In Praise of “New Old Friends”
Written By: Mindy Leaf
The Willow Theatre at Boca Raton’s Sugar Sand Park is the perfect-sized, up-close venue to enjoy Curtain Call Playhouse’s (CCP) 2023 opener of THE SAVANNAH SIPPING SOCIETY by Jessie Jones, Nicholas Hope, Jamie Wooten. Skillful direction by Carla Zackson Heller alongside nostalgic, old-Savannah set design by founder/artistic director Kris Coffelt and striking musical interludes and slide projections by Bill Heller instantly bring us into the world of four colorful, middle-aged women who live (or recently landed) in Savannah, Georgia. Each one, in her own way, has suddenly had the rug pulled out from under her comfortable, predictable life. A major reset is in order, with alternate roads to happiness waiting to be explored. Are they ready to change?
Maltz Puts Working-Class Struggles, Grit in Spotlight with “Good People”
After presenting a couple of light-hearted musicals earlier this season – Jersey Boys and Sweet Charity – the Maltz Jupiter Theater kicks off the second half of its production year with a hard-hitting drama, David Lindsay-Abaire’s gritty, Tony Award-nominated play, Good People.
Celebrate the Music of the “Goddess Of Pop” With The Beat Goes On Starring Lisa Mcclowry as Cher
AVENTURA, Fla. (February 19, 2023) –The City of Aventura presents The Beat Goes On Starring Lisa McClowry as Cher on Friday, March 3 at 8 p.m.
This international touring show features American singer/actress McClowry as the “Goddess of Pop” in her one woman Broadway-style live stage show. The concert features Cher’s hits spanning from the ’60s to now including “I Got You Babe,” “Gypsies, Tramps and Thieves,” “I Found Someone,” “If I Could Turn Back Time,” “Woman’s World,” “Welcome to Burlesque,” “Believe” and ABBA songs from her Dancing Queen album.
JAY WHITE CAPTURES NEIL DIAMOND LOOK AND SOUND AT PARKER PLAYHOUSE CONCERT ON FEBRUARY 23
Five years ago, singer/songwriter Neil Diamond gave a sold-out concert at FLA Live Arena in Sunrise in honor of his 50th anniversary as a recording artist in 2017. Less than a year later, the then 77-year-old Diamond announced, to the dismay of his fans, that he will no longer tour after he was diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease.
“Next to Normal” Musical Explores Life with Mental Illness Coming to Arsht Center March 16-April 9
Miami, FL – February 17, 2023 – Zoetic Stage (@ZoeticStageMIA) and the Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts of Miami-Dade County (@arshtcenter) are proud to present the Tony Award and Pulitzer Prize-winning NEXT TO NORMAL, a deeply moving musical about the effects of mental illness on a suburban family. The musical features an all-local cast and will run in the Arsht Center’s intimate Carnival Studio Theater from March 16-April 9, 2023.
Why Giancarlo Rodaz’s “Beauty And The Beast” Just Might Be the Start of a Theatre Renaissance
To say that Area Stage Company’s immersive reimagining of Beauty and The Beast took the South Florida theatre world by storm may be a bit of an understatement. Along with earning rave reviews across the board and picking up several major awards including a Silver Palm and 4 Carbonells, the show sold out the entirety of its six week run last August. Demand for tickets remained high enough at the show’s close to warrant its current return engagement, which has also been selling out the majority of its performances.
STRONG FAMILY DRAMA “THE RIVER NIGER” FLOWS AT M ENSEMBLE
Written By Christine Dolen
Originally published on artburstmiami.com