‘HARRY POTTER AND THE CHAMBER OF SECRETS’ IN CONCERT AT THE BROWARD CENTER

(Fort Lauderdale, FL) – The Harry Potter Film Concert Series returns to the Au-Rene Theater with Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets in Concert, the second film in the Harry Potter series. On Friday, January 17 and Saturday, January 18 a live symphony orchestra will perform John Williams’ unforgettable score live from Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets while the entire film plays in high-definition on a 40-foot screen. 

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Booking & Marriage Mix-ups Spell Nonstop Laughter at ACT of Davie’s ‘A Night in PROVENCE’

If ever there was a time when we needed to let go and laugh, that time is now. Thank you ACT of Davie! Our much loved, local community theater’s talented play director, Carla Zackson Heller, invited Sunday’s sold-out audience to escape their worries, turn off their electronic devices, and take a trip to lovely Provence, in the South of France. We eagerly obliged.

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DEBBIE TAYLOR ATTRACTS CARPENTERS FANS IN HER TRIBUTE SHOW WITH ‘TOP OF THE WORLD’ BAND SHOW AT AVENTURA CENTER ON NOVEMBER 23

Since performing the music of The Carpenters with her seven member “Top of the World” band in 2017, singer Debbie Taylor of Coral Springs has been so popular that she sold out each of her annual Aventura Arts and Cultural Center shows over the years and has toured across the United States as often as 40 weeks annually. 

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Actors’ Playhouse’s ‘tick, tick . . . BOOM! Has Local Ties To Its Famous Composer

Written By Michelle F. Solomon

Originally published on artburstmaimi.com.

When Actors’ Playhouse opens the curtain on its production of “tick, tick . . BOOM!” there are many behind-the-scenes stories about close degrees of separation.  The musical by Jonathan Larson, famously known for the Broadway hit “Rent,” is a semi-autobiographical story about the late composer.

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Making Waves! Jazz Fest Pompano Beach Announces 2025 Lineup

Free Music Festival Brings Grammy Winners and Rising Stars to City’s Shore!

Mark your calendars, music lovers! Pompano Beach Arts is thrilled to announce Jazz Fest Pompano Beach will return to the City’s beautiful shore on January 24th and 25th, 2025. This 4th annual festival promises to be bigger and tastier than ever before, featuring a stellar lineup of renowned jazz musicians including Joshua Redman & Gabrielle Cavassa, Judith Hill, Randy Brecker, and Jazz Funk Soul alongside a vibrant new food court with a New Orleans flavor, all directly on the beach stage! This free festival will once again be hosted by Mark Ruffin of Sirius XM’s Real Jazz. There is no charge for General Admission tickets but registration is required. There are a limited number of VIP Seats at  $200 for a 2-day pass. Complete details at www.pompanobeacharts.org/jazzfest.

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Cynthia Erivo, Cole Escola, Billy Porter, More Join 98th Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade

Originally published on playbill.com.

The NBC broadcast is also scheduled to feature performances from the casts of Death Becomes Her, Hell’s Kitchen, and The Outsiders.

Even more talent has been announced for the annual Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade, set to air on NBC November 28 beginning at 8:30 AM in all time zones and continuing through noon. Today‘s Savannah Guthrie, Hoda Kotb, and Al Roker will once again host the annual celebration.

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‘The Outsider’ Is a Light-Hearted Look at The Showmanship of Politics

However questionable the idea of sitting through a political farce might sound at the moment given the far more frightening farce in our real-life political midst, I was pleasantly surprised by how much fun I found The Outsider. First performed in 2015, this charming play by Paul Slade Smith has, if anything, become even more timely in the nine years since its premiere. For similar reasons, it has also amassed substantial popularity, this year celebrating its 125th production.

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‘KING JAMES’ IS A PLAY OF MALE BONDING THROUGH A LOVE OF SPORTS 

Many men in the opening night audience were attracted to see “King James”, a two act play by Rajiv Joseph, running now through November 24 at GableStage in Coral Gables, because the title suggested the story would be about basketball superstar Lebron James and about the sport of basketball. 

However, the play is neither about the life of James nor about the sport of basketball, but James and basketball loom large in the creation of the friendship between Matt (actor Gregg Weiner) and Shawn (Melvin Huffnagle). The premise of the introduction of Matt and Shawn in 2004 was initiated through Shawn wanting to buy a pair of tickets from Matt to see young rookie Lebron James play for his beloved hometown Cleveland Cavaliers. 

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SOUTH FLORIDA SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA CELEBRATES CENTENNIAL OF ‘RHAPSODY IN BLUE’ IN SEASON OPENING CONCERT

South Florida Symphony Orchestra highlights its opening concert in the Icons & Rebels Masterworks season by performing composer Geoge Gershwin’s “Rhapsody In Blue” featuring guest pianist Benjamin Hochman along with two more classical music compositions on November 13 at The Parker in Ft. Lauderdale and on November 16 at New World Center in Miami Beach.

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