THE BROWARD CENTER WELCOMES THE BROADWAY MUSICAL "IN THE HEIGHTS" WINNER OF FOUR TONY AWARDS: In The Heights, tells the universal story of a vibrant community in New York's Washington Heights neighborhood. It's a community on the brink of change, full of hopes, dreams and pressures, where the biggest struggles can be deciding which traditions you take with you and which ones you leave behind. In The Heights, is the winner of Tony Awards for Best Musical, Best Score, Best Choreography and Best Orchestrations. It is the next chapter in the classic American story on stage, the kind of musical that comes around once in a generation and emphasizes the importance of home, family and finding out where you belong.
The show is one of the most exciting new musicals of the last few years, with a musical score that includes Latin, hip-hop and some old fashioned Broadway ballads, by a diverse cast and how the transition went from New York City streets to Broadway. There is a real romance and a great love story between the Stanford University drop out Nina and her boy friend Benny and the struggles with Nina's parents.
In The Heights, is one of the most sensational and joyful musical's to see this season, when it opens on March 16, 2010 and runs through to the 28th. Tickets range from $23 to $67 at the Broward Center's box office, located at 201 Southwest Fifth Avenue, Fort Lauderdale. Showtimes are evenings at 8 p.m., Matinees at 2 p.m., on Sundays at 2 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. Call: (954) 462-0222 for all information. Because of the language and story content, the show is not suitable for children.
QUEEN OF SOUL ARETHA FRANKLIN LIVE ON STAGE AT HARD ROCK LIVE: Aretha Franklin is the undisputed "Queen of Soul" and the first woman inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. She is a singer of great passion, whose finest recordings define the term, soul music, in its deepest meaning. She also possesses a strong thorough background in gospel. Aretha's most productive period was from 1967 to 1972. Her first single, " I Never Loved a Man the Way I Loved You," was Franklin's greatest triumph. Her next three albums, included "Chain of Fools," "Baby I Love You," "Since You've Been Gone," "Sweet, Sweet Baby," and "A Natural Woman." In 1979 after twelve years and nineteen albums, her lengthy association with Atlantic Records came to an end. In 1987 Franklin had the second Number one hit of her career with, "I Knew You Were Waiting For Me," which came twenty years after she topped the charts with "Respect." "A Rose is Still a Rose," became a late-nineties hit for Franklin after four consecutive decades.
Tickets are $75 to $125, now on sale, at the Hard Rock Live Box Office, located on State Road 7 (US 441) in Hollywood. Aretha's performance takes place on March 16, 2010, at 8 p.m. For more information, call: (954) 327-ROCK Or: 1 (800) 937-0010. Parking is always free.
SINGER MICHAEL BUBLÉ TAKES AMERICA BY STORM AS HE CROONS HIS WAY BACK TO THE BANKATLANTIC CENTER: Michael Bublé is back and coming to South Florida for one night only. Everyone's favorite contemporary crooner will be supporting his newest album, "Crazy Love," on a tour that hits nineteen cities across the United States. Michael is riding high, with enormous global success, with his chart topping "Crazy Love" CD. He will be in Orlando Florida, on March 10th with his tours national promoter Beaver Productions. Other highlights include two of Bublé's original songs, the acoustic-guitar driven "Everything," and his touching hit ballad "Home." Frank Sinatra's "That's Life," becomes a powerhouse in Bublé's hands as he captures the song's meanings.
Through the years Bublé has honed his skills as a showman performing in hotel lounges and smoky bars, through his grandfather, a plumber, who helped the underaged singer by trading his plumbing services for his grandson's gigs. Today, Michael brings to an audience, a warm, soothing voice, a remarkable taste for music, his love for being on stage and being personally in touch with his audience. His rendition of "It's Time," sold more than five and a half million copies, and has remained on the Billboard Traditional Jazz charts for a staggering two years and in the number one slot for more than eighty weeks, an all time record. In a period of four years, he has earned more than fifteen awards.
Don't miss out on an opportunity to hear one of the best voices in music today and a Grammy Award Winner, live on stage, at the BankAtlantic Center March 12, 2010, at 8 p.m. Tickets are $52.25 to $92.25 at the Center's box office, located at 2555 Panther Parkway, in Sunrise. For all information, call: (954)835-7825 Or Ticketmaster at: (954) 835-7000.
THE WOMEN'S THEATRE PROJECT OPENS A NEW SEASON WITH THE SOUTHEASTERN PREMIERE OF "THE YEAR OF MAGICAL THINKING": The Year of Magical Thinking, marks The Women's Theatre Project's twenty-first main stage production. The play takes place during an almost unbelievable period in the life of the author, Joan Didion, which is revealed in this play. It captures the compassion, humor and bewilderment of a fiercely intelligent woman whose world suddenly goes from the ordinary to the imaginable. The one woman show is a love letter to a child and a tribute to an extraordinary, unconventional marriage, told with raw candor and a brilliant storyteller's gift for the absurd.
The Year of Magical Thinking, is now on stage at the Sixth Star Studios, located at 505 Northwest 1st Avenue, Fort Lauderdale, through March 14, 2010. It speaks directly to anyone who has ever loved a husband, wife or child. Tickets are $25 for adults, $15 for Students and special group rates are available.
For all information and advanced reservations, call the box office at: (954) 462-2334, as seating is limited.
ARTS BALLET OF FLORIDA BRINGS THE MOST COLORFUL FUN BALLET PRODUCTION OF CHIPOLLINO TO BROWARD CENTER AND NORTH MIAMI: The ballet, "Chipollino," choreographed by Vladimir Issaev, director of the Arts Ballet of Florida, was arranged to the music of Russian composer K. Katchaturian and is based on Gianni Rodan's tale about vegetables. The story is about a naughty green onion character, Chipollino who is very popular in Russia. Issaev has renewed his choreography and entire production for his very exceptional dancers and has adapted his own version of the story, in order to make it more practicable for American audiences.
The action takes place in a happy town, Limonia, where flowers, vegetables and fruits share their lives under the power of the mean Prince Lemon. Chipollino is the last name of a popular family of onions that live in a very happy village, with many other vegetables. All is well in the village until the Chief of Police, Tomato, arrives to tell the villagers of a new law, that requires all villagers to pay for sunlight, rain and wind. When Chipollino steps on the chief's foot, as a sign of protest, he then runs away. When police can't find him, they take his father to jail, causing more problems for Chipollino and the villagers. Through music and dance, Chipollino's folktale expresses a much deeper political statement.
Children and adults will enjoy the acting and dancing to be performed at the Broward Center on March 13 &14, located at 201 Southwest Fifth Avenue, Fort Lauderdale & at the Julius Littman Theatre, March 20 & 21, 17011 Northeast 19th Avenue, North Miami Beach. Tickets are $25 for adults. For showtimes, call: (954)462-0222 Or: 1 (800) 494-8497.
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