Successful writer, notorious name dropper, and unapologetic social climber, Truman Capote was all these things and more. His closest friends were among the richest and most famous names in Hollywood and of the Park Avenue jet set. They loved and adored “Tru” until the day in late 1975 he allowed Esquire Magazine to publish a chapter from his unfinished semi-fictionalized novel “Answered Prayers” that exposed the deepest and darkest secrets of his nearest and dearest pals.
To evoke the famous opening of Tolstoy’s Anna Karenina: while happy families may all be alike, there are countless ways in which each unhappy family is uniquely dysfunctional. Thus, it isn’t altogether surprising that playwright Tom Dugan has discovered a hilarious and original play by bringing together a few quirky family members in Cemetery Pub. Pigs Do Fly’s production at Wilton Manors venue Empire Stage is only the second of this new play, which has only been produced once before at a makeshift venue in the playwright’s backyard.
Drink in the incredible vitas of Bolivia in that country’s Oscar submission, enjoy a Belgian piano virtuoso, take in a play largely performed in Arabic, celebrate Broadway and Hollywood with the hits of Barbra Streisand, travel to 1920s Chicago and learn a comedic lesson from Eastern Europe as the Aventura Arts & Cultural Center transports you around the world this April.
The Pembroke Pines Theatre of the Performing Arts (PPTOPA) presents a reimagined production of the classic musical Pippin April 15-30, 2023. With an infectiously unforgettable score from four-time Grammy winner, three-time Oscar winner and musical theatre giant, Stephen Schwartz, the PPTOPA production is set in the Summer of Love 1967, the year Stephen Schwartz wrote the musical while a student at Carnegie Mellon University for the Scotch & Soda Club.
To only solidify its place as the one of, if not the one, most recognizable musicals in the history of musicals, Wicked found its way to the Adrienne Arsht Center for the fourth time. Beginning February 16, and running until March 5, the infamous Elphaba and the famous Glinda share the stage to melt your hearts alongside your best friend’s. South Florida Theater Magazine was there for the run during the last days of February to see how the classic fared in 2023, and it did not disappoint.
The much-anticipated Festival of the Arts Boca returns to the Mizner Park Amphitheater, 590 Plaza Real in Boca Raton, from March 3 – 12, with a celebration of the arts through performances, lectures, and conversations.
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This Month, February 13th to be exact, marked my two year “workiversary”. I had to read that a few times before it really sank in. I mean two years? Where does the time go? Even when the days feel slow, the weeks fly by. Then you blink and a year goes by. Before you realize it, you are two years deep into your marketing career and absolutely loving your time doing it.
Miami, FL – February 24, 2023 – Zoetic Stage (@ZoeticStageMIA) and the Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts of Miami-Dade County (@arshtcenter) proudly present the world premiere of #GRACED by Vanessa Garcia (@vanessagarciawriter), in collaboration with Abre Camino Collective (@abrecaminocollective). #GRACED runs from May 4-21, 2023 and is part of the Arsht Center’s Theater Up Close series presented by PNC Bank.
Miami – February 23, 2022 – Lincoln Center Theater’s production of Lerner & Loewe’s MY FAIR LADY (@mflontour) will make its anticipated South Florida premiere at the Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts of Miami-Dade County (@arshtcenter) from March 28 – April 2, 2023. Boasting a score that contains such now-classic songs as “I Could Have Danced All Night,” “Get Me to the Church on Time,” “Wouldn’t It Be Loverly,” “On the Street Where You Live,” “The Rain in Spain,” and “I’ve Grown Accustomed to Her Face,” MY FAIR LADY tells the story of Eliza Doolittle, a young Cockney flower seller, and Henry Higgins, a linguistics professor who is determined to transform her into his idea of a “proper lady.” But who is really being transformed?