​​A world premiere from a Miami-based Pulitzer Prize winner can mean only one thing – internationally acclaimed Nilo Cruz has a new play. Sed en la calle del agua (Thirst On Water Street) is coming to Miami-Dade Country Auditorium’s (MDCA) On.Stage Black Box Theater from March 14 through March 17, presented as a partnership with South Florida’s own Arca Images and MDCA, with live simultaneous English translation. The play is about the redemptive power of art, and the possible salvation for one woman.

Written By Christine Dolen | Originally published on artburstmiami.com

In Miami-Dade County’s arts and culture circles or in the broader South Florida theater community, if you say “Pat and Shirley” (or “Shirley and Pat”), last names aren’t necessary.

Patricia E. Williams and Shirley Richardson, winners of the Carbonell Awards’ George Abbott Award for Outstanding Achievement in the Arts in 2016, have been presenting the work of Black playwrights, actors, directors (frequently John Pryor or Jerry Maple Jr.), designers, stage managers and crew members since 1971.

The Adolph & Rose Levis JCC opens its 8th annual Judy Levis Krug Boca Raton Jewish Film Festival (JLKBRJFF) on Saturday, Feb. 10, providing South County audiences with stimulating and thought-provoking films that encourage viewers to expand their awareness and understanding of the Jewish world and to encourage discussion of the diverse perspectives portrayed by the films.

AVENTURA, Fla. – The City of Aventura presents The Great DuBois: Amazing Circus Show, possibly the world’s most unique two-person circus, on Saturday, February 10 at 2 and 7 p.m. 

AVON PARK, Fla. – Since breaking out on “America’s Got Talent” in 2015, Piff the Magic Dragon has won the heart of America through his Vegas residency, network television appearances, and nonstop touring. Piff is scheduled to perform at the Alan Jay Wildstein Center for the Performing Arts on the Highlands Campus of South Florida State College in Avon Park on Thursday, Feb. 8 at 7 p.m.

Originally published on artburstmiami.com

Written by  Josie Gulliksen

Walk through the doors of the Miami Cancer Institute Baptist Health South Florida on any given day and you could just as easily be greeted by a violinist, pianist, or artist painting their latest creation.

AVENTURA, Fla. – The City of Aventura presents Sincerely, Sondheim: A Musical Love Letter to Stephen Sondheim on Sunday, February 4 at 7 p.m. featuring Nicholas Rodriguez, direct from his performance in the Tony Award-winning revival of Sondheim’s Company. 

FORT LAUDERDALE – Slow Burn Theatre Company presents Sister Act, the divine feel-good musical comedy smash hit, in the Amaturo Theater at the Broward Center for the Performing Arts from Saturday, February 3 through Sunday, February 18. 

AVENTURA, Fla. (January 19, 2024) – The City of Aventura presents Ain’t Misbehavin’, winner of three Tony Awards including Best Musical at the Aventura Arts & Cultural Center on Saturday, January 27 at 3 and 8 p.m. 

Applauded by Huffington Post as “a boozy, after-hours party,” this musical revue is a tribute to the black musicians of the 1920s and 1930s who were part of the Harlem Renaissance. Taking its title from the 1929 Fats Waller song, Ain’t Misbehavin’, the performance features five performers in an evening of rowdy, raunchy and humorous songs that encapsulate the various moods of the era and reflect Waller’s view of life as a journey meant for pleasure and play. 

Among the timeless standards in the show are “”T Ain’t Nobody’s Biz-ness If I Do,”
“Honeysuckle Rose,” “The Joint is Jumpin’,” Your Feet’s Too Big,” “I’m Gonna Sit Right Down and Write Myself a Letter,” and “I Can’t Give You Anything But Love.”

With a book by Murray Horwitz and Richard Maltby, Jr. and music by various composers and lyricists of the day as arranged and orchestrated by Luther Henderson, Ain’t Misbehavin’ celebrates a time when Manhattan nightclubs like the Cotton Club and the Savoy Ballroom were the playgrounds of high society, and Lenox Avenue dives were filled with piano players banging out the new beat known as swing. 

The Chicago Sun Times applauded Ain’t MisBehavin’ reporting, “Fun and off-the-charts galvanic energy are the main orders of the day in this show… Talk about ‘Spreadin’ the Rhythm Around.’ Pure joy.” 

Ticketmaster is the only official ticketing service of the Aventura Arts & Cultural Center. Buy tickets online at aventuracenter.org, by phone at 877.311.7469 or 954.462.0222 or in person at the Aventura Arts & Cultural Center box office Wednesday through Saturday from noon to 5 p.m. and 90 minutes prior to each performance. For Group Sales, please call 954.660.6307.

The Aventura Arts & Cultural Center is located at 3385 N.E. 188 Street in Aventura. Join the conversation, Twitter, Facebook, Instagram @aventuracenter or #aventuracenter. 

The Broward Center for the Performing Arts manages the Aventura Arts & Cultural Center, a 14,864-square-foot, 330-seat waterfront complex that hosts performing arts, cultural and educational programming for all ages. 

AVENTURA, Fla. (January 18, 2024) –  Called “The Best Edition of Forbidden Broadway in recent memory!” by The New York Times, the City of Aventura presents Forbidden Broadway: The Next Generation at the Aventura Arts & Cultural Center on Tuesday, January 30 and Wednesday, January 31 at 8 pm.