This spring, Area Stage proudly brings back its critically acclaimed immersive production of Annie, inviting audiences to experience the beloved musical through an inventive and unforgettable lens. Returning to the Area Stage Black Box Theater, this limited run promises a dynamic immersive event offering audiences a one-of-a-kind theatrical experience that brings 1930s New York to life like never before.
On the surface, ‘Clue: Live on Stage’ appears to be a story about solving a murder mystery and sounds like it will be a whodunit dramatic mystery with the audience being on edge until the mystery is solved.
Except the reality of this play is different as audiences will see as “Clue: Live on Stage” is running now though Sunday, Dec.7 at the Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts in downtown Miami as part of the Broadway in Miami series this season.
The Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts of Miami-Dade County (@arshtcenter) and Zoetic Stage (@zoeticstagemia) are proud to present the Florida premiere of Matthew Lopez’s award-winning epic, THE INHERITANCE, PART 1. The most honored American play in a generation, The Inheritance is a powerful story about love, legacy and what it means to be gay in America today. The play has been described as a spiritual successor to Tony Kushner’s Angels in America, and will play in the intimate Carnival Studio Theater as part of the Arsht Theater Up Close season from January 8-25, 2026.
Despite thousands of books, films and plays written about The Holocaust and specifically the deaths of millions of Jews in the Auschwitz concentration camp in Nazi Germany from 1933-45, one would think that all that needs to be expressed about Auschwitz has been accomplished. But there is evidence that changes that perspective. The one act drama “Here There are Blueberries” by playwright Moises Kaufman and Amanda Gronich, running now through December 14 at Miami New Drama’s Colony Theater in Miami Beach, focuses on the Nazi Germany perpetrators. The central focus of the play is on the discovered Hocker photo album, a scrapbook of photos taken by a Nazi officer stationed at Auschwitz during the 1940s.
Flamingo Gardens (specifically the 10 acres when you enter) that’s normally closed at night is now open – and all lit up! This year, South Florida’s renowned botanical garden and wildlife sanctuary was chosen to host WINTER WONDERLAND and I, for one, consider these historic gardens to be an ideal location for resurrecting the sorely missed, family tradition of evening strolls through holiday light displays. All those magnificent tall trees along the winding paths serve as perfect limb “hangers” for shooting stars, lantern globes, and glittery iridescent streamers. And it’s so much fun to get lost – if only temporarily (because the roads circle back) – on hidden pathways of discovery. Like passing under an igloo-shaped work of art that looks like it dropped from outer space or suddenly confronting flashy-lit pink flamingos and other cute, bright LED-lit animals, clutching gift boxes or ornaments.
The Florida Intergenerational Orchestra encourages lovers of holiday music and dance and folks who cherish the most wonderful time of the year to celebrate the season of festivities with its ‘Holiday Concert Extravaganza’ on Sunday, Dec. 7 at 3 p.m. in O’Shea Hall at Our Lady of Lourdes Church, 22094 Lyons Road, Boca Raton. Doors open at 2:30 p.m.
On the surface, the story behind playwright Larry Gelbart’s (who is most well-known for creating the television series “M.A.S.H.) two act comedy “Better Late”, running now through November 30 at Empire Stage in Ft. Lauderdale, is about how husband Lee (played by actor Geoff Freitag) and wife Nora (Patti Gardner) have to cope with having a new resident in their home, Nora’s ex-husband Julian (Peter W. Galman) on a temporary basis.
Aristotle’s quote, “No great mind has ever existed without a touch of madness,” seems right on the mark for Man of La Mancha, a story conceived by Miguel de Cervantes. What drives mankind to reach greatness: power, determination, perhaps even madness?
Miguel de Cervantes wrote Don Quixote in two parts: the first in 1605 and the second part in 1615.It is important to understand some background material to put the play in its proper perspective.
Cirque du Soleil’s ‘Twas the Night Before…, presented as part of the Kravis on Broadway series, arrives with all the trimmings one expects from a holiday spectacle. It is festive, colorful, family friendly, and polished in a quintessential one would expect from a world-renowned troupe like Cirque. Yet beneath the glitter, the show’s story is loosely sketched that, if you were to strip away every bauble related to Christmas, replace it with Alice in Wonderland or any other whimsical world, and very little would change. Whether this is a virtue or a missed opportunity depends entirely on what you want from your holiday outing.
When it comes to that all-American artform of “the musical,” you can’t go wrong by visiting or revisiting a blockbuster show from its heyday of the 1940s and 1950s. So when one happens to be playing in our area, run to see it because, no matter the subject, you’re guaranteed a highly entertaining and competently produced experience!
You might even be surprised – as I often am – at how many songs and ideas that have become an intrinsic part of our popular culture first appeared in a golden-age musical. The Pajama Game, based on Richard Bissel’s 1953 novel 7 ½Cents, debuted on Broadway in 1954, ran for 1,063 performances, and won three Tony Awards, including Best Musical. The popular creation of musical theater legends boasts a book by George Abbot and Richard Bissel, music & lyrics by Jerry Ross and Richard Adler, and dance by Bob Fosse in his choreography debut. Then, as if to prove the staying power of the show’s score, choreography, and message, The Pajama Game went on to win another Tony in 2006 for Best Revival of a Musical.
