Performing Arts

GREASE by MNM Theatre Company at Kravis Center for the Performing Arts
Fri Nov 16, 2018 - Sun Dec 2, 2018

Here is Rydell High’s senior class of 1959: duck-tailed, hot-rodding “Burger Palace Boys” and their gum-snapping, hip-shaking “Pink Ladies” in bobby sox and pedal pushers.  This rollicking musical evokes the look and sound of the 1950s with well-known songs such as “Summer Nights,” “Greased Lightnin’,” “Beauty School Dropout,” and “Born to Hand Jive,” recalling the music of Buddy Holly, Little Richard, and … +

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INDECENT, tribute to Sholem Asch’s God at Palm Beach Dramaworks
Fri Oct 19, 2018 - Thu Oct 25, 2018

This spellbinding drama with music explores the firestorm surrounding the 1923 Broadway premiere of Sholem Asch’s God of Vengeance, and pays heartfelt tribute to the people that brought it to life. The original drama from 1907 God of Vengeance (Got fun nekome) is about a Jewish brothel owner who attempts to become respectable by commissioning a Torah scroll and marrying off his daughter to a … +

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FUNDarte presents for the first time in Miami “Mendoza”, a theater play by Los Colochos Teatre
October 11th and 12th, 2018

FUNDarte in collaboration with The Miami Dade County Auditorium presents Mendoza, a theater play by Los Colochos Teatro (Mexico). The internationally acclaimed and award winner play will impress the Miami audience for two nights only, October 11th & 12th, 2018. “Mendoza” is an adaptation by Antonio Zúñiga and Juan Carrillo of William Shakespeare’s Macbeth in a Mexican context. With an alternative dramaturgy … +

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The Ladies Foursome by Empire Stage
Thu Oct 4, 2018 - Sun Oct 21, 2018

Imagine Sex and the City on a golf course!  Canada’s best-loved storyteller, Norm Foster’s funny, fast-paced story of friendship in The Ladies Foursome. It’s the day after the funeral, and three women gather for a round of golf in honor of their recently departed fourth. They are joined at the tee by an old friend of the deceased and many surprises, secrets and … +

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Menopause, The Musical at Aventura Arts & Cultural Center
Tue Oct 23, 2018 - Thu Oct 25, 2018

Four women at a lingerie sale with nothing in common but a black lace bra AND memory loss, hot flashes, night sweats, not enough sex, too much sex and more! This hilarious musical parody set to classic tunes from the ‘60s, ‘70s and ‘80s will have you cheering and dancing in the aisles! See what millions of women worldwide have been laughing … +

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Slow Burn Theatre Co: FREAKY FRIDAY
Thu Oct 18, 2018 - Sun Nov 4, 2018

Hailed by The Washington Post as “a polished, peppy, modern fairy tale,” this classic story of a mother and daughter who magically swap bodies for 24 chaotic hours has been given a contemporary spin with a hilarious new book and “a driving pop and rock score” by Tony Award and Pulitzer Prize-winners Tom Kitt and Brian Yorkey. Book by Bridget Carpenter Music by Tom … +

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Sensory-Friendly Performance: Madagascar a Musical Adventure at Broward Center
Sun Oct 7, 2018

This performance is intended to create a welcoming and supportive environment for children and adults on the autism spectrum as well as individuals with other sensitivity issues or developmental disabilities. To create a sensory-friendly setting, slight adjustments have been made to the production including reduced sound levels, no flashing or strobe lights and minimal special effects. An area adjacent to the theater … +

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Lightwire Theater: The Ugly Duckling at Kravis Center For The Performing Arts
Sat Sep 29, 2018

Through dazzling neon, dynamic storytelling and delightful music, Hans Christian Andersen’s classic tale of transformation takes shape in a bold new way for ages 5 to 8. Dancers clad in puppet-like costumes lined with electroluminescent wires light up the stage and spark the imagination as children learn about accepting others. Sep 29, 2018, 10 AM Helen K. Persson Hall Raymond F. Kravis … +

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SUPERIOR DONUTS on stage by Main Street Players
Fri Sep 28, 2018 - Sun Oct 21, 2018

Arthur Przybyszewski owns a decrepit donut shop in the Uptown neighborhood of Chicago. Franco Wicks, a black teenager who is his only employee, wants to change the shop for the better. This comedy-drama by Tony Award and Pulitzer Prize–winning author Tracy Letts explores the challenges of embracing the past and the redemptive power of friendship. Written by Tracy Letts Directed by Danny … +

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The Colored Museum, directed by Jamel Booth at AHCAC
Wed Sep 19, 2018 - Sun Oct 14, 2018

The Colored Museum is a 1986 play by African-American playwright George C. Wolfe. Serving as an elaborate satire of the prominent themes and identities of African-American culture, the play is set in a fictional museum where iconic African-American figures are kept for public consumption. Told in a series of eleven sketches, each segment centers on a different “exhibit” in the museum, and serves … +

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RONIA, The Robber’s daughter by FAU Theatre Lab
Sat Sep 8, 2018 - Sun Sep 30, 2018

Ronia, the Robber’s Daughter: A US Premiere and The Heckscher Theatre for Family Series.  In a mythic countryside in a mountain fort surrounded by wild forest and woodland creatures, young Ronia is raised and loved by her family, who happen to be a band of robbers. Everything changes when she encounters the impetuous son of a rival band of robbers. Their friendship … +

Events

Zunzún Children’s Fest Brings Music and Theater for the Entire Family!
October 6th, 2018 – 2:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.

FUNDarte’s FY 2018-19 Season opens Saturday, October 6th, 2018 with the 4th edition of our International Festival of The Arts for Youth and Children, Zunzún Children’s Fest featuring music from Rita Rosa Ruesga (Cuba/Miami), theatre performances El camino del bosque by Artefactus Cultural Project (Miami), Martina, The Little Roach by Teatro SEA (New York), and film Títeres: Puppetry in the Caribbean, by … +

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Stage Door Theatre: Dirty Rotten Scoundrels
Fri Oct 12, 2018 - Sun Nov 4, 2018

Based on the 1988 film of the same name , Dirty Rotten Scoundrels centers around two competing con men, living on the French Riviera. At first, the suave and experienced Lawrence Jameson takes the rookie con man, Freddy, under his wing. But soon Freddy is successful enough that he tries to compete directly with Lawrence. The competition comes to a peak when they agree … +

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One Night in Miami on stage at Colony Theatre
Thu Oct 25, 2018 - Sun Nov 18, 2018

The night of February 25th, 1964 a young Cassius Clay emerges from the Miami Beach Convention Center as the World Heavyweight Boxing Champion. Against all odds, he’s defeated Sonny Liston and shocked the world of boxing. While crowds of people swarm Miami Beach’s hotspots to celebrate the match, Clay, unable to stay on the island because of Jim Crow-era segregation laws, spends … +

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“When A Baby Cries” on stage at Pompano Beach Cultural Center
Wed Aug 29, 2018 - Sun Sep 2, 2018

A comedic paradox that shows how the lives of four people are dramatically uplifted through the redemptive power of new life.  Lemon is a woman healing from the physical and emotional scars of a tragic fire intentionally set by her husband 18 years ago, which claimed his life and the life of their infant son. She again begins to feel the sting of … +

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Penal de Ocaña by Nao D’Amores at MDCA
Fri Sep 14, 2018 - Sat Sep 15, 2018

Nao d’amores, is a theater company developing Medieval and Renaissance Theater formed by a troupe of professional actors and musicians with classical theater, puppetry and music backgrounds directed by Ana Zamora. Penal de Ocaña is one of the company’s most renowned and emblematic contemporary productions. The play is the journal of María Josefa Canellada, a student of philosophy in Madrid in 1936, … +

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MIAMI New Drama Season 2018-19
Thu Oct 25, 2018 - Sun May 19, 2019

Miami New Drama includes an eclectic mix of original plays, musicals, classics and world premieres – featuring work commissioned specifically for Miami New Drama (MIND). Actors, directors and designers, culled from the Miami community and beyond, create work that reflects Miami city and highlights some of the best theatrical talent in the world. 2018-2019 Season will feature: One night in Miami Oct … +

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Island City Stage & City Theatre present SHORTS GONE WILD 6!
Through Sun Aug 26, 2018

Island City Stage and City Theatre are proud to present Shorts Gone Wild 6 at Island City Stage in Wilton Manors. This all-new production marks the sixth season of South Florida’s hottest LGBT-themed short play festival. Shorts Gone Wild takes seven short plays, six playwrights, four directors, six actors, and a team of designers, and whips it all up into a provocative, funny, surprising, entertaining theatrical … +

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Mary, Mary played at The Vanguard
Fri Sep 14, 2018 - Sun Sep 30, 2018

Mary, Mary, Mary What’s in a name? What’s in a legacy when one great figure’s death gives birth, quite literally, to another literary genius? Mary Wollstonecraft, often hailed as the mother of the equal rights movement, died just 7 days after giving birth to Mary Shelley, the famed author of Frankenstein. Shelley aspired to her mother’s greatness as a social figure and … +

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“Piaf, Voice and Delirium” at Colony Theatre
Through Sun Sep 2, 2018

“Piaf, Voice and Delirium” combines the theatrical experience with the musical assembly, to tell the tumultuous life of French singer Edith Piaf through the common thread of her songs. It is a biographical work of high evocative power and invites the viewer to let himself be carried away by the emotions generated by each stroke of his life (sadness, lack of love, defeat, triumph, … +

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West Side Story on stage by Pembroke Pines Theatre of Performing Arts
Through Sun Aug 12, 2018

Selected the Best Community Theatre 3 years in a row, West Side Story is inspired by William Shakespeare’s play, Romeo and Juliet. The story is set in the Upper West Side neighborhood of New York City in the 1950s and explores the rivalry between the Jets and the Sharks, two teenage street gangs of different ethnic backgrounds. The infamous score  includes Maria, Tonight and I Feel Pretty. Pembroke Pines Theatre of Performing Arts (PPTOPA) … +

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ARSHT’ Theater Up Close presents DRACULA
Thu Oct 11, 2018 - Sun Oct 28, 2018

Dracula, A World Premiere play by award-winning playwright and Zoetic Stage co-founder Michael McKeever. It’s 1897, Jonathan Harker and his fiancée Mina Murray are welcoming Count Dracula from Transylvania. From that point on, nothing is what you’d expect it to be. Using Bram Stoker’s novel as starting point, McKeever has reinvented the gothic horror tale with a feminist point of view and … +