From perfect weather to ideals of peace and justice, the mythical era of “Camelot” represents many of humanity’s highest and deepest aspirations. No wonder the perennially popular Lerner & Loewe musical (based on the legend of King Arthur in T.H. White’s 1958 novel, “The Once and Future King”) won four Tonys at its Broadway debut in 1960. The show followed book writer and lyricist Alan Jay Lerner and music composer Frederick Loewe’s earlier smash hit, “My Fair Lady.” It also featured superstars Richard Burton and Julie Andrews, as Arthur and Guenevere, and Robert Goulet’s first Broadway role, as Lancelot.
As a short disclaimer, I must say I am very familiar with PPTOPA as I was the drama teacher at a nearby high school. I have witnessed strong family ties, business professionals, government electees, former students and friends support and perform there. I have also witnessed the evolution of its growth. Starting in its humble roots using community performers and retired professionals at Walter C. Young Community Center, PPTOPA has grown into a professional force at the Susan B. Katz River of Grass Theatre. It took 30 years to make this notable transition, a challenge and growth that is duly noted. I applaud its determination and perseverance.
After seeing a production of Lucy Prebble’s The Effectin Orlando earlier this year, I found myself unable to resist conducting my own little theatrical experiment when it popped up in South Florida at the Lake Worth Playhouse’s Stonzek Theatre. And I’m describing it that way because The Effect is a play about an experiment—specifically, a clinical trial of a powerful new antidepressant.
Miami Music Project takes active steps to leverage social impact by addressing traditional participation gaps at the highest tier of decision-making, its Board of Trustees, by inviting two new members: community parent representative Olga Hurtado and seasoned business strategist Michael Hoyos.
Registration is officially open for the Goldner Conservatory’s Summer 2026 Season. While the Conservatory’s headlining Production Camps are set to bring the house down with the music of Hadestown, Beetlejuice, and Annie. The Goldner Conservatory 2026 Summer
Camps also feature a comprehensive, tiered curriculum for students from Pre-K through Grade 12. The Conservatory provides a professional environment where young artists can master the foundations of acting, voice, and dance. Through signature “Triple Threat Training,” rising stars will build technique, confidence, and artistry while enjoying a truly memorable, theatrical summer.
Moulin Rouge! has arrived at the Adrienne Arsht Center for a limited Miami run, playing the Ziff Ballet Opera House through Sunday, March 22, 2026, as part of the Broadway in Miami season. This show is a production that can coast on recognition, on title alone, on the audience’s affection for a beloved film, and the score that’s stitched together from songs they already know. Moulin Rouge!, directed by Alex Timbers, choreographed by Sonya Tayeh, and orchestrated by Justine Levine, is more than that. What makes this stage adaptation so exhilarating is that it consistently reaches for something larger than its format. At its best, it feels enormous and lush and wounded and alive.
This past Saturday, Zoetic Stage’s masterful production of Merrily We Roll Alongbrought me one step closer to realizing my personal dream of seeing every Stephen Sondheim musical. Famously, the show wasn’t initially one of the composer’s biggest hits and was in fact a rather notorious flop, closing after 44 previews and only 16 regular performances. Since then, though, Merrily has found somewhat more success, most recently in a major Broadway revival that took home four awards at last year’s Tony’s.
The Pompano Beach Cultural Affairs Department (PBCAD) is now accepting applications for the Artists in Residence (AiR) Program at the Bailey Contemporary Arts Center (BaCA). The program offers eight studio spaces for individual visual, performative, and theatrical artists for a nine-month residency from October 1, 2026, through June 30, 2027.
The “City That Never Sleeps” (aka “The Big Apple” aka New York City) is often seen by outsiders as a cold and impersonal concrete jungle. And it might be – for some new arrivals. But to those who’ve lived there for a while and put down roots, “mean streets” mean home, with all the warmth and connection of a small-town neighborhood. None more so than the creative dreamers who bask in the city’s energy while connecting with, and being supported by, like-minded artistic and/or financially strapped individuals who thrive in their particular slice of town.
The Florida Intergenerational Orchestra – some 60 members strong – will proudly gather on stage Sunday afternoon to present “Encore,” a special musical performance marking 20 years of the group’s productions that have brought together musicians of all ages in shared presentations and community.
