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Film office has great expectations to put Vizcaya in movie

Vizcaya or no Vizcaya? That is the question for 20th Century Fox, which wants to film a remake of Charles Dickens' 1861 classic Great Expectations partially at the estate in late June.

Critic's pick: 9 hot choices if you're Broadway bound

NEW YORK -- With apologies to Stephen Sondheim, a slight rewrite of Comedy Tonight, the opening number from this season's boisterous Broadway revival of A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum: Something appealing/nothing appalling/something for everyone/a comedy (or musical or play or revival) tonight!

CFA collects its thoughts on its future, its dreams

D ream Collection: This title for a new series of exhibitions at the Center for the Fine Arts echoes more with pop celebrity glitz than with artful, museum-made ambitions. It suggests ``Dream Teams,'' those temporary gatherings of all-star athletes assembled with fanfare and big bucks to make a seasonal splash.

Theater community ready to `break a leg' Miami to host national critics' annual convention

Ninety theater critics from around the country will descend on Miami Beach's Fontainebleau Hilton Hotel Tuesday through Sunday for the 20th annual American Theatre Critics Association convention. On the agenda:

HOT: Savion Glover is dazzling in Bring in 'Da Noise, Bring in 'Da Funk.

JOAN MARCUS MADE THE COVER OF NEWSWEEK: Adam Pascal and Daphne Rubin-Vega star in the Pulitzer Prize-winning Off-Broadway drama Rent. ----JUMP SPEX ABOVE---- IN DEMAND: Among the plays fueling Broadway's successful season are the smash hit musical Rent (top) and Big (left), based on the popular film, and the revival of The King and I.

A Passage through exile life Play unique to Cuban American experience

----JUMP SPEX ABOVE---- MARICE COHN BAND / Herald Staff IN PASSAGE: From left, Emiliano Diez, Iris Delgado, Luz Marabel, Carlos Orizondo and Nattacha Amador. Loretta Greco's play, directed by John Rodaz, premieres this week at Area Stage.

The Dream Collection: Selections from the Albright-Knox Art Gallery Collection and the Collection of Norman and Irma Braman; Center for the Fine Arts, 101 West Flagler St.; (305) 375-3000; through Oct. 13. Hours: Tuesday-Friday 10 a.m.-5 p.m.; Thursdays till 9 p.m.; Saturday and Sunday noon-5 p.m. Admission: adults $5, seniors and students $2.50. Tuesday is contribution by choice, Thursday 5-9 p.m. admission is free.

IF YOU GO

Meg Meurer, director of marketing for the League of American Theatres and Producers, says that even though the primary reason tourists visit New York is to go to theater, many get discouraged by the ``hassle factor.'' Where do you go? What do you see? How do you get tickets?

Once in New York, you can try the TKTS booth at Times Square for half-price tickets (plus a service fee) sold the day you want to see a show, knowing the hottest tickets (like those to Rent) won't be among your choices. But there are things you can do before you leave for New York to reduce the hassle factor to zero.

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