The Holidays Sparkle at The Aventura Arts & Cultural Center This December

AVENTURA, Fla. (November 7, 2023) The Aventura Arts & Cultural Center celebrates the season with the adventures of a beloved and powerful young girl, the timeless comedy of a television’s favorite redhead, the inspirational music of one of the world’s greatest Italian tenors and three different ways to enjoy the ballet that captures hearts around the world during this magical time of year.

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The Stage is Set, ’54 Below’ at The Rinker is Bringing New York to Palm Beach

The Kravis Center is joining forces with the iconic 54 Below Cabaret Room in New York City and debuting a high profile series this season at the Rinker Playhouse. A popular venue for Big Apple Broadway and cabaret fans, 54 Below and the Kravis Center have partnered to feature a series of four performances. Vice President of Programming at the Kravis Center Georgina Young exclaimed, “We’re here to serve the entire community, this is another way for us to reach out to the audience with something fun and enjoyable.”

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SINGER MONICA MANCINI AND OTHER ARTISTS PERFORM AT HENRY MANCINI 100TH BIRTHDAY CONCERT AT ARSHT CENTER

Singer Monica Mancini will headline a roster of artists who will perform the music of the late composer Henry Mancini, who would have turned 100 in 2024, on Friday, November 3 at the Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts in downtown Miami. The concert will debut the 2023-24 Jazz Roots Series at the Knight Concert Hall at the Arsht Center.

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Exclusive Interview with Lynn University’s New Director of Performing Arts Operations

Direct from Carnegie Hall, Jim Badrak returns to South Florida after an illustrious theater career in New York City.

Jim Badrak finally found his little corner of the sky.

Badrak, Lynn University’s new Director of Performing Arts Operations, was brought on board this summer to handle all theatrical and concert facility operations and to also help enhance the on-campus experience for students, parents, faculty, staff and visitors.

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A Dark and Twisted Tango

The name of playwright Maria Irene Fornes may not immediately resonate with South Florida’s theater-going public. But like many overlooked female geniuses throughout history, this is an oversight that needs to be rectified at once. And I’m confident it will be. Because Fornes – an early pioneer of the 1960’s Off-Off Broadway movement and originator of site-specific immersive theater – has been embraced by none other than our own creatively out-of-the-box superstar, Nicole Stodard, founder and artistic director of Thinking Cap Theatre (TCT).

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