News

{$newsLanguage->headline}

Art Cinema comes to The Lyric!

MARTIN COUNTY -- With a new projector and screen in place, The Lyric Theatre is continuing its series of critically acclaimed classic, foreign and independent films. The films will be shown on Mondays and Tuesdays over the month of May, every day featuring a different film. The first film in May is Rust and Bone, a drama nominated for two Golden Globes.  An emotional movie, ...
read more

{$newsLanguage->headline}

Lyric's Awesome Summer Camp is back!

Lyric's Awesome Summer Camp is back!  Session 1:  Come Together! June 10-28:  Sharing is held on Friday June 28th at 6:30pm Come Together is a celebration of our individuality!  Campers will be helped to recognize and embrace the unique and wonderful things that makes each of us special. A lesson in tolerance and acceptance.     ...
read more

{$newsLanguage->headline}

"A true ground-breaker" -- USA Today

"Banjo music is seldom thought of as 'mellow' or, dare we say 'pretty,' but Alison Brown makes it so in the jazz-classical-pop-folk-Latin mix of the Alison Brown Quartet. As a true ground-breaker, [she's] opening up whole new vistas for an instrument once solely associated with  pickin' 'n' grinnin'."   -- USA Today
read more

{$newsLanguage->headline}

The Lyric Theatre is voted Best Performing Arts Theatre by 2013 Scripps Readers!

After tallying the nearly 100,000 votes from online and paper ballots, Scripps Newspapers has announced the 2013 readers Choice Winners & Favorites.  The winners in each category are the business that received the top number if readers votes.  Runners-up are listed as "favorites". The historic Lyric Theatre, the anchor of downtown Stuart and Cultural center point of the ...
read more

{$newsLanguage->headline}

Edgar Winter

Rock & Roll Legend, Edgar Winter, live on The Lyric Stage!  From his critically acclaimed debut release, Entrance, he has demonstrated his unique style and ability to cross the genre lines and do the unexpected. Creating the #1 hit “Frankenstein” and the ever popular “Free Ride” , They Only Come Out at Night was released in 1973, peaked at the #3 position on the Billboard Hot 200 ...
read more

Alison Brown with Andrea Zonn

Alison Brown with Andrea Zonn "Apalachian Celtic Medley"

The Alison Brown Quartet live at Lyric Theatre Stuart Florida April 28, 2013 www.lyrictheatre.com Alison Brown with Andrea Zonn "Apalachian Celtic Medley" Alison Brown with Andrea Zonn performing "Apalachian Celtic Medley" at Music City Roots live from the Loveless Cafe on 8.22.2012
read more

The Alison Brown Quartet

The Alison Brown Quartet

Grammy award-winning banjo player Alison Brown and her Quartet are making their Lyric Theatre Debut!    The Alison Brown Quartet (banjo, piano, bass and drums) offers up an astonishingly original instrumental sound that blends jazz, b luegrass, Latin and folk music, pushing the banjo out of its familiar Appalachian settings and into new musical territory.  ...
read more

{$newsLanguage->headline}

"An artist who never ceases to delight." -- Billboard Magazine

 "Like James Taylor’s voice or B.B. King’s guitar, Alison Brown’s banjo is an instrument possessed of a unique sonic signature and an inescapable beauty....An artist who never ceases to delight." -- Billboard Magazine
read more

{$newsLanguage->headline}

Meet the cast of Next To Normal!

Michael Hurst II - Dr. Madden / Dr. Fine Michael Hurst II is a New York resident and is glad to be back on the Treasure Coast where he grew up and graduated IRSC’s theatre program. He is a member of the 68-Cent Crew Theater Company's New York chapter, and between dinner theater, musical revues, plays, and musicals he has played parts like Dr. Zubritsky in Fools, Lloyd in Noises Off, Ali ...
read more

{$newsLanguage->headline}

Next to Normal ~ The Tony & Pulitzer Prize Winning Musical

Winner, 2009 Tony Awards Winner, 2010 Pulitzer Prize Winner, Critics Choice for "One of the Year's Ten Best Shows" The most talked about new show on Broadway is a “brave and breathtaking musical” according to The New York Times and a show that “pushes Broadway in new directions” says Rolling Stone. With a thrilling contemporary rock score, Next to Normal is an ...
read more

{$newsLanguage->headline}

Esperanza Spalding

Since upsetting Justin Bieber fans everywhere after winning the Grammy Award for Best New Artist in 2011, Esperanza Spalding has swept the nation with her cool, controlled jazz riffs and earthy vocals. The Oregon native is a celebrated prodigy, recognized by her teachers and her audience as a powerful upright bassist in tune with her own rhythm. Esperanza’s music has impressed and inspired ...
read more

Next to Normal ~ The Tony & Pulitzer Prize Winning Musical

Next to Normal ~ The Tony & Pulitzer Prize Winning Musical

Winner, 2009 Tony Awards Winner, 2010 Pulitzer Prize Winner, Critics Choice for "One of the Year's Ten Best Shows" The most talked about new show on Broadway is a “brave and breathtaking musical” according to The New York Times and a show that “pushes Broadway in new directions” says Rolling Stone. With a thrilling contemporary rock score, Next to Normal is an ...
read more

{$newsLanguage->headline}

Burt Reynolds back for one-man show at The Lyric

 By Isadora Rangel When Burt Reynolds walks into the room where he teaches an acting class at Lake Park town hall, he is received by a round of applause from his students. Reynolds — dressed in a fringed leather jacket, tight black jeans, cowboy boots and red tinted glasses — sits in an armchair to analyze two actresses perform a comedy skit on stage. Reynolds, who will perform ...
read more

{$newsLanguage->headline}

Next to Normal: The Tony & Pulitzer-Prize Winning Musical

Winner, 2009 Tony Awards Winner, 2010 Pulitzer Prize Winner, Critics Choice for "One of the Year's Ten Best Shows" The most talked about new show on Broadway is a “brave and breathtaking musical” according to The New York Times and a show that “pushes Broadway in new directions” says Rolling Stone. With a thrilling contemporary rock score, Next to Normal is an ...
read more

50 SHADES! THE MUSICAL is at The Lyric Theatre in Stuart Florida April 24 and 25 2013! http://www.lyrictheatre.com/show/4750-50-shades-the-musical

50 SHADES! THE MUSICAL is at The Lyric Theatre in Stuart Florida April 24 and 25 2013! http://www.lyrictheatre.com/show/4750-50-shades-the-musical

This video shows some of the great musical highlights of the hilarious new show 50 Shades! The Musical! The parody is at The Lyric Theatre April 24-25 www.lyrictheatre.com
read more

{$newsLanguage->headline}

50 Shades! The Musical!

“50 Shades! is a very good laugh and is impossible to resist!" - The Chicago Tribune    A sexy, hysterical musical romp, 50 SHADES! THE MUSICAL is a laugh out loud night of fun that you won’t want to miss!   50 SHADES! THE MUSICAL, the hilarious parody of the Fifty Shades of Grey phenomenon. A resounding hit at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival, in Chicago and ...
read more

{$newsLanguage->headline}

Anna McNeely to Star in Lyric Theatre and Curtain Call Productions' A NEW BRAIN, 3/22-24

The Lyric Theatre and Curtain Call Productions will be presenting William Finn's A New Brain, a musical by the Tony award-winning team behind 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee and the Falsettos trilogy, starring Broadway Veteran Anna McNeely at the Lyric's Flagler Center, for four performances only, March 22nd- 24th. A New Brain is the autobiographical story of composer Gordo ...
read more

{$newsLanguage->headline}

Nothing held back in 'Zero Hour' at The Lyric Theatre

By Isadora Rangel Posted February 15, 2013 at 4 a.m. For six years, New York City-based actor Jim Brochu has played comedian Zero Mostel, showing how the late comedian's sense of humor helped him deal with tough moments in his life. Those moments include the adversities Mostel faced when he was blacklisted during the McCarthy era and his highly publicized hearing before the House ...
read more

{$newsLanguage->headline}

Young producer bringing quirky off-Broadway shows to Treasure Coast

By Ginny Beagan Posted January 25, 2013 at 4 a.m. It's stressful being the producer of a professional theater company. Producers are in charge of everything from securing the rights to a show to casting and marketing. Nineteen-year-old Jake Sanders, founder of Curtain Call Productions, seems to be managing just fine.  Yes, I said 19 years old. I met Jake Sanders on his day off ...
read more

{$newsLanguage->headline}

Mozart meets Monty Python in Lyric performance

By Shelley Koppel Staff writer/Your Voice News & Views STUART - Their manic musical mayhem has attracted 30 million YouTube viewers. They're classically trained musicians who have made classical music hip.  "They" are Russian-born violinist Aleksy Igudesman and British pianist Hyung-ki Joo, known as Igudesman & Joo. In a recent phone call from their home base in Vienna, ...
read more

{$newsLanguage->headline}

Art Cinema at The Lyric Theatre - We know how to pick 'em! The Golden Globe and Oscar Nominations are in..

The Golden Globe and Oscar Nomination are in and The Lyric knows how to pick winners!  The nominees below are from  films featured in Art Cinema at The Lyric!   Don't miss Bernie, Feb 5th - starring Jack Black - also a nominee! *   *   *   *   *   *   * Golden Globe Nominees 2013 Best Musical/Comedy "The Best Exotic ...
read more

{$newsLanguage->headline}

Lyric's Flagler Center to present Florida premier of musical 'Ordinary Days'

STUART — The Lyric Theatre and Curtain Call Productions will be presenting the Florida Premier of the award-winning musical Ordinary Days at the Lyric’s Flagler Center from Jan. 24-26. Ordinary Days is a unique and honest portrayal of four New Yorkers whose lives intersect as they search for fulfillment, happiness, love and cabs. When the ever-optimistic Warren finds Deb’s notes for her ...
read more

{$newsLanguage->headline}

Production salutes love with nonstop sights and sounds

By Shelley Koppel Staff writer       STUART - The name says it all. Cirque D'Amour, or Circus of Love, is not the circus of your childhood. Kevin Black, artistic director for the show, says that the show, based on the theme of love, is definitely sensual. "We decided to combine the old art or burlesque with a Cirque-style show,"he said. "It features vocalists, dancers and specialty acts who ...
read more

{$newsLanguage->headline}

Comedian takes art of humor seriously

By Shelley Koppel Staff writer Your Voice News & Views    STUART - Paula Poundstone is a stand-up comic, storyteller, author, radio game show panelist and spokeswoman for the importance of libraries in the community. She was the first woman to perform at the White House Correspondents Dinner. She has won two CableACE awards and was named to Comedy Central's 2004 list of the 100 greatest ...
read more

{$newsLanguage->headline}

Stuart's Lyric Theatre sets $3 million fundraising goal to pay off debt

By Isadora Rangel Posted December 21, 2012 at 10:56 p.m., updated December 21, 2012 at 11:36 p.m. STUART — The Lyric Theatre has launched a three-year campaign to raise $3 million to help pay off its mortgage debt, renovate the downtown venue and expand educational programs. The campaign kicked off Tuesday, and donors already have pledged about $1.7 million, Executive Director John ...
read more

{$newsLanguage->headline}

Madcap Musical Virtuosi Igudesman & Joo Bring Serious Fun to Concerts

U.S. Press Contact: Diane Blackman BR Public Relations/ Ph: 212.245.5125 dblackman@brpublicrelations.com Madcap Musical Virtuosi Igudesman & Joo Bring Serious Fun to Concerts YouTube Favorites with over 30 Million Views Mix Classical Music, Comedy & Theatre Upcoming Performance:  January 24, 2013 8:00 PM The Lyric Theatre Igudesman & Joo are so ...
read more

{$newsLanguage->headline}

Hometown News Reader's LOVE The Lyric!

The votes have been tabulated.  The readers have spoken!   The Treasure Coast LOVES The Lyric! The 2012 Hometown News Readers Choice Awards have been presented and The Lyric Theatre was the big winner! Voted: Best Cultural Arts & Entertainment Venue by the Jensen Beach Readers of the Hometown News Best Cultural Arts & Entertainment Venue ...
read more

{$newsLanguage->headline}

Musician Richard Marx performs at the Lyric Theater

By Alisha McDarris Posted November 28, 2012 at 11:03 p.m. STUART — Richard Marx, a chart-topping singer, songwriter and musician, performed the first of two concerts at the Lyric Theater Wednesday night.Marx has enjoyed 13 pop, rock, and R&B songs ranked No. 1 during his career and is the only male whose first seven singles made it to the top five on Billboard's singles chart. ...
read more

{$newsLanguage->headline}

Richard Marx looking forward to return engagement at Stuart's Lyric Theatre

By Colleen Wixon Posted November 23, 2012 at 4 a.m. Richard Marx is doubly excited about coming back to Stuart's Lyric Theatre next week. The Grammy-award winner is performing two evening shows this year, a follow to last year's sold-out event at the Lyric. "It's a beautiful little place, and we had a really fun show there. I'm psyched that we're coming back and doing two ...
read more

{$newsLanguage->headline}

Singer-songwriter returns to Lyric

By Shelley Koppel, Staff writer Your Voice News & Views STUART - As a singer, Richard Marx is the first and only male artist to have his first seven singles reach the top five on Billboard magazine's singles charts.  As a songwriter, he has written for Luther Vandross, Keith Urban, Josh Groban and a host of other artists. "Dance with my Father," performed by Mr. Vandross, won ...
read more

{$newsLanguage->headline}

BRIFT Actors Shine at Fort Lauderdale International Film Festival

THE BURT REYNOLDS INSTITUTE FOR FILM AND THEATRE FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE BRIFT Actors Shine at Fort Lauderdale International Film Festival   Burt Reynolds Master Actors win in two categories   Tequesta, Fl: The Burt Reynolds Institute for Film and Theatre (BRIFT) announced that two films starring BRIFT actors were among the winners at the Fort Lauderdale International ...
read more

{$newsLanguage->headline}

Big Bad Voodoo Daddy sounds similar to a big band from the swing era but brings a rock 'n' roll energy on stage.

By Isadora Rangel Published Friday, November 2, 2012 And if you have not heard of it yet, former President Bill Clinton has. He played its music aboard Air Force One. The band, which plays Nov. 7 at The Lyric Theatre in Stuart, has performed on TV shows and at the Super Bowl, as well as fundraisers and black-tie events for three of the last four presidents. Clinton was the most ...
read more

{$newsLanguage->headline}

Local women lawyers bring groundbreaking documentary to Lyric Theatre

Posted October 30, 2012 at 7:12 p.m., updated October 30, 2012 at 7:12 p.m STUART — Treasure Coast residents were treated to “the rest of the story” on Oct. 22 when the Martin County chapter of the Florida Association for Women Lawyers (FAWL) held a free screening of the highly acclaimed HBO documentary “Hot Coffee” at the Lyric Theater. FAWL board member ...
read more

{$newsLanguage->headline}

Gloria Steinem to speak at The Lyric Theatre, Blake Library Oct. 24

By Zaimarie De Guzman  Posted October 8, 2012 at 9:33 p.m. Feminist activist Gloria Steinem will talk politics, women's issues and the presidential race during her Oct. 24 Stuart visit to The Lyric Theatre and Blake Library.  Steinem, the award-winning journalist who founded Ms. Magazine and grew in the '70s as a prominent figure of the feminist movement, will have a conversation with ...
read more

{$newsLanguage->headline}

Diehard fans keep returning to see Boyz II Men at The Lyric Theatre

By Alisha McDarris  Posted October 5, 2012 at 10:28 p.m. STUART — A vocal and enthusiastic crowd filled The Lyric Theatre Friday night to enjoy a musical performance by Boyz II Men, a popular rhythm and blues trio.  This is the third time the Grammy Award-winning group has performed at the theater.  "They're great. The fans love them," said Lyric house manager Linda ...
read more

Boyz II Men concert at the Lyric has wide appeal

Boyz II Men concert at the Lyric has wide appeal

By Ginny Beagan After talking with several people who attended last year's Boyz II Men concert at The Lyric Theatre downtown, I am sorry I missed it — and much to the chagrin of my co-workers, I can't stop singing "End of the Road." This Friday and Saturday, Boyz II Men are performing in Stuart's oldest theater for the third year in a row.   Daisy Carter of Stuart went to the each of ...
read more

{$newsLanguage->headline}

Blues guitarist Ana Popovic coming to The Lyric Theatre

By Isadora Rangel Ana Popovic was born in former communist Yugoslavia and yet she thinks she learned about blues music before most Americans.   Ask her about her earliest childhood memories and you hear how she used to pretend she ran a record store and memorized the names of legends such as Stevie Ray Vaughan and Albert King. Or maybe about the time she tracked down Buddy Guy and ...
read more

{$newsLanguage->headline}

Lyric's new season includes 50 events, national stars

Lyric's new season includes 50 events, national stars STUART - Theater goers at the Lyric will be name-dropping next season. The performers list for the historic theater in downtown Stuart reads like a who's who of show business, with some of the biggest names in popular entertainment slated. Acts include media personality and talk show host Regis Philbin, actor Burt Reynolds, ...
read more

{$newsLanguage->headline}

Bring four-legged friend for Doggie Date Night at Lyric

STUART — Cuddle up with your four-legged best friend during Doggie Date Night at the Lyric's Flagler Center and settle in for some laughs. Presented by the Lyric Theatre and the Humane Society of the Treasure Coast, the event will be held on Sept. 29 at 5 p.m. and 8 p.m. and will include dinner and the hysterical cult-classic, canine comedy, “Best In Show.” The cost is $25. If your date … ...
read more

{$newsLanguage->headline}

Lyric Theatre 40th Anniversary Screening of “Deliverance” with Special Talkback with Burt Reynolds a Homerun

Stuart, FL – To a standing ovation, mega-star Burt Reynolds took the stage at the Lyric Theatre on Thursday evening, August 16th after a special 40th anniversary screening of his widely acclaimed film Deliverance. The standing room only crowd anxiously awaited Reynolds responses to a Q&A arranged by Lyric Executive Director, John Loesser. With his trademark self-deprecating sense of ...
read more

{$newsLanguage->headline}

40 years later, Burt Reynolds remembers ‘Deliverance’

By Leslie Gray Streeter Palm Beach Post Staff Writer Normally, an actor would be concerned if four guys got up and walked out on a certain scene during one of his films. But when Burt Reynolds saw that happening during Deliverance, he was confident that the scene had made an impact.  And yeah…it’s exactly the scene you’re thinking about. “I think it challenged a lot of men’s minds ...
read more

{$newsLanguage->headline}

Burt Reynolds to share memories of 'Deliverance' after Aug. 16 screening at Lyric

In 1972, a tanned, athletic Burt Reynolds rose to stardom with his portrayal of macho man Lewis Medlock in the backwoods thriller "Deliverance." The film gave the Western actor prestige and bona-fide star status, but also left him with a broken tailbone from shooting its dangerous canoeing scenes without any stuntmen. This year, the movie turned 40 years old. It remains a cult classic as ...
read more

{$newsLanguage->headline}

Progress & Innovation - Breathing Vision, Passion into Performances from Behind the Curtain

PROFILE Backstage Breathing Vision, Passion into Performances from Behind the Curtain By Shelley Owens For Progress & Innovation The Treasure Coast boasts a host of options for residents and visitors seeking cultural experiences.  Among the most popular are our three performing arts theatres – The Lyric in Stuart, The Sunrise in Fort Pierce and the Riverside ...
read more

{$newsLanguage->headline}

Stuart's The Lyric Theatre adds 7 shows to 2012-2013 lineup

Grammy Award winning jazz singer Esperanza Spalding will be one of the late additions to The Lyric Theatre's 2012-2013 lineup. The Stuart venue has announced seven new shows for the season opening in October. Spalding, who in 2011 was the first jazz artist to win a Grammy Award for best new artist, is the only newcomer. Joining her are comedian and TV host Howie Mandel, Burt Reynolds ...
read more

{$newsLanguage->headline}

Historical Vignettes: Stuart's three Lyric Theatres have offered entertainment since 1914

Alice L. and Greg E. Luckhardt Posted May 8, 2012 at 9:36 a.m., updated May 8, 2012 at 9:36 a.m. STUART — The Lyric Theatre in downtown Stuart has been operated not only as a movie house, but has also provided a venue for various forms of entertainment since 1926. Hollywood movies, perhaps a stage play, recital, variety show, or a diversity of other performances have all been enjoyed ...
read more

{$newsLanguage->headline}

Folk-pop singer Dar Williams brings honest storytelling to Lyric on December 15th

Folk-pop singer Dar Williams brings honest storytelling to Lyric Dec. 15 By Maureen Kenyon Early in her career, folk-pop singer Dar Williams opened shows for Joan Baez. "It was a dream come true," she said. "She was the perfect person to tour with because she had been treated like she was on the way out, and throughout it all, she had a lot of grace and a lot of humor. She ...
read more

{$newsLanguage->headline}

Music steamrolls into Lyric Monday, November 28th

Things to do this week in Martin County: Nov. 28 By Tyler Treadway Sunday, November 27, 2011   Music steamrolls into Lyric on Monday, November 28th   The Academy Orchestra will present "A Mannheim Steamroller Christmas" at 7 p.m. Monday at The Lyric Theatre, 59 S.W. Flagler Ave. in downtown Stuart. The Academy Orchestra is made up of professional symphony ...
read more

{$newsLanguage->headline}

The Lyric supports the Character Counts Program!

November 22, 2011 Mr. John Loesser, Executive Director The Lyric Theatre 59 SW Flagler Avenue Stuart, FL  34994   Dear Mr. Loesser,   CHARACTER COUNTS! in Martin County and its advisory board would like to extend its sincere thanks to The Lyric Theatre for its very generous contribution to the 2011 – 2012 CHARACTER COUNTS! Student of the Week ...
read more

{$newsLanguage->headline}

Experience Miles Davis through multimedia production at The Lyric Theatre in Stuart

The Miles Davis Experience, a multimedia music production, will intertwine jazz, poetry and 1950s American history at two performances on Nov. 20 at The Lyric Theatre in Stuart. "I think this is worthy of a movie," said Jason Palmer, the professional trumpeter and composer who will lead the performance. Palmer, 32, said he has never been a part of a production like The Miles Davis ...
read more

Richard Marx, with help from friends, excites sellout crowd in Stuart

Richard Marx, with help from friends, excites sellout crowd in Stuart

STUART — Richard Marx wowed his sold-out crowd at The Lyric Theatre on Monday night for more than two hours. He played his hit songs from the 1990s, his recent releases and some of the songs he co-wrote for others, such as Keith Urban.And he brought along a few friends to help him. The crowd gasped and cheered when Marx introduced Olivia Newton-John after the first encore to sing ...
read more

{$newsLanguage->headline}

Experience Miles Davis through multimedia production at The Lyric Theatre in Stuart

The Miles Davis Experience, a multimedia music production, will intertwine jazz, poetry and 1950s American history at two performances on Nov. 20 at The Lyric Theatre in Stuart. "I think this is worthy of a movie," said Jason Palmer, the professional trumpeter and composer who will lead the performance. Palmer, 32, said he has never been a part of a production like The Miles Davis ...
read more

{$newsLanguage->headline}

National Grammy-winning flutist credits Martin County schoolchildren with inspiration for latest project

Though virtuoso flutist Nestor Torres has toured the country countless times, he said it was his experience in Martin County that led him to create his latest project for music education. In the last three years that the Latin Grammy Award winner has stopped at Stuart to perform at The Lyric Theatre, Torres also has visited area schools to give music presentations and speak with local ...
read more

{$newsLanguage->headline}

Boyz II Men proves it's still a favorite in return to Stuart's Lyric Theatre

STUART — With 20 years performing smooth love hits, members of Boyz II Men have become masters at making women feel giddy. At the vocal trio's concert Friday evening at The Lyric Theatre, women in the audience howled, whistled and some even shouted "I love you" during the soundtracks to breakups, makeups and school dances of the '90s. The night was reminiscent of last year's Boyz II ...
read more

{$newsLanguage->headline}

Nestor Torres to visit Martin schools while in town for concert

MARTIN COUNTY — Grammy award-winning Latin jazz artist Nestor Torres will visit schools throughout Martin County. Students and teachers from Indiantown Middle, Martin County High, Port Salerno Elementary, Stuart Middle and Jensen Beach High schools are scheduled to participate in this program. In addition, the county's top high school musicians have been invited to participate in ...
read more