The Aventura Arts & Cultural Center kicks off its 15th anniversary season, celebrating a legacy of enriching the vibrant community of Aventura, known as The City of Excellence. During this milestone year, the Aventura Arts & Cultural Center will continue to elevate the community’s cultural, educational and artistic landscape with a season filled with exciting, unforgettable moments in one of the city’s most cherished spaces.
“We’re incredibly proud to celebrate 15 years of serving South Florida,” said Jeff Kiltie, General Manager of the Aventura Arts & Cultural Center. “This season is not only a celebration of world-class performances and returning favorites, but also a tribute to the people who have supported us — our audiences, artists, volunteers and staff. We are excited to celebrate another fantastic season of excellence with the community.”
Students and families to discover classical music “as heard on TV” with performance of Benjamin Britten’s The Young Person’s Guide to the Orchestra
Palm Beach Symphony Music Director Gerard Schwarz will conduct A TV Guide to the Orchestra, the latest installment in the Dale A. McNulty Children’s Concert Series, on Sunday, October 5 at 3 p.m. at the Kravis Center for the Performing Arts in West Palm Beach. This family-friendly production is in collaboration with Young Artists from the Goldner Conservatory at the Maltz Jupiter Theatre.
The Tony Award®-winning Best Musical that took the world by storm is back! The Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts of Miami-Dade County and Broadway Across America are proud to launch the 2025-26 Broadway in Miami series with the South Florida premiere of THE WIZ, for a limited engagement this fall from October 7-12, 2025 in the Adrienne Arsht Center’s Ziff Ballet Opera House. Celebrating 50 years since the beloved musical first opened on Broadway in 1975, this new revival features hometown talent including Miami native Amitria Fanae’ (Addaperle), along with Florida-natives Kameren Whigham (Ensemble) from Fort Lauderdale and Sai Anthony (Ensemble / US scarecrow) from Jacksonville.
Actress Mallory Newbrough will showcase ten songs in her one woman cabaret show “Born To Shine” dinner show next Saturday, August 9 at the Supper Club at The Wick Theatre in Boca Raton, with dinner beginning at 6 p.m. and the show beginning at approximately 7:30 p.m.
Gary Schweikhart, board president of the Carbonell Awards, South Florida’s Theater & Arts Honors, today announced the recipient of the first of seven additional Special Awards that will be presented at the 48th annual Carbonell Awards Ceremony on Monday, November 17, at 7:30 pm at FAU’s University Theatre in Boca Raton 33431.
“While we will be honoring in 20 competitive categories specific theatre performances, production elements, and shows presented between September 2024 and August 2025, the Carbonell board of directors has unanimously voted to also bestow the following Special Award,” said Schweikhart.
Singers Natalie Cordone and Shawn Kilgore team to perform the classic hit songs of famed Las Vegas entertainers in the cabaret show “Vegas Baby: Hits of the Headliners” on Saturday, July 26 at 8 p.m. at Aventura Arts & Cultural Center in Aventura.
The duo will be performing songs in tribute to the major performers who dominated Las Vegas venues such as the Caesars Palace, Las Vegas Hilton and MGM, such as Cher, Neil Diamond, Celine Dion, Elton John, Tom Jones, Barry Manilow, Wayne Newton, Dolly Parton, Elvis Presley, Frank Sinatra, Barbra Streisand, among others.
The evening of Saturday, July 19, was cause for celebration at the Delray Beach Playhouse! The special occasion? None other than the Playhouse’s Second Annual DelLago Awards Gala. Originally known as the Actors’ Awards Gala, the theater’s annual awards ceremony, set to spotlight standout performances from this 2024-25 season, has been renamed in honor of the Playhouse’s long-time Artistic Director and Delray Beach theater legend, Randolph “Randy” DelLago. Throughout his long, illustrious career, DelLago directed hundreds of plays and musicals, becoming a beloved member not only of the Playhouse staff, but also the South Florida theater community as a whole. The DelLago Awards keep his memory alive by honoring cast members and shows from the most recent season, and by providing a place to celebrate the art form of theater, the joy that it has granted so many people, and the incredible talents who bring these shows to life.
Kutumba Theatre Project is “coming out” of hibernation! After several successful sold out shows in South Florida and NYC, Kutumba is hitting the stage again with the EAST COAST PREMIERE of Spy for Spy, by Kieron Barry, directed by Kim Ehly, Artistic Director and Founder of Kutumba Theatre Project.
The acclaimed off-Broadway hit Confederates by award-winning playwright Dominique Morisseau is set to challenge and captivate audiences at New City Players with its bold exploration of racial identity, institutional power, and the persistent echoes of history across generations.
The Raymond F. Kravis Center for the Performing Arts announces that The New York Times Critics’ Pick Dog Man: The Musical,based on the best-selling book series by Dav Pilkey, makes its West Palm Beach premiere at the Kravis Center March 14. Then, from console to concert hall, PlayStation: The Concert brings the most iconic gaming soundtracks to life, live on stage in Dreyfoos Hall on March 15. Tickets are on sale now.
