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Miami New Drama Explores the Dangerous Days and Aftermath of Arthur McDuffie's Death

By Artburst Miami

Apr 4, 2024

In Miami New Drama's world premiere of Dangerous Days, the McDuffie-Buchanan story is resurfacing in a completely different way.

Kareema Khouri and Franco Kiglies on stage in Caroline, or Change

As 21st Century Tensions Rise, Actors' Playhouse Digs Deep for Caroline, or Change

By Artburst Miami

Mar 27, 2024

Written by Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Tony Kushner, Caroline, or Change is likely to prove the most challenging show in the current Actors' Playhouse season.

The cast fo Zoetic Stage's production of Cabaret

Zoetic Stage's Cabaret Reflects Today's Realities

By Artburst Miami

Mar 19, 2024

Cabaret has maintained its popularity precisely because it is a reflection of America's cultural climate.

Alex Lacamoire in the rehearsal studio with the cast

As Hamilton Tour Rolls Into Miami, Three South Florida Natives Are Part of Its History

By Artburst Miami

Mar 13, 2024

The national touring company of Hamilton comes to the Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts March 13-24.

James Zannelli, Mark H. Dold, and Brandon Morris rehearsing The Lehman Trilogy

GableStage Mounts The Lehman Trilogy With a Trio of Transformative Actors

By Artburst Miami

Mar 13, 2024

For The Lehman Trilogy, artistic director Bari Newport is crafting something complex and markedly different for GableStage.

Daniel Romero and Claudia Tomás in Sed en la Calle del Agua

Nilo Cruz's Newest Play, Sed en la Calle del Agua, Is Inspired by His Struggles

By Artburst Miami

Mar 12, 2024

Arca Images will premiere Nilo Cruz's newest play, Sed en la Calle del Agua, at the Miami-Dade County Auditorium.

Katie Frieden and Kailin Brown on stage in the national tour of Chicago

Arsht Center Announces 2024-25 Broadway Season With Chicago and Mamma Mia!

By Carolina del Busto

Mar 8, 2024

Here we go again — the Adrienne Arsht Center's 2024-25 Broadway season includes productions of Mamma Mia!, Chicago, and Some Like It Hot.

The cast of 1,000 Miles in costume standing

Vanessa Garcia's Play 1,000 Miles Is Open to Interpretation

By Carolina del Busto

Mar 6, 2024

Playwright Vanessa Garcia penned 1,000 Miles with the intent that it would be a traveling tale that could easily fit anywhere there are borders.

Dancers on stage performing Birds of Paradise

Pioneer Winter Collective Looks Back to Forge New Paths Forward

By Tyler Francischine

Mar 5, 2024

The Pioneer Winter Collective presents "Ten Years from Now," a reimagining of choreography created by Pioneer Winter over the last decade.

June Rave Romero seated on a couch in a gold jumpsuit and sunglasses

Juggerknot Theatre Tackles Stan Culture in Conjuring the King

By Carolina del Busto

Feb 27, 2024

Juggerknot Theatre's one-woman show Conjuring the King was inspired by the complex notion of fandom, fanatics, and obsession.

Marco Ramirez, Carmen Pelaez, Michel Hausmann, and Aurin Squire standing in a gallery at the Rubell Museum

Miami New Drama Takes Its Stage to Rubell Museum for a Collaboration

By Artburst Miami

Feb 21, 2024

For "The Museum Plays," Miami New Drama commissioned six short works inspired by pieces in the Rubell's superb collection.

The cast and puppet of The Great Soviet Bucket

Dark Musical Comedy The Great Soviet Bucket Gets Premiere With Miami Light Project

By Artburst Miami

Feb 20, 2024

The Great Soviet Bucket explores the phenomenon of mass "brainwashing" and how difficult the "de-programming" of state propaganda has been for many.

The cube with projections in Cirque du Soleil's show Echo

Echo Marks Cirque du Soleil's First South Florida Show Since 2019

By Luis Gomez

Feb 20, 2024

Cirque du Soleil's Echo features a two-story cube spinning, floating, and transforming, all while the artists perform acrobatic stunts.

Patricia E. Williams and Shirley Richardson posing with their Carbonell trophies in hand

M Ensemble Turns 53 With Plenty of History

By Artburst Miami

Feb 9, 2024

About to embark on its 53rd season, the M Ensemble has put together a pair of special events to bookend its three productions at the Sandrell Rivers Theater.

Hallie Walker on stage as Oliver singing with Fagin's boys

Area Stage Adds Immersive Twist to Classic Musical Oliver!

By Artburst Miami

Feb 9, 2024

Area Stage Company's newest immersive production brings Lionel Bart’s much-loved musical Oliver! to the Adrienne Arsht Center.

Josephine Phoenix's Between Coconuts and Concrete Is a Wild Tale Made in Miami

By Celia Almeida

Feb 7, 2024

Josephine Phoenix's Between Coconuts and Concrete isn't your typical cocaine-fueled Miami Vice-style '80s Miami story — though those elements are certainly there.

Becca Andrews in costume as Elle Woods in Legally Blonde the Musical

Bend and Snap: Legally Blonde the Musical Takes Center Stage at Actors' Playhouse

By Carolina del Busto

Jan 31, 2024

Stars of Actors' Playhouse's production of Legally Blonde the Musical, Becca Andrews and Stephen Anthony, talk about bringing the musical to the stage in Coral Gables.

Tenor Limmie Pulliam in the role of Canio in I Pagliacci

The Tears of a Clown and the Realism of Florida Grand Opera's I Pagliacci

By Artburst Miami

Jan 24, 2024

Florida Grand Opera's upcoming production of Ruggero Leoncavallo's I Pagliacci comes nearly 82 years after the Miami Opera Guild first performed the Italian opera.

Lucy Marie Lopez and Michael Fernandez in the production of Push

Science Weighs in on a Divorce in LakehouseRanch's Push.

By Artburst Miami

Jan 19, 2024

Absurdist theater company LakehouseRanchDotPNG embraces greater realism with its fifth play, Mackenzie Raine Kirkman's Push.

The cast of Two Sisters and a Piano with playwright Nilo Cruz

Nilo Cruz Revisits His 1998 Play Two Sisters and a Piano at Miami New Drama

By Carolina del Busto

Jan 17, 2024

After a successful production of Anna in the Tropics last year, Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Nilo Cruz is back with Two Sisters and a Piano.

Keith Baker and Teddy Warren portraying the characters in Old Wicked Songs

Amid Middle East Conflict, Two Jewish-Themed Plays Open in Miami

By Artburst Miami

Jan 12, 2024

Zoetic Stage and GableStage's latest productions come at a time when the Israel-Gaza war is on the minds of many theatergoers.

Pretty Woman: The Musical Brings a Familiar Story to the Arsht Center Stage

By Carolina del Busto

Nov 21, 2023

Ellie Baker, who stars as Vivian Ward in Pretty Woman: The Musical, tries not to let Julia Roberts' iconic performance overshadow her turn as the character.

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