Drag queens, disco music and debauchery, oh my! The Broadway tour of “Priscilla: Queen of the Desert” is rolling into the Adrienne Arsht Center and audiences are guaranteed a fun and fabulous evening. The show, which is based on a 1994 Australian cult movie, is running from Thursday to Sunday in the Ziff Ballet Opera…
Culture, Q & A + Profiles, Theater
Actor talks touring, Broadway, speedos
A pink bus full of glitter, flamboyant costumes and fabulous shoes is rolling into the Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts. “Priscilla: Queen of the Desert” is running at the Ziff Ballet Opera House from Thursday to Sunday. The play, which is based on a 1994 Australian cult movie, tells the stories of two drag…
Community, Culture, Theater
‘In The Heights’ brings Latin spice to Gables
It’s easy to see why “In The Heights” would attract crowds in Miami; the Latin population can easily relate to the music, the humor and the plot. Luckily for those who aren’t familiar with Lin-Manuel Miranda and Quiara Alegria Hudes’ story, Actors’ Playhouse is bringing a bit of Latin flavor to the Miracle Theatre through…
Culture, Theater
Psychology major plays lead role at local theater
Junior Veronica Diaz never thought she’d find herself playing the lead role of a show put together by the Roxy Theatre Group, which she’s been involved with since she was 11. A dancer since age 6, Diaz accidentally found out she could sing while she was helping with a voice class at the nonprofit performing…
Culture, Reviews, Theater
‘King Lear’ receives royal reception
Discord and madness have come to UM’s Ring Theatre this February. The Department of Theater Arts and the College of Arts and Sciences are putting on a production of the classic Shakespeare play King Lear through Saturday. Directed by Lee Soroko, the show is a spectacle to behold, with colorful costumes, intricately choreographed scenes and…
Community, Culture, Q & A + Profiles, Theater
‘Les Mis’ to premiere at Arsht Center, actor shares experience
Over the holidays, fans of the hit musical “Les Misérables” were treated to a film adaptation directed by Tom Hooper and starring Hugh Jackman as Jean Valjean and Anne Hathaway as Fantine. Fans and newcomers to the musical can relive and experience this tour de force at the Adrienne Arsht Center’s Ziff Ballet Opera House…