Parker Playhouse

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Forty years ago, Dr. Louis Parker established the 1,191-seat Parker Playhouse. The curtain rose for the first time on February 6, 1967 as E.G. Marshall and Dennis O’Keefe starred in Neil Simon’s “The Odd Couple”. Parker teamed with Broadway impresario Zev Buffman, who was also producing shows in Miami at the Coconut Grove Playhouse, to offer productions featuring many of the top theater artists of the day. Parker Playhouse has produced continuously for nearly 40 years with community arts organizations joining Broadway headliners in shows that made South Florida theater history.

Today, the curtain rises on a new act for Parker Playhouse with the Performing Arts Center Authority (PACA) – the governing body that oversees the Broward Center for the Performing Arts – assuming management of the theater and providing the programming on its stage. Although much has changed since it first opened its doors, Parker Playhouse is poised to once again take center stage and play an important role in the community.

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