Arsht Center Announces 2011 2012 Broadway Across America SeriesMarch 27, 2011South Florida theater goers are in for a parade of solid hits direct from Broadway and South Florida premieres with the announcement that the current smash hit, THE ADDAMS FAMILY, opens the all musical Broadway in Miami 2011 - 2012 season at the Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts of Miami-Dade County. Scheduled as a lead-up to Halloween, from October 25 - 30, THE ADDAMS FAMILY will be followed by SHREK THE MUSICAL, a pre-holiday show that is great fun for ogres and ogresses of all ages, December 6 - 11; MILLION DOLLAR QUARTET, introduces families to one of the greatest moments in rock ‘n' roll history, set to bring in the New Year, December 27 - January 1; and Twyla Tharps's loving ode to Frank Sinatra, COME FLY AWAY, locked in as the spring entry, March 20 - 25. For the first time in Miami, Disney's THE LION KING, the recordbreaking musical set in the African pride lands, will play May 15 - June 10 as the season's stunning finale.
Pulitzer Prize & Tony-Winning AUGUST: OSAGE COUNTY Opens At Florida RepMarch 27, 2011Florida Repertory Theatre announced the opening of August: Osage County, a play the New York Times called 'fiercely funny' and 'turbo-charged.' This Pulitzer Prize and Tony-winning tragicomedy is a fast-paced, brutally honest look at an American family in crisis, and unfolds on the stage like a like a juicy TV drama. It will both stun audiences and leave them begging for more.
Caldwell Theatre Company Presents Southeastern Premiere of 'Next Fall'March 27, 2011Continuing its recent trend of ‘first in the region to produce', Caldwell Theatre Company is set to launch the Pulitzer Prize Nominated and Tony Nominated smash hit, Next Fall, by Geoffrey Nauffts, which dives headfirst into the world of religion, families and honesty to oneself.
'King O' The Moon' - All American Comedy Opens At Florida RepMarch 26, 2011'This is the perfect play to follow August: Osage County, where the family was totally dysfunctional and devoid of love. In King O' the Moon the family is also dysfunctional, but they love each other and want one another to be happy,' said Producing Artistic Director and the play's director, Robert Cacioppo. 'This is a really heartwarming play about a family in transition, and though it is a sequel, it definitely stands on its own.'
Tony Winner IN THE HEIGHTS Comes To Miami's Arsht CenterMarch 26, 2011IN THE HEIGHTS, winner of four 2008 Tony Awards® and the 2008 Grammy® Award for Best Musical Show Album, is coming to the Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts of
Miami-Dade County from March 29 - April 3. Tickets are on sale now and are available at the Adrienne Arsht Center box office by calling (305) 949-6722, or online at www.arshtcenter.org.
'Dirty Rotten Scoundrels' Award Winning Musical Comedy At The WaterfrontMarch 26, 2011'Dirty Rotten Scoundrels' at the Waterfront Playhouse is receiving rave reviews, sell-out houses and standing ovations. Constance Gilbert in her rave review in Solares Hill says 'Scoundrels is purely fresh, hilarious fun...manic magic...The Waterfront Playhouse has raised the bar once again.'
35th Annual Carbonell Awards Set For April 4thMarch 25, 2011The South Florida community is invited to celebrate the achievements of the talented theater professionals in the region at the 35th Annual Carbonell Awards on Monday, April 4, 2011, at 7:30 p.m. in the Amaturo Theater, at Broward Center for the Performing Arts, 201 S.W. 5th Ave., Fort Lauderdale. Tickets are $25 with $20 tickets available for groups of 10 or more. Tickets are available at the Broward Center's box office or by calling 954-462-0222 begin_of_the_skype_highlighting 954-462-0222 end_of_the_skype_highlighting or visiting www.browardcenter.org. This must-see award ceremony will feature performances from each of the productions nominated for Best Musical in 2010.
The 2011 2012 Broadway Across America Fort Lauderdale SeasonMarch 25, 2011Locking in the theatrical treasure that is the long running multi Tony-Award® winning musical is the dynamic international hit, BILLY ELLIOT THE MUSICAL. Broadway Across America-Fort Lauderdale continues its long time tradition of providing local theater-goers with the best of current and classical musical theater showstoppers to celebrate the 20th Anniversary 2011-2012 subscription season presented by Florida Theatrical Association in association with the Broward Center for the Performing Arts.
WICKED LOTTERY - Musical Phenom Holds Day Of Performance Lottery At The Broward CenterMarch 24, 2011Long before Dorothy drops in, two other girls meet in the land of Oz. One - born with emerald green skin - is smart, fiery and misunderstood. The other is beautiful, ambitious and very popular. WICKED tells the story of their remarkable odyssey, how these two unlikely friends grow to become the Wicked Witch of the West and Glinda the Good.
Miami City Ballet Presents John Cranko's 'Romeo And Juliet'March 25, 2011MIAMI CITY BALLET ends its landmark 25th Anniversary Season in South Florida with the company premiere of John Cranko's acclaimed, full-evening production of ROMEO AND JULIET, the world's most famous love story, set to the thrilling score by Sergei Prokofiev. Budgeted at over one million dollars, with an ensemble cast of more than 35 dancers, ROMEO AND JULIET promises to be the crowning highlight of MIAMI CITY BALLET'S extraordinary anniversary season, featuring four company premieres, a record number of dancers (50) and the return of live music with The Opus One Orchestra, 42-56 musicians strong, under the baton of maestro Gary Sheldon, supported by a grant from the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation, as part of its Knight Arts Challenge.
Rising Action Theatre Presents THE MORMON BOY TRILOGYMarch 24, 2011THE MORMON BOY TRILOGY
Three powerful plays performed in rotation prior to its New York Off Broadway Run performed and written by internationally acclaimed and award winning playwright/actor Steven Fales
'Confessions of a Mormon Boy'
'Missionary Position'
'Who's Your Daddy' (World Premiere)
Kravis Center Presents Dazzling Performers And Productions In April, May And JuneMarch 24, 2011Kravis Center to Offer a Nonstop Series of Dazzling Performers & Productions
During April, May & June 2011
Highlights Include the Beach Boys, Bill Maher,
Frankie Avalon, Fabian & Bobby Rydell,
Smokey Robinson, St. Petersburg Philharmonic, Yanni, The Color Purple & 18th Annual Reach for the Stars
Rodgers And Hart's Musical Classic 'Pal Joey' At Jerry Herman Ring TheatreMarch 24, 2011Rodgers and Hart's Broadway classic Pal Joey comes to the University of Miami Jerry Herman Ring Theatre this spring. Running from April 13 - 23, 2011, Pal Joey tells the story of Joey - a nightclub habitué in the habit of loving and leaving women. Despite that, he is also thoroughly lovable.
CHINATOWN MIAMI As PlayGround Theatre Premieres 'The Red Thread'March 23, 2011On Sunday, April 17th from 12 pm to 6 pm, everyone is invited to join The PlayGround Theatre's celebration of this newest production by attending CHINATOWN Miami in Miami Shores. CHINATOWN Miami is a Chinese street festival that will fill Miami Shores with the sights, sounds, and tastes of the diverse cultures of China. Six blocks of downtown Miami Shores, NE 2nd Avenue from 94th to 100th streets, will be closed off for CHINATOWN Miami. The Chinese street festival is free and open to the public, and includes a green market, food, arts and crafts vendors, musicians, and shows for children that include magicians and dragons. The 2pm performance of The Red Thread will be followed by a traditional Chinese dragon parade featuring actors from the production, in addition to a post-performance VIP Chinese dining experience next to the theatre (tickets will be required).
New Musical 'Alexander Who's Not Not Not Not Not Not Going To Move'March 22, 2011Orlando Shakespeare Theater in Partnership with UCF continues its 2010-2011 Bright House Theater for Young Audiences Series with a musical adaptation of Judith Viorst's colorful children's book, Alexander Who's Not Not Not Not Not Not Going to Move, playing at the John and Rita Lowndes Shakespeare Center from March 31 - April 24, 2011.
Casting For CHARM At Orlando Shakespeare TheaterMarch 21, 2011Orlando Shakespeare Theater in Partnership with UCF concludes its 2010-2011 Signature Series with Kathleen Cahill's 2011 Pulitzer Prize-Nominated comedy, CHARM, playing at the John and Rita Lowndes Shakespeare Center from March 23 - April 17, 2011.
Motti Lerner's 'Benedictus' Free Play Reading At GableStage, 3/21March 21, 2011Motti Lerner, well-known Israeli playwright, has written a play of compelling political intrigue , set 48 hours before the US attacks the nuclear installations of Iran. The behind-the-scenes negotiations take place at the Vatican and involve an Iranian mullah, an Israeli arms dealer, an American ambassador and a Monk. The personal issues of the characters cannot help but color their negotiations and it is a stirring view of the dark world of diplomacy.
Angelica Torn In World Premiere Of THE RADIANT By Tony Nominated Shirley LauroMarch 19, 2011New Theatre's (THE NEW) 25th Anniversary continues with acclaimed stage and film actress Angelica Torn starring as Marie Curie in the World Premiere of The Radiant by Tony-nominated playwright Shirley Lauro, running March 25 - April 17, 2011. The Radiant tells the story of the tempestuous, dramatic life of Marie Curie, one of the world's first recognized woman scientists, whose discovery and isolation of radium earned her two Nobel Prizes and revolutionized science forever, as she ushered in 'The Atomic Age' and the first cure for cancer. 2011 marks the 100th Anniversary of Marie Curie's second Nobel Prize win and befittingly, Poland and France have named 2011 'Marie Curie Year' and The United Nations designated it 'The International Year of Chemistry.'
Currently spending his time between New York and Florida, Beau was born to a theatrical family in Brooklyn. He studied drama at the Lee Strasberg Theater Institute and at HB Studios. He studied theater singing with Julia Sperratore and Helen Gallagher. Beau later taught drama at the Lincoln Center Square for the Arts. It was at this time Beau began working with the Theater Development Fund and helped found New York's famed HALF PRICE TICKET BOOTH. Early in his career, Beau was screen tested and contracted for Warner Brothers. He co-hosted, an early cable variety series on Manhattan's Teleprompter channel. At this time he directed the Johnny Specca musical, SEX IS..? at the Lincoln Center Library Theater. Beau has performed Off-Broadway in FAT FELL DOWN, The Comic Strip Theater's LITTLE LULU AND THE INVISIBLE INK and WILL THE REAL ZOOPERMAN PLEASE STAND UP. Around the country he has delighted audiences with his performances in ANYTHING GOES, THE APPLE TREE, GUYS & DOLLS, and HELLZAPOPPIN! He sang for New York audiences at such cabarets as The Duplex and Upstairs at the Downstairs. He has had numerous television appearances but is most proud to have been a winning contestant on the game shows JACKPOT and THE $20,000 PYRAMID.