Performing Arts

Few costumes from the “Golden Era” of Hollywood remain except for a small number that have been meticulously preserved by a handful of collectors. Greg Schreiner’s wonderful Hollywood film costume collection houses over 175 such masterpieces. During the 1930-60’s, Hollywood directors were told to “put the light where the money is” and this often-meant spectacular costumes. Studios hired the biggest designers and … +

Daniel Lewis Dance Sampler kicks off the NWSA dance performance season.  The program will feature outstanding works by the New World Dance Ensemble, DanceNow!Miami and other professional Miami-based dance companies and choreographers.

It starts when the seven Tap Brothers receive a telegram telling them that they will inherit millions from their late father if they reproduce the dance step Hot Shoe Shuffle within one month of his demise. Hilarity ensues when a long-lost twin sister turns up. A big hit in Australia and London, featuring songs like “Puttin” “On the Ritz”

Sister Act is the feel-good musical comedy smash based on the hit 1992 film. Featuring original music by Tony- and eight-time Oscar winner, Alan Menken (Newsies, Beauty and the Beast, Little Shop of Horrors), this uplifting musical was nominated for five Tony Awards, including Best Musical. When disco diva, Deloris Van Cartier, witnesses a murder, she is put in protective custody in the one … +

A Night with The Phantom of the Opera at The Wick. Celebrating Phantom and the best of Broadway as Chris Mann is joined by Krista Buccallato and Adam Machart for Phantom voices: a limited, not to be missed concert engagement.

Divas on Stage with performances by: Melissa St John, Daizee Deluxx, Lupita Hollywood and Vasti Love Montana,  Performing….”the greatest diva songs from the 70’s and 80’s”. This event is a tribute to those decades Divas and their music.

Arts Ballet Theatre of Florida opens its season featuring Neoclassical contemporary works of the XXI Century.: “Eros Game” by Cuban choreographer Alberto Mendez, “Fuga con Pajarillo” with music by Venezuelan composer Aldemaro Romero, “Four Seasons” by Verdi and “Shostakovich Suites”. All these pieces with choreography by Vladimir Issaev. In December, the company performs the beloved production of “The Nutcracker” with choreography by Vladimir … +

SuicideGirls: Blackheart Burlesque is said to be the sexiest, smartest, geekiest, and most fun pop-culture burlesque show! Featuring none other than SuicideGirls themselves, the show has been performed hundreds of times, delighted millions of fans in over six countries, and has been touring since 2003! Now, coming LIVE during the 2019 US Tour! SuicideGirls has been redefining beauty since 2001 with its … +

A spoken word superstar in a poetic class of his own, Shane Koyczan’s mesmerizing performances of his powerful poems have taken him around the world and garnered millions of views online, from Youtube to TED Talks. A down to earth “creative hurricane” (Vancouver Sun), Koyczan confronts bullying and loneliness in fierce and musical poems that are sad, funny, and ultimately uplifting.

Karen Peterson and Dancers (KPD)  is Florida’s only full-time dance organization that features choreography performed by dancers with and without disabilities and has been a role model for the artistic and disability communities in Miami Dade County for twenty-nine years. Under the dedicated direction of Artistic Director Karen Peterson, the company provides educational programming for students with special needs and provides inclusive … +

THREAT by Yusha-Marie Sorzano, 2000 YoungArts Winner in Dance and 2019 Artist-in-Residence is the new contemporary dance work-in-development. THREAT investigates emotional coping mechanisms associated with change and the often rebellious actions it can instigate. It draws on samples of protest songs throughout history, pulls from the rhythms of Sorzano’s native Trinidad, and – informed by her experiences as a classical concert choreographer … +

Comedians Danny Gonzalez and Drew Gooden embark on a nationwide tour to prove, once and for all, that they are, in fact, 2 different people. A night of brand new comedy songs, live comedy sketches, roasts, and improv all in an effort to prove they are, in fact, two different people. With opening act and special guest Kurtis Conner,  a promised night … +

Inspired by Miguel de Cervantes’ seventeenth-century masterpiece Don Quixote, Man of La Mancha is one of the most successful musicals in Broadway history. Powerful, brutal, hilarious, and heartbreaking, Man of La Mancha celebrates the perseverance of a dying old man who refuses to relinquish his ideals or his passion. The celebrated score includes “The Impossible Dream,” “I, Don Quixote,” “Dulcinea,” “I Really Like Him,” … +

Sep 7, 2019  ArtsLaunch is the biggest free community event in Miami that includes the performing arts and other arts disciplines. This open house is the annual kick-off to Miami’s art season! Last year featured more than 60 free events and performances— and they expect more of the same this year. More than 100 Miami arts organizations will be on campus, ready … +

Benedict Cumberbatch (BBC’s Sherlock, Doctor Strange) plays the title role of Shakespeare’s great tragedy. Now seen by over 900,000 people worldwide, the original broadcast returns to cinemas to mark National Theatre Live’s 10th birthday. As a country arms itself for war, a family tears itself apart. Forced to avenge his father’s death but paralyzed by the task ahead, Hamlet (Benedict Cumberbatch) rages against the … +

Seen by over 95 million people as a top 10 finalist on NBC’s America’s Got Talent, DIAVOLO shatters boundaries and soars beyond the grasps of gravity. Led by the inventive genius of Artistic Director Jacques Heim and his fearless, athletic daredevils, the Los Angeles based company continues to push a new edge of performance. With a unique style that encompasses dance, acrobatics, and gymnastics, DIAVOLO … +

South Florida’s newest critically acclaimed ballet company Dimensions Dance theatre of Miami DDT presents their Matinee Magic performance for the first time at The Rose & Alfred Miniaci Performing Arts Center. This specially tailored 1-hour performance of “Peter & the Wolf”, the beloved symphonic fairy tale by composer Sergei Prokofiev, is a perfect introduction to both the instruments of the orchestra as well as the art of classical … +

Meet Nadine Glass, a New York copyright attorney who has lived a life of unrealized dreams. Now, retired and feeling very alone, Nadine reluctantly agrees to join her friend in Boca for the season. Journey with Nadine as she suddenly finds herself on a path that changes her life. 

Macbeth, by New City Players, will be on stage through Sep 1, 2019, from Thursday to Saturday. A brave Scottish general named Macbeth receives a prophecy from a trio of witches that one day he will become King of Scotland. Consumed by ambition and spurred to action by his wife, Macbeth takes the prophecy into his own hands…grasping the throne for himself. … +

Untold Stories combines choreography by Karen Peterson and visuals by media artist Dinorah de Jesús Rodríguez to delve into the multiplicity of ways we experience the most intimate and secretive parts of our lives as human beings. Kinetic Light’s Under Momentum performed by disabled dancers on and around a set of exquisitely engineered ramps celebrates the joy of being in continuous motion, … +

The most famous composers of Classical Music such as Falla, Albéniz, Massenet, selections of Zarzuelas and traditional flamenco dance, performed by FCO accompanying Segovia Ballet Español with principal Spanish dancer Marisol Moreno, soprano Eglise Gutierrez and tenor Peter Alexander Rivera, under the baton of Maestro Marlene Urbay.