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LIVE THEATER Highlights of Comedy, Lecture and
Variety at The Parker and BCPA
Broward Center for the Performing Arts Here is just a sampling of other entertainment at BCPA and
(BrowardCenter.org) and The Parker (ParkerPlayhouse.com) The Parker.
are the main venues for Fort Lauderdale’s live theater shows Parker: Doktor Kaboom and the Wheel of Science, Oct.
with another fabulous lineup for the coming season. 16; Ancient Aliens LIVE: Project Earth Nov. 16; Peppa
Pig’s Singalong Nov, 25; Improv Under Hypnosis Jan, 2);
Broadway Fort Lauderdale Comedian Paula Poundstone Jan, 26.
At Broward Center: The glitz and glamour of the Great
White Way come to the stage in an exciting new season of BCPA: Ben Brainard, Nov. 18, Colin Quinn, Small Talk Dec. 9,
Broadway hits, including five Fort Lauderdale premiers. Of David Nihill, Jan. 11;
special note: Miami native Katerina McCrimmon plays the MUSIC & DANCE
leading role of Fanny Brice in a revival and First National Tour
of Funny Girl. Here’s the season schedule: The upcoming season offers lots of variety, and everyone is bound
Annie | Oct. 10-22 to find something to love. Here are just a few of the choices:
Funny Girl | Nov. 14-26
The Book of Mormon | Dec. 12-17 SYMPHONY WORKS
Hadestown | Jan. 9-21 Broward is lucky enough to have two symphony orchestras:
Moulin Rouge! The Musical | March 5-17 Symphony of the Americas (sota.org) with Artistic Director
Mrs. Doubtfire | April 9-21 Pablo Mielgo; and the South Florida Symphony Orchestra
Clue | June 11-16 (southfloridasymphony.org) led by Sebrina Maria Alfonso.
SOA season highlights include Curtain Up! Music of John
Williams; Trailblazers! Women of Symphonic Music; and
Broadway, the Showstoppers.
SFSO season includes five classical masterworks featuring
Schubert, Stravinsky, Brahams, Bernstein, Tchaikovsky and
others; Handel’s Messiah; and premiers by groundbreaking
women composers Florence Price, Ellen Taafe Zwilich and
Jesse Montgomery.

Slow Burn Theatre Co.
At Broward Center: Enjoy epic fairytales, undersea adventures
and stories of love and acceptance performed by this
outstanding theater company.

Into the Woods | Oct. 14-29
The Prom | March 23-Apr. 7
Disney’s The Little Mermaid | Dec. 16-3
Sister Act | Feb. 3-18
Spongebob the Musical | June 8-23 JAZZ SERIES
Featuring legendary icons and emerging talent.
Series with performances at both BCPA and The Parker include
family friendly “Imagination,” a laugh-out-loud comedy, At BCPA: Jesse Cook (Jan. 4) and Spyro Gyra with Jeff Lorber
“Truist,” and student-friendly “Smart Stage Matinees.” Fusion (Feb. 23-24).

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