Aventura Turnberry Jewish Center in Aventura will be leading a number of South Florida organizations celebrating Israel Day (in Hebrew Yom Haatzmaut) in grand style on Thursday, May 1 at 6:30 p.m. with a concert starring Argentinian singer Tali Lubie along with dinner and a meet and greet with Lubie.
Temple Israel of Greater Miami Cantor Rachelle Nelson will showcase the best of Jewish liturgical music and Broadway songs in her upcoming 90 minute concert titled “A Legacy in Melody and Song” on Sunday, April 27 at 4 pm in the sanctuary. The concert will feature, along with Nelson, more than 20 cantors, opera singers and soloists who will join Nelson for what will be her final concert at Temple Israel.
The expression “opposites attract” does not always apply in the evolution of relationships. Playwright David Auburn’s drama “Summer, 1976”, running now through April 20 at GableStage in Coral Gables, is a dramatic story of how two women who seem to have nothing in common eventually come to appreciate their differences over a period of close to five decades.
Pianist Catherine Lan will perform “Piano Concerto No. 3” by Russian composer Sergei Prokofiev to highlight the final concert of the 27th season of the South Florida Symphony Orchestra season taking place on Wednesday, April 9 at The Parker in Ft. Lauderdale and Thursday, April 10 at New World Center in Miami Beach. The SFSO will also perform 19th century Austrian composer Anton Bruckner’s “Symphony No. 4” in the April concerts that begin at 7:30 p.m. at both venues.
The 1964 Broadway production of the Jerry Bock-Sheldon Harnick musical “Fiddler On The Roof” has been performed thousands of times on the stage, but Zoetic Stage Artistic Director Stuart Meltzer found a novel way of retelling the story of the famed 19th century Russian Jewish milkman Tevye seeking to feel safe with his Jewish family in the village of Anatevka while attempting to marry off his eldest daughter according to the laws of Jewish tradition.
It seems that South Florida audiences never tire of either seeing the jukebox musical “Jersey Boys” or hearing the songs of Frankie Valli, the famed singer whose life was portrayed in “Jersey Boys”.
“Propaganda Machine”, an annual sketch comedy show, is proving to be an ideal showcase for a cast of 14 comedians who have the flair and energy to perform in 20 hilarious sketches over 90 minutes through March 15 at the Villain Theater in the Little Haiti district of Miami.
South Florida Symphony Orchestra will perform 18th century composer Austrian Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart’s “Requiem in D Minor” and “Symphony No. 40 in G Minor” in two concerts to take place at 7:30 p.m.on Tuesday, March 11 at New World Center in Miami Beach and on Wednesday, March 12 at The Parker in Ft. Lauderdale.
At 71, comedienne Rita Rudner could easily settle into retirement, especially because she has been headlining over 2,000 shows in Las Vegas at The Venetian for a record twelve plus years to over one million fans.
Arts Ballet of Florida Theatre showcases the famed ballets “Romeo & Juliet” by Russian composer Sergey Prokofiev and “Bolero” by French composer Maurice Ravel as highlights to their upcoming Program III; titled “Dancing Prokofiev and Ravel: A Celebration of Ballet’s Timeless Composers” taking place on Saturday, March 1 at 7:30 p.m.and Sunday, March 2 at 3 p.m. at Aventura Arts & Cultural Center in Aventura.
