Playwright David Lindsay-Abaire is accustomed to finding the humor in gloomy, unusual, and uncomfortable situations. From his mind has sprouted the grief of parents who have lost a child in the show Rabbit Hole, and the drama unfolding from characters’ bizarre medical conditions in shows including Kimberly Akimbo and Fuddy…
Reese Witherspoon didn’t get to be America’s sweetheart by accident. Long before her Oscar win for Walk the Line and her short-lived romance with Jake Gyllenhall, she won the hearts of the nation in a little film called Legally Blonde. That a story about a ditzy sorority girl who’s secretly…
Up a narrow stairway off Coral Way, in a windowless backroom on the second floor, a young man screams, “I don’t know which medications I’m taking anymore! I want to be me, but I don’t know who that is!” Sweat gathers on his wide sideburns. He hasn’t yet changed out…
It’s been a good week for voting on historic properties. On Thursday, Miami City Commissioners voted to approve plans to restore the long-neglected Miami Marine Stadium. And yesterday, commissioners approved another deal, this one to save the Coconut Grove Playhouse, which has fallen into ruin after closing its doors in…
Up a narrow stairway off Coral Way, in a windowless backroom on the second floor, a young man screams, “I don’t know which medications I’m taking anymore! I want to be me, but I don’t know who that is!” Sweat gathers on his wide sideburns. He hasn’t yet changed out…
We’re well into summer, but it’s “snowtime” in Miami. No, Hell hasn’t frozen over… yet. It’s the return of Slava’s Snowshow to the Magic City. After a record-breaking run at the Ziff Ballet Opera House five years ago, the production is back following sold-out engagements in Buenos Aires, Mexico City,…
Star Trek‘s George Takei at Florida Supercon 2013
The iconic painting of six-year-old Ruby Bridges integrating a school in New Orleans deeply resonated with local dancer and choreographer Afua Hall. Her upcoming performance titled Red will explain why. The theatrical dance presentation will be showcased on three weekends, from June 28 through July 13, as part of the…
If there’s one word that sums up Cirque du Soleil, it’s surprising. The world-famous entertainment company has been wowing audiences with seemingly impossible feats on global stages for decades. And while most shows involve larger-than-life playgrounds and fanciful characters, their Quidam incarnation is a bit different in that it tackles…
8cho: Tango Takes Flight! at Arsht Center Through June 30
Red at Miami Theater Center June 28 Through July 13
When it comes to careers in comedy, Original Latin King of Comedy Paul Rodriguez has a hell of a long one. Now 58, Rodriguez has spent the past three decades working in TV, film, and hitting the road as a stand-up comic. And his next stage? It’s right in your…
For over 30 years, Mexican-born American actor and comedian Paul Rodriguez has done almost everything an entertainer can do. He’s starred in over 45 roles between his television and film career. He typically plays Mexican characters, and is an instantly recognizable face among the iconic actors that have found success…
For a gay elf at Christmastime, falling in love with your boss is a fruitless occupational hazard. Santa is straight, and though the beard might be sexy, he’s off the market. In Matt Hoverman’s short play The Student, the best piece at City Theatre’s inconsistent Summer Shorts festival at the…
For a gay elf at Christmastime, falling in love with your boss is a fruitless occupational hazard. Santa is straight, and though the beard might be sexy, he’s off the market. In Matt Hoverman’s short play The Student, the best piece at City Theatre’s inconsistent Summer Shorts festival at the…
Miami could use more laughter in its life. With crime and corruption dominating our daily news cycle, we need every excuse for a guffaw we can get. Luckily, there are more than a few talented comedians in our midst, some of whom recently collaborated on the hilarious and highly lauded…
You know that a show is gonna work here in Miami when locals instinctively know how to pronounce the name. Take 8cho, for instance — you know it’s pronounced “oh-cho,” like Calle Ocho. 8cho is an Argentine production that fuses Cirque du Soleil with tango, electornica with aerial stunts. Yep,…
Shrouded in darkness and wrapped in a tangle of white fabrics, a mysterious four-legged, dragon-like creature haltingly weaves between the audience’s folding chairs. An increasingly loud bass drone and the unsettling tick-tock of an unseen grandfather clock accompany the creature’s progress. Sloshing and banging sounds are supplanted by squeaks, deep…
There is only one thing on the minds of Miamians this week: the Heat battling it out with San Antonio in the NBA Finals. It doesn’t matter who you are — an artist, a fisherman, a business executive, a foul-mouthed Cuban puppet. If you’re from Miami, you’re rooting LeBron, D-Wade,…
There’s something dream-like about seeing Reggie Watts perform, both in the surreal way the comedian puts together his show and how when you tell someone about it the next day, its awesomeness is just not going to translate. Last night, Watts began his three-night stand at Miami Light Project’s theater…
When it comes to staging an adaptation of Tennessee Williams’ The Night of the Iguana titled la noche i.delicatissima, the whimsically creative minds behind local art collective Southernmost Situations have decidedly put together a show that doesn’t conform to the dated rules of performing arts. Born out of a spontaneous…
You could try to break more bones than Evel Knievel, but chances are you’d just look clumsy, no matter how awesome your motorcycle. And if you were to get shot while wearing a top hat in Ford’s Theatre, what would be the point? Abraham Lincoln already owns that. Same thing…
