The beauty shop ladies (from left) -- Christie Prades as Vanessa, Elise Santora as Daniela and Alicia Taylor Tomasko as Carla -- keep track of the neighborhood in 'In the Heights' at Actors' Playhouse.

‘In the Heights’ takes on the flavors of Miami

Actors’ Playhouse celebrates its 25th anniversary with Lin-Manuel Miranda’s Tony-winning triumph ‘In the Heights.’ Photo Gallery Available

Sally Bondi, Avi Hoffman, Krisha Marcano and Patti Gardner (seated) are the naughty1920s characters in the Boca Raton Theatre Guild's 'Chicago.'

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‘Chicago’ brings its razzle dazzle to Boca Raton

The leads shine in an uneven production of the long-running Broadway hit. Photo Gallery Available

Emily Padgett and Matthew Hydzik feel the romantic magic in 'Flashdance' at the Broward Center for the Performing Arts.

‘Flashdance the Musical’: A blue-collar movie fairy tale is reborn

A fresh take on the ’80s movie ‘Flashdance’ hits the stage at Broward Center Photo Gallery Available

‘Chicago’

The old razzle-dazzle comes to the stage of the Willow Theatre when the Boca Raton Theatre Guild opens its production of the enduring John Kander-Fred Ebb musical hit ‘Chicago.’ Krisha Marcano, left, plays Velma Kelly opposite Patti Gardner as Roxie Hart in the show about two dames who make a killing in showbiz once murder makes them marketable. The show runs through March 17 at the Willow in Sugar Sand Park, 300 S. Military Tr., Boca Raton. Performances are 8 p.m. Tuesday-Saturday, 2 p.m. Saturday-Sunday. Tickets are $35. Call 561-347-3948 or visit www.brtg.org.

A frustrated Brian Hutchison is ready to murder Stefanie Powers' Tallulah Bankhead in 'Looped' at the Parker Playhouse.

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‘Looped’ offers a wild, touching Tallulah Bankhead

At the Parker Playhouse, Stefanie Powers wears the persona of her former costar well. Photo Gallery Available

Living the good life on South Beach in 'Extended Stay' by The Project [Theatre] are Alex Alvarez, Glays Ramirez, Troy Davidson, Chris Diaz and Maria Corina.

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The Arsht’s Miami Made showcases eclectic new work

A reality TV sendup, three plays and a dance piece are in the all-free lineup. Photo Gallery Available

A young woman brings her desperately sick baby to a streetcorner church in Harlem in APPACT's 'The Amen Corner.'

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The lessons of ‘The Amen Corner’ live on

The African American Performing Arts Community Theatre tackles a resonant James Baldwin play. Photo Gallery Available

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‘Waistwatchers’ works up a sweat at the Plaza Theatre

A collection of parody songs about exercise, men and more appeals to mature gals who just wanna have fun. Photo Gallery Available

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An eccentric Tallulah Bankhead is back in ‘Looped’

Star Stefanie Powers channels her onetime costar in Matthew Lombardo’s fiery comedy. Photo Gallery Available

André L. Gainey and Brandiss Seward play a jazz musician and a preacher in James Baldwin's 'The Amen Corner,' an African-American Performing Arts Community Theatre production.

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André L. Gainey plays a dying jazz musician, Brandiss Seward a preacher who is the musician’s estranged wife in James Baldwin’s ‘The Amen Corner,’ a play about a fractured family. The African American Performing Arts Community Theatre production previews Friday, opens Saturday and runs through March 17 at the African Heritage Cultural Arts Center, 6161 NW 22nd Ave., Miami. Performances are 8 p.m. Friday-Saturday, 3 p.m. Sunday. Tickets are $20 ($15 for Friday and Sunday shows on opening weekend, $25 for opening night). Call 305-456-0287 or visit www.aapact.com.

Kevin Reilley plays an envious playwright, with Janet Weakley as his worried wife in Stage Door Theatre's 'Deathtrap.'

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Stage Door revives Ira Levin’s ‘Deathtrap’

The twists and turns of a comic thriller are less than electric for anyone who knows the play. Photo Gallery Available

Annie Purcell considers her late lover's captured memories in the Denver Center Theatre Company's 'Ed, Downloaded.'

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Florida playwrights soar at a Denver festival

Lauren Feldman and Matthew Lopez get their work done at the Colorado New Play Summit. Photo Gallery Available

Scott Douglas Wilson's Willmore is drawn to Nori Teckosky's Hellena, to the dismay of Lela Elam's Angellica, in Thinking Cap Theatre's 'The Rover.'

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Thinking Cap rocks a classic sex comedy

Nicole Stodard’s small Fort Lauderdale company brings attitude and style to ‘The Rover.’ Photo Gallery Available

Ethan Henry plays the restless Walter Younger, Pat Bowie his mother Lena in Palm Beach Dramaworks' 'A Raisin in the Sun.'

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Lorraine Hansberry’s moving Broadway classic, ‘A Raisin in the Sun,’ is getting a superb production through March 3 at Palm Beach Dramaworks. Ethan Henry plays the restless Walter Lee Younger, Pat Bowie his decisive mother Lena in a play undiminished in power. Performances are 8 p.m. Wednesday-Saturday, 7 p.m. Sunday, 2 p.m. Wednesday and Saturday-Sunday. Tickets are $55. Dramaworks is at 201 Clematis St., West Palm Beach. Call 561-514-4042 or visit www.palmbeachdworks.org.