The Aventura Arts & Cultural Center is heating up in June with exciting performances promising fun for the whole family. From the spooky “Beetlejuice Jr.” presented by LCA Performing Arts to a high-energy Journey tribute, “Never Stop Believin’,” presented by South Florida Legends, audiences can look forward to a month filled with music, laughter and memories.
An Actress, Playwright, author and motivational speaker, Rashida Costa is a talented creative with a natural flair for exceptional artistic and innovative domains across the board.
The Argentina based vocal group Shirei Darom will join with Argentinian Cantor Diego Rubinsztein and Aventura-Turnberry Jewish Center Cantors Roger Rosenthal and Geniene Shelley in a 90-minute concert titled “Fifty Voices In Concert” on Thursday, May 22 at 6 p.m. at ATJC in Aventura.
Get ready for a theatre season that will keep you guessing, grinning, and gasping! Island City Stage,the award-winning theatre committed to sharing stories of universal interest and engaging diverse audiences with entertaining, challenging, and inspiring productions and programs, often exploring the LGBTQ+ culture, is proud to unveil its 2025-26 season – a dynamic lineup of five bold productions, each delivering unexpected twists, inventive storytelling, and unforgettable theatrical moments. Whether a beloved classic or an exciting new work, every show promises a “surprise” that will leave audiences talking long after the final curtain.
Leave it to Ronnie Larsen, POW! (Plays of Wilton) founder and artistic director, actor, producer, playwright and, dare I say hyper-creative mad genius? for coming up with original, out-of-the-box productions practically every quarter. (Last year’s A Shonda:The Musical remains one of my all-time favorites.) But this time, he outdid even himself by taking on classic, beloved by everyone, THE SOUND OF MUSIC, and presenting the musical live and for free at a local Wilton Manors park in a way it’s NEVER been shown before.
Summer is heating up in South Florida, and so is the entertainment at the Broward Center for the Performing Arts. June’s lineup sizzles with must-see performances, from cult classics and chart-topping musicals to laugh-out-loud comedy and soulful tributes that celebrate culture, nostalgia and star power.
Palm Beach Dramaworks closes out its 25th anniversary season with the world premiere of Gina Montet’s gripping Dangerous Instruments.
Laura, a single mother, recognizes that her young son, Daniel, is both brilliant and troubled. She fiercely advocates for him over the years, aware and terrified that he is becoming a danger to himself and others, but her pleas for help are thwarted by educators, mental health specialists, and social workers – some of whom would like to do more but are stymied by a broken system.
Why are women who are overcome by passionate, sexual love so often depicted as tragic heroines? At least best-selling ones like Tolstoy’s 19th century novel, “Anna Karenina,” written in 1878 and set primarily in the St. Petersburg of Imperial Russia … followed by Kate Chopin’s short 1899 novel, “The Awakening,” which takes place in New Orleans and the Gulf Coast of Louisiana. In both cases, the women remain true to their feelings; the men, however, are not to be trusted. They ultimately cause their lovers’ downfall and suicidal death.
