Part Chappelle Show, part Inspector Clouseau, Labor Days is an engaging web series directed by, written, and starring local comedian John Wynn. Playing on race-relations, sexual innuendo, and escalating calamity, the project features an ensemble of South Florida comedic talent, transitioning their skills from stage to film.In the pilot episode,…
I waited with 200 or so others behind the velvet rope at the door of Club Oberon. They were letting us in a handful at a time. A few of those who came to shake their groove thang were dressed for the occasion. Platform shoes, giant sunglasses, afro wigs, glittery…
International Hispanic Theatre Festival 2012 Delivers Earth-Shattering Entertainment
See Miami Performance International Festival: Performance Art, No Unitard Required.When you hear the words “performance art,” the first thing that comes to mind is a bunch of naked weirdoes splattered in paint chanting obscurities and eating garbage. Or perhaps the term is so broad that it brings nothing to mind…
See the Step Up: Revolution trailer here.Last week, we said that the Miami episode of Louie was perhaps the most realistic depiction of this town we’ve ever seen on TV.This week, Myspace brings us the polar opposite: the first three minutes of Step Up: Revolution, the fourth installment in the…
See “Real Men Sing Show Tunes: Actors’ Playhouse Presents the Manliest of Puppet Shows.”Juggling balls, fraternity, and lesbian porn. It’s the little things that make men happy.At least that’s the impression Real Men Sing Show Tunes…and play with puppets suggested in its first scene as it made it’s official premiere…
Argentina’s Independence Day fell earlier this month on July 9. But if you didn’t observe the holiday then, there’s still time. Miami offers a chance to celebrate it with an explosion of tango.This Saturday night at the Manuel Artime Theater, Miami’s Tango Times Dance Company will present Tango Baroque, as…
See Louis C.K. in Miami! Watch Scenes From the Louie Episode Shot in South Florida.The promos for “Miami,” the third episode of comedian Louis C.K.’s FX comedy Louie this season, focused on typical outsiders’ complaints about Miami: The vacuous model types strolling South Beach, their entitled behavior, and shameful way…
Race at Gablestage Offers Great Performances in an Underwhelming Script
From involuntary erectile reactions to not even being able to get it up, the stuff men deal with on the daily isn’t always a picnic.Ladies, admit it: sometimes, dudes have it rough. Not convinced? A couple of guys are taking to the Actors’ Playhouse stage to demonstrate — by using…
There are so many hallmarks of the Summer, like the Olympics, or the further fracturing of the American populace during the lead up of the Presidential Elections. But there are plenty of other, less noticeable signs of the season that we all take for granted — because they’ve been around…
See “The Donkey Show at Arsht is a Midsummer Night’s Disco” and “100 Creatives: Rosie Herrera.”At the Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts, visiting and local collaborators are polishing the glitter for a decadent performance party called The Donkey Show. A loose interpretation of Shakespearian drama, The Donkey Show…
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
