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{{Infobox venue
{{Infobox venue
| name              = Showtime Performing Arts Theatre
| name              = Showtime Performing Arts Theatre
| former_names      = SHOWTIME Dance & Performing Arts Theatre
| image            = Showtime_Performing_Arts_Theatre_logo.jpg
| caption          = Showtime's marquee-style logo
| former_names      = SHOWTIME Dance & Performing Arts Theatre; Showtime Children's Performing Arts Theatre (c. 2010)
| venue_type        = Youth and community musical theatre · Performing arts school
| venue_type        = Youth and community musical theatre · Performing arts school
| address          = 503 SE Mizner Blvd., Suite 73<br />Royal Palm Place
| address          = 503 SE Mizner Blvd., Suite 73<br />Royal Palm Place
| location          = Boca Raton, Florida, U.S.
| location          = Boca Raton, Florida, U.S.
| opened            = c. 2006 (website online by July 2006)
| opened            = c. 2005–06 (first season); website online by July 2006
| closed            = c. 2020 (COVID-19 pandemic)
| closed            = c. 2020 (COVID-19 pandemic)
| founder          = [[Marilyn Perry]]
| founder          = [[Marilyn Perry]]
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* a teaching and performance theatre with about 120 seats, stage lighting and a custom sound system
* a teaching and performance theatre with about 120 seats, stage lighting and a custom sound system


Later descriptions gave the size of the two-storey building's theatre as 100 seats (2010) and 125 seats (2014).<ref name="about2010">{{cite web |url=http://www.showtimeboca.com/aboutus.html |title=About Showtime |website=Showtime Dance and Performing Arts Theatre |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100423162609/http://www.showtimeboca.com:80/aboutus.html |archive-date=2010-04-23}}</ref><ref name="about2014" /> In early 2007 Sara Perry Trabin was listed as artistic director, Sergio Crego as acting program director and Scott Sutter as music director.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.showtimeboca.com/showtime_staff.htm |title=Staff |website=Showtime Dance & Performing Arts Theatre |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070601175336/http://www.showtimeboca.com:80/showtime_staff.htm |archive-date=2007-06-01}}</ref> By the mid-2010s the name had changed to '''Showtime Performing Arts Theatre'''.<ref name="staff2017" />
Later descriptions gave the size of the two-storey building's theatre as 100 seats (2010) and 125 seats (2014).<ref name="about2010">{{cite web |url=http://www.showtimeboca.com/aboutus.html |title=About Showtime |website=Showtime Dance and Performing Arts Theatre |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100423162609/http://www.showtimeboca.com:80/aboutus.html |archive-date=2010-04-23}}</ref><ref name="about2014" /> In early 2007 Sara Perry Trabin was listed as artistic director, Sergio Crego as acting program director and Scott Sutter as music director.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.showtimeboca.com/showtime_staff.htm |title=Staff |website=Showtime Dance & Performing Arts Theatre |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070601175336/http://www.showtimeboca.com:80/showtime_staff.htm |archive-date=2007-06-01}}</ref> In 2010 its Facebook posts called it '''Showtime Children's Performing Arts Theatre'''.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.facebook.com/ShowtimePerformingArts/posts/314203692994 |title=Spring break camp: High School Musical 3 |website=Facebook (Showtime Performing Arts Theatre) |date=2010-01-26}}</ref> By the mid-2010s the name had changed to '''Showtime Performing Arts Theatre'''.<ref name="staff2017" />
 
Showtime called its 2013–14 season its "9th Season", which would place its first season in 2005–06.<ref name="fb9th">{{cite web |url=https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=10151699201668099 |title="Help us kick off our 9th Season" |website=Facebook (Showtime Performing Arts Theatre) |date=2013-09-27}}</ref> Most shows played the theatre's own stage in Royal Palm Place, which it described as "our 100+ seat beautiful Showtime Performing Arts Theater". Some larger productions, such as ''The Story of the Nutcracker'' (2013–14) and the ''Return to Broadway'' revue (2014), moved to the Willow Theatre at Sugar Sand Park.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=10151885343213099 |title=Final performance on the Showtime mainstage before the Willow Theatre |website=Facebook (Showtime Performing Arts Theatre) |date=2013-12-27}}</ref><ref name="fbsummer2018">{{cite web |url=https://www.facebook.com/ShowtimePerformingArts/posts/pfbid031Dma3jefuj3NeNbKnSMbGcKSEifkF3Lt1nNR3J92D6ZddY3v25cXba68iYGQbRhZl |title=Summer 2018 productions |website=Facebook (Showtime Performing Arts Theatre) |date=2018-06-23}}</ref> In November 2012 Showtime was filmed for a television theatre channel, which recorded a dance company rehearsal, the ShowStoppers troupe, an improv class, interviews and a performance of ''The Little Mermaid''.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.facebook.com/ShowtimePerformingArts/posts/pfbid07hzwK8sVAdiKpLcJfpkfKX1SVbZpR772dY74rQAf87TkvU1WDC9B5WAeVhGcG8ysl |title=Filming for a TV theatre channel |website=Facebook (Showtime Performing Arts Theatre) |date=2012-11-11}}</ref> Hurricane Irma closed the theatre in September 2017. When classes resumed, it posted: "Power is back on, air is cold, music is lively!"<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.facebook.com/ShowtimePerformingArts/posts/pfbid0LrqECmhFq4jKU6XnGkfi7w9d7chSKmwZkEUjpN5MrM823fMkicgqRe9DztefktZel |title=Classes resume after Hurricane Irma |website=Facebook (Showtime Performing Arts Theatre) |date=2017-09-14}}</ref>


=== Closure ===
=== Closure ===
Showtime's 2019–2020 season was cut short by the COVID-19 pandemic. Its Facebook page had scheduled ''The Sound of Music'' for Saturdays from March 28 to April 11, 2020, and the teen musical ''13'' for weekends from April 4 to 12. Neither production was staged.<ref name="fb">{{cite web |url=https://www.facebook.com/ShowtimePerformingArts |title=Showtime Performing Arts Theatre in Boca Raton |website=Facebook |access-date=2026-11-06}}</ref><ref name="luanda13" /> A "Stranger Things" spring-break camp (March 23–27, 2020) and the end-of-year Showcase awards on May 31, 2020 were also on the calendar. Showtime's YouTube channel posted its last video, a second trailer for ''13'', on March 13, 2020.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NdHCGpLFVhc |title="13" The Musical Trailer 2 - Showtime Performing Arts Theatre |website=YouTube (Showtime Performing Arts Theatre) |date=2020-03-13}}</ref>
Showtime's 2019–2020 season was cut short by the COVID-19 pandemic. ''The Sound of Music'' was scheduled to open on March 7, 2020, with Saturday performances from March 14 to April 11.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.facebook.com/ShowtimePerformingArts/posts/pfbid0MFmS2Zq2dB6YGQgkjkaFCffayCK7zAfxmDoRDFfhpEcD6dQHBZjXuAA9q7ErTnDLl |title=The Sound of Music |website=Facebook (Showtime Performing Arts Theatre) |date=2020-02-19}}</ref> The teen musical ''13'' was first set for weekends from March 14 to 29, and was then moved to April 4–19.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.facebook.com/ShowtimePerformingArts/posts/pfbid02sdDSNwQj2cNdZCXsjXtP3LJ5H3zDKkf7W79m7iWUPbmcr7eKHdCrsxW8NEYL18BWl |title=13 The Musical |website=Facebook (Showtime Performing Arts Theatre) |date=2020-02-16}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.facebook.com/ShowtimePerformingArts/posts/pfbid02BZfKGDJrsd9CfhyPUBzP3sLNsnxTsMETUw15ffS5iovVFpu3oSKg57JmSZoB47Gdl |title=13 The Musical (new dates) |website=Facebook (Showtime Performing Arts Theatre) |date=2020-03-03}}</ref> On March 14, 2020 Perry posted the theatre's first coronavirus update: "News regarding the Coronavirus and it's potential threat to our community is rolling in every few hours."<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.facebook.com/ShowtimePerformingArts/posts/pfbid036TNaovB2wLoKWstbSo2t2VUmwbVpMvaXLvLaTASGdvNu3tYBJN46jEKWX8S53dccl |title=Coronavirus updates |website=Facebook (Showtime Performing Arts Theatre) |date=2020-03-14}}</ref> It is not clear whether ''The Sound of Music'' gave any performances before the shutdown; ''13'' was never staged.<ref name="fb">{{cite web |url=https://www.facebook.com/ShowtimePerformingArts |title=Showtime Performing Arts Theatre in Boca Raton |website=Facebook |access-date=2026-11-06}}</ref><ref name="luanda13">{{cite web |url=https://luanda.dehilster.com/ |title=Luanda Lands Female Lead in the Musical "13" |website=luanda.dehilster.com |date=2019-12-30}}</ref> A "Stranger Things" spring-break camp (March 23–27, 2020) and the end-of-year Showcase awards on May 31, 2020 were also on the calendar. Showtime's YouTube channel posted its last video, a second trailer for ''13'', on March 13, 2020.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NdHCGpLFVhc |title="13" The Musical Trailer 2 - Showtime Performing Arts Theatre |website=YouTube (Showtime Performing Arts Theatre) |date=2020-03-13}}</ref>


On the day of the cancelled showcase the theatre posted: "Today would have been the day… our 14th annual Red-Carpet event. Years of great memories but so sad to be missing our favorite families today." Later in 2020 it shared news of a COVID-19 outbreak at a Broward County summer camp, commenting: "Not the best of times to be putting our young ones and families at risk.<ref name="fb" />
On the day of the cancelled showcase the theatre posted: "Today would have been the day… our 14th annual Red-Carpet event. Years of great memories but so sad to be missing our favorite families today." Later in 2020 it shared news of a COVID-19 outbreak at a Broward County summer camp, commenting: "Not the best of times to be putting our young ones and families at risk.<ref name="fb" />


Showtime never publicly announced a permanent closure. After 2020 its Facebook page posted only occasional memories: in 2021 a clip from ''Annie Warbucks'' singing "Changes… oh so relevant!", and in 2024 a video of ''Rent''.<ref name="fb" /> The home page of its website, still online in 2023, read: "Please stay tuned for updated performance dates."<ref name="home2023">{{cite web |url=https://www.showtimeboca.com/ |title=Showtime Performing Arts Theatre (home page) |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230529043103/https://www.showtimeboca.com/ |archive-date=2023-05-29}}</ref> Business directories now list the theatre as closed.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://startpage.mapquest.com/us/florida/showtime-performing-arts-theatre-22291950 |title=Showtime Performing Arts Theatre |website=MapQuest}}</ref>
Showtime never publicly announced a permanent closure. After 2020 its Facebook page posted only occasional memories: in 2021 a clip from ''Annie Warbucks'' singing "Changes… oh so relevant!", and in 2024 a video of ''Rent''.<ref name="fb" /> The home page of its website, still online in 2023, read: "Please stay tuned for updated performance dates."<ref name="home2023">{{cite web |url=https://www.showtimeboca.com/ |title=Showtime Performing Arts Theatre (home page) |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230529043103/https://www.showtimeboca.com/ |archive-date=2023-05-29}}</ref> Business directories now list the theatre as closed.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://startpage.mapquest.com/us/florida/showtime-performing-arts-theatre-22291950 |title=Showtime Performing Arts Theatre |website=MapQuest}}</ref>
[[File:Showtime_Performing_Arts_Theatre_main_theatre.jpg|thumb|right|Showtime's main theatre and stage at Royal Palm Place]]


== Programs ==
== Programs ==
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* '''Camps''' during the winter, spring and summer school holidays, each built around a show, such as ''Cats'', ''Grease'', ''Mamma Mia'' and "Stranger Things"<ref name="fb" />
* '''Camps''' during the winter, spring and summer school holidays, each built around a show, such as ''Cats'', ''Grease'', ''Mamma Mia'' and "Stranger Things"<ref name="fb" />
* '''Showcase''': an annual "Red-Carpet" awards event at the end of each season. The 2020 event would have been the 14th.<ref name="fb" />
* '''Showcase''': an annual "Red-Carpet" awards event at the end of each season. The 2020 event would have been the 14th.<ref name="fb" />
* '''Musical Theatre Experience''': a Thursday performance program for kindergarten to grade 6, ending in a show such as ''Aladdin'' (2012), ''Annie'' (2013) or ''Seussical'' (2016)<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.facebook.com/ShowtimePerformingArts/posts/10154199301988099 |title=Thursday performance program |website=Facebook (Showtime Performing Arts Theatre) |date=2016-12-04}}</ref>
* '''Competition Dance Company''': formed in 2012, it competed at Dance America and CanDance events<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=10150980122833099 |title=Competition Dance Team auditions |website=Facebook (Showtime Performing Arts Theatre) |date=2012-07-25}}</ref>
* '''Audition Prep Course''': a 10-week course preparing students for auditions at Bak Middle School of the Arts and the Dreyfoos School of the Arts<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=10151767104733099 |title=Audition Prep Course |website=Facebook (Showtime Performing Arts Theatre) |date=2013-11-01}}</ref>
* '''Adult Professional Series''': productions with paid, non-Equity adult casts, from 2010<ref name="fbseason1011">{{cite web |url=https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=431123503098 |title=2010–2011 season |website=Facebook (Showtime Performing Arts Theatre) |date=2010-09-10}}</ref>
* '''Improv''': weekly shows by Sick Puppies Comedy, hosted by Casey Casperson (2012), and "IMPROV University" classes with Anthony Francis (2015)<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=10151061837003099 |title=Sick Puppies Comedy |website=Facebook (Showtime Performing Arts Theatre) |date=2012-09-05}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=10153289214853099 |title=IMPROV University |website=Facebook (Showtime Performing Arts Theatre) |date=2015-11-09}}</ref>
Showtime casts also performed in the community. The ShowStoppers sang at a Miami Heat event. The ''Elf'' cast performed at the City of Boca Raton's holiday tree lighting at Mizner Park in November 2018. The theatre took part in the Arts Spark Kids Fest at Sugar Sand Park (2019 and 2020). On March 8, 2020 it hosted a free master class and auditions by the New York Broadway Artists Alliance.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.facebook.com/ShowtimePerformingArts/videos/563917017406553/ |title=Elf cast at the Mizner Park tree lighting |website=Facebook (Showtime Performing Arts Theatre) |date=2018-11-22}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.facebook.com/ShowtimePerformingArts/posts/pfbid0QSDr9dwGoR3jGjRNy6jzk3naq3FsgMzVTziGXpJEQDMh7ETniexWmthWXUGCwMVpl |title=Broadway Artists Alliance master class |website=Facebook (Showtime Performing Arts Theatre) |date=2020-03-04}}</ref>


CBS Miami included Showtime in a list of the best theatre groups for children in South Florida. It highlighted the acting and dance programs, music lessons, the "Musical Test Drive" (a one-on-one session trying up to four instruments), holiday musical theatre camps and birthday parties.<ref name="cbs">{{cite web |url=https://www.cbsnews.com/miami/news/best-theatre-groups-for-kids-in-south-florida/ |title=Best Theatre Groups for Kids in South Florida |website=CBS Miami}}</ref>
CBS Miami included Showtime in a list of the best theatre groups for children in South Florida. It highlighted the acting and dance programs, music lessons, the "Musical Test Drive" (a one-on-one session trying up to four instruments), holiday musical theatre camps and birthday parties.<ref name="cbs">{{cite web |url=https://www.cbsnews.com/miami/news/best-theatre-groups-for-kids-in-south-florida/ |title=Best Theatre Groups for Kids in South Florida |website=CBS Miami}}</ref>
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Saturday matinées in 2007 included ''Alice in Wonderland – The Musical'' and ''You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown''. That year an adult cabaret series presented ''An Evening with Richard Rodgers'', ''Rock 'Em Broadway'' and ''Broadway Rhythm''.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.showtimeboca.com/showtime_productions.htm |title=Productions |website=Showtime Dance & Performing Arts Theatre |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070209104419/http://showtimeboca.com:80/showtime_productions.htm |archive-date=2007-02-09}}</ref> Around 2014 the adult series included ''Nunsense'' and ''Les Misérables'', and the theatre hosted monthly shows by the improv troupe Sick Puppies Comedy. Other productions announced on Showtime's Facebook page include ''The Little Mermaid'' (2012, reopening after Hurricane Sandy), ''Legally Blonde'', ''Willy Wonka'', ''American Idiot'' and ''The Story of the Nutcracker'', which was performed at the Willow Theatre. There was also a cabaret series, ''The Golden Age of Broadway'', with wine and snacks.<ref name="fb" /><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.showtimeboca.com/adultseries.htm |title=Adult Series |website=Showtime Performing Arts Theatre |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140321182940/http://www.showtimeboca.com:80/adultseries.htm |archive-date=2014-03-21}}</ref>
Saturday matinées in 2007 included ''Alice in Wonderland – The Musical'' and ''You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown''. That year an adult cabaret series presented ''An Evening with Richard Rodgers'', ''Rock 'Em Broadway'' and ''Broadway Rhythm''.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.showtimeboca.com/showtime_productions.htm |title=Productions |website=Showtime Dance & Performing Arts Theatre |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070209104419/http://showtimeboca.com:80/showtime_productions.htm |archive-date=2007-02-09}}</ref> Around 2014 the adult series included ''Nunsense'' and ''Les Misérables'', and the theatre hosted monthly shows by the improv troupe Sick Puppies Comedy. Other productions announced on Showtime's Facebook page include ''The Little Mermaid'' (2012, reopening after Hurricane Sandy), ''Legally Blonde'', ''Willy Wonka'', ''American Idiot'' and ''The Story of the Nutcracker'', which was performed at the Willow Theatre. There was also a cabaret series, ''The Golden Age of Broadway'', with wine and snacks.<ref name="fb" /><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.showtimeboca.com/adultseries.htm |title=Adult Series |website=Showtime Performing Arts Theatre |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140321182940/http://www.showtimeboca.com:80/adultseries.htm |archive-date=2014-03-21}}</ref>


=== 2016–2020 ===
=== Productions by season ===
The table below lists productions documented by videos on Showtime's YouTube channel. Dates are the production dates given in the video titles where available; otherwise they are approximate, based on when the video was posted.<ref name="ytchannel">{{cite web |url=https://www.youtube.com/@showtimeperformingartsthea3594/videos |title=Showtime Performing Arts Theatre – Videos |website=YouTube |access-date=2026-11-06}}</ref>
The table lists Showtime's productions from 2009 to 2020. Facebook rows (*) list the main productions of each season; YouTube rows list productions with videos.<ref name="ytchannel">{{cite web |url=https://www.youtube.com/@showtimeperformingartsthea3594/videos |title=Showtime Performing Arts Theatre – Videos |website=YouTube |access-date=2026-11-06}}</ref>


{| class="wikitable sortable"
{| class="wikitable"
! Date !! Production !! Notes
! Date !! Production !! Notes
|-
| 2009–10* || ''Pocahontas''; ''High School Musical 3'' (spring break camp); ''Stage to Screen'' (ShowStoppers revue, May 2010) || <ref name="fbboca2010">{{cite web |url=https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=386888578098 |title=Stage to Screen; Best of Boca 2010 |website=Facebook (Showtime Performing Arts Theatre) |date=2010-04-27}}</ref>
|-
| 2010–11* || ''Alice in Wonderland''; ''A Christmas Carol''; ''Hercules''; ''Peter Pan''; ''13'' (April 2011); ''On Broadway'' (ShowStoppers revue); ''I Love You, You're Perfect, Now Change'', "for the first time ever" with an all-adult cast || <ref name="fbseason1011" /><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=10150114180628099 |title=13 The Musical |website=Facebook (Showtime Performing Arts Theatre) |date=2011-03-14}}</ref>
|-
| Summer 2011* || ''The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee''; ''Annie''; ''All Shook Up'' (camp) ||
|-
| 2011–12* || ''Beauty and the Beast''; ''Ruthless! The Musical'' (adult, December 2011, directed by Andy Fiacco); ''Snow White''; ''Aladdin''; ''Rent''; ''You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown''; ''Broadway Rocks!'' || <ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=10150269023708099 |title=Ruthless! The Musical auditions |website=Facebook (Showtime Performing Arts Theatre) |date=2011-08-15}}</ref>
|-
| Summer 2012* || ''Legally Blonde''; ''Cinderella''; ''Godspell'' ||
|-
| 2012–13* || ''The Little Mermaid''; ''The Wizard of Oz''; ''[title of show]'' (adult, December 2012, directed by Beverly Blanchette); ''Tarzan''; ''In the Heights'' (teen production); ''Mulan Jr.''; a ''Rock of Ages'' spring break camp || <ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=10151078898238099 |title=2012–2013 season |website=Facebook (Showtime Performing Arts Theatre) |date=2012-09-18}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=10151155759498099 |title=&#91;title of show&#93; |website=Facebook (Showtime Performing Arts Theatre) |date=2012-11-15}}</ref>
|-
| 2013–14* || ''Shrek the Musical''; ''The Story of the Nutcracker''; ''Nunsense'' (adult series); ''Pocahontas''; ''Les Misérables'' (teen and young adult production, January–February 2014); ''Sleeping Beauty''; ''Return to Broadway'' at the Willow Theatre || Billed as Showtime's "9th Season"<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.facebook.com/ShowtimePerformingArts/posts/10151760412548099 |title=2013–2014 season |website=Facebook (Showtime Performing Arts Theatre) |date=2013-10-30}}</ref>
|-
| 2014–15* || ''A Very Muppet Musical''; ''The Wedding Singer''; ''Willy Wonka'' (sold out); ''Beauty and the Beast''; ''Rent''; ''Oh What a Night!'' (a tribute to ''Jersey Boys'', adult professional cast); ''Cinderella'' || <ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=10152508806368099 |title=Auditions: Rent, Oh What a Night!, Cinderella |website=Facebook (Showtime Performing Arts Theatre) |date=2014-11-09}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=10152607589138099 |title=Willy Wonka |website=Facebook (Showtime Performing Arts Theatre) |date=2014-12-27}}</ref>
|-
| 2015–16* || ''The Wizard of Oz''; Green Day's ''American Idiot'' (adult professional series, October 2015, billed as a regional premiere); ''Hairspray''; ''Elf Jr.'' || <ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=10153223135798099 |title=American Idiot |website=Facebook (Showtime Performing Arts Theatre) |date=2015-09-29}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=10153379520988099 |title=Elf Jr. |website=Facebook (Showtime Performing Arts Theatre) |date=2015-12-30}}</ref>
|-
|-
| 2016 || ''Les Misérables'' || <ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wuP4x7Rwos8 |title=Les Miserables - "Bring Him Home" 2016 |website=YouTube (Showtime Performing Arts Theatre) |date=2019-08-06}}</ref>
| 2016 || ''Les Misérables'' || <ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wuP4x7Rwos8 |title=Les Miserables - "Bring Him Home" 2016 |website=YouTube (Showtime Performing Arts Theatre) |date=2019-08-06}}</ref>
|-
|-
| 2016–17 season || ''The Addams Family''; ''A Charlie Brown Christmas''; ''The Lion King''; ''Mulan''; ''School of Rock''; ''Hercules'' || Previews posted July 2017<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o4ERmvTMH_c |title=Showtime 2016-2017 Season |website=YouTube (Showtime Performing Arts Theatre) |date=2017-07-11}}</ref>
| 2016–17 season || ''The Addams Family''; ''A Charlie Brown Christmas''; ''The Lion King''; ''Mulan''; ''School of Rock''; ''Hercules'' || Previews posted July 2017<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o4ERmvTMH_c |title=Showtime 2016-2017 Season |website=YouTube (Showtime Performing Arts Theatre) |date=2017-07-11}}</ref>
|-
| 2016–17* || ''Annie Jr.''; ''The Lion King Jr.'' (October 2016); ''A Charlie Brown Christmas'' (December 2016 – January 2017) || <ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=10154071871653099 |title=The Lion King Jr. |website=Facebook (Showtime Performing Arts Theatre) |date=2016-10-19}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=10154219792778099 |title=A Charlie Brown Christmas |website=Facebook (Showtime Performing Arts Theatre) |date=2016-12-10}}</ref>
|-
|-
| 2017–18 season || ''Aladdin Jr.''; ''Into the Woods''; ''Shrek the Musical''; ''School of Rock''; ''Les Misérables''; ''Hairspray''; ''Frozen'' || Performance videos posted June–August 2018<ref name="ytchannel" />
| 2017–18 season || ''Aladdin Jr.''; ''Into the Woods''; ''Shrek the Musical''; ''School of Rock''; ''Les Misérables''; ''Hairspray''; ''Frozen'' || Performance videos posted June–August 2018<ref name="ytchannel" />
|-
| 2017–18* || ''Into the Woods Jr.''; ''Les Misérables'' (school edition, October–December 2017); ''Shrek the Musical Jr.''; ''Aladdin Jr.''; ''In the Heights'' (adults, teens and children, May 2018) || <ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=10155235276378099 |title=Les Misérables final performance |website=Facebook (Showtime Performing Arts Theatre) |date=2017-12-02}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.facebook.com/events/180663475902081/ |title=In the Heights |website=Facebook (Showtime Performing Arts Theatre) |date=2018-05-19}}</ref>
|-
| Summer 2018* || ''Hairspray Jr.''; ''Bye Bye Birdie''; ''The Greatest Showman'' || <ref name="fbsummer2018" />
|-
|-
| 2018 || ''Elf'' || <ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iMG0OW1o5OM |title=Showtime Performing Arts Theatre - Elf 2018 |website=YouTube (Showtime Performing Arts Theatre) |date=2019-09-13}}</ref>
| 2018 || ''Elf'' || <ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iMG0OW1o5OM |title=Showtime Performing Arts Theatre - Elf 2018 |website=YouTube (Showtime Performing Arts Theatre) |date=2019-09-13}}</ref>
|-
| 2018–19* || ''Once on This Island Jr.''; ''Beauty and the Beast''; ''Matilda'' (billed as the "South Florida Regional Premiere") || <ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.facebook.com/ShowtimePerformingArts/posts/pfbid05B184LzqajYqPfTxuDoEvonJcA4FUKrgdwo53UcTodReJwWukzwvAYyM32Kjobdsl |title=Once on This Island Jr. |website=Facebook (Showtime Performing Arts Theatre) |date=2018-09-14}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.facebook.com/events/2182047115172986/ |title=Matilda The Musical |website=Facebook (Showtime Performing Arts Theatre) |date=2019-02-23}}</ref>
|-
|-
| February 2019 || ''Matilda the Musical'' || <ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rtfMYCSn_dM |title=Matilda The Musical "Revolting Children" - February 2019 |website=YouTube (Showtime Performing Arts Theatre) |date=2019-10-18}}</ref>
| February 2019 || ''Matilda the Musical'' || <ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rtfMYCSn_dM |title=Matilda The Musical "Revolting Children" - February 2019 |website=YouTube (Showtime Performing Arts Theatre) |date=2019-10-18}}</ref>
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| December 7–22, 2019 || ''Heathers'' (high school edition) || Produced by Marilyn Perry, directed by Emily Freeman, musical direction by Rebeca Diaz, choreography by Nicole Perry, costumes by Stephanie LoVerde<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XjQyye1MrnE |title=Heathers Trailer - High School Edition 2019 |website=YouTube (Showtime Performing Arts Theatre) |date=2019-11-27}}</ref><ref name="heathers" />
| December 7–22, 2019 || ''Heathers'' (high school edition) || Produced by Marilyn Perry, directed by Emily Freeman, musical direction by Rebeca Diaz, choreography by Nicole Perry, costumes by Stephanie LoVerde<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XjQyye1MrnE |title=Heathers Trailer - High School Edition 2019 |website=YouTube (Showtime Performing Arts Theatre) |date=2019-11-27}}</ref><ref name="heathers" />
|-
| 2019–20* || ''Frozen Jr.''; ''Newsies'' (closing February 29, 2020, directed by Rome Saladino); ''My Funny Valentine'', a Michael Bublé tribute concert by Saladino with a five-piece band (February 15, 2020) || <ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.facebook.com/ShowtimePerformingArts/posts/pfbid0GRRXVr9MpVjYL8JQr6kNEd29dwR1mV26mLQh5gu4EadEj7ziin7KCH11XGThUQLul |title=My Funny Valentine |website=Facebook (Showtime Performing Arts Theatre) |date=2020-02-14}}</ref>
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| 2020 || ''Newsies'' || Trailer posted January 2020<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VWMjyhkRqNQ |title="Newsies" the Musical Trailer |website=YouTube (Showtime Performing Arts Theatre) |date=2020-01-15}}</ref>
| 2020 || ''Newsies'' || Trailer posted January 2020<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VWMjyhkRqNQ |title="Newsies" the Musical Trailer |website=YouTube (Showtime Performing Arts Theatre) |date=2020-01-15}}</ref>
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| Spring 2020 || ''13'' || Teen production; postponed by the COVID-19 pandemic and never staged<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QUMkhscJPe0 |title="13" the Musical TRAILER - Getting Ready |website=YouTube (Showtime Performing Arts Theatre) |date=2020-02-16}}</ref>
| Spring 2020 || ''13'' || Teen production; postponed by the COVID-19 pandemic and never staged<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QUMkhscJPe0 |title="13" the Musical TRAILER - Getting Ready |website=YouTube (Showtime Performing Arts Theatre) |date=2020-02-16}}</ref>
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| Spring 2020 || ''The Sound of Music'' || Postponed by the pandemic and never staged
| March 2020 || ''The Sound of Music'' || Scheduled to open March 7, 2020; run cut short by the pandemic
|}
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<small>* Documented on Showtime's Facebook page (season announcements, posts, photos and events). Rows without an asterisk are documented by videos on Showtime's YouTube channel; their dates are the production dates given in the video titles where available, otherwise approximate, based on when the video was posted.</small>
Camps built around a show ran every winter, spring and summer, including ''Grease'' and ''Cats'' (2010–11), ''The Wiz'' and ''Grease'' (2013), ''West Side Story'' (2014), ''Annie'' (2015, sold out), ''Hamilton'' (2017–18 and 2019), ''Zombies'' (2018–19) and ''Stranger Things'' (2020).<ref name="fb" />


A local reviewer called the December 2019 ''Heathers'' a "must see", and said its final performance was so full that extra chairs had to be brought out.<ref name="heathers">{{cite web |url=https://luanda.dehilster.com/ |title="Heathers": Off-Broadway at Its Very Best in Downtown Boca |author=David de Hilster |website=luanda.dehilster.com |date=2019-12-24}}</ref> [[Luanda de Hilster]] appeared in ''Rent'' and ''Heathers'', playing Heather McNamara in the latter. She was cast as Patrice in the cancelled ''13'', and also trained and worked as a camp counsellor at the theatre.<ref name="heathers" /><ref name="luanda13" />
A local reviewer called the December 2019 ''Heathers'' a "must see", and said its final performance was so full that extra chairs had to be brought out.<ref name="heathers">{{cite web |url=https://luanda.dehilster.com/ |title="Heathers": Off-Broadway at Its Very Best in Downtown Boca |author=David de Hilster |website=luanda.dehilster.com |date=2019-12-24}}</ref> [[Luanda de Hilster]] appeared in ''Rent'', ''Billy Elliot'', ''Heathers'' (as Heather McNamara) and ''Newsies''. She was cast as Patrice in the cancelled ''13'', and also trained and worked as a camp counsellor at the theatre.<ref name="heathers" /><ref name="luanda13" />


Showtime students also competed outside the theatre. In 2019 Sarah Lash, one of the three Heathers, won the Future Stars competition singing "In My Dreams" from ''Anastasia''.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0_D58_uMuCM |title=Sarah Lash Wins in Future Stars 2019 with "In My Dreams" from Anastasia |website=YouTube (Showtime Performing Arts Theatre) |date=2019-06-05}}</ref>
Showtime students also competed outside the theatre. In 2019 [[Sarah Lash]], one of the three Heathers, won the Future Stars competition singing "In My Dreams" from ''Anastasia''.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0_D58_uMuCM |title=Sarah Lash Wins in Future Stars 2019 with "In My Dreams" from Anastasia |website=YouTube (Showtime Performing Arts Theatre) |date=2019-06-05}}</ref>


== Recognition ==
== Recognition ==
Showtime listed the following awards on its website:<ref name="awards">{{cite web |url=http://www.showtimeboca.com/awardsarticles.htm |title=Awards & Articles |website=Showtime Performing Arts Theatre |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170203172943/http://www.showtimeboca.com/awardsarticles.htm |archive-date=2017-02-03}}</ref><ref name="staff2017" />
Showtime listed the following awards on its website:<ref name="awards">{{cite web |url=http://www.showtimeboca.com/awardsarticles.htm |title=Awards & Articles |website=Showtime Performing Arts Theatre |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170203172943/http://www.showtimeboca.com/awardsarticles.htm |archive-date=2017-02-03}}</ref><ref name="staff2017" />
* '''Kids Crown Award''' from ''South Florida Parenting'' (2015 and 2016) for best arts/academic program in Palm Beach County
* '''Kids Crown Award''' from ''South Florida Parenting'' (2015 and 2016) for best arts/academic program in Palm Beach County
* "Best of Boca" Readers' Choice awards from the ''Sun-Sentinel'' / Forum Publishing Group for #1 entertainment/activity for kids and #1 summer camp
* "Best of Boca" Readers' Choice awards from the ''Sun-Sentinel'' / Forum Publishing Group: #1 Children's Activity/Entertainment in 2010 and again in 2012, and "Best Camp in Boca"<ref name="fbboca2010" /><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=10151055602743099 |title=Once again voted Best of Boca 2012 |website=Facebook (Showtime Performing Arts Theatre) |date=2012-08-30}}</ref>
* Featured in ''Boca'' magazine via the "Modern Boca Mom" column<ref name="fb" />
* Featured in ''Boca'' magazine via the "Modern Boca Mom" column<ref name="fb" />
* Finalist for best theater group for kids in Nickelodeon's ParentsConnect "Parents Pick" awards
* Official nominee for Best Theatre Group for Kids (Miami/Fort Lauderdale) in Nickelodeon's ParentsConnect "Parents' Picks" awards, 2010<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.facebook.com/ShowtimePerformingArts/posts/102157446502249 |title=ParentsConnect Parents' Picks nominee |website=Facebook (Showtime Performing Arts Theatre) |date=2010-06-16}}</ref>
 
In December 2012 the adult production ''[title of show]'' was reviewed by PBPulse (''The Palm Beach Post'') under the headline "Boca troupe kicks off with fresh-from-Broadway musical", and listed in ''Boca Raton'' magazine's "The Week Ahead".<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.facebook.com/ShowtimePerformingArts/posts/472319319474088 |title=PBPulse review of &#91;title of show&#93; |website=Facebook (Showtime Performing Arts Theatre) |date=2012-12-06}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.facebook.com/ShowtimePerformingArts/posts/510036785683155 |title=Boca Raton magazine: The Week Ahead |website=Facebook (Showtime Performing Arts Theatre) |date=2012-12-04}}</ref>


== People ==
== People ==
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* Sara Perry Trabin: artistic director (2007)
* Sara Perry Trabin: artistic director (2007)
* Sara Sack Gass
* Sara Sack Gass
* Rome Saladino, performer
* Rome Saladino: director of ''Newsies'' (2020) and performer
* Notable students include [[Luanda de Hilster]] and Sarah Lash.
* Beverly Blanchette: former dean of the Dreyfoos School of the Arts; taught advanced acting from 2012 and directed ''[title of show]''<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.facebook.com/ShowtimePerformingArts/posts/273317922772573 |title=Beverly Blanchette joins Showtime |website=Facebook (Showtime Performing Arts Theatre) |date=2012-08-10}}</ref>
* Andy Fiacco: director of ''Ruthless! The Musical'' (2011)
* Casey Casperson: improv teacher and host of Sick Puppies Comedy (2012)
* Anthony Francis: IMPROV University (2015)
* [[Steven Taliaferro]] (also credited as Stephen Gregory), performer
* Notable students include [[Luanda de Hilster]] and [[Sarah Lash]].


== Online presence ==
== Online presence ==

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Showtime Performing Arts Theatre
SHOWTIME Dance & Performing Arts Theatre; Showtime Children's Performing Arts Theatre (c. 2010)
Showtime Performing Arts Theatre
Showtime's marquee-style logo
Youth and community musical theatre · Performing arts school
Location
Address 503 SE Mizner Blvd., Suite 73
Royal Palm Place
Location Boca Raton, Florida, U.S.
History
Founded / opened c. 2005–06 (first season); website online by July 2006
Closed c. 2020 (COVID-19 pandemic)
Founder Marilyn Perry
Venue
Director Marilyn Perry (executive director and producer)
Capacity 100–125 seats
Stages / spaces One theatre; 3 dance studios; recording studio; 5 instructional studios in total
Art forms Musical theatre, dance, acting, voice, instrumental music
Programs Children's Broadway season; adult and teen series; ShowStoppers Broadway troupe; Kidz on Stage; classes and private lessons; holiday and summer camps
Notable productions Alice in Wonderland (2007)
Les Misérables
Nunsense
Matilda (2019)
Rent (2019)
Billy Elliot (2019)
Heathers (2019)
Newsies (2020)
Links
Website YouTube · Facebook
Archived website showtimeboca.com (Wayback Machine)

Showtime Performing Arts Theatre (originally SHOWTIME Dance & Performing Arts Theatre, often called Showtime Boca) was a performing arts school and small musical theatre at Royal Palm Place in downtown Boca Raton, Florida. Its founder, Marilyn Perry, ran it as executive director and producer. From the mid-2000s until the COVID-19 pandemic it staged seasons of children's, teen and adult musicals and taught dance, acting, voice and instrumental music to students from age three to adult.[1][2]

History

The theatre's website was online by July 2006 under the name SHOWTIME Dance and Performing Arts Theatre. At that time it described a 3,400-square-foot facility at Suite 73, 503 SE Mizner Boulevard, in the Royal Palm Place shopping district.[3][4] Its stated mission was "to provide a professional, yet fun and supportive atmosphere where students of all levels can succeed", teaching "not only 'how you do' but 'why you do'".[3] The facility had:[3]

  • three dance studios with sprung ("floating cushioned") floors
  • a 24-track digital recording studio for voice and music classes
  • a teaching and performance theatre with about 120 seats, stage lighting and a custom sound system

Later descriptions gave the size of the two-storey building's theatre as 100 seats (2010) and 125 seats (2014).[5][1] In early 2007 Sara Perry Trabin was listed as artistic director, Sergio Crego as acting program director and Scott Sutter as music director.[6] In 2010 its Facebook posts called it Showtime Children's Performing Arts Theatre.[7] By the mid-2010s the name had changed to Showtime Performing Arts Theatre.[2]

Showtime called its 2013–14 season its "9th Season", which would place its first season in 2005–06.[8] Most shows played the theatre's own stage in Royal Palm Place, which it described as "our 100+ seat beautiful Showtime Performing Arts Theater". Some larger productions, such as The Story of the Nutcracker (2013–14) and the Return to Broadway revue (2014), moved to the Willow Theatre at Sugar Sand Park.[9][10] In November 2012 Showtime was filmed for a television theatre channel, which recorded a dance company rehearsal, the ShowStoppers troupe, an improv class, interviews and a performance of The Little Mermaid.[11] Hurricane Irma closed the theatre in September 2017. When classes resumed, it posted: "Power is back on, air is cold, music is lively!"[12]

Closure

Showtime's 2019–2020 season was cut short by the COVID-19 pandemic. The Sound of Music was scheduled to open on March 7, 2020, with Saturday performances from March 14 to April 11.[13] The teen musical 13 was first set for weekends from March 14 to 29, and was then moved to April 4–19.[14][15] On March 14, 2020 Perry posted the theatre's first coronavirus update: "News regarding the Coronavirus and it's potential threat to our community is rolling in every few hours."[16] It is not clear whether The Sound of Music gave any performances before the shutdown; 13 was never staged.[17][18] A "Stranger Things" spring-break camp (March 23–27, 2020) and the end-of-year Showcase awards on May 31, 2020 were also on the calendar. Showtime's YouTube channel posted its last video, a second trailer for 13, on March 13, 2020.[19]

On the day of the cancelled showcase the theatre posted: "Today would have been the day… our 14th annual Red-Carpet event. Years of great memories but so sad to be missing our favorite families today." Later in 2020 it shared news of a COVID-19 outbreak at a Broward County summer camp, commenting: "Not the best of times to be putting our young ones and families at risk.[17]

Showtime never publicly announced a permanent closure. After 2020 its Facebook page posted only occasional memories: in 2021 a clip from Annie Warbucks singing "Changes… oh so relevant!", and in 2024 a video of Rent.[17] The home page of its website, still online in 2023, read: "Please stay tuned for updated performance dates."[20] Business directories now list the theatre as closed.[21]

Showtime's main theatre and stage at Royal Palm Place

Programs

Showtime presented a season of children's musical theatre each year from September to May, together with programs for teenagers and adults. Its classes and programs included:[1]

  • Theatre (age 3 to adult): acting, improvisation, audition preparation, musical theatre, "Broadway Babies" and "Kidz on Stage"
  • Dance: ballet, tap, jazz, lyrical, acro, hip hop, ballroom and musical theatre jazz
  • Music: voice, piano, guitar and drums
  • Private coaching for auditions to performing-arts magnet schools and college conservatory programs
  • ShowStoppers: an auditioned "triple threat" Broadway performance troupe with junior and senior divisions[20]
  • Youngest Performers / Kidz on Stage: 12-week performance programs for small children, ending in a show. Titles included Moana, Trolls and Mary Poppins.[17]
  • Camps during the winter, spring and summer school holidays, each built around a show, such as Cats, Grease, Mamma Mia and "Stranger Things"[17]
  • Showcase: an annual "Red-Carpet" awards event at the end of each season. The 2020 event would have been the 14th.[17]
  • Musical Theatre Experience: a Thursday performance program for kindergarten to grade 6, ending in a show such as Aladdin (2012), Annie (2013) or Seussical (2016)[22]
  • Competition Dance Company: formed in 2012, it competed at Dance America and CanDance events[23]
  • Audition Prep Course: a 10-week course preparing students for auditions at Bak Middle School of the Arts and the Dreyfoos School of the Arts[24]
  • Adult Professional Series: productions with paid, non-Equity adult casts, from 2010[25]
  • Improv: weekly shows by Sick Puppies Comedy, hosted by Casey Casperson (2012), and "IMPROV University" classes with Anthony Francis (2015)[26][27]

Showtime casts also performed in the community. The ShowStoppers sang at a Miami Heat event. The Elf cast performed at the City of Boca Raton's holiday tree lighting at Mizner Park in November 2018. The theatre took part in the Arts Spark Kids Fest at Sugar Sand Park (2019 and 2020). On March 8, 2020 it hosted a free master class and auditions by the New York Broadway Artists Alliance.[28][29]

CBS Miami included Showtime in a list of the best theatre groups for children in South Florida. It highlighted the acting and dance programs, music lessons, the "Musical Test Drive" (a one-on-one session trying up to four instruments), holiday musical theatre camps and birthday parties.[30]

Productions

Showtime staged a children's and young performers' "Broadway season" every year from at least 2007–08 to 2019–20, with adult and teen productions alongside it.[31] Each season ended with Showtime's own "Tony Awards" ceremony for its students.[32][33]

Early years

Saturday matinées in 2007 included Alice in Wonderland – The Musical and You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown. That year an adult cabaret series presented An Evening with Richard Rodgers, Rock 'Em Broadway and Broadway Rhythm.[34] Around 2014 the adult series included Nunsense and Les Misérables, and the theatre hosted monthly shows by the improv troupe Sick Puppies Comedy. Other productions announced on Showtime's Facebook page include The Little Mermaid (2012, reopening after Hurricane Sandy), Legally Blonde, Willy Wonka, American Idiot and The Story of the Nutcracker, which was performed at the Willow Theatre. There was also a cabaret series, The Golden Age of Broadway, with wine and snacks.[17][35]

Productions by season

The table lists Showtime's productions from 2009 to 2020. Facebook rows (*) list the main productions of each season; YouTube rows list productions with videos.[36]

Date Production Notes
2009–10* Pocahontas; High School Musical 3 (spring break camp); Stage to Screen (ShowStoppers revue, May 2010) [37]
2010–11* Alice in Wonderland; A Christmas Carol; Hercules; Peter Pan; 13 (April 2011); On Broadway (ShowStoppers revue); I Love You, You're Perfect, Now Change, "for the first time ever" with an all-adult cast [25][38]
Summer 2011* The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee; Annie; All Shook Up (camp)
2011–12* Beauty and the Beast; Ruthless! The Musical (adult, December 2011, directed by Andy Fiacco); Snow White; Aladdin; Rent; You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown; Broadway Rocks! [39]
Summer 2012* Legally Blonde; Cinderella; Godspell
2012–13* The Little Mermaid; The Wizard of Oz; [title of show] (adult, December 2012, directed by Beverly Blanchette); Tarzan; In the Heights (teen production); Mulan Jr.; a Rock of Ages spring break camp [40][41]
2013–14* Shrek the Musical; The Story of the Nutcracker; Nunsense (adult series); Pocahontas; Les Misérables (teen and young adult production, January–February 2014); Sleeping Beauty; Return to Broadway at the Willow Theatre Billed as Showtime's "9th Season"[42]
2014–15* A Very Muppet Musical; The Wedding Singer; Willy Wonka (sold out); Beauty and the Beast; Rent; Oh What a Night! (a tribute to Jersey Boys, adult professional cast); Cinderella [43][44]
2015–16* The Wizard of Oz; Green Day's American Idiot (adult professional series, October 2015, billed as a regional premiere); Hairspray; Elf Jr. [45][46]
2016 Les Misérables [47]
2016–17 season The Addams Family; A Charlie Brown Christmas; The Lion King; Mulan; School of Rock; Hercules Previews posted July 2017[48]
2016–17* Annie Jr.; The Lion King Jr. (October 2016); A Charlie Brown Christmas (December 2016 – January 2017) [49][50]
2017–18 season Aladdin Jr.; Into the Woods; Shrek the Musical; School of Rock; Les Misérables; Hairspray; Frozen Performance videos posted June–August 2018[36]
2017–18* Into the Woods Jr.; Les Misérables (school edition, October–December 2017); Shrek the Musical Jr.; Aladdin Jr.; In the Heights (adults, teens and children, May 2018) [51][52]
Summer 2018* Hairspray Jr.; Bye Bye Birdie; The Greatest Showman [10]
2018 Elf [53]
2018–19* Once on This Island Jr.; Beauty and the Beast; Matilda (billed as the "South Florida Regional Premiere") [54][55]
February 2019 Matilda the Musical [56]
March 2019 Annie Warbucks [57]
March 30 – April 14, 2019 Rent (school edition) Teen and adult cast; directed by Emily Mittleman, musical direction by Rebeca Diaz[58][59]
May 2019 The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee [60]
Summer 2019 Grease, Mamma Mia and Disney Karaoke camps Summer camp productions[61]
September 2019 Billy Elliot the Musical [62][63]
November 2019 Shrek the Musical Jr. [64]
December 7–22, 2019 Heathers (high school edition) Produced by Marilyn Perry, directed by Emily Freeman, musical direction by Rebeca Diaz, choreography by Nicole Perry, costumes by Stephanie LoVerde[65][66]
2019–20* Frozen Jr.; Newsies (closing February 29, 2020, directed by Rome Saladino); My Funny Valentine, a Michael Bublé tribute concert by Saladino with a five-piece band (February 15, 2020) [67]
2020 Newsies Trailer posted January 2020[68]
Spring 2020 13 Teen production; postponed by the COVID-19 pandemic and never staged[69]
March 2020 The Sound of Music Scheduled to open March 7, 2020; run cut short by the pandemic

* Documented on Showtime's Facebook page (season announcements, posts, photos and events). Rows without an asterisk are documented by videos on Showtime's YouTube channel; their dates are the production dates given in the video titles where available, otherwise approximate, based on when the video was posted.

Camps built around a show ran every winter, spring and summer, including Grease and Cats (2010–11), The Wiz and Grease (2013), West Side Story (2014), Annie (2015, sold out), Hamilton (2017–18 and 2019), Zombies (2018–19) and Stranger Things (2020).[17]

A local reviewer called the December 2019 Heathers a "must see", and said its final performance was so full that extra chairs had to be brought out.[66] Luanda de Hilster appeared in Rent, Billy Elliot, Heathers (as Heather McNamara) and Newsies. She was cast as Patrice in the cancelled 13, and also trained and worked as a camp counsellor at the theatre.[66][18]

Showtime students also competed outside the theatre. In 2019 Sarah Lash, one of the three Heathers, won the Future Stars competition singing "In My Dreams" from Anastasia.[70]

Recognition

Showtime listed the following awards on its website:[71][2]

  • Kids Crown Award from South Florida Parenting (2015 and 2016) for best arts/academic program in Palm Beach County
  • "Best of Boca" Readers' Choice awards from the Sun-Sentinel / Forum Publishing Group: #1 Children's Activity/Entertainment in 2010 and again in 2012, and "Best Camp in Boca"[37][72]
  • Featured in Boca magazine via the "Modern Boca Mom" column[17]
  • Official nominee for Best Theatre Group for Kids (Miami/Fort Lauderdale) in Nickelodeon's ParentsConnect "Parents' Picks" awards, 2010[73]

In December 2012 the adult production [title of show] was reviewed by PBPulse (The Palm Beach Post) under the headline "Boca troupe kicks off with fresh-from-Broadway musical", and listed in Boca Raton magazine's "The Week Ahead".[74][75]

People

  • Marilyn Perry: founder, executive director and producer
  • Rebeca Diaz: voice teacher and musical director
  • Stephanie LoVerde: instructor and costume designer
  • Emily Freeman (Mittleman): director
  • Sara Perry Trabin: artistic director (2007)
  • Sara Sack Gass
  • Rome Saladino: director of Newsies (2020) and performer
  • Beverly Blanchette: former dean of the Dreyfoos School of the Arts; taught advanced acting from 2012 and directed [title of show][76]
  • Andy Fiacco: director of Ruthless! The Musical (2011)
  • Casey Casperson: improv teacher and host of Sick Puppies Comedy (2012)
  • Anthony Francis: IMPROV University (2015)
  • Steven Taliaferro (also credited as Stephen Gregory), performer
  • Notable students include Luanda de Hilster and Sarah Lash.

Online presence

Showtime opened a Facebook page ("Showtime Performing Arts Theatre in Boca Raton") on January 25, 2010. It described the theatre as "Boca's Premier Performing Arts Theatre for Children" and had about 2,700 followers.[17] Its YouTube channel, started on June 25, 2015, holds 55 videos of trailers, performances, showcases and season highlights, posted up to March 2020.[36][77]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "About Us". Showtime Performing Arts Theatre.Archived2014-03-21.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 "Staff". Showtime Performing Arts Theatre.Archived2017-02-03.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 "Showtime Boca (home page)". Showtime Dance and Performing Arts Theatre.Archived2006-07-21.
  4. ↑ "Contact Us". Showtime Dance & Performing Arts Theatre.Archived2007-02-22.
  5. ↑ "About Showtime". Showtime Dance and Performing Arts Theatre.Archived2010-04-23.
  6. ↑ "Staff". Showtime Dance & Performing Arts Theatre.Archived2007-06-01.
  7. ↑ "Spring break camp: High School Musical 3". Facebook (Showtime Performing Arts Theatre)(2010-01-26).
  8. ↑ ""Help us kick off our 9th Season"". Facebook (Showtime Performing Arts Theatre)(2013-09-27).
  9. ↑ "Final performance on the Showtime mainstage before the Willow Theatre". Facebook (Showtime Performing Arts Theatre)(2013-12-27).
  10. ↑ 10.0 10.1 "Summer 2018 productions". Facebook (Showtime Performing Arts Theatre)(2018-06-23).
  11. ↑ "Filming for a TV theatre channel". Facebook (Showtime Performing Arts Theatre)(2012-11-11).
  12. ↑ "Classes resume after Hurricane Irma". Facebook (Showtime Performing Arts Theatre)(2017-09-14).
  13. ↑ "The Sound of Music". Facebook (Showtime Performing Arts Theatre)(2020-02-19).
  14. ↑ "13 The Musical". Facebook (Showtime Performing Arts Theatre)(2020-02-16).
  15. ↑ "13 The Musical (new dates)". Facebook (Showtime Performing Arts Theatre)(2020-03-03).
  16. ↑ "Coronavirus updates". Facebook (Showtime Performing Arts Theatre)(2020-03-14).
  17. ↑ 17.00 17.01 17.02 17.03 17.04 17.05 17.06 17.07 17.08 17.09 "Showtime Performing Arts Theatre in Boca Raton". Facebook.Retrieved 2026-11-06.
  18. ↑ 18.0 18.1 "Luanda Lands Female Lead in the Musical "13"". luanda.dehilster.com(2019-12-30).
  19. ↑ ""13" The Musical Trailer 2 - Showtime Performing Arts Theatre". YouTube (Showtime Performing Arts Theatre)(2020-03-13).
  20. ↑ 20.0 20.1 "Showtime Performing Arts Theatre (home page)".Archived2023-05-29.
  21. ↑ "Showtime Performing Arts Theatre". MapQuest.
  22. ↑ "Thursday performance program". Facebook (Showtime Performing Arts Theatre)(2016-12-04).
  23. ↑ "Competition Dance Team auditions". Facebook (Showtime Performing Arts Theatre)(2012-07-25).
  24. ↑ "Audition Prep Course". Facebook (Showtime Performing Arts Theatre)(2013-11-01).
  25. ↑ 25.0 25.1 "2010–2011 season". Facebook (Showtime Performing Arts Theatre)(2010-09-10).
  26. ↑ "Sick Puppies Comedy". Facebook (Showtime Performing Arts Theatre)(2012-09-05).
  27. ↑ "IMPROV University". Facebook (Showtime Performing Arts Theatre)(2015-11-09).
  28. ↑ "Elf cast at the Mizner Park tree lighting". Facebook (Showtime Performing Arts Theatre)(2018-11-22).
  29. ↑ "Broadway Artists Alliance master class". Facebook (Showtime Performing Arts Theatre)(2020-03-04).
  30. ↑ "Best Theatre Groups for Kids in South Florida". CBS Miami.
  31. ↑ "Past Youth Productions". Showtime Performing Arts Theatre.Archived2017-09-29.
  32. ↑ "Showtime Performing Arts Theatre 2014 2015 Season Tony Awards". YouTube (Showtime Performing Arts Theatre)(2017-07-17).
  33. ↑ "Showtime Performing Arts Theatre 2015-2016 Season Tony Awards". YouTube (Showtime Performing Arts Theatre)(2017-07-19).
  34. ↑ "Productions". Showtime Dance & Performing Arts Theatre.Archived2007-02-09.
  35. ↑ "Adult Series". Showtime Performing Arts Theatre.Archived2014-03-21.
  36. ↑ 36.0 36.1 36.2 "Showtime Performing Arts Theatre – Videos". YouTube.Retrieved 2026-11-06.
  37. ↑ 37.0 37.1 "Stage to Screen; Best of Boca 2010". Facebook (Showtime Performing Arts Theatre)(2010-04-27).
  38. ↑ "13 The Musical". Facebook (Showtime Performing Arts Theatre)(2011-03-14).
  39. ↑ "Ruthless! The Musical auditions". Facebook (Showtime Performing Arts Theatre)(2011-08-15).
  40. ↑ "2012–2013 season". Facebook (Showtime Performing Arts Theatre)(2012-09-18).
  41. ↑ "[title of show]". Facebook (Showtime Performing Arts Theatre)(2012-11-15).
  42. ↑ "2013–2014 season". Facebook (Showtime Performing Arts Theatre)(2013-10-30).
  43. ↑ "Auditions: Rent, Oh What a Night!, Cinderella". Facebook (Showtime Performing Arts Theatre)(2014-11-09).
  44. ↑ "Willy Wonka". Facebook (Showtime Performing Arts Theatre)(2014-12-27).
  45. ↑ "American Idiot". Facebook (Showtime Performing Arts Theatre)(2015-09-29).
  46. ↑ "Elf Jr.". Facebook (Showtime Performing Arts Theatre)(2015-12-30).
  47. ↑ "Les Miserables - "Bring Him Home" 2016". YouTube (Showtime Performing Arts Theatre)(2019-08-06).
  48. ↑ "Showtime 2016-2017 Season". YouTube (Showtime Performing Arts Theatre)(2017-07-11).
  49. ↑ "The Lion King Jr.". Facebook (Showtime Performing Arts Theatre)(2016-10-19).
  50. ↑ "A Charlie Brown Christmas". Facebook (Showtime Performing Arts Theatre)(2016-12-10).
  51. ↑ "Les Misérables final performance". Facebook (Showtime Performing Arts Theatre)(2017-12-02).
  52. ↑ "In the Heights". Facebook (Showtime Performing Arts Theatre)(2018-05-19).
  53. ↑ "Showtime Performing Arts Theatre - Elf 2018". YouTube (Showtime Performing Arts Theatre)(2019-09-13).
  54. ↑ "Once on This Island Jr.". Facebook (Showtime Performing Arts Theatre)(2018-09-14).
  55. ↑ "Matilda The Musical". Facebook (Showtime Performing Arts Theatre)(2019-02-23).
  56. ↑ "Matilda The Musical "Revolting Children" - February 2019". YouTube (Showtime Performing Arts Theatre)(2019-10-18).
  57. ↑ "Annie Warbucks "Annie Ain't Just Annie Anymore" - March 2019". YouTube (Showtime Performing Arts Theatre)(2019-11-07).
  58. ↑ "Rent The Musical - April 2019 - Showtime Performing Arts Theatre". YouTube (Showtime Performing Arts Theatre)(2019-10-13).
  59. ↑ David de Hilster."Luanda Thrives in First All Adult Cast". luanda.dehilster.com(2018-10-22).
  60. ↑ "The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee - May 2019". YouTube (Showtime Performing Arts Theatre)(2019-10-13).
  61. ↑ "GREASE Summer Camp 2019". YouTube (Showtime Performing Arts Theatre)(2019-08-05).
  62. ↑ "BILLY ELLIOT The Musical - September 2019". YouTube (Showtime Performing Arts Theatre)(2019-10-13).
  63. ↑ "Showtime Performing Arts Theatre Presents BILLY ELLIOT". BroadwayWorld(2019-09-13).
  64. ↑ "Shrek the Musical Jr. Trailer - November 2019". YouTube (Showtime Performing Arts Theatre)(2019-11-02).
  65. ↑ "Heathers Trailer - High School Edition 2019". YouTube (Showtime Performing Arts Theatre)(2019-11-27).
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  67. ↑ "My Funny Valentine". Facebook (Showtime Performing Arts Theatre)(2020-02-14).
  68. ↑ ""Newsies" the Musical Trailer". YouTube (Showtime Performing Arts Theatre)(2020-01-15).
  69. ↑ ""13" the Musical TRAILER - Getting Ready". YouTube (Showtime Performing Arts Theatre)(2020-02-16).
  70. ↑ "Sarah Lash Wins in Future Stars 2019 with "In My Dreams" from Anastasia". YouTube (Showtime Performing Arts Theatre)(2019-06-05).
  71. ↑ "Awards & Articles". Showtime Performing Arts Theatre.Archived2017-02-03.
  72. ↑ "Once again voted Best of Boca 2012". Facebook (Showtime Performing Arts Theatre)(2012-08-30).
  73. ↑ "ParentsConnect Parents' Picks nominee". Facebook (Showtime Performing Arts Theatre)(2010-06-16).
  74. ↑ "PBPulse review of [title of show]". Facebook (Showtime Performing Arts Theatre)(2012-12-06).
  75. ↑ "Boca Raton magazine: The Week Ahead". Facebook (Showtime Performing Arts Theatre)(2012-12-04).
  76. ↑ "Beverly Blanchette joins Showtime". Facebook (Showtime Performing Arts Theatre)(2012-08-10).
  77. ↑ "Welcome To Showtime". YouTube (Showtime Performing Arts Theatre)(2015-06-25).

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