Jersey Boys, the runaway Broadway hit and 2006 Tony Award-winning Best Musical about Frankie Valli and The Four Seasons, hits Miami this week for a limited three-week run at the Arsht Center.With previews Wednesday and Thursday and regular run starting tomorrow night, Jersey Boys is the story of how The…
Doug Benson, Adam Carolla, and Wanda Sykes talk weed, girls, and Hawaiians
For Octavio Campos, life not only imitates art, but art is a call to action. Campos is a preeminent Miami personality – as a performance artist, dancer, choreographer, activist, and provocateur. This weekend, at the Miami Made festival presented by the Arsht Center Incubator in collaboration with the Miami Light…
She’s hard to watch, is a doody-head, and you can smell her B.O. through a television screen. Syke! Okay, now that we’ve got all the third graders’ attention, let’s talk some Wanda Sykes. She looks as cuddly as a koala bear but has a dry, sarcastic comedic timing that snaps…
Ana Mendieta fell to her death from her bedroom window in New York City one early morning in September, 1985. The acclaimed visual artist was heard crying out “No, no, no” before her body landed on a roof below. Her husband, who was with her in the bedroom, was acquitted…
Adam Carolla, the offspring of a special needs school teacher and “a welfare-food-stamp-depression-kind-of -70s-sit-around-the-house” mom, is anything but boring. His career accomplishments include his stint as the Pinky to Dr. Drew’s Brain on Loveline, drunkenly watching girls bounce on trampolines with Jimmy Kimmel on The Man Show, and he is…
At 23, Pioneer Winter is something of a curiosity. He was born in South Miami, graduated from the dance magnet at Michael Krop high school in 2006, choreographed a show for the largest arts festival in the world in Edinburgh, Scotland in 2007, had his master’s degree in public health and epidemiology…
Nerd alert! We grew up crushing each others’ heads with our thumb and pointer finger. It’s all thanks to the genius of Kids in the Hall. Nerds we were, certainly, but ones with good taste and a sense of humor. Scott Thompson, one of those hilarious kids in said hall, developed a…
It’s hard not to think of a “deez nuts” joke when you hear about A Pair of Nuts. That seems fitting, considering comedians are usually a little nuts and these guys clearly appreciate a joke about balls. The comedy duo are bringing their 2011 tour to the 305 for one night only this…
Paint me with your words,” Zero Mostel tells a young New York Times reporter who’s come to interview him at his 28th Street studio in New York City. It’s an appropriate request because that’s exactly what actor and writer Jim Brochu does for Samuel “Zero” Mostel in his one-man biographical…
Comedian Doug Benson has a beard, smokes lots of weed (he even starred in Super High Me), and sits on a throne while interrupting people in the TV show The Benson Interruption. Sounds like a charmer, huh? Well, he kind of is. Just check out some of his Tweets: “They…
The bombastic and uproariously hilarious Samuel “Zero” Mostel, who is regarded as one of the funniest entertainers to ever hit Broadway and Hollywood, is stunningly brought to life by writer/actor Jim Brochu in his one-man biographical play Zero Hour, solidly directed by Oscar-nominated actress Piper Laurie.Playing at the Aventura Arts…
Who the fu(ck)nny are the Have-Nots? According to their co-founder, Jay Mays, “we are, without a doubt, the funniest comics you’ve never heard of before.” The comedy group was founded in May 2010, when Mays and fellow local comedian Dominic Perenzin met during a gig at Sweat Record’s monthly stand-up…
For Robert Battle, artistic director designate of Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater (he takes the reins in July), Miami isn’t just another stop on the company’s 24-city national tour. It’s home. And starting tonight at 8 p.m. at the Ziff Ballet Opera House you’ll be able to witness his return…
In part I of our interview with Andrew Dice Clay, the comedian managed to come across like an egotistical sexist pig who won’t mellow out for anybody. Part II is filled with even more diatribes. Luckily, Clay isn’t afraid to throw a few fellow comedians under his Ford Fairlane or…
Sure, this upcoming March you can giggle at the fluorescent ecstasy-influenced ensembles that sweep across the beach during Winter Music Conference. And you can secretly snicker at the snooty truffle-oil-and-saffron sect with their fancy palates and out-of-state license plates as they throw down ridiculous amounts of flow during the South…
Two Comedies (The Pattern and The Problem)By Brian Harris and A.R. Gurney. Through February 19 at Edge Theatre, 4141 NE Second Ave., Miami; 305-316-5221. Tickets cost $10-$20.In a not-so-coincidental kick in the pants of the Twilight series of books and films, The Pattern, written by Brian Harris, tells the tale…
The 35th annual Carbonell Awards nominations were announced today. And while the big news is that Actors’ Playhouse and GableStage garnered the most nominations, the bigger news is that Actors’ Playhouse’s production of Miss Saigon earned 11 nominations. It’s the South Florida theater scene’s Avatar! Only without the cartoonish plot…
Remember Andrew Dice Clay? No? C’mon! You know, the Dice Man — he’s the Brooklyn Jew who dresses like Mr. T except with the gall to wear sunglasses indoors. He was the only comedian in history to sell out Madison Square Garden two nights in a row! And he’s got…
Endless nostalgia has drilled into our collective heads that the ’60s and ’70s were times of rapid change for music. But often overlooked, though, is that similar upheavals of style and form were going on across all of the arts — even dance. Among those leading the charge for the…
Edge Theatre is known for occasional unorthodox performances with stripped-down acting ensembles showcased in small venues across the city. Its unofficial motto is “have stage, will travel,” and productions are hit or miss, depending on the cast. But the ensemble’s current production of The Pattern and The Problem, two one-act…
The Mad Cat Theatre Company returns to the South Beach Comedy Festival with The Preservation Society, written and directed by one of South Florida’s favorite dramaturgs, Paul Tei.Tei jets back and forth between Los Angeles and Miami for work. And he’s excited to get back to the the 305 and…
