 'em all in.
  
  opening:
  
  The Burt Reynolds Under-The-Bridge Players presents The Belle of Amherst, starring Barbara Dana.  Through Saturday only.[...]
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• Bill's Monthly Buzz

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  Bill Hirschman, who sees too little in print these days, does what's become his monthly wrap-up in the Sun-Sentinel.  It breaks down like this:
  
  1. Changes at the Carbonell Awards Organization; Amy London was added to the board and elected president, and hired as a paid executive/fundraiser.  A' [...]
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• Video of Radio

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  It's crazy, I know. But here's some video footage of Dr Radio, making its world premier at Florida Stage.
  
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• Hellos and Goodbyes

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  We're doing a little long-overdue spring cleaning here at the Theater Scene, clearing out some dead links, and adding in some new ones.
  
  GOOD BYE:
  The Hollywood Playhouse, which hasn't been all that active, is in foreclosure.  The good news is that a deed restriction limits the property to [...]
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• History Repeats

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  Just as it did last season at the Broward Center, Jersey Boys broke box office records at the Kravis Center; read about it on BroadwayWorld.
  
  Of the two venues, the Broward Center did just a little bit better:
  Broward Center $1,568,290
  Kravis Center:   $1,349,235
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• Simon puts Shinn in the Spotlight

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  Director Richard Jay Simon interviews playwright Christopher Shinn, who wrote Mosaic's next project, Dying City.
  

  Q. You told me in a previous discussion that you feel the greatest American play of all time is Eugene O'Neill's Long Day's Journey Into Night. What influence did that play [...]

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• Today on Aisle Say:

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  Don't miss Aisle Say today 2 p.m, wrpbitv.com: Bill and Hap handicap the Carbonells with Brandon Thorp, Iris Acker and Jennifer Sierra Grobbelaar.
  
  Also, Bill reviews Dr. Radio and Hap talks about the Humana Festival.' [...]
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• Mondays are Dark

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  Wow! It's an epic week for theatre-related stories!  Must be spring...
  
  Color returns to South Florida
  The Fort Lauderdale Theatre Examiner and BroadwayWorld.com report that The Color Purple returns to South Florida on April 6th.  If you missed it during its sold-out run at the Arsht Center, [...]
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• Florida Stage: Dr. Radio (1 review)

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  Florida Stage previewed the world premier production Dr Radio on March 24th and 25th, and opened it on March 26, 2010.
  

  The sweetest new musical you’ll ever see. In a dusty old radio repair shop on a forgotten street on the Lower East Side of Manhattan, an [...]

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• Coconut Grove Playhouse is Back - in the News

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  The long-shuttered Grove is in the news again:  The Coconut Grove Grapevine reported on Thursday that Miami City Commission Chair Marc Sarnoff introduced a resolution to ask the State of Florida to take back the Playhouse from its current board per the restrictions in the Quitclaim Deed, [...]
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