Events: Theater
Birds of Paradise by Pioneer Collective
Birds of Paradise honors and celebrates the enduring nature of queer and marginalized people to shape themselves into something that is desirable, vulnerable, fierce and reborn. This will be the third iteration of this series by Miami-based choreographer Pioneer Winter, who continues exploration of beauty and virtuosity outside the mainstream. Birds of Paradise is iridescent and effortful. It is a provocative, immersive piece perched between fight and flight. Featuring film, installation and live dance performance.
Location
Sandrell Rivers Theater
6101 NW 7th Ave Suite 79,
Miami,
FL
33127
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Bright Star
Music, Book and Story by Steve Martin
Music, Lyrics and Story by Edie Brickell
Inspired by a true story and featuring the Tony®-nominated score by Steve Martin and Edie Brickell, Broadway’s Bright Star tells a sweeping tale of love and redemption set against the rich backdrop of the American South in the 1920s and ’40s. With beautiful melodies and powerfully moving characters, the story unfolds as a rich tapestry of deep emotion. An uplifting theatrical journey that holds you tightly in its grasp, Bright Star is as refreshingly genuine as it is daringly hopeful.
Location
Actors' Playhouse at the Miracle Theatre
280 Miracle Mile,
Coral Gables,
FL
33134
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Defacing Michael Jackson
A World Premiere Play and coming-of-age tale filled with comedy and epic music written by Miami-native and Award-winning Playwright Aurin Squire and Directed by Shaun Patrick Tubbs.
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Thriller, the Pepsi fire, drug wars, and a white family moving into a Black neighborhood:
It’s 1984 and we are in Miami Dade County’s Opa-Locka and life is about to get a whole lot more confusing for a group of kids who want to be the ‘King of Pop.’ Defacing Michael Jackson is about growing up, hero worship, and how we see ourselves.
Why Defacing Michael Jackson?
Defacing Michael Jackson will be our fourth world premiere with Aurin Squire. He is not only a Miami native who is an extremely sought after screenwriter and playwright, he is a flagship for Miami New Drama and an essential part of our DNA. This play is all about Miami in Aurin’s native Opa Locka and blends a coming of age story and sexual discovery with a backdrop of social and racial unrest. It is deeply moving, spectacular with masterful storytelling. We are extremely proud to be doing the world premiere of this play and continue our commitment to Aurin as an artist.
Location
Colony Theater
1040 Lincoln Road,
Miami Beach,
FL
33139
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I Wanna F*#%ing Tear You Apart
Samantha and Leo are a team best friends, roommates, allies against the world until a new friend enters and upends their co-dependent world of mutual self-loathing and Grey's Anatomy marathons. A play about the nature of friendships in all of its f@#ked up forms, with a special shout-out to the kind of love that sometimes looks like a lot of rage.
Performances run Thursday to Sunday.
Location
Island City Stage
2304 N. Dixie Hwy,
Wilton Manors,
FL
33305
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Marisol: By José Rivera
Winner of the 1993 Obie Award. An apocalyptic urban fantasy which urges society to "wake up" and somehow find a way to recover the long-lost and much-needed compassion for our fellow man, as this is the only way to save our world.
General Admission $12, Students & Seniors $5.
Location
Louise O. Gerrits Theater
25 NE 2 Street, 8th Floor,
Miami,
FL
33132
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My Fair Lady
From Lincoln Center Theater, which brought you The King & I and South Pacific, comes “a sumptuous new production of the most perfect musical of all time” (Entertainment Weekly), Lerner & Loewe’s MY FAIR LADY. Director Bartlett Sher’s glowing production is “thrilling, glorious and better than it ever was” (The New York Times). “Every so often, a revival comes along that reminds you how indispensable great theater can be” (NY1).
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Boasting such classic songs as “I Could Have Danced All Night,” “The Rain in Spain,” “Wouldn’t It Be Loverly” and “On the Street Where You Live,” MY FAIR LADY tells the story of Eliza Doolittle, a young Cockney flower seller, and Henry Higgins, a linguistics professor who is determined to transform her into his idea of a “proper lady.” But who is really being transformed?
Broadway on Biscayne – “I Could Have Danced All Night” offers audiences the opportunity to learn how to waltz, just as Eliza Doolittle did. The class will be led by Tone Jacobsen, a former national ballroom dance champion of Norway.
Admission is free with a ticket to the performance of My Fair Lady on Tuesday, March 28, 2023.
The dance workshop will take place from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. on the Thomson Plaza for the Arts. Limited spaces are available.
While supplies last, participants will receive a complimentary glass of Pommery champagne and a lavender lemon cookie.
Location
Adrienne Arsht Center
1300 Biscayne Blvd,
Miami,
FL
33132
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Royal National Ballet with the "Fire of Georgia" Program
Sunday, Apr 2, 2023 at 3:00 PM - English
Direct from Tbilisi, Georgia, World Touring brings the Royal National Ballet with a new program "Fire of Georgia".
From the first days of its creation, the Dance Company has been the pride of its country. The Company has enjoyed wide popularity, due to its original, distinguished choreography and high professionalism of dancers. The dancers were charmingly wholehearted and skillful. The staging was sleek and the costumes were gorgeous…” After their recent tour to Poland, the Polish newspaper wrote: “The performance of the Royal National Ballet was an unexpected revelation for us.”
The Dance Company’s popularity is growing every year; and with every year grows the number of people around the world that admires their vital talent. The Dance Company of Georgia is very anxious to come to the United States for the first time, where their performances will be met with great anticipation, appreciation and love.
Location
Julius Littman Performing Arts Theater
17011 NE 19th Ave, North Miami Beach, FL 33162
Queensborough Performing Arts Center
222-05 56th Ave, Queens, NY 11364
The Walls Have Ears
The warden of a notorious prison in Cuba pits family members against each other as she toys with their fate. A political thriller set during the 1962 Cuban Missile Crisis, this one-act drama performed in the round explores universal themes of ideology, family ties, oppression and justice.
The world premiere of a new play by Miami-based actor Robby Ramos (a regular cast member of the Starz hit TV series "Heels"). The play will be presented in Spanish as "Las Paredes Oyen" April 27 - May 14 at WCAC.
Location
Westchester Cultural Arts Center
7930 SW 40th Street.,
Miami,
FL
33155
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New Playwrights’ Festival
The New Playwrights' Festival features original short plays written by current New World School of the Arts high school and college students. The festival allows young student playwrights from both high school and college the unique opportunity to experience what is like to workshop an original play.
General Admission $5.
Location
Louise O. Gerrits Theater
25 NE 2 Street, 8th Floor,
Miami,
FL
33132
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El Huracán | a Powerful Tale of Family and Forgiveness
As Hurricane Andrew threatens Miami, a mother and daughter ready themselves for the storm, but Abuela takes shelter in a world of memory, music and magic. A powerful tale of family and forgiveness, El Huracán, written by Miami native and recent Academy Award winner Charise Castro Smith (Disney’s Encanto), reveals what can be rebuilt in the aftermath of life’s most devastating tempests and what can never be replaced.
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- A Miami Story & A Florida Premiere!
- Running Time: 90 minutes. No Intermission.
- This production contains strong language.
For every ticket sold to El Huracán, GableStage will make a contribution to the Walk to End Alzheimer’s Miami.
“The central theme may be forgiveness, but she is also exploring memory, regret, generational conflict and the past’s influence on the present. Her (Charise Castro Smith) heart is firmly planted on her sleeve and the stories she is sharing are compelling.”-- Tom Holehan, Connecticut Critics Circle
“The blending of real and imaginary, illusion and reality are at the forefront of Charise Castro Smith’s intimate and poetic play. “El Huracán” is a play not about tricks but about how memory itself is magic.”-- Noah Golden, OnStageBlog
Location
GableStage at the Biltmore
1200 Anastasia Avenue,
Coral Gables,
FL
33134
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Pippin
Pippin is the story of one young man's journey to be extraordinary.
There's magic to do when a prince learns the true meaning of glory, love and war in Stephen Schwartz's iconic and unforgettable musical masterpiece.
With an infectiously unforgettable score from four-time Grammy winner, three-time Oscar winner and musical theatre giant, Stephen Schwartz, Pippin is the story of one young man's journey to be extraordinary. Winner of four 2013 Tony Awards including Best Musical Revival, this updated circus-inspired version of Pippin continues to captivate and appeal to the young at heart throughout the world.
Location
Pembroke Pines Theatre of the Perfroming Arts
17195 Sheridan Street,
Pembroke Pines,
FL
33331
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Piano Slam 2023
Wednesday, Apr 19, 2023 at 7:30 PM - English
The Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts of Miami-Dade County (@arshtcenter) and the Dranoff 2 Piano Foundation (@dranoff2piano) are proud to present PIANO SLAM 2023, now celebrating its 15th anniversary of performances in the Center's Knight Concert Hall. Taking place on April 19, audiences will be treated to a FREE poetry slam of Miami's top teen poets who will share their original spoken word mash-ups paired with classical and hip-hop music around the theme - Hot Music, HOT Miami.
Location
Adrienne Arsht Center
1300 Biscayne Blvd,
Miami,
FL
33132
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College Studio Musical
Free and open to the public.
Location
New World School of the Arts, Studio 5902
25 NE 2 Street, 9th Floor,
Miami,
FL
33132
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Spoken Soul Vol. 15 Stories from the Womb
Friday, Apr 21, 2023 at 7:00 PM - English
The Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts of Miami-Dade County (@arshtcenter) and Spoken Soul Festival are excited to present the 15th anniversary of the Spoken Soul Showcase with Vol. 15 Stories from the Womb (@spokensoulfest). This immersive, multidisciplinary spoken word experience will spotlight the voices of South Florida women and feature four poets, including teaching artists who work with incarcerated women from the Miami-based Beyond the Barsprogram and women who are part of Spoken Soul.
The free showcase will take place on April 21, 2023 at 7 p.m. in the Carnival Studio Theater. Admission to Spoken Soul Vol. 15 Stories from the Womb is free. Reserve passes online at website or by calling the Adrienne Arsht Center box office.
Location
Adrienne Arsht Center
1300 Biscayne Blvd,
Miami,
FL
33132
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Ain't Too Proud – The Life and Times of The Temptations
May 9, 2023 to May 14, 2023 - various times - English
Ain't Too Proud – The Life and Times of The Temptations is the electrifying, new smash-hit Broadway musical that follows The Temptations extraordinary journey from the streets of Detroit to the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame. With their signature dance moves and silky-smooth harmonies, they rose to the top of the charts. They created an amazing 42 Top 10 hits, with 14 reaching No. 1.
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Nominated for 12 Tony® Awards and the winner of the 2019 Tony Award for Best Choreography, Ain't Too Proud tells the thrilling story of brotherhood, family, loyalty and betrayal, as the group's personal and political conflicts threatened to tear them apart during a decade of civil unrest in America.
Written by three-time Obie Award winner Dominique Morisseau, directed by two-time Tony Award winner Des McAnuff (Jersey Boys), and featuring the Tony-winning choreography of Sergio Trujillo (Jersey Boys, On Your Feet!), the unforgettable story of this legendary quintet is set to the beat of the group's treasured hits, including "My Girl," "Just My Imagination," "Get Ready," "Papa Was a Rolling Stone" and so many more.
Location
Adrienne Arsht Center
1300 Biscayne Blvd,
Miami,
FL
33132
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365 Days: By Suzan-Lori Parks
On November 13, 2002, Suzan-Lori Parks got an idea to write a play every day for a year. She began that very day, finishing one year later. This collection of 365 impeccably crafted pieces, each with its own distinctive characters and dramatic power is a complete work by an artist responding to her world each day.
General Admission $12, Students & Seniors $5.
Location
Louise O. Gerrits Theater
25 NE 2 Street, 8th Floor,
Miami,
FL
33132
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Proof
By David Auburn.
David Auburn’s Proof is an elegant and engaging story of passion, genius, and family bonds. The story combines elements of mystery and surprise with old-fashioned storytelling to provide a compelling and entertaining theatrical experience. This winner of the Pulitzer Prize for Drama will receive its first professional production in Miami in over 20 years.
Location
Actors' Playhouse at the Miracle Theatre
280 Miracle Mile,
Coral Gables,
FL
33134
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Tracy Jones by Stephen Kaplan
Tracy Jones is throwing a party and she's invited every woman in the world also named Tracy Jones to the festivities. And as she sits alone for over an hour, nursing her Diet Coke, wondering if any other Tracy Joneses will show up, epic loneliness is about to be tested beyond anything Tracy ever imagined.
Performances run Thursday to Sunday.
Location
Island City Stage
2304 N. Dixie Hwy,
Wilton Manors,
FL
33305
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Defending the Cavewoman
By Emma Peirson
Whose cave is it anyway? A raucous mid-life existential crisis unfolds as Defending the Cavewoman digs deep into the caves of the female psyche and sends the male of the species scattering in all directions, by debunking the stereotypical myths about how women think. Written by Emma Peirson, Defending the Cavewoman is a tongue-in-cheek, affectionate look at the quirks, foibles and idiosyncrasies of both men and women, from the modern Female perspective. Don’t miss the North American premiere of this wild one-woman comedy about two completely different creatures desperately trying to co-exist on one tiny plant…sharing one bathroom!
Location
Actors' Playhouse at the Miracle Theatre
280 Miracle Mile,
Coral Gables,
FL
33134
(Map)
Springfield Pride
Imagined from today's headlines, a story of politics, tense alliances, and deep conflict. When a liberal, cis-gender politician's off-record comments about Black Lives Matter become public and don't at all match his public, social justice persona, can he still remain the Grand Marshal of Springfield's Gay Pride Parade happening in just three days?
A new play about the divisions within the LGBTQ+ community and the growing ethnic, race, gender, and generational divide. As the movement is challenged from within, can its complex agenda and its traditional partnerships and social justice alliances still find a unified message? Is such a thing even possible today, especially when the clock is ticking and strong voices are in the room?
Performances run Thursday to Sunday.
Location
Island City Stage
2304 N. Dixie Hwy,
Wilton Manors,
FL
33305
(Map)
2023-24 Season: Broadway in Miami
Presented by Bank of America and Florida Theatrical Association.
We're proud to announce Broadway in Miami's thrilling five-show 2023-24 season, which includes two South Florida premieres, one Miami premiere and the highly anticipated return of two blockbuster musicals.
Five-show subscription packages start at $205. Subscribe or renew today!
Location
Adrienne Arsht Center
1300 Biscayne Blvd,
Miami,
FL
33132
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