Now celebrating its Fifth Anniversary Season, the Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts of Miami-Dade County proudly presents the next hilarious installment in the 2010-2011 COMEDY PLANET SERIES. In a rare solo appearance WHOOPI GOLDBERG performs for one show only on January 15, 2011 in the Sanford and Dolores Ziff Ballet Opera House. Revered across the globe for her tremendous talent, wit, and stage presence, WHOOPI is set to wow Miami audiences.
Now celebrating its Fifth Anniversary Season, the Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts of Miami-Dade County in partnership with AEG presents a very special addition to the 2010-2011 COMEDY PLANET SERIES. On March 28, 2010 at 8 p.m. KATHY GRIFFIN will present a racy, raucous, rambunctious evening of stand-up comedy in the John S. and James L. Knight Concert Hall.
DISNEY'S BEAUTY AND THE BEAST, the award-winning worldwide smash hit Broadway musical, is coming to Miami as part of the BROADWAY IN MIAMI 2010 2011 season, presented by the
Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts of Miami-Dade County, Broadway Across America-Miami and presenting sponsor Bank of America. Produced by NETworks Presentations, this elaborate theatrical production will come to life on the stage of the Sanford and Dolores Ziff Ballet Opera House at the Adrienne Arsht Center from December 28, 2010 to January 2, 2011, with a special New Year's Eve performance on December 30 at 6:30 p.m.
Now celebrating its Fifth Anniversary Season, the Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts of Miami-Dade County proudly presents the next hilarious installment in the 2010-2011 COMEDY PLANET SERIES. In a rare solo appearance WHOOPI GOLDBERG performs for one show only on January 15, 2011 in the Sanford and Dolores Ziff Ballet Opera House. Revered across the globe for her tremendous talent, wit, and stage presence, WHOOPI is set to wow Miami audiences.
DISNEY'S BEAUTY AND THE BEAST, the award-winning worldwide smash hit Broadway musical, is coming to Miami as part of the BROADWAY IN MIAMI 2010-2011 season, presented by the
Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts of Miami-Dade County, Broadway Across America-Miami and presenting sponsor Bank of America. Produced by NETworks Presentations, this elaborate theatrical production will come to life on the stage of the Sanford and Dolores Ziff Ballet Opera House at the Adrienne Arsht Center from December 28, 2010 to January 2, 2011, with a special New Year's Eve performance on December 30 at 6:30 p.m.
Now celebrating its Fifth Anniversary Season, the Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts of Miami-Dade County announced the return of Mexico's legendary puppet company, MARIONETAS DE LA ESQUINA, with a new production sure to thrill and delight South Florida - THE CIRCUS. After a sold-out engagement last season, the troupe will present their special brand of dynamic live puppetry and riveting storytelling on February 26, 2011 at 11 a.m., 2 p.m., and 4 p.m. and on February 27, 2010 at 2 p.m. in the Carnival Studio Theater in the Ziff Ballet Opera House. Both 2 p.m. performances will be presented in Spanish, and the Saturday 11 a.m. and 4 p.m. performances will be presented in English.
In their second collaboration, the Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts of Miami-Dade County and Mad Cat Theatre Company present GOING GREEN THE WONG WAY, a world premiere comedy. Created by and starring trouble-making funny lady Kristina Wong and directed by Mad Cat Theatre's founder and resident prankster, Paul Tei, GOING GREEN THE WONG WAY recounts the hilarious and misfortunate adventures of Wong's life-long attempt at sustainable living, and the challenges and triumphs of being eco-friendly.
MIAMI, FL- In their second collaboration, the Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts of Miami-Dade County and Mad Cat Theatre Company present GOING GREEN THE WONG WAY, a world premiere comedy. Created by and starring trouble-making funny lady Kristina Wong and directed by Mad Cat Theatre's founder and resident prankster, Paul Tei, GOING GREEN THE WONG WAY recounts the funny and misfortunate adventures of Wong's life-long attempt at sustainable living, and the challenges and triumphs of being eco-friendly.
Now celebrating its Fifth Anniversary Season, the Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts of Miami-Dade County announced - as a special addition to the Broadway in Miami 2010-2011 Season - the return of the beloved hit FORBIDDEN BROADWAY. After breaking box office records at the Center in 2008, FORBIDDEN BROADWAY is set to leave its uproarious mark on Miami once again, on stage in the intimate Carnival Studio Theater from December 14 - 26, 2010. Roasting and toasting Broadway hits - including those on the current Adrienne Arsht Center lineup, from In the Heights to Jersey Boys - the show promises two straight weeks of non-stop laughs.
Jerry Seinfeld, star of the megahit TV series SEINFELD is hitting the road in a return to his first love - stand-up comedy. Recently hailed as 'the master stand-up comic of his generation' and 'the best comedian of our time' in a Washington Post article by Tom Shales, SEINFELD has an uncanny ability to joke about the little things in life that relate to audiences everywhere. SEINFELD now sets his sights on performing his material across the country in 2010.
More than 500 of Miami's most influential arts patrons, philanthropists, and business and civic leaders gathered on Thursday, October 28, 2010 as the Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts of Miami-Dade County marked its 5th Anniversary Season with a special Gala event starring Broadway performer and four-time Tony Award-nominee Raúl Esparza. This year's 5th Anniversary Season Gala honored the Center's legacy to date, the evolution of its mission as a ‘world-class, community-based' performing arts center, and its future direction as the Miami community continues to invest in the institution.
Five of Chicago's most twisted and original writers join five of New York's most talented actors for two nights of Halloween tales. From getting freaked out to getting their freak on these storytellers tell twisted tales to get you in the Hallows' Eve mood. On Halloween night, a young hipster gets freaky with a hot DJ and wonders what happens when the costumes come off; a homeless man jams to '80s rock with a broomstick; a backpacker finds herself surrounded by freaks in the Red Light District of Amsterdam; and a bike racer dons her superhero cape and rides for her life.
Five of Chicago's most twisted and original writers join five of New York's most talented actors for two nights of Halloween tales. From getting freaked out to getting their freak on these storytellers tell twisted tales to get you in the Hallows' Eve mood. On Halloween night, a young hipster gets freaky with a hot DJ and wonders what happens when the costumes come off; a homeless man jams to '80s rock with a broomstick; a backpacker finds herself surrounded by freaks in the Red Light District of Amsterdam; and a bike racer dons her superhero cape and rides for her life.
Five of Chicago's most twisted and original writers join five of New York's most talented actors for two nights of Halloween tales. From getting freaked out to getting their freak on these storytellers tell twisted tales to get you in the Hallows' Eve mood. On Halloween night, a young hipster gets freaky with a hot DJ and wonders what happens when the costumes come off; a homeless man jams to '80s rock with a broomstick; a backpacker finds herself surrounded by freaks in the Red Light District of Amsterdam; and a bike racer dons her superhero cape and rides for her life.
Raúl Esparza is set to perform at the Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts Benefit which is to be held on Thursday, October 28. The 5th Anniversary Gala will begin at 7pm, and will include the dedication of its new grand donor wall in the Ziff Ballet Opera House. For additional information, email Gala@arshtcenter.org.
As the Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts of Miami-Dade County enters its fifth year serving South Florida, its leaders are rolling out a special 5th Anniversary Season that will celebrate the institution's success as a presenter of world-class programs that reflect Miami's diverse population, an economic engine in the City's thriving urban core, and as a model public/private partnership that has made critical investments in important community-based initiatives.
The Adrienne Arsht Center 's mission will factor prominently into a special 5th Anniversary Season Gala event to be held on the stage of the Sanford and Dolores Ziff Ballet Opera House on Thursday, October 28, 2010.
The national tour of the smash hit musical DREAMGIRLS makes its Miami premiere at the Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts of Miami Dade County for a one week limited engagement, Tuesday, October 19 through Sunday, October 24 as the first presentation of the BROADWAY IN MIAMI 2010-2011 season, presented by the Adrienne Arsht Center, Broadway Across America-Miami and presenting sponsor Bank of America.
Asolo Repertory Theatre announced the complete cast of its upcoming production of Bonnie & Clyde a thrilling new musical with book by Ivan Menchell (The Cemetery Club, Chitty Chitty Bang Bang); music by Frank Wildhorn (Jekyll & Hyde, The Scarlet Pimpernel); lyrics by Tony Award-winner Don Black (Sunset Boulevard, Song and Dance); Music Supervision, Arrangements and Orchestrations by John McDaniel; and direction and musical staging by Tony Award- winner Jeff Calhoun (Deaf West's Big River and Pippin, Grease!). The production runs from November 16 - December 19, 2010 on the Asolo Rep mainstage-The Mertz Theatre. The press opening is November 19, at 8 p.m.
The national tour of the smash hit musical DREAMGIRLS makes its Miami premiere at the Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts of Miami Dade County for a one week limited engagement, Tuesday, October 19 through Sunday, October 24 as the first presentation of the BROADWAY IN MIAMI 2010 2011 season, presented by the Adrienne Arsht Center, Broadway Across America-Miami and presenting sponsor Bank of America.
American Ballet Theatre's 2011 Spring Season at the Metropolitan Opera House, May 16-July 9, was announced today by Artistic Director Kevin McKenzie. Highlights of the season include World Premieres by Alexei Ratmansky and Christopher Wheeldon, the New York Company Premiere of Alexei Ratmansky's The Bright Stream and the U.S. Premiere of a new work by Benjamin Millepied.
Principal Dancers for the 2011 Metropolitan Opera Season include Maxim Beloserkovsky, Roberto Bolle, Jose Manuel Carreño, Angel Corella, Herman Cornejo, Irina Dvorovenko, Marcelo Gomes, David Hallberg, Paloma Herrera, Julie Kent, Gillian Murphy, Veronika Part, Xiomara Reyes, Ethan Stiefel, Diana Vishneva and Michele Wiles. Natalia Osipova, a principal dancer with the Bolshoi Ballet, and Alina Cojocaru, a principal dancer with The Royal Ballet, will return for the Spring season as guest artists.
