TICKETS ARE NOW ON SALE TO THE 2022/2023 BROADWAY CONCERT SERIES WITH SETH RUDETSKY

FORT LAUDERDALE Producer Mark Cortale’s internationally acclaimed Broadway Concert Series hosted and music directed by Sirius XM Radio star Seth Rudetsky, whom the New York Times dubbed “The Mayor of Broadway,” returns to Lillian S. Wells Hall in The Parker with Tony® and Drama Desk Award Winners and critically acclaimed powerhouse talents Chita Rivera, Ramin Karimloo and Jessie Mueller.

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THE BROWARD CENTER FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS SEEKS PERFORMERS FOR ARTS FOR ACTION: BLACK VOICES INITIATIVE

FORT LAUDERDALE – The Broward Center for the Performing Arts is seeking applications from Black performing artists for participation in a series of events including theater, dance, music, spoken word and comedy in its traditional performance spaces as well as an outdoor festival.

The paid performance opportunities are offered as part of the Center’s Arts for Action: Black Voices initiative, which aims to use the arts as a catalyst to heighten awareness, deepen knowledge, create connections and elevate the voices of Black creatives in South Florida. This year, Arts for Action: Black Voices initiatives are generously supported by JM Family Enterprises, Inc.

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CENSORSHIP – HOW IT ALWAYS HURTS AND NEVER SAVES

I’m going to make this brief – 

It is 2022, and Anna in the Tropics by Nilo Cruz has been banned by the Miami Dade County  Public School System, prohibiting any schools from taking their students to experience this  Pulitzer Prize winning play. 

This unwarranted act of censorship is something that one would hope we had grown out  of, but as the world has shown us, nothing is safe. 

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The Highs and Lows of Audition Season

Theater has officially made its comeback since the pandemic and that means auditions are in full swing. This is what every actor, singer, dancer and director has been waiting for… including me. I was ready to give it my ALL at these auditions and I did… but that doesn’t mean it was easy. This audition season was probably the hardest one in a very long time. The highs and lows of audition season are just part of the industry. One moment you can feel so confident walking out of an audition room. The other moment you can be crying in your car questioning your worth for not getting cast. 

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Boca’s Wick Theatre Opens Ninth Season with ‘Milk and Honey’ – Jerry Herman’s First Broadway Musical

The Wick Theatre in Boca Raton opens its ninth season this month with the five-time Tony Award-nominated musical, Milk and Honey, a sweet and inspirational musical full of romance and comedy. It stars New York Drama Desk Award-nominated actor and producer Avi Hoffman, renowned for his acclaimed performances celebrating his Jewish heritage.

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THE ARSHT CENTER AND SIUDY GARRIDO RECEIVE 2022 LATIN GRAMMY AWARD NOMINATION

The Arsht Center shares a “Best Long Form Music Video” nomination as associate producer of Siudy Garrido’s documentary “Bailaora – This is my voice”

Miami, FL – September 30, 2022 – The Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts of Miami-Dade County (@arshtcenter) is pleased to announce its first Latin GRAMMY®  nomination (@LatinGrammys). The 2022 nomination, in the “Best Long Form Music Video” category, recognizes the Center’s collaboration with extraordinary Miami-based flamenco artist Siudy Garrido (@siudygarrido) on the documentary “Bailaora—This is my voice.” Other nominees include superstars Rosalia, Romeo Santos, Natalia Lafourcade and Vetusta Morla.

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Anthony Nunziata to sing ‘Love Songs from Sinatra and Beyond’ with South Florida Symphony Oct. 10 at John Knox Village in Pompano Beach

Anthony Nunziata (Photo Credit: Ó Michael Kushner photography)

Dubbed “America’s new romantic singing sensation,” Brooklyn-born, Nashville-based tenor Anthony Nunziata will join the South Florida Symphony Orchestra to kick off the John Knox Village Symphony Pops Series Monday, Oct. 10 at 7 p.m.

 This memory-nudging concert will celebrate tunes made famous by Old Blue Eyes himself along with Rat Pack buddies Dean Martin and Sammy Davis. Jr. Songs include “Once in a Lifetime,” “Come Rain or Come Shine,” “Just in Time,” “That’s Amore,” “Can’t Help Falling in Love,” “Unchained Melody” and “The Prayer.”

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MAIN STREET PLAYERS DELIVERS EMOTIONAL, RAW REALITY IN ‘TOPDOG/UNDERDOG’

Written By Christine Dolen

Originally published on artburstmiami.com

The 20th-anniversary production of “Topdog/Underdog” begins previews on Broadway Sept. 27, with an opening set for Oct. 20. TV and movie actors – Corey Hawkins and Yahya Abdul-Mateen II – will play brothers Lincoln and Booth in the revival directed by Tony Award winner Kenny Leon.

Still, you don’t need to travel nearly that far to see a production of the searing, Pulitzer Prize-winning drama by Suzan-Lori Parks.

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