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First Rastafari Church and Cultural Center Of Florida Hosts Community Event
by BWW News Desk - June 09, 2018
The First Rastafari Church and Cultural Center of Florida(FRCCC) are positioned to provide a new vibrant, creative cultural community narrative that is being added to the South Florida landscape. The First Rastafari Church & Cultural Center of Florida(FRCCC) will host the opening of their location on Saturday, June 16, 2018, from 1pm-7pm. This mini-festival is a family inspired event and will take place at 16280 NW 27th Avenue, Miami Gardens, Florida 33054. The event is free and open to the public. The MC for the day is Empress Yvette Marshall, radio personality at WAVS Radio. The FRCCC is a space where people can thrive in the center's open, collaborative and accessible area.
Kravis Center to Present Anti-Bullying Musical IT GETS BETTER
by BWW News Desk - June 08, 2018
Next week The Raymond F. Kravis Center for the Performing Arts will presentit gets better, which uses the universal foundation of music to educate and enlighten people about the struggles of LGBTQ youth, on Saturday, June 16 at 7:30 pm. This will be the Kravis Center's final PEAK series performance of the season.
Island City Stage Presents World Premiere Of Michael Mckeever's MR. PARKER
by BWW News Desk - June 08, 2018
Themes of love and loss are at the heart of the new play, 'Mr. Parker' by Michael McKeever being given its world premiere at Island City Stage.
Lightning Bolt Productions' Presents INTO THE WOODS At West Boca High School 6/8-17
by BWW News Desk - June 08, 2018
Into the Woods, the multi-award-winning (Tony Awards, Drama Desk Awards, Olivier Awards) musical by Stephen Sondheim and James Lapine, skillfully interweaves several classic fairy tales into one epic story that shows what happens when things get real in the fairy-tale world. Lightning Bolt Productions upcoming production of this acclaimed Broadway musical will run at the West Boca Performing Arts Center at West Boca High School* from June 8ththrough 17th. 
The Children's Trust To Honor Earl Maulding Of Actors' Playhouse At Champions For Children Awards Ceremony
by BWW News Desk - June 07, 2018
The Children's Trust will celebrate the unparalleled achievements of local trailblazers - Earl Maulding, Director of Theatre for Young Audiences at Actors' Playhouse, Juvenile Division Circuit Court Judge Cindy S. Lederman and Miami-Dade Public Defender Carlos J. Martinez - all of whom are improving the lives of children and families in Miami-Dade County - at the 13th Annual Champions for Children Awards Ceremony on Thursday, June 14, 2018, from noon to 1:30 p.m. at Jungle Island's Treetop Ballroom.
Sondra Perry's First Major U.S. Museum Exhibition Opens at ICA Miami
by BWW News Desk - June 06, 2018
The Institute of Contemporary Art, Miami (ICA Miami) will present the country's first solo exhibition by rising American artist Sondra Perry. Featuring work recently shown at Serpentine Gallery in London in a completely new exhibition design for ICA Miami, Typhoon Coming On explores Perry's use of video, media, installation and performance to create powerful narratives that explore the intersection of black identity, digital culture and power. The exhibition is set to open this summer at ICA Miami on July 13.
Rejoice! Jubilant Tony-Nominated Broadway Hit SISTER ACT Kicks Off Summer At The Maltz Jupiter Theatre
by BWW News Desk - June 06, 2018
The hilarious and joy-filled musical comedy smash Sister Act is just weeks away from its big Jupiter debut!
Palm Beach Dramaworks Announces Cast And Creative Team For Woody Guthrie's AMERICAN SONG
by BWW News Desk - June 06, 2018
Palm Beach Dramaworks has announced the cast and creative team of Woody Guthrie's American Song. The musical revue runs from July 13 - August 5 at the Don & Ann Brown Theatre, with a specially priced preview on Thursday, July 12.
Only Five More Performances To See AVENUE Q At The Kravis Center's Rinker Playhouse
by BWW News Desk - June 05, 2018
Marcie Gorman, Executive Producer & Artistic Director for MNM Theatre Company, today reminded lovers of musical theatre, adult comedy and snarky puppets that there are only five more performances to see Avenue Q, which runs through this Sunday, June 10, at the Kravis Center's Rinker Playhouse. Last week, the delightful show received "Recommended" status for the Carbonell Awards, South Florida's most prestigious award for professional theater. This prestigious status means that the show will be seen by Carbonell judges and is eligible for nominations.
FLASHDANCE THE MUSICAL Comes to Lake Worth Playhouse
by BWW News Desk - June 05, 2018
Dance like you've never danced before! Flashdance the Musical tells the inspiring and unforgettable story of 18 year old Alex, a welder by day and 'flashdancer' by night, who dreams of going to the prestigious Shipley Dance Academy and becoming a professional dancer. When a romance complicates her ambitions, she harnesses it to drive her dream. Based on the Paramount Pictures film (Screenplay by Tom Hedley and Joe Eszterhas, story by Tom Hedley) Flashdance is an inspiring musical about the power of holding onto your dreams and love against all the odds.
Applications Now Open For National Competition For Visual, Literary, Design And Performing Arts
by BWW News Desk - June 05, 2018
The National YoungArts Foundation (YoungArts) has announced that applications to become a 2019 YoungArts winner will be accepted beginning today, June 5, through October 12, 2018. YoungArts identifies and nurtures the nation's most accomplished emerging artists in the visual, literary, design and performing arts between the ages of 15 and 18 or in high school grades 10-12.
Slow Burn Theatre Company Presents ROCK OF AGES
by BWW News Desk - June 05, 2018
For theater fans who "Can't Fight the Feeling" of longing for a summer show with hot music and dramatic fireworks, Slow Burn Theatre Company and the Broward Center for the Performing Arts are ready to turn up the volume with Rock of Ages, the hit musical with book by Chris D'Arienzo and arrangements and orchestrations by Ethan Popp. Performances take place in the Amaturo Theatre Thursday, June 14-Sunday, July 1.
Miami City Ballet Appoints Julii Oh From New York Philharmonic As New Chief Marketing Officer
by BWW News Desk - June 05, 2018
Miami City Ballet today announced the appointment of Julii Oh as the new Chief Marketing Officer, joining one of the nation's premier ballet companies on June 18. Oh, who led marketing at the New York Philharmonic for 14 years, is a seasoned arts administrator with deep knowledge of the visual and performing arts industry.
Lightning Bolt Productions' Presents INTO THE WOODS At West Boca High School 6/8-17
by Carol Kassie - June 04, 2018
Into the Woods, the multi-award-winning (Tony Awards, Drama Desk Awards, Olivier Awards) musical by Stephen Sondheim and James Lapine, skillfully interweaves several classic fairy tales into one epic story that shows what happens when things get real in the fairy-tale world. Lightning Bolt Productions upcoming production of this acclaimed Broadway musical will run at the West Boca Performing Arts Center at West Boca High School* from June 8ththrough 17th. 
Winner And Finalists Announced for City Theatre's National Award For Short Playwriting Contest 2018
by BWW News Desk - June 04, 2018
City Theatre, now in its 23rd season, is the only professional theater in the country that produces 10 minute plays and musicals in a variety of year-round programming. The City Theatre National Award for Short Playwriting Contest furthers the Company's mission to identify, acknowledge and award excellence in dramatic writing. City Theatre Artistic Director Margaret M. Ledford said, "This year's Winner and Finalists were selected from a fierce pool of over 800 talented writers from around the country. The plays are an exciting mix of dramatic storytelling, some of which are plays we are already producing, or we will be presenting as readings, that we will recommend to our arts partners, and otherwise promote to bring visibility to the writers and this uniquely theatrical and versatile genre."
Arts At St. John's Presents SIREN READING SERIES
by BWW News Desk - June 01, 2018
Arts at St. John's presents the Sirens Play Reading series, using the imagery of the Greek mythical creature, next weekend will promote and celebrate the rising voices of multicultural and contemporary female playwrights. On each night of June 8th and 9th, at 8 PM, we will be presenting four plays, ranging from 10-15 mins, from contemporary female playwrights such as Andie Arthur, Eugenie Carabatsos, Jessica Farr, Vanessa Garcia, Barbara Lhota, Cassandra Rose, Sheri Wilner. Join us for an evening of discovery and promoting female voices in the Miami theater scene. Event is free and open to the public.
Single Tickets For Actors' Playhouse At The Miracle Theatre's 2018-19 Season On Sale Now
by BWW News Desk - June 01, 2018
Actors' Playhouse at the Miracle Theatre has opened sales for the 2018 - 2019 Mainstage Season on Friday, June 1, 2018. Patrons will now have the first opportunity to buy tickets to the company's exhilarating new season, online at www.actorsplayhouse.org, by telephone (305) 444-9293, and in person at the Miracle Theatre Box Office.
BWW Interviews: SHREK THE MUSICAL Cast on Creating Something Unique, Remaking a Classic, and Truly Telling A Story
by Trevor Durham - May 31, 2018
Sitting with a group of contracted, professional artists whose ages ranged from only seventeen to early twenties, seemed surreal as the show they aspired to perfect. Each question was target for their sharp tongues and good humor, giving one of the most riotous interviews in Miami's theatre scene.
Bailey Contemporary Arts Presents 'Elevators' By Felix Jackson, Jr.
by BWW News Desk - May 31, 2018
Bailey Contemporary Arts (www.baileyarts.org) in Pompano Beach is proud to present Elevators by Felix Jackson, Jr. This exhibition takes a critical view of hip hop and attempts to illustrate and expand upon it as if it were a modern-day mythology with afro-futurist trappings. Elevators is on display in the Blooming Bean Coffee Roasters West Gallery through July 28, 2018. The free artist's opening reception is June 1, 2018 6-9 pm.
Gulfstream Park Kicks Off Summer With A Free Weekly Twilight Concert Series
by BWW News Desk - May 30, 2018
Gulfstream Park, South Florida's premier entertainment destination, will begin Twilight Racing Fridays featuring live Thoroughbred horse racing at the iconic track followed by a free Twilight Concert series in the Sport of Kings Theater every Friday this summer through Aug. 31. Every week, guests will dance to the rhythms of a different performer with music genres ranging from classic rock and disco to country and soul.
GableStage and Palm Beach Dramaworks to Mount Separate Productions of INDECENT
by BWW News Desk - May 30, 2018
GableStage Producing Artistic Director Joseph Adler and Palm Beach Dramaworks Producing Artistic Director William Hayes regret to report that due to circumstances beyond their control, their companies are no longer able to co-produce Paula Vogel's touching and powerful play, Indecent.  
Teatro Trail to Remove Blackface Character From Play Following Community Outrage
by BWW News Desk - May 29, 2018
A Miami-based theatre company has responded to criticism over the use of black face in a play titled 3 Viudas en un Crucero currently being produced be the theatre group Teatro Trail.
Historic Ali Cultural Arts Celebrates African-American Music Appreciation Month
by BWW News Desk - May 29, 2018
The Historic Ali Cultural Arts is proud to present an exhibition featuring the paintings of Haitian visual artist Jai D and the photographs of David I. Muir. In celebration of June being African-American music month, works on display will feature paintings of music icons including Prince, Diana Ross, Tupac Shakur, The Notorious B.I.G. and concert photographs of Toni Braxton, Common and Maxwell. The free exhibition runs from June 7- July 26, 2018, and there will be a free artist opening reception and art talk on June 7, 2018 from 6-9pm. For more information, www.aliarts.org.
BWW Reviews: SHREK THE MUSICAL is An Abstract, Surreal Expression of Art
by Trevor Durham - May 27, 2018
Area Stage Company's Shrek The Musical doesn't redefine the wheel, it instead hands the audience a jet-pack.
'Jan McArt's New Play Readings' Announces 2018-19 Season
by BWW News Desk - May 25, 2018
A beautiful young widow refuses to give up an heirloom worth a fortune, given to her by her late husband. A retired fighter pilot is made to rethink what can be truly beautiful when a woman steps into his life. Jazz music is mixed with midlife crises and life's tempting tricks, complicating the search for 'happily ever afters.' A modern take on an old-fashioned romantic farce, where five intertwined lives wind up in a secluded New York cabin. These are the plays that comprise the 2018-19 'Jan McArt New Play Readings' series, to be presented at Boca Raton's Lynn University beginning Monday, October 22nd.

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