Hued Songs: The Juneteenth Experience
The Carbonell Awards Names Pulitzer Prize Winning Playwright Nilo Cruz as Recipient of Prestigious George Abbott Award 2024
Gary Schweikhart, president of the Carbonell Awards, South Florida’s Theater & Arts Honors, today announced the recipient of this year’s prestigious George Abbott Award which will be presented at the 47thannual Carbonell Awards Ceremony on Monday, November 11, at 7:30 p.m. at the Lauderhill Performing Arts Center at 3800 NW 11th Place, Lauderhill, FL 33311.
New York Philharmonic Music Director Jaap van Zweden Wraps Up His Final Season
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Written by: Monica Parks
“Every great orchestra is a mirror of its city. What makes the New York Philharmonic special is its energy, positivity, and brightness,” Jaap van Zweden said in a conversation between rehearsals in March. “When you wake up here and the sun comes in your window, you are struck by its brightness and the freshness of the air—that is the feeling I have when I think of this orchestra.”
Les Misérables – The world’s most popular musical returns to the Arsht Center
Tickets for Cameron Mackintosh’s acclaimed production of Alain Boublil and Claude-Michel Schönberg’s Tony Award-winning musical phenomenon, LES MISÉRABLES (@lesmizus), are currently on sale for its upcoming Miami engagement at the Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts of Miami-Dade County (@arshtcenter), June 18-23, 2024. LES MISÉRABLES closes the 2023-2024 Broadway in Miami season presented by the Adrienne Arsht Center and Broadway Across America (@bwayamerica).
LOCAL STUDENTS WIN BIG AT THE CAPPIES AWARDS CELEBRATING HIGH SCHOOL THEATER
Students from 29 local high schools in Broward and Palm Beach Counties were honored with commendations, performances and awards at the 22nd Annual Cappies Awards celebrating outstanding achievement in high school theater recently presented by the Broward Center for the Performing Arts and South Florida Cappies Inc.
Cynthia Erivo, BD Wong, Patina Miller, Ruthie Ann Miles Are Part of PBS Memorial Day Concert May 26
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Written by: Andrew Gans
Cynthia Erivo, BD Wong, Patina Miller, Ruthie Ann Miles Are Part of PBS Memorial Day Concert May 26. Joe Mantegna and Gary Sinise host the 35th anniversary broadcast. Several Tony winners are part of PBS’ annual National Memorial Day Concert, which is broadcast live from the West Lawn of the U.S. Capitol May 26 beginning at 8 PM ET on PBS; check local listings. The concert is also available for streaming at PBS.org and YouTube and on demand May 26–June 9.
Broadway Grosses Analysis: The 2023-2024 Season Report Is In
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Written by: Logan Culwell-Block
Industry News
Over 71 productions, Broadway grossed $1.54 billion last season, a plateau from the season prior. The Broadway League has released end-of-season statistics for the 2023-2024 Broadway season, which saw grosses of $1,539,278,706. Over 71 productions, 39 of which were new, 12.3 million people saw a Broadway show last season, cumulatively filling almost 90% of all available seats.
THE REVIVAL OF PLAYWRIGHT MICHAEL MCKEEVER’S AWARD WINNING PLAY “DANIEL’S HUSBAND”
Plays of Wilton (POW!) and Ronnie Larsen Presents will present the revival of Michael McKeever’s award winning play, “Daniel’s Husband,” at The Foundry from May 23 through June 16, 2024. Daniel and Mitchell are the perfect couple. Perfect house, perfect friends – even a mother who wants them married. A turn of events puts their perfect life in jeopardy, and Mitchell is thrust into a future where even his love may not prove to be enough. “Daniel’s Husband” is a bold reflection of love, commitment, and family in our perilous new world.
DON JUAN: NEW WORK FROM AN EMERGING ARTIST
This past weekend was the closing performance of “Don Juan: Pride and Paradise” presented by Maroon Isle Productions at Main Street Players. Adapted from the translated Molière play “Don Juan”, playwright/director/actor Sefanja R. Galon has taken the original 1665 comedy about a misogynist navigating his way through the ups and downs of multiple romantic situations and sets it in the Caribbean in the 1950’s. In doing so, Galon gives way for a diverse cast to tell a classic story in their own unique voice.
Levis JCC announces 2024 Summer of Culture and Summer Film Series
