Comedian W. Kamau Bell is best known for his acclaimed and somehow cancelled talk show Totally Biased. He brought humor to issues other shows wouldn’t touch with a rational tone rarely found on television. On the bright side, he now has more time for stand-up, and he is more than…
It was a big night for South Florida theater as a year’s worth of blood, sweat, and tears paid off at the 38th-Annual Carbonell Awards, held at the Broward Center for the Performing Arts. All in all, Miami-Dade County ran the show with a total of nine awards, but it…
When it comes to dance, Miami may not have reached its apex in ways other cities have, but it sure has had momentum. Instrumental in pushing that energy, stamina, and vibrancy forward have been events like the Miami Dance Festival, which this year celebrates its 11th edition. From Thursday, April…
There’s still time to get tickets to this evening’s 38th annual Carbonell Awards, South Florida’s celebration of the community’s theatrical excellence. The ceremony will feature a multimedia tribute to the best plays of the season, a live band led by musical director Caryl Fantel, and musical performances by cast members…
Chris Hardwick is a busy man. He does standup, runs the podcast juggernaut that is Nerdist Industries, is the voice of Craig in the Nickelodeon series Sanjay and Craig, hosts the Comedy Central comedian game show, @midnight (which has recently been renewed for a second season), and he’s probably in…
We’ll probably never find Bigfoot, but if we do, I think we should send Joe Rogan to make initial contact. Worst-case scenario, the Jiu Jitsu black belt can try and defeat the Squatch, maybe breaking an arm before getting ripped to pieces by the giant ape. Best-case scenario, the two…
In Zoetic Stage’s Clark Gable Slept Here, the mystery begins before the show starts. Amateur sleuths in the audience may spend the moments before the curtain drawing their own conclusions about Robert F. Wolin’s lavish, symmetrical set design — a penthouse suite in a posh Hollywood hotel, its color palette…
In Zoetic Stage’s Clark Gable Slept Here, the mystery begins before the show starts. Amateur sleuths in the audience may spend the moments before the curtain drawing their own conclusions about Robert F. Wolin’s lavish, symmetrical set design — a penthouse suite in a posh Hollywood hotel, its color palette…
This year’s SoBe Comedy Fest is less than a week away, and the lineup looks like yet another Miami Beach invasion from all parts of America without much that’s South Floridian. Previous Fest line-ups included some local talent among headliners, but this year, the torch is carried proudly and solely…
Each year, the Carbonell Awards celebrate the best and brightest of South Florida’s theater industry. Though the awards recognize performances, productions, and works that moved audiences during the 2013-14 season, perhaps theaters’ greatest feat was focusing our Netflix-glazed gazes on something other than a screen for an hour. Along with…
Daniel Reskin, long-time underground Miami comic and host of Casa de Ha Ha, recently announced on his blog that he was going rogue. After ten years as a waiter, which was the source of some of his jokes, he’s finally been able to move on and perform stand up as…
True, $25 doesn’t buy much these days. That’s like 1/8th of a night out on SoBe. But thanks to Yelp, Gramps and the Adrienne Arsht Center, it’ll score you a ticket to a play and a brew to boot. Sweet deal. The latest installment of the “Play and a Pint”…
Niurca Márquez is rewriting the history of flamenco. Each dance-step the Miami-native plants marks a new direction for an art form cemented in Andalusian tradition. Her work simultaneously references and breaks from that tradition to create new contexts for both flamenco newbies and aficionados to consider, in a sub-genre known…
If you’ve read our interview with Michael Yo, then you might have guessed the latest big news — the Miami Improv is back! The Improv, formerly located in Coconut Grove, has come to the expansive Kendall Village Center’s 12,000-square-foot entertainment venue, Homefield Sports Bar & Grill. The official kick-off of…
Martin Luther King Jr.’s feet stank. At least they did April 3, 1968, in playwright Katori Hall’s imagined scenario of the night before the great leader was assassinated. It makes sense. Yours might stink too after trudging back to your motel room in a torrential storm while wearing the same…
Martin Luther King Jr.’s feet stank. At least they did April 3, 1968, in playwright Katori Hall’s imagined scenario of the night before the great leader was assassinated. It makes sense. Yours might stink too after trudging back to your motel room in a torrential storm while wearing the same…
You’ve probably seen Michael Yo interviewing celebrities on E! News or Chelsea Lately. But staring at a screen is bad for your health, so this weekend you’ll be able to see Yo live. He won’t be interviewing anyone, because he’ll be onstage for his Hot Mess Comedy Tour, giving audiences…
The love story between Psyche and Cupid is one of the most durable myths of all time; with appearances by Zeus, Venus, Zephyr, Pan, Ceres, and the oracle of Apollo, it’s pretty close to a greatest-hits collection of Greek mythology. At its most basic, it’s about two beings who will…
Spamalot, Eric Idle’s delirious farrago based on his own Monty Python oeuvre, has the reputation, like Avenue Q and The Book of Mormon, of being musical theater for people who don’t necessarily attend musical theater. This assessment sidesteps the clever parodies of musicals ranging from Phantom of the Opera and…
What did Martin Luther King Jr. do the night before he was assassinated? Did he have a drink, pick up a girl, pray, cogitate, read, write, practice his next speech, hit the pillow early? Whatever activities occupied his time in room 306 of the Lorraine Motel in Memphis on April…
Thaddeus Phillips hails from Denver, but it’s fair to say he’s a citizen of the world. His work takes you to places. Under the auspices of his theater company, Lucidity Suitcase International, Phillips has become a deft travel monologist, his stage projects feeding into his journeys and vice versa. In…
Miami is full of grade-A artists, writers, directors, actors – all manner of creatives – and the Adrienne Arsht Center is here to make sure you never forget it. For the sixth year in a row, the Center celebrates locals with the Miami Made Festival, packing a whole weekend’s worth…
