Summer Stages: BWW's Top Summer Theatre Picks - Fort Lauderdale!

Summer is here, which means some great theatre for people of all ages! There are so many great productions put on in South Florida, and here are some of our top picks for shows in Fort Lauderdale, Florida!

AL COMPAS DEL QUIJOTE

Aventura Arts & Cultural Center, Aventura, FL | Sat, Jun 6, 2015 03:00 PM

Angeles Gitanos Flamenco Dance Studio presents their Annual Flamenco Dance recital, under the direction of Monika Lange. This year representing extracts from Don Quijote de La Mancha. We are going to experience different important fragments from this literary work. Students will show all their acquired knowledge this school year, learning this beautiful dance declared by the UNESCO intangible heritage of Humanity. Live musicians, Roberto Hermandez and Mario Icaza will give a tough of authentic flamenco, with our special guest Jose Luis Uz as El Quijote.

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ISRAELI'S DANCE FESTIVAL'S FESTIVAL YACHAD: ISRAEL SHALI

Au-Rene Theater at the Broward Center, Ft Lauderdale, FL | Sun, Jun 7, 2015 07:00 PM

Festival Yachad will feature more than 500 young dancers on stage with local groups and invited companies from Mexico, Brazil, Panama and Israel, performing to Israeli folk dance music, with colorful costumes, amazing scenery and spectacular lighting effects. This year our Festival Yachad reaches 19 years and the Gala Performance theme is "Israel Sheli", which in Hebrew means "My Israel". Each dance is choreographed to portray a different way everyone connects to Israel, either by its culture, its history, its traditions, its food, etc.

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FLO'POCALYPSE: "RISE OF THE POET"

Amaturo Theater at The Broward Center for the Performing Arts | June 12th

FLO'pocalypse: "RiseOfThePoet!" is an exciting Spoken Word journey through the words & life experiences of one the greatest & oldest storytellers of all time - the POET! This unique artistic showcase spotlights an array of national & internationally renown professional poets (featuring the amazing Analogy Smith). Hosted by the all around entertaining CEO of FLO'etry (FLO4Me) Ent., LLC Jerris "QUICKThePoet" Evans, FLO'pocalypse is set to be another nonstop energetic spoken word rollercoaster production that leave every patron in attendance highly anticipating the next poetic ride!"

VIP Ticket includes 1 FREE admission access and to 1 of the last (of 4) FLO'etry Sunday events before FLO'pocalypse!*

*Redeemable at the FLO'pocalypse table

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MARIO CANTONE "ON THE WAY TO BROADWAY"

Parker Playhouse | June 13th

With music, comedy and a kickin' band, Mario Cantone is On the Way to Broadway by way of the Parker Playhouse in his new show that features his irreverent humor and wickedly funny impersonations. Best known for his role as the sassy wedding planner on Sex and the City and colorful stints as a guest host on The View, he gained critical acclaim on Broadway for his Tony Award-nominated one-man show Laugh Whore, which later aired on Showtime, and his roles in Broadway's Assassins and Love! Valor! Compassion!

Contains Adult Content

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PETER PAN: YOUNG PROFESSIONALS

Amaturo Theater at The Broward Center for the Performing Arts | July 2nd-11th

Join our talented Young Professionals as they fly away to the magical world of Neverland with Peter Pan, the boy who won't grow up, in one of the world's most celebrated and enchanting musical tales of all time. Enjoy all the charm of the timeless classic with highflying action, the evil Captain Hook, a crocodile and, of course, Tinkerbell! Full of mischievous fun, this show is embellished with a delightful sprinkling of fairy dust and show-stopping songs.

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WAISTWATCHERS THE MUSICAL

Stage Door Theatre | July 10th-August 16th

The longest-running show in South Florida in the last decade now comes to Broward County for the first time, exclusively at The Broward Stage Door Theatre. This hysterical musical that is entertaining audiences across the nation, will having you clapping along and jumping to your feet. Set in a women's gym, four ladies belt their way through 24 comic parodies of well-known songs, dealing with food, diets, exercise, plastic surgery, and relationships. Songs like If I Were A Size Two, Viagra, I Went To The Buffet Line, Botox Queen, and The World's Greatest Ice Cream will feed your diet with 90 minutes of nonstop fun.

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LOVE LETTERS

Au-Rene Theater at The Broward Center for the Performing Arts | July 21st-26th

Starring Ali MacGraw and Ryan O'Neal

Andrew Makepeace Ladd III wrote his first letter to Melissa Gardner to tell her she looked like a lost princess. They were both seven years old. For the next fifty years, through personal triumphs and despair, through wars and marriages and children and careers, they poured out the secrets of their hearts to each other. They defied a fate that schemed to keep them apart, and lived - through letters - for the one most meaningful thing, their undying love for each other.

Directed by Gregory Mosher and written by celebrated playwright A.R. Gurney. Don't miss this enduring romance about first loves and second chances.
New York Times - Critics Pick

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SEUSSICAL THE MUSICAL

Fort Lauderdale Children's Theatre at The Galleria Mall | July 17th-19th

Join the Cat In The Hat on an adventure through the fantastical imagination of Dr. Seuss!

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