The Scene for November 20, 2009

We seem to be racing through the year; next week is Thanksgiving. A lot of great shows are closing this week, I guess to give folks the holiday weekend. If you haven't seen any of the shows closing this weekend, you're missing some excellent theatre. Get out and see something.

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opening:

26 Miles opens at New Theatre on Nov 19, and runs through Dec 20

Christopher Durang's Why Torture Is Wrong, and the People Who Love Them opens Thursday at the Mosaic Theatre, and plays through Dec 13.

Cantorial opens Friday at the Broward Stage Door Theatre and plays through January 3.

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still playing:

The Naked Stage presents Macon City: A Comic Book Play through November 29.

Two Jews Walk Into A War... at Florida Stage, through Nov 29.

Henrik Ibsen's A Doll's House at Palm Beach DramaWorks plays through Nov 29.

David Mamet's adaptation of The Voysey Inheritance plays at the Caldwell Theatre Company through December 13.

Laffing Matterz runs Thursday-Sunday at the Broward Center for the Performing Arts, through June.

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passing through...

Legally Blonde the Musical plays at the Broward Center for the Performing Arts, through November 22. Read more about it.

Shut Up Sweet Charlotte at the Miniaci Performing Arts Center. This high-camp, drag version of the cult classic film Hush Hush Sweet Charlotte plays Thursday Nov 19 through Sunday the 22nd.


Patrick Combs: Man 1, Bank 0, plays a limited run at the Kravis Center, Thursday through Sunday, Nov 21.

Tales from Lake Wobegon with Garrison Keillor, plays Monday, November 23rd only at the Kravis Center.

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last chance to see...

The critically acclaimed Reasons to be Pretty at GableStage closes November 22.

Fanny Brice: The Real Funny Girl, will be playing to full houses at Maltz Jupiter Theatre, through November 22. It's currently 97% sold, so call now if you want to see it.

Bubbling Brown Sugar at the Broward Stage Door Theatre runs through Nov 22; this is a strong production of a show that hasn't been seen since its 1976 run on Broadway.

Sexual Perversity in Chicago plays at The Alliance Theatre Lab
through November 22.

Actors' Workshop & Repertory Company presents Speech & Debate at the Kravis Center in West Palm Beach through November 22.

Unhinged Theater presents Den of Thieves, through November 22.

Flora the Red Menace at Rising Action Theatre runs through Nov 22. This rarely produced Kander & Ebb musical launched the career of Liza Minelli.

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for kids

Inanna and the Huluppu Tree returns to the Playground Theatre, through December 20.