On Sale Now At Miramar Cultural Center September 4, 2010Nicole Henry is power, grace and has a stellar list of international performances. She performs to inspire and touch hearts with a beautiful, soulful voice and a captivating stage presence. Nicole is surely one of the finest vocalists to emerge this decade. 'Lil' John' Lumpkin and his group 'All My People' are a spiritual force to be reckoned with. Their style is both inspirational and moving. And Sean G is a Miami native who won the Jimmy Kimmel Live & Sierra Mist Funniest College Student in America contest. He has appeared on Tyler Perry's Meet the Browns TV Show. His comedy is mature and professional.
Rising Action Theatre Presents 'Fit To Be Tied' By Nicky SilverSeptember 3, 2010Rising Action Theatre opens its new Season at its new location at the Sunshine Cathedral campus with Fit To Be Tied by Nicky Silver, an off-beat comedy about a fabulously wealthy but desperately lonely man who lives a solitary life for many years. When he meets the great love of his life, Boyd, a young runaway with no family who is working as an angel at Radio City's Christmas Spectacular, Arloc invites him up for a drink. When Boyd readies to leave, Arloc is terrified that his last chance for happiness will slip away, so he ties him up. At that moment, Arloc's mother, Nessa, descends upon him with problems of her own.
Kravis On Broadway Subscription Tix 2010 2011 SeriesSeptember 2, 2010The 2010 2011 Kravis On Broadway season boasts a powerful line up which includes The New Mel Brooks Musical Young Frankenstein and straight from the great white way, a revival of West Side Story. Add to this, NETworks Presents Disney's Beauty & The Beast, Dreamgirls and The Color Purple, all making their West Palm Beach debut at the Kravis Center. 'The upcoming Kravis On Broadway season promises a world of excitement and escape for our audience,' said Lee Bell, the Kravis Center's Senior Director of Programming.
New Theatre Presents Shakespeare's 'The Tempest'September 1, 2010THE NEW's 25th Anniversary season kicks off with a limited engagement of The Tempest (September 2 - September 19, 2010), one of the Bard's romantic comedies. Stranded on a deserted island with his daughter, a usurped duke is granted his chance at revenge. By invoking a storm, he shipwrecks the man who ruined him. Also among the passengers is the young man who awakens his daughter's first stirrings of love.
Tony Winner Dame Edna To Grace Arsht Center In 'An Evening With Dame Edna'August 31, 2010The Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts of Miami Dade County presents AN EVENING WITH DAME EDNA. The glittering, effervescent, tirelessly funny DAME EDNA EVERAGE will light up the John S. and James L. Knight Concert Hall with her purple-hued hair and sassy Aussie wit on April 13 and 14, 2011. The Tony Award-winning dame from Down Under brings her stage show to Miami for two evenings of glitz, glamour, and her signature gladiolas. AN EVENING WITH DAME EDNA is part of the inaugural season of the 2010-2011 Adrienne Arsht Center comedy series, COMEDY PLANET.
Jerry Herman's 'Mack And Mabel' At The Stage Door TheatreAugust 30, 2010Opening this weekend at the Stage Door, and running until September 26, is the musical 'Mack and Mabel.' At the helm is director Michael Leeds (Tony nomination 'Swingin' on A Star'), who was a performer in the first National Tour with Bernadette Peters. Consequently, he has a special affinity for the show and was able to convince Jerry Herman to give him some leeway on new approaches and changes to for this production. 'I didn't get everything I wanted,' says Leeds with a laugh, ' but he was kind enough to give me a lot, including the ending that was eventually used on the tour, but not on Broadway.'
'Pandemonium: The Lost And Found Orchestra' United States Premiere August 28, 2010The Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts of Miami-Dade County announced the kick-off to its 5th Anniversary Season with the U.S. premiere of PANDEMONIUM: The Lost and Found Orchestra. From the creators of the blockbuster hit STOMP, this modern, urban symphonic adventure features a cast of 25 performers plus a 30-member choir of local Miami singers. Fresh from sold-out performances in London, Sydney, and Amsterdam, PANDEMONIUM is poised to take Miami by storm, September 16-26, 2010 in the Sanford and Dolores Ziff Ballet Opera House.
'Out@AsoloRep' Upcoming Event Schedule & New Subscription PackageAugust 27, 2010SARASOTA, FL-Asolo Repertory Theatre announced OUT@AsoloRep dates, prices and introduces a subscription package for its new season of events. OUT@AsoloRep is a special event series launched last season that offers people a chance to hang out with friends and meet kindred spirits in a comfortable LGBT friendly environment. Asolo Rep fans represent a wide range of social, economic, ethnic and gender groups and anyone is eligible to attend.
Festival Miami Celebrates 27th SeasonAugust 26, 2010The 2010 season is scheduled to commence on October 8 and conclude on October 30. Dean Berg's vision for the 27th season of Festival Miami presents 20 concerts over a four-week period. Each concert will fall under one of the four unique themes, which include: 'Great Performances,' 'Jazz and Beyond,' 'Creative American Music,' and 'Music of the Americas.'
'Starving Artist' Pass From The Orlando Shakespeare TheaterAugust 26, 2010The Orlando Shakespeare Theater in Partnership with UCF is offering an opportunity to the non-profit arts community to purchase tickets for the 2010-2011 season at a reduced rate with a 'Starving Artist' Pass. Starving Artist pass holders will receive one ticket to each of Orlando Shakespeare Theater's six Signature Series productions for only $30 (Limit two per person.)
Arsht Center Announces Carnival Studio Theater SeasonAugust 25, 2010The Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts of Miami-Dade County proudly announces new and ongoing partnerships for the 2010-2011 CARNIVAL STUDIO THEATER SEASON, featuring four dynamic programming initiatives: THE BEST OF SOUTH FLORIDA, GROUNDBREAKING NEW WORK, CRITICALLY ACCLAIMED NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL THEATER, and FAMILY-FRIENDLY THEATRICAL HITS - all presented in the Carnival Studio Theater in the Sanford and Dolores Ziff Ballet Opera House. This diverse new season highlights world-class theater, dance, and music that breaks boundaries, cross-pollinates artistic genres, and expands the future of the performing arts.
George Bernard Shaw's 'Candida' Opens Palm Beach Dramaworks' 11th SeasonAugust 24, 2010West Palm Beach's Palm Beach Dramaworks, will launch its 11th Anniversary Season with 'Candida,' the acclaimed play by the Nobel Prize winning playwright George Bernard Shaw on Friday, October 8th (8PM) at their downtown theatre (322 Banyan Boulevard.) Special priced preview performances are slated for October 6th & 7th (8PM) and the production will play through November 21st.
The Colony Hotel Concludes Summer Cabaret with Mary Foster Conklin August 23, 2010The winner of the 2010 MAC Award for Jazz Vocalist by the Manhattan Association of Cabarets and Clubs, Mary Foster Conklin is a true jazz original. Her voice is smoky with a tart twist of lemon. Her style has been described as both recognizably traditional yet unmistakably contemporary, as she puts her personal stamp on a repertoire that spans over eight decades. Conklin has appeared in theatres, jazz clubs and cabarets throughout the United States and Canada.
'Motherhood The Musical' The Good, The Bad....And The Laundry August 21, 2010Hot Flash! From the successful producers of Menopause The Musical - GFour Productions is heading into its third trimester. They are soon to deliver 90 minutes of fun in the original play MOTHERHOOD The Musical, premiering September 24th in South Florida.
'The Turn Of The Screw' At Orlando Shakespeare FestivalAugust 20, 2010Described by Stephen King as 'the quintessential ghost story,' The Turn of the Screw was originally published in serialized form and eventually became one of James' most famous works. James added a new spin to the traditional ghost story by writing it entirely from the governess' perspective, leaving the reader to interpret her account's accuracy and truthfulness. More than a century later, critical debate rages on over the nature of the ghosts, the complicity of the children, and the sanity of the governess.
The Florida Sunshine Pops Announces Added Shows And Play DatesAugust 19, 2010The Florida Sunshine Pops is presenting some of the most exciting live entertainment to hit South Florida in quite a while. We've written in this column about them before. Below, please find additional shows that the Pops have added. Have a great time enjoying the delightful entertainment the Pops is bringing us. www.sunsetet.com
Tony Winner Dame Edna To Grace Arsht Center In 'An Evening With Dame Edna'August 18, 2010The Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts of Miami-Dade County presents AN EVENING WITH DAME EDNA. The glittering, effervescent, tirelessly funny DAME EDNA EVERAGE will light up the John S. and James L. Knight Concert Hall with her purple-hued hair and sassy Aussie wit on April 13 and 14, 2011. The Tony Award-winning dame from Down Under brings her stage show to Miami for two evenings of glitz, glamour, and her signature gladiolas. AN EVENING WITH DAME EDNA is part of the inaugural season of the 2010-2011 Adrienne Arsht Center comedy series, COMEDY PLANET.
Palm Beach Dramaworks Announces Casting For 2010 2011 SeasonAugust 17, 2010West Palm Beach's only resident professional theatre, Palm Beach Dramaworks will kick off its 11th Anniversary season with George Bernard Shaw's play 'Candida' on Friday, October 8th (8PM) at their intimate downtown theatre (322 Banyan Boulevard). The season will continue with a distinguished roster of plays including the southeast premiere of 'Freud's Last Session' by Mark St. Germain, 'Dinner With Friends' by Donald Margulies and 'The Beauty Queen of Leenane' by Martin McDonagh.
Caldwell Theatre Company Events ScheduleAugust 17, 2010It's the early 1970s and the Weismann Theatre in New York is about to be demolished. Before the wrecking ball transforms the theatre into a parking lot, a reunion is taking place for members of the Weismann Follies. As the evening goes on, the former performers relive many of their past experiences, both good and bad. Sally, a former Follie, meets the man that she's always loved, Ben, and the two middle-aged people end up kissing. By the end of the night though, they each go back to their perspective spouses and the various Follies continue on with their lives.