Cuerdas Walks an Uneven Tightrope at Arsht Center

Cuerdas (Strings), which opened last night at the Arsht Center as part of the International Hispanic Theatre Festival, is a tightly acted play that wants to tug at its audience’s heart, but ultimately misses the mark. That’s no fault of the fine cast, led by the fiery Richard Viquiera (who also…

Decir Lluvia Y Que Llueva Makes It Rain at the Arsht Center

Decir Lluvia Y Que Llueva (To Say Rain and Have It Rain), which opened last night at the Arsht Center, is like a Pink Floyd album cover come to life. With visually arresting set pieces and opulent sound and imagery, Decir Lluvia, which is part of the month long International Hispanic Theatre…

Broward’s Stage Door Theatre Taking Over the Byron Carlyle

Those who grew up in the Magic City in the ’70s and ’80s may remember the Byron Carlyle Theatre as the place to be to catch the latest flicks and blockbuster movies. That’s right, kids. Before all your fancy 500-screen theaters with your surround sound and $80-a-ticket IMAX 3-D multiplexes,…

Masked Deftly Explores Complex Issues at GableStage

​The explosive and provocative stage play Masked — which opened last night at the GableStage — skillfully manages to plumb the depths of the raw emotions of the divisive Israeli-Palestinian issue with honest story telling and aggressive, brooding and sobering performances from its three stars.Written in 1990, three years after…

Top Ten Films About the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict

Opening this Saturday at the GableStage at the Biltmore, and running through August 7, the provocative and explosive stage play Masked is a candid depiction of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. In a village on the West Bank, three Palestinian brothers are torn between their obligations to family, ideology, and survival as…

Rainmakers

Since its inception in 1986, the International Hispanic Theatre Festival has evolved into a globally recognized, multilingual, multiethnic cultural event. It is the only theater festival of its kind in the United States. Teatro Avante’s artistic director and chief organizer of the festival, Mario Ernesto Sanchez, has made it a…

International Hispanic Theatre Festival Opens at Arsht on Thursday

In a city that is as diverse in lifestyle and taste as Miami, the International Hispanic Theatre Festival (IHTF) — presented by Teatro Avante Thursday through July 24 — has been singular in churning out quality stage productions from the Spanish-speaking world every year for a quarter century. Some of…

Beyond the Walls

Although written in 1990, just after the first intifada (Palestinian resistance), the provocative and explosive stage play Masked still packs a palpable punch in its candid depiction of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. The play follows three Palestinian brothers torn between their obligations to family, ideology, and survival in a West Bank…

Miami Heat vs. Dallas Mavericks NBA Finals Game 6: Kaput

​After winning Game 6 105-95, the Dallas Mavericks are NBA champions. Meanwhile, the Miami Heat is left with a shitload of questions, LeBron James will continue to be haunted by his finals failure, and Heat fans everywhere are walking around feeling like their favorite uncle just placed his wiener next…

Miami Heat vs. Dallas Mavericks NBA Finals Game 4: LeTurd

​Well, shit. The Miami Heat must really love blowing fourth-quarter leads, because the team did it again last night in Game 4 of the NBA Finals, allowing the Dallas Mavericks to win the game 86-83 and tying the finals.Meanwhile, LeBron James had the worst performance of his playoff career. Dwyane…

Miami Heat vs. Dallas Mavericks NBA Finals Game 3: MV3

Nothing screams “I Am A Righteous Ass Kicking Machine” quite like overcoming one of the NBA Finals worst collapses, an officiating crew that absolutely refused to call any fouls for you but insisted on blowing the whistle if you so much as breathed on the giant German, and having one…

City Theatre’s Summer Shorts Has Sass, Heart, and Attitude

​City Theatre’s 16th annual Summer Shorts kicked off this weekend at the Arsht Center as Phil Collins’s “In The Air Tonight” spilled from the loudspeakers. The actors were introduced by Miami Heat P.A. man Michael Baiamonte as if he was introducing LeBron, Dwyane, Bosh, and the boys.Headliner Jai Rodriguez then…