Adrienne Arsht News

Disney's THE LION KING continues to reign across North America with a sold-out eight-week return engagement in Toronto which concluded on Sunday, June 12. The engagement, which the Toronto Star enthused, "is back and more glorious than ever," grossed over $12 million at the box office and entertained more than 123,000 patrons during 64 performances at The Princess of Wales Theatre.

LA MIRADA THEATRE FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS & UPRIGHT CABARET are thrilled to announce the performers for its fourth show of their season, COWBOYS & ANGELS, starring Tony Award-nominee and T.V. star VALARIE PETTIFORD (Film: "Jumping The Broom," TV: UPN's "Half & Half," "Criminal Minds," Broadway: Fosse, Chicago), KARISSA NOEL and DANIEL TATAR (Life Could Be A Dream, 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee), performing the music of Patsy Cline, Garth Brooks and Loretta Lynn, performing such memorable songs as "Crazy," "I Fall To Pieces," "Friends In Low Places," "If Tomorrow Never Comes," "Coal Miner's Daughter," and more - as well as their own selections, under the musical direction of Gerald Sternbach, in a one night only concert - COWBOYS AND ANGELS which will perform on Sunday, June 5, 2011 at 7:30PM at the NEW Cabaret Lounge at La Mirada Theatre for the Performing Arts, 14900 La Mirada Blvd. in La Mirada.

The 2009 Tony Award Winning Musical Revival HAIR: The American Tribal Love-Rock Musical,is coming to South Florida. HAIR will play the Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts from May 31 - June 5 and Broward Center for the Performing Arts from June 7 - 19. Tickets for HAIR are available now at www.arshtcenter.org or www.browardcenter.org.

The Arts & Business Council of Miami has awarded the 2011 Arts Hero award to J. Ricky Arriola in recognition of his dedication and leadership in promoting Miami as an international arts & cultural destination. The award was presented to Mr. Arriola at the 2011 Serving the Arts Luncheon on May 10, 2011, at the Hyatt Regency Hotel, Downtown Miami.

Following a careful three year search, Florida Grand Opera is proud to announce the appointment of Spanish conductor Ramon Tebar as Music Director, effective June 1, 2011.

The 2009 Tony Award Winning Musical Revival HAIR: The American Tribal Love-Rock Musical,is coming to South Florida. HAIR will play the Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts from May 31 - June 5 and Broward Center for the Performing Arts from June 7 - 19. Tickets for HAIR are available now at www.arshtcenter.org or www.browardcenter.org.

The 2009 Tony Award Winning Musical Revival HAIR: The American Tribal Love-Rock Musical,is coming to South Florida. HAIR will play the Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts from May 31 - June 5 and Broward Center for the Performing Arts from June 7 - 19. Tickets for HAIR are available now at www.arshtcenter.org or www.browardcenter.org.

LA MIRADA THEATRE FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS & UPRIGHT CABARET are thrilled to announce the performers for its fourth show of their season, COWBOYS & ANGELS, starring Tony Award-nominee and T.V. star VALARIE PETTIFORD (Film: "Jumping The Broom," TV: UPN's "Half & Half," "Criminal Minds," Broadway: Fosse, Chicago), KARISSA NOEL and DANIEL TATAR (Life Could Be A Dream, 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee), performing the music of Patsy Cline, Garth Brooks and Loretta Lynn, performing such memorable songs as "Crazy," "I Fall To Pieces," "Friends In Low Places," "If Tomorrow Never Comes," "Coal Miner's Daughter," and more - as well as their own selections, under the musical direction of Gerald Sternbach, in a one night only concert - COWBOYS AND ANGELS which will perform on Sunday, June 5, 2011 at 7:30PM at the NEW Cabaret Lounge at La Mirada Theatre for the Performing Arts, 14900 La Mirada Blvd. in La Mirada.

The 2009 Tony Award Winning Musical Revival HAIR: The American Tribal Love-Rock Musical,is coming to South Florida. HAIR will play the Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts from May 31 - June 5 and Broward Center for the Performing Arts from June 7 - 19. Tickets for HAIR are available now at www.arshtcenter.org or www.browardcenter.org.

Casting has been announced for the Dayton premiere engagement of Disney's THE LION KING.

2009 DRAMA DESK AWARD WINNER CELEBRITY AUTOBIOGRAPHY Outrageous and true celebrity memoirs performed live on stage by some of the funniest people in entertainment Miami cast to feature stage and screen stars Sex and the City's MARIO CANTONE Saturday Night Live star RACHEL DRATCH Burn Notice's Emmy-winning SHARON GLESS Desperate Housewives'Tony Winner ROGER BART Drama Desk Award-winning creators EUGENE PACK and DAYLE REYFEL Plus, local surprise celebrities

Florida Grand Opera (FGO) is pleased to announce the appointment of a new Director of Development, Thomas Schramm, effective immediately.

The 2009 Tony Award Winning Musical Revival HAIR: The American Tribal Love-Rock Musical,is coming to South Florida. HAIR will play the Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts from May 31 - June 5 and Broward Center for the Performing Arts from June 7 - 19. Tickets for HAIR are available now at www.arshtcenter.org or www.browardcenter.org.

Douglas Sills, a Tony Award nominee for The Scarlet Pimpernel, and Sara Gettelfinger, last seen on Broadway in A Free Man of Color and Dirty Rotten Scoundrels, will star as Gomez and Morticia in the upcoming national tour of THE ADDAMS FAMILY, a new musical based on the bizarre and beloved family of characters created by legendary cartoonist Charles Addams. As previously announced, the production will begin performances September 15 at the Mahalia Jackson Theater for the Performing Arts in New Orleans and will continue on to over 30 additional major markets across North America.

2009 DRAMA DESK AWARD WINNER CELEBRITY AUTOBIOGRAPHY Outrageous and true celebrity memoirs performed live on stage by some of the funniest people in entertainment Miami cast to feature stage and screen stars Sex and the City's MARIO CANTONE Saturday Night Live star RACHEL DRATCH Burn Notice's Emmy-winning SHARON GLESS Desperate Housewives'Tony Winner ROGER BART Drama Desk Award-winning creators EUGENE PACK and DAYLE REYFEL Plus, local surprise celebrities

THE HOUSE OF BERNARDA ALBA will have a three-week run at the Carnival Studio Theater from October 13-30, 2011 as part of the Adrienne Arsht Center's Theater Up Close 2011-2012 season in the Carnival Studio Theater as well as the Jerry Herman Ring Theatre 2011-2012 Season.

2009 DRAMA DESK AWARD WINNER CELEBRITY AUTOBIOGRAPHY Outrageous and true celebrity memoirs performed live on stage by some of the funniest people in entertainment Miami cast to feature stage and screen stars Sex and the City's MARIO CANTONE Saturday Night Live star RACHEL DRATCH Burn Notice's Emmy-winning SHARON GLESS Desperate Housewives'Tony Winner ROGER BART Drama Desk Award-winning creators EUGENE PACK and DAYLE REYFEL Plus, local surprise celebrities

2009 DRAMA DESK AWARD WINNER CELEBRITY AUTOBIOGRAPHY Outrageous and true celebrity memoirs performed live on stage by some of the funniest people in entertainment Miami cast to feature stage and screen stars Sex and the City's MARIO CANTONE Saturday Night Live star RACHEL DRATCH Burn Notice's Emmy-winning SHARON GLESS Desperate Housewives'Tony Winner ROGER BART Drama Desk Award-winning creators EUGENE PACK and DAYLE REYFEL Plus, local surprise celebrities

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Taye Diggs, who began his rise to fame after starring in the original cast of RENT, is preparing for a solo show at Prelude by Barton G at Miami's Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts. According to an article from the Miami Herald, Diggs is both excited and terrified about the show. 'I was 175 percent petrified out of my gourd. But then I thought, ‘If I can do this, then f**k the world!' Part of it was that this is Idina's thing. But she was 100 percent supportive,' said Diggs.