The mere mention of anything called The Donkey Show invokes thoughts of some shady, underground Tijuana bar where alcohol is served from bottles marked with a giant X, and the main attraction features a woman and her pet donkey doing illicit things to each other. (What, that’s not the first…
David Mamet’s plays can be so ethereal and multifaceted that it can leave you breathless, like being hit by a massive wave. So to judge Race, his 2009 play that opened last night at the GableStage, with this in mind might be unfair. But Mamet is a brilliant playwright. So…
The ancient Greeks gave us drama; Shakespeare gave us tragedy; and now New Theatre’s giving us everything they’ve got.Fourteen playwrights, 14 directors, 36 actors, and more than 15 supporting staff members are ready to put on for their city (with a little more finesse than Young Jeezy) at the Miami…
The International Hispanic Theatre Festival kicks off its 27th go-round of celebrating Hispanic arts and culture this Friday, bringing the best of Hispanic theatre, arts, and theatrical awesomeness to the stage through July 29.In years past, Teatro Avante and the IHTF honored Chile, Mexico, Colombia, and all parts in between…
See Miami City Ballet Names Lourdes Lopez New Director, But the Controversy Isn’t Over; Lourdes Lopez: On Top of Miami City Ballet Without Stepping on Toes; Miami City Ballet’s Founder and Director Edward Villella Announces Retirement.Just a few months after the controversial appointment of Lourdes Lopez as the MCB’s director,…
See Pepe Billete’s Open Letter to Miami Heat Haters.Now that the Miami Heat have stuffed their haters’ mouths with something to keep them gagging until the next season, I want to address another aspect of hate that extends beyond the Heat. Last week, I talked a little about how the…
Today, on the 15th anniversary of the “Wannabe” music video, The Spice Girls have announced that they are making a musical based on their celebrated discography. Um, yay? The Spice Girls are following in the proud tradition of other musicals based off of classic pop music like The Who’s Tommy…
See Louis C.K. Kills It at Fillmore Miami Beach; Louis C.K. Funny Before He Was Famous.Louis C.K.’s arguably the most respected person in comedy, and quite possibly also the funniest. Now you have a new reason to love him: He’s taking a stand against the inflated cost of tickets to…
There’s a certain pride that comes from saying you’re from Miami these days. Admittedly, some of that pride comes from the irrational bravado that comes with being a part of a place that’s been named the #1 party city in the US, and one of the most dangerous places in…
Siudy Between Worlds at the Arsht Center Through June 23
A Bicycle Country at the Roxy Performing Arts Center Through June 24
Deathtrap at Miami Beach Stage Door Theatre Through July 1
Pulitzer Prize winning playwright Nilo Cruz’s A Bicycle Country, being performed by New Theatre until this weekend at the Roxy Performing Arts Center, tells the tale of three Cuban exiles and their harrowing and treacherous journeys to Miami from their oppressed island nation. The play debuted at Florida Stage in…
Father’s Day is this weekend, which means you should probably start prepping yourself for the same, awkwardly stilted conversation with your dad you always have — the one where he thanks you for getting him The Best of Bob Seger and then you discuss the weather.But don’t just honor your…
This week, New Times released its annual Best Of Miami issue, highlighting its editors’ opinions on the best Miami has to offer. For the second year in a row, I’m the proud winner of the reader’s choice for Best Twitter, yet somehow, the guy responsible for choosing it officially for…
On Friday, June 15, the Bernice Steinbaum Gallery will be hosting the Miami debut of Simone Sobers Dance and their newest work, Rogue. Company director Sobers, who trained here in Miami and is now based in New York, describes the 45-minute installation piece as an exploration of the “wild, rebellious,…
Katy Perry, Lana Del Rey, the retro-chic women of Mad Men — the pin-up girl aesthetic has clearly made a comeback. The wholesome, all-American girl showing off just enough skin is on the rise after staying quiet for decades.The pin-up girls of the mid-20th century fell into obscurity in later…
Summer Shorts: Sex, Presidents, and More Sex
City Theatre sifts through hundreds of plays every year to find a handful of scripts that are just the right amount of fun and hilarity for Summer Shorts, their annual short play festival, which opened last night at the Arsht Center. The aim is to be Saturday Night Live with…
Last week, I urged all Miamians participating in Urban Beach Weekend to be careful not to make us look like a herd of comemierdas to the rest of the country. I was hoping I could write this week’s article about how great Memorial Day weekend ended up this year, pero…
Summer Shorts: Funny Goes Arsht
Kids these days, with their iPods and their Xboxes and their Angry Birds. As modern technology evolves, what will become of its predecessors? Where’s the nostalgia for, say, the clacking and clicking of a typewriter? Turns out, it’s alive and well. Omni Zona Franca, a performance group from Havana, mash…
