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Christine Dolen
Christine Dolen has been The Herald's theater critic since 1979. She has been a fellow at the National Critics' Institute and at Stanford University, and in 1999 was a Senior Fellow in the National Arts Journalism Program at Columbia University. She has served as a Pulitzer Prize drama juror and has won first place in arts writing in the Missouri Lifestyles Journalism Awards.
cdolen@herald.com.
  • Playwright Matthew Lombardo drew on his experiences with crystal meth addiction in writing 'High,' which opens this week at the Parker Playhouse.

    On stage

    ‘High:’ an unflinching look at addiction

    Kathleen Turner plays an outspoken nun in Matthew Lombardo’s play about addiction. Photo Gallery Available

  • Matthew William Chizever's Henry Higgins gets a feisty response from Diana Rose Becker as Eliza Doolittle in Stage Door Theatre's 'My Fair Lady.'

    Theater Review

    Stage Door’s ‘My Fair Lady’ is only fair

    Leads Matthew William Chizever and Diana Rose Becker display a shining chemistry, but leave the rest of the cast a step behind.

  • Joby Earle, Declan Mooney, Rob Donohoe, Dennis Creaghan and Colin McPhillamy play British miners who discover their artistic talents in 'The Pitmen Painters' at Palm Beach Dramaworks.

    Theater Review

    Dramaworks offers lessons on art and life

    The fact-based ‘Pitmen Painters’ looks at British miners who became outsider artists. Photo Gallery Available

  • J.D. Taylor as Ken, assistant to Mark Zeisler's Mark Rothko, gears up for another fiery debate with his boss in 'Red' at the Maltz Jupiter Theatre.

    Theater Review

    ‘Red’ blazes again, this time at the Maltz

    A fiery Mark Rothko tangles with his young assistant in John Logan’s Tony-winning drama. Photo Gallery Available

  • Declan Donelan and Kim Cozort examine a painting by a British miner in 'The Pitmen Painters' at Palm Beach Dramaworks.

    ‘The Pitmen Painters’ and ‘Red’

    ‘The Pitmen Painters’ and ‘Red’

  • Raul Esparza performed a concert of Broadway music, pop songs and Spanish classics at the Arsht Center's Knight Concert Hall on Saturday.

    Concert Review

    Esparza explores Broadway and his Miami roots

    In his Arsht Center solo concert, the celebrated star offers a two-in-one musical experience. Photo Gallery Available

  • Ken Clement plays a would-be lothario with a major mid-life crisis in Stage Door Theatre's 'Last of the Red Hot Lovers.'

    Theater Review

    ‘Red Hot Lovers’ sizzles at Stage Door

    Director Michael Leeds and an artful cast deliver a richer take on a Neil Simon classic. Photo Gallery Available

  • Scott Douglas Wilson tries to get his nervous bride-to-be to chill as Annemaria Rajala winds up for another round of criticism in the world premiere of 'Winter' at New Theatre.

    Theater Review

    ‘Winter’ premiere blows into New Theatre

    Robert Caisley’s new play focuses on battling, self-absorbed twins. Photo Gallery Available

  • Barbara Sloan, Annemaria Rajala, Scott Douglas Wilson and Nicole Quintana are featured in the New Theatre world premiere of Robert Caisley's 'Winter.'

    Stage Pick

    Playwright Robert Caisley concocts a witty family feud in ‘Winter,’ which gets its New Theatre world premiere this weekend. Annemaria Rajala and Scott Douglas Wilson (center) play fraternal twins who have grave problems with their late mother’s assistant as they’re trying to arrange the funeral service. Barbara Sloan (left) and Nicole Quintana (right) are also featured in the play, which runs through Feb. 19 at the Roxy Performing Arts Center, 1645 SW 107th Ave., Miami. Performances are 8 p.m. Thursday-Saturday, 1 p.m. Sunday (additional 5:30 p.m. shows Feb. 12 and Feb. 19). Tickets are $40 ($35 Thursday and Sunday evenings, $15 student rush tickets). Call 305-443-5909 or visit www.new-theatre.org.

  • Dancer-choreographer Rosie Herrera's 'Dining Alone,' featuring Daniel Bourgouin, will get its Miami debut during the Miami Made Festival 2012 at the Arsht Center.

    Miami Made Festival

    Festival presents experimental theater, dance

    Life after dark links the theater offerings of the free lineup at the Arsht Center. Photo Gallery Available

  • Avi Hoffman (seated at center) plays a famous novelist in Parade Productions' 'Brooklyn Boy,' which also features (from left) Sy Fish, Candace Caplin, Ryan Didato, Blaze Powers, Michael Gioia and Jacqueline Laggy.

    Brooklyn Boy

    In Donald Margulies’ ‘Brooklyn Boy,’ Avi Hoffman (seated at center) plays a suddenly famous novelist whose life is upended. Also featured in the cast of this inaugural show from Parade Productions are (from left) Sy Fish, Candace Caplin, Ryan Didato, Blaze Powers, Michael Gioia and Jacqueline Laggy. The moving comedy opens at 7:30 p.m. Friday at The Studio at Mizner Park, 201 Plaza Real, Second Floor, Boca Raton. Performances are 7:30 p.m. Thursday-Saturday, 2 p.m. Sunday through Feb. 12. Tickets are $30. For info, call 561-291-9678 or visit www.paradeproductions.org.

  • Matthew Korinko's all-knowing Officer Lockstock (center) sings with the citizens he oppresses in Slow Burn Theatre's 'Urinetown: The Musical.'

    Theater Review

    Slow Burn’s ‘Urinetown’ hits its targets

    The musical satire in west Boca Raton takes on corporate greed, politics and theater itself. Photo Gallery Available

  • Jodie Langel plays a tormented mother, Eddy Rioseco her son in 'Next to Normal' at Actors' Playhouse.

    Theater Review

    ‘Next to Normal’ is deeply moving musical theater

    Actors’ Playhouse crafts a production that belongs among the finest in its long history. Photo Gallery Available

  • Teo Castellanos plays Wynwood, one of the many characters along a well-known Miami street in 'NE 2nd Avenue' at the Arsht Center's Carnival Studio Theater.

    Theater Review

    Castellanos returns to ‘NE 2nd Avenue’

    An award-winning solo show at the Arsht reflects life in multicultural Miami. Photo Gallery Available

  • Jodie Langel as Diana listens to the whispers of Eddy Rioseco as her son in 'Next to Normal' at Actors' Playhouse.

    Stage Pick

    A wife and mother struggles with bipolar disorder in the hotly anticipated Next to Normal, the Pulitzer Prize-winning musical opening this weekend at Actors’ Playhouse. Jodie Langel plays the mom, Eddy Rioseco her son in the haunting, thrilling rock musical by Tom Kitt and Brian Yorkey. Performances at Actors’ Playhouse, 280 Miracle Mile, Coral Gables, are at 8 p.m. Wednesday-Saturday, 2 p.m. Sunday (additional matinee this Wednesday only), through Feb. 12. Tickets are $48 Friday-Saturday, $40 other shows (10 percent senior discount and $15 student rush tickets except Saturday-Sunday). For information, call 305-444-9293 or visit www.actorsplayhouse.org.

  • Rachel Lomax, Lauren Butler and Monica Lynne Herrera play flight attendants engaged to the same guy in the Promethean Theatre's 'Boeing-Boeing.'

    Theater Review

    ‘Boeing-Boeing’ is a throwback farce

    The Promethean Theatre’s version of a Tony-winning Broadway revival fails to take off. Photo Gallery Available

  • Area Stage's 'Snoopy! The Musical' features Joshua Dobarganes (on the dog house) as Snoopy, Giancarlo Rodaz as Woodstock (front) and, left to right, David Harrison as Charlie Brown, Marilyn Caserta as Peppermint Patty, Brigid Kegel as Sally, Marc Alvarez as Linus and Anamari Mesa as Lucy.

    Theater Review

    Snoopy gets a musical at Area Stage

    The Peanuts gang resurfaces in a production staged by original director Arthur Whitelaw.

  • Kenneth Tigar and Elizabeth Dimon are best actor and best actress Carbonell Award nominations for Palm Beach Dramaworks' 'All My Sons,' nominated for best play.

    Palm Beach theaters dominate Carbonell nods

    Maltz Jupiter Theatre scores 25 nominations for South Florida’s top stage honor. Photo Gallery Available

  • Sonia Manzano, who has played Maria on 'Sesame Street' for four decades, is part of the 'Love, Loss and What I Wore' cast at Parker Playhouse.

    Onstage

    ‘What I Wore’ links clothing and memories

    Celebrity actresses bring the Ephron sisters’ poignant, funny play to life. Photo Gallery Available

  • The 'Jersey Boys' cast brings its entertaining, insightful look at Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons to a thrilling close at the Broward Center.

    Theater Review

    Like Frankie Valli’s voice, ‘Jersey Boys’ soars

    The best of the jukebox musicals brings the Four Seasons’ story back to the Broward Center. Photo Gallery Available

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