TO LIFE 2: Stories & Music Celebrating Jewish Composers & The Golden Age Of Broadway Announced At Willow TheatreJanuary 6, 2020a??a??a??a??a??a??a??A sold-out run in January 2019, and consistent a?oewhen will you do this again?a?? questions have led to the creation of To Life 2: More Stories & Music Celebrating the Contributions of Jewish Composers to the Golden Age of Broadway. This second iteration of last year's audience favorite will pick up where the previous show left off, with more songs, anecdotes, and stories, and will highlight the works of Marvin Hamlisch, Kander & Ebb, Dorothy Fields, George & Ira Gershwin, Jerry Herman, and many more. To Life 2 will run in the Willow Theatre in Sugar Sand Park from January 10th through February 2nd.
TO LIFE Celebrates Jewish Composers in the Golden Age of Broadway at the Willow Theatre in Sugar Sand ParkDecember 24, 2019A sold-out run in January 2019, and consistent a?oewhen will you do this again?a?? questions have led to the creation of To Life 2: More Stories & Music Celebrating the Contributions of Jewish Composers to the Golden Age of Broadway. This second iteration of last year's audience favorite will pick up where the previous show left off, with more songs, anecdotes, and stories, and will highlight the works of Marvin Hamlisch, Kander & Ebb, Dorothy Fields, George & Ira Gershwin, Jerry Herman, and many more. To Life 2 will run in the Willow Theatre in Sugar Sand Park from January 10th through February 2nd.
Mizner Park Cultural Center Releases December and January ScheduleDecember 19, 2019Mizner Park Cultural Center is quickly becoming one of South Florida's 'go to' spots for an exciting and eclectic mix of theatre, music, comedy, and even film. The venue, well-located in Boca Raton's Mizner Park, will play host a wide variety of entertainment in December and January, hosting Broadway's Tovah Feldshuh in a brand new Broadway-bound musical, comedian Jeff Norris, a film about bridge, an evening of romantic music, and the delightful interactive Secret Comedy of Women. Numerous other performances will take place as well.
MY SON THE WAITER: A JEWISH TRAGEDY Comes to The Michael-Ann Russell JCCDecember 18, 2019My Son the Waiter: A Jewish Tragedy is the story of Zimmerman's struggle to fulfill his dream and 'make it' as a comedic actor in New York. His hilarious and poignant saga is universal in its message: The journey to follow one's dreama?? and the parents who SUFFER through it! One-part standup, one-part theatrical, and all parts uproarious My Son the Waiter: A Jewish Tragedy has garnered rave reviews wherever it has played.
The 2020 Spanish River Concert Series Will Honor The Legacy Of Founder Florrie MorgensternDecember 2, 2019Florrie Morgenstern, the founder and creative director, and driving force behind the Spanish River Concert Series passed away this summer. However, she left a legacy that has benefited South Florida residents for 18 years, and this year's concert series will celebrate the woman whose love of all types of music a?' classical, soul, contemporary, folk, or traditional a?' drove her to create an entity (originally known as Community Performing Arts) that would bring the music she loved to the her Florida community. Florrie, along with her husband Seymour, grew the concerts from an original audience of 1,500 to their current subscriber list of over 10,000 music lovers.
The Tony Award-Winning Musical ONCE Opens At The LPAC December 5November 25, 2019Once, the winner of eight 2012 Tony Awards including Best Musical, and winner of the 2013 Grammy Award for Best Musical Theater Album, will open at the Lauderhill Performing Arts Center (LPAC) on December 5th and run through December 22nd. The musical is based on the 2007 Academy Award-winning film of the same name, which was written and directed by John Carney, and starred Glen Hansard and Markéta Irglová, with original music and lyrics by Mr. Hansard and Ms. Irglová. (The multiple award-winning Once has also won Grammy and Olivier awards.)
MY SON THE WAITER: A JEWISH TRAGEDY Serves Up Laughter At The Michael-Ann Russell JCCNovember 21, 2019Brad Zimmerman will bring his hit New York Comedy back to South Florida this season in his highly praised autobiographical comedy, My Son the Waiter: A Jewish Tragedy. Zimmerman's hilarious and poignant story is universal in its message: The journey to follow one's dreama?? and the parents who SUFFER through it! The show will run from December 19th through January 12th in the Alan and Diane Lieberman Theater at the Michael-Ann Russell JCC in Aventura.
ACES & KNAVES to Screen at the Mizner Park Cultural CenterNovember 21, 2019Aces & Knaves, a film that zooms in on the players, the scandals, and the intense competition inside the world of bridge will be screened on December 29th at 7 pm at the Mizner Park Cultural Center in Boca Raton. a?oeNo doubt the best documentary on bridge ever made,a?? Michael Becker, a member of the American Contract Bridge League Hall of Fame said recently. Becker, along with fellow bridge champion Gavin Wolpert, will join the film's director Jackie Paré for a Q&A following the screening.
WEST SIDE STORY Opens At LPAC November 14!November 8, 2019West Side Story: Classic. Powerful. Groundbreaking. Heartbreaking. All words that have been used to describe one of Broadway's most memorable and iconic pieces of musical theatre. The Lauderhill Performing Arts Center in collaboration with Broadway Palm will present West Side Story as the first production in their brand-new Broadway at the LPAC series. The show will run from November 14th through December 1st.
Upcoming this November at Mizner Park Cultural CenterOctober 31, 2019The Mizner Park Cultural Center will play host to an eclectic selection of theatrical, musical, and event entertainment in November. From the Off-Broadway hit Men Are From Mars, Women Are From Venus to the Icons: The Art of Celebrity Illusion, and the sparkling comedy of Michael Walters as Dame Edna in Something Like A Dame to the sexy and seductive Thunder From Down Under, the popular Boca Raton venue can definitely boast they are providing 'something for everyone' this month.
Lauderhill Performing Arts Center (LPAC) In Collaboration With Broadway Palm Presents WEST SIDE STORYOctober 16, 2019West Side Story: Classic. Powerful. Groundbreaking. Heartbreaking. All words that have been used to describe one of Broadway's most memorable and iconic pieces of musical theatre. The Lauderhill Performing Arts Center in collaboration with Broadway Palm will present West Side Story as the first production in their brand-new Broadway at the LPAC series. The show will run from November 14th through December 1st.
Pigs Do Fly Productions Presents THE LOST VIRGINITY TOUROctober 8, 2019Four women 'of a certain age' will take to the road and revisit the locales where each lost her virginity in Pigs Do Fly Productions' The Lost Virginity Tour by Cricket Daniel. There will be a preview performance on October 31st and the production will run from November 1st through November 24th at Empire Stage in Fort Lauderdale.
Sol Children Theatre's LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS Opens October 4October 3, 2019Sol Children Theatre presents Little Shop of Horrors, the deviously delicious Broadway horror comedy rock sci-fi musical, created by Howard Ashman and Alan Menken (Disney's The Little Mermaid, Beauty and the Beast, and Aladdin). The show will run from October 4th through October 20th at Sol Theatre in Boca Raton.