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. 

WEST PALM BEACH, FL (January 14, 2024) – The Raymond F. Kravis Center for the Performing Arts is thrilled to announce an additional speaker to the Lunch & Learn Series. Bestselling author Laurence Leamer will take the audience backstage in writing his national bestseller, Capote’s Women.

Written By Christine Dolen

Originally published on artburstmiami.com.

Although both productions were in the works long before the Oct. 7 Hamas attack on Israel, a pair of plays – each, coincidentally, with the word “Wicked” in its title – will open this coming weekend at two regional theaters in Miami-Dade County.

“If I had to choose between ageism or sexism, I’d take a pat on the ass any day, since that meant someone noticed me.” Carole Montgomery creator of Funny Women Of A Certain Age  

What began as a way to work with her friends has exploded on the comedy scene. When Carole (a veteran of the stand up scene for over 40 years) started, there were very few female comics so one could expect to see one woman on a show. Fast forward to today’s comedy scene and nothing has changed, even thought there are way more women in comedy.  

The Jewish Federation of Broward County, South Florida Symphony, and Temple  Kol Ami Emanu-El Invite the Broward County community to Enjoy an Unforgettable Evening of Healing Through Music in Support of Israel.

AVON PARK, Fla. – Jan. 4, 2024 – The Lampe and Kiefer Hearing Aid Center Tuesday Matinee Series kicks off on Jan. 9 at 1:30 p.m. at the Alan Jay Wildstein Center for the Performing Arts on the Highlands Campus of South Florida State College (SFSC). The Matinee Series includes a variety of 10 performances beginning with “Daybreak: The Music and Passion of Barry Manilow.” Featuring accomplished pianist Joe Hite, “Daybreak” brings to life timeless classics like “Mandy,” “Can’t Smile Without You,” and “Copacabana.”