Seeking Young Local Actors for NSAL Drama Competition
National Society of Arts and Letters (NSAL) of Florida, based in Boca Raton, is seeking young actors to apply for the drama competition. Every year, the national NSAL organization selects one discipline as the key competition. In 2023, drama will take centerstage, and the local winner will advance to compete in Kentucky for a $15,000 top prize. For applications and deadlines please visit www.nsalflorida.org.
WICKED WELCOMES NEW CITIZENS OF OZ
New cast members join the national tour including Ft. Lauderdale-native Christian Thompson in the role of “Fiyero”
February 15 – March 5, 2023
Dorothea Green Theater – Ziff Ballet Opera House
Miami – January 18, 2022 – The Broadway sensation WICKED (@wicked_musical) will welcome new cast members to it national tour including Ft. Lauderdale-native Christian Thompson in the role of “Fiyero.” WICKED will make its anticipated return to Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts of Miami-Dade County (@arshtcenter) from February 15 through March 5, 2023.
SLOW BURN THEATRE COMPANY ANNOUNCES 2023/2024 SEASON
FORT LAUDERDALE – Filled with epic fairy tales that will take audiences into the woods and under the sea and poignant stories of faith, love and acceptance, Slow Burn Theatre Company announces its 2023/2024 season of five Broadway musicals in the Amaturo Theater at the Broward Center for the Performing Arts. The five musicals are Into the Woods, Disney’s The Little Mermaid, Sister Act, The Prom and Spongebob The Musical.
‘To Life 3’ Opens Jan. 20, Paying Tribute to Jewish Composers Who Created Great Hollywood Musicals
George Gershwin. Irving Berlin. Johnny Mercer. Harold Arlen. Sheldon Harnick. Jerry Herman.
These composers and others like them crafted the great Hollywood musicals we still enjoy today.
Their contributions to this great body of entertainment will be highlighted in To Life 3: Stories & Music Celebrating the Contributions of Jewish Composers to the Great Hollywood Musicals.
How Matilda the Musical Had to Change Itself From Stage to Film
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Written by: Diep Tran, Roberto Araujo
Originally posted on Playbill
When Matthew Warchus, Dennis Kelly, and Tim Minchin set out to adapt their Olivier- and Tony-winning Matilda the Musical into a film, they knew they would have to kill some of their babies. Metaphorically.
“Oh Christ, it’s completely different,” says composer Minchin when talking about the differences between the stage show and the film adaptation, which is currently playing on Netflix. He speaks admiringly of his colleagues Kelly and Warchus—all three artists have the rare honor of being creators who got to oversee the film adaptation of their stage property. “Usually people find it hard to truly throw out what they need to throw out in order to make the jump [to film],” says Minchin. “I don’t think I could have done what Matthew and Dennis did, which is to just really reimagine it and completely change the script—just fundamentally change it, and yet you come out feeling like you’ve seen the same story.”
MANILOW AT AGE 79 STARS IN FLA LIVE ARENA CONCERT IN SUNRISE
At age 79, singer/songwriter Barry Manilow is possibly the oldest performer to headline a concert at FLA Live Arena when he performs “Manilow Hits 2023” in Sunrise on January 13, along with six other venues in the American Southeast through January 21.
Promoters normally would hesitate to book a singer at age 79 in a 20,000 seat plus arena, but that is not the case for Manilow, whose concerts have filled major arenas for over 45 years.
SFTM Writer Luis Herrera’s Solo Play “As I Eat The World” Accepted Into The New York Fringe Festival
Arts Center Management to Present New Theatrical and Comedy Series Pompano Beach Live!
POMPANO BEACH, FL: Pompano Beach Live!, a programming arm of Arts Center Management (ACM), a South Florida-based theater management, marketing and producing firm, is presenting a diverse lineup of shows at the Pompano Beach Cultural Center in 2023.
Beginning January 27th and running through May 28th, 2023, Pompano Beach Live! will present five exciting productions right in the heart of the eclectic city of Pompano Beach.
JAZZ FEST: HEIRS OF LATIN MUSIC’S GREAT MASTERS BRING MAMBO NIGHT TO MIAMI BEACH
Originally published on artburstmiami.com.
Written By Fernando Gonzalez