If you’ve seen Broadway or touring productions of “The Lion King,” “Beauty and the Beast” or “Aladdin,” then you know Disney doesn’t disappoint when it goes from screen to stage.
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Frozen, North American Tour
Caroline Bowman (Elsa) and Caroline Innerbichler (Anna) in Frozen North American Tour
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Collin Baja (Sven) and F. Michael Haynie (Olaf) in Frozen North American Tour
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Company of the Frozen North American Tour
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Mason Reeves (Kristoff) and Collin Baja (Sven) in Frozen North American Tour
So, after a long COVID intermission, it’s time to take the kids or the grandkids back to the theater in a big way to experience “Frozen” at the Broward Center March 9-20, followed by “Anastasia” at the Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing arts from March 22-27, which is not a Disney production, but equally as elegant.
You’ll want to “Let it Go” and maybe even build a snowman (in your mind) at the Au-Rene Theater to the tune of $30.50 - $90.50 per ticket. “Frozen” has an array of evening and matinee performances that may be purchased at the Broward Center AutoNation box office at 201 SW Fifth Ave. in Fort Lauderdale, by visiting BrowardCenter.org or by calling 954.462.0222.
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Brandon Delgado (Gleb) and Kyla Stone (Anya) in The North American Tour of ANASTASIA
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Marley Sophia (Little Anastasia) and Gerri Weagraff (Dowager Empress) in The North American Tour of ANASTASIA
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The Company of the North American Tour of ANASTASIA
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Broadway Star Rachel Bay Jones
The lesser known “Anastasia” is “inspired” by 20th Century Fox’s 1997 animated film and the 1956 movie starring Ingrid Bergman and Yul Brynner. It tells the story of Anya, a young woman with amnesia in post-Revolution Russia who is convinced by two men that she is Czar Nicholas II’s youngest daughter, rumored to have escaped her family’s tragic fate. She is then groomed to present herself to the surviving royal grandmother and aide so she can claim the crown and the cons can get their reward.
“Anastasia” will be at the Adrienne Arsht Center’s Ziff Ballet Opera House at 1300 Biscayne Blvd. in Miami, with tickets priced from $35-$110 that may be purchased at ArshtCenter.org or by calling 305.949.6722.
(Aventura Arts & Cultural Center)
South Florida Legends Presents “Bee Gees NOW”
For more nostalgic grownup fair, the Aventura Arts & Cultural Center heads into spring with an array of musical performances, a Broadway concert, a musical parody of a hit TV show and an award-winning international film at 3385 NE 188th St. in Aventura.
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CeCe Teneal Celebrates Aretha Franklin
Biscayne Times recommends “Portrait of a Queen: CeCe Teneal Celebrates Aretha Franklin” March 12 at 8 p.m.; “Rachel Bay Jones” – she’s best known for originating the role of Heidi Hansen in the original Broadway cast of ”Dear Evan Hansen” – in concert March 13 at 7 p.m.; and “Bee Gees NOW” March 19 at 2 and 8 p.m.
Fans of the Queen of Soul will love taking a trip down memory lane with Teneal while she sings hit like “Chain of Fools,” “Natural Woman” and “Bridge Over Troubled Water.” Tickets are $47-$53. Jones is part of the ongoing Aventura Broadway Concert Series. Tickets for that show range from $52-$77. Children of the ’80s should put their dancing shoes on for a disco journey with South Florida Legends as they take you through the Bee Gees songbook. Tickets are $49-59.
Mask up and enjoy the shows!