‘The Blues Opera’ Is Back By Popular Demand!

Back by popular demand, Juggerknot Theatre Company, creators of “Miami Motel Stories” presents “The Blues Opera”, an autobiographical, immersive one-man-show written by Miami blues musician, Eric Garcia, AKA “Uncle Scotchy”. Returning on Wednesday, Sept. 21, after two months of sold out shows, this one-of-a-kind intimate performance opens to 12 guests at a time in a secret location in Little Havana

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REVIEW: AREA STAGE COMPANY’S TRANSFORMATIVE ‘BEAUTY AND THE BEAST’ MAKES CONTEMPORARY CLASSIC ORIGINAL

Written By Christine Dolen

Originally Published on artburstmiami.com

Area Stage Company’s new immersive production of Disney’s “Beauty and the Beast” is, as the French would say, magnifique.

Presented in a transformed Carnival Studio Theater at Miami’s Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts, the show is a two-year labor of love and creativity on the part of Giancarlo Rodaz, Area Stage’s associate artistic director.  Working with numerous collaborators, the young director has achieved a larger-scale success on the order of his immensely popular immersive version of “Annie,” which the company presented in June of 2021, in the company’s smaller South Miami theater.

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FORT LAUDERDALE GAY MEN’S CHORUS PRESENTS “LIFE IS A CABARET” CONCERT ON SEPTEMBER 10

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (August 12, 2022) – Fort Lauderdale Gay Men’s Chorus (FTLGMC) will present “Life is a Cabaret” on Saturday, September 10, at 8 p.m. at United Church of Christ (2501 NE 30th Street in Fort Lauderdale). The special concert will include a sentimental selection of favorite Broadway tunes and popular standards with live musical instrumentation.

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Why Funny Girl Might Be for You: The Broadway Applause Series Salutes Funny Girl!

The “greatest star” is back! More than five decades after its original Broadway debut, Funny Girl is running now under the bright lights of the August Wilson Theater. The 1964 Tony-nominated musical-turned-movie was the vehicle that launched American songstress Barbra Streisand’s entertainment career into the stratosphere. Now, the role of the lovable, plucky hopeless romantic Fanny Brice is bringing delight to a new generation of musical theatre lovers. Here are six reasons why you do not want to miss Funny Girl’s long-awaited revival.

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“VICTOR VICTORIA” AT LIPS FORT LAUDERDALE WILL RETURN WITH THE ROLE REVERSALS OF LEADING MEN AND WOMEN TO BENEFIT NEIGHBORS 4 NEIGHBORS ON OCTOBER 6

OAKLAND PARK, Fla. (August 16, 2022) – Lips, the ultimate in drag dining, will celebrate the return of its annual “Victor Victoria” event benefiting Neighbors 4 Neighbors. This cherished event will feature the role reversal and stage debut of Ashley O., Erick Eldridge, Jackie Nepola and Justin Nepola,  at 7 p.m. on Thursday, October 6.

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Pompano’s New Cultural Affairs Director Intent on ‘Enhancing City’s Brand Identity’

Ty Tabing, an internationally recognized expert in creating and activating successful urban destinations, has just taken over as cultural affairs director for the city of Pompano Beach.

He succeeds Phyllis Korab, a veteran municipal employee and longtime arts and culture chief who recently retired. “She left after a long and distinguished career,” said her successor.

A native of Wichita, Kansas, Tabing honed his creative skills working in his hometown and also in Chicago and in Singapore before returning to Wichita in 2020 to operate a consulting firm for nearly two years. 

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1997 TV Cinderella, Starring Brandy, Sets 25th Anniversary Reunion Special on 20/20


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1997 TV Cinderella, Starring Brandy, Sets 25th Anniversary Reunion Special on 20/20

The event will feature original cast members Brandy, Whoopi Goldberg, Bernadette Peters, Victor Garber, and more.

The 1997 TV production of Rodgers & Hammerstein’s Cinderella, starring Brandy and the late Whitney Houston, has set a 25th anniversary reunion special for ABC-TV’s 20/20, airing August 23 during Disney’s World Princess Week. The one-hour-long event will feature original cast members Brandy and Whoopi Goldberg, Paolo Montalban, Victor Garber, Bernadette Peters, Jason Alexander, Veanne Cox, along with Billy Porter, Todrick Hall, Jade Jones, and more reflecting on the impact of the movie musical. The special will be followed by the first broadcast TV airing of the film in more than two decades.

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