Arsht Center

Broadway is coming to Miami in the voice of renowned Broadway Star Liz Callaway, will perform in concert live with the South Florida Symphony Orchestra one night only in Miami at the Arsht Center Feb 7 at 7:30 PM. Liz has been the central character in the Broadway hit CATS, and is the voice of ANASTASIA and Princess JASMINE at Aladyn’s animated … +

Shh! We Have a Plan is the enchanting new theatre production by the multi award winning Theatre Company Cahoots NI. A non-verbal tale featuring magic, music, and puppetry based on the Chris Haughton book of the same name. Created and Directed by Paul Bosco Mc Eneaney. Music by Garth McConaghie. Prepare to be enchanted and amazed by this unique and engaging production … +

The Black Owned Media Alliance (BOMA) presents “Get to Know Black Media: A Symposium”, which will include four compelling panel discussions on topics ranging from advertising to digital media. Debra Toomer, Co-Chairwoman of the symposium, explains “This year’s symposium offers more than we’ve tackled in the past. We have opened up the floor for discussion beyond advertising”. 8:00 a.m.: Registration 8:50 a.m.: … +

“Fate knocking at the door.” Beethoven’s Fifth symphony opens with perhaps the four most famous notes in all of music. Revolutionary in its time, it is now perhaps the most well-known piece of music in history. Plus, Beethoven’s almost uncharacteristically joyful Eighth Symphony is an often-overlooked masterpiece containing just as much brilliance than his more well-known symphonies. The Cleveland Orchestra in Miami was launched … +

Franz Welser-Möst as conductor Program:
MAHLER Symphony No. 9 Alban Berg wrote: “[It] is the most heavenly thing Mahler has written… an expression of an exceptional fondness for this earth, the longing to live in peace on it, to enjoy nature to its depths – before death comes… In the midst of the utmost intensity of almost painful joy in life.” Mahler’s stunning … +

Melvin Williams continues to enrich his solid foundation as one of Gospel Music’s most notable voices across the world at churches, performing arts theatres, the White House, music conservatories, civic centers, festivals, on radio, television and most recently at the GRAMMY Museum Los Angeles. Melvin Williams is everywhere bringing traditional Gospel music! Williams’ distinctive, soulful vocal tone and high-energy, emotion-filled delivery touches … +

With its bizarre brew of eroticism and religion, Richard Strauss’s Salome was so disturbing when it first appeared that it was banned in Vienna and London. Today, it’s lost none of its power to send shivers through the audience, and this production eerily captures all the depravity of King Herod’s court in ancient Jerusalem. Starring as the princess whose sexually charged dance … +

The Adrienne Arsht Center is pleased to present one of the most renowned tenors and beloved voices of our time, Andrea Bocelli, who is equally at home on operatic, theatrical and pop stages around the world! Andrea Bocelli is thrilled to return to Miami, FL for his annual Valentine’s performance at the AmericanAirlines Arena.  Tony Award-winning actress and singer, Kristin Chenoweth, and … +

Following a fatal plane crash, Laura Mendes, a struggling personal injury lawyer, scampers to sign up the case of a lifetime.  This dark comedy, by one of South Florida’s finest playwrights, takes a wry, satirical look at the crude ways in which Capitalism places value on human life. Wrongful Death and Other Circus Acts is the latest world premiere from Christopher Demos-Brown, … +

Rufus Wainwright, one of the great male vocalists, composers, and songwriters of his generation, has released eight studio albums, three DVDs, and three live albums. He has collaborated with artists ranging from Elton John, David Byrne, Robbie Wiiliams, Mark Ronson, Joni Mitchell to Burt Bacharach. His album Rufus Does Judy recorded at Carnegie Hall in 2006 was nominated for a Grammy. His … +

Ramsey Lewis was admitted to the hospital for minor surgery on December 29 and is currently home recuperating. He is expected to begin performing again in February; however, his engagement at the Arsht Center could not be postponed. We are excited to announce that GRAMMY® & Tony Award-winning jazz giant, Dee Dee Bridgewater will be performing with Joey Alexander! Dee Dee Bridgewater’s … +

Directed by visionary Tony Award winner Diane Paulus and based on the critically-acclaimed Academy Award winning film, Finding Neverland tells the incredible story behind one of the world’s most beloved characters: Peter Pan. Playwright J.M. Barrie struggles to find inspiration until he meets four young brothers and their beautiful widowed mother. Spellbound by the boys’ enchanting make-believe adventures, he sets out to … +

The Legend of Zelda: Symphony of the Goddesses is returning to Miami with an updated orchestral adventure, featuring an all new movement from Skyward Sword, a much-anticipated Breath of the Wild arrangement, and the return of a classic: Ballad of the Windfish. The concert’s five-movement symphony regales ears with Nintendo composer Koji Kondo’s original music. Throughout the evening, a video collage syncs … +

“Rhythmic Atlantic” celebrates the influence of the African drum and instruments on new world music, and in particular jazz, Spirituals, Soul, rock and roll, R&B, Salsa, Reggae, Calypso and retention of African dance in New World, both religious and secular rituals, popular and contemporary dance. The program will feature world premier choreography by Miami natives Jamar Roberts (ALVIN AILEY), Gentry Isaiah George … +

City Theatre’s brand new Winter Shorts! gets in the spirit of the holidays with a festive version of Summer Shorts: America’s Short Play Festival.  Featuring a program of short plays, each a complete work 8-10 minutes long,  the following will be included: this movie by Amanda Keating On a lonely Thanksgiving Day at the movies, two strangers discover an unlikely bond including … +

Jon Batiste is a globally celebrated musician, educator and current bandleader of “The Late Show with Stephen Colbert”. Recognized for his originality, Jon performs wide-ranging material from commanding the piano with virtuosic skill,  wailing on the “harmonaboard” (a kind of harmonica and keyboard), to curating unique “social music” experiences all over the world. Born into a long lineage of Louisiana musicians, Batiste … +

Jon Batiste is a globally celebrated musician, educator, current bandleader of “The Late Show with Stephen Colbert” and television personality whose musical skill, artistic vision and exuberant charisma make him a triple threat with unlimited potential. Recognized for his originality, jaw-dropping talent and dapper sense of style, Jon performs wide-ranging material from commanding the piano with virtuosic skill, to soulfully crooning, to … +

Experience the music and so much more! The South Florida Symphony, under the direction of Maestra Sebrina María Alfonso, is celebrating its 20th anniversary season with rousing Masterworks, pleasing Pops, and incredible guest artists. The Martha Graham Dance Company, Siudy Flamenco Dance Theater, Grammy Award Winning cellist Zuill Bailey, violinist Lara St. John and pianist Aldo López-Gavilán are just a few of … +

Direct from the Apollo Theater! The 10th anniversary season kicks off with a star-studded tribute celebrating the centennial of the Queen of Jazz, Ella Fitzgerald, with a special blockbuster concert! Featuring David Alan Grier, Monica Mancini, Clint Holmes, Niki Haris, Wé McDonald, Brianna Thomas, The Ella 100 All-Star Quartet, Brian Nova, Gregg Field, Chuck Bergeron, Shelly Berg, the Frost School of Music’s … +

Winner of the Pulitzer Prize for Drama, Topdog/Underdog, is a dark comedy revolving around two African American brothers, Lincoln and Booth, whose names were given to them by their father as a joke before deserting them, but foretelling a lifetime of sibling rivalry and resentment. Now in their thirties, they must rely on each other for survival and company, coping with women, … +

Balancing film and classical music, the artistry of Italian composer and pianist Ludovico Einaudi puts a premium on melody. At his Arsht Center premiere, he will present an anthology of his greatest successes, including compositions for the films Intouchables, Black Swan and Mommy as well as a compilation of works from his latest album, Elements. Luminous, emotive, effortlessly lyrical and always supremely … +