14 to 20 Dec. 2021
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The biggest Broadway tour of the season arrives in Kravis, the Slow Burn Theater becomes “Kinky” and the Man with 1,000 Voices brings a few to Boca. Plus, the Trans-Siberian Orchestra, Circle Jerks and more in the coming week.
WEDNESDAY
What: Opening night of “Dear Evan Hansen”
Where: Kravis Center, 701 Okeechobee Blvd., West Palm Beach
When: 8 p.m.
Cost: $ 51 to $ 111
Contact: 561 / 832-7469, kravis.org
Arguably the most important American musical since “Hamilton”, “Dear Evan Hansen” can be compared more accurately to “Next to Normal”, another contemporary story of a modern family facing the psychic fallout of a tragic death. Teen suicide and mental illness are central to the story of the main character, a high school student who suffers from an unnamed anxiety disorder; the near-bully whose life is cut short; and the bully’s sister, for whom Evan longs. When a letter – written by Evan to himself, as part of his therapy – ends up in the wrong hands, it triggers a series of fictions and misunderstandings that will permanently mark the characters, and certainly the audience of this musical. . . âDear Evan Hansenâ won six Tony Awards in 2017, praised both for its exhilarating music and for the maturity of its themes. Even if you’ve seen the film adaptation before, there’s nothing quite like experiencing it on stage. It runs until Sunday.
THURSDAY
What: Michael Winslow
Where: Funky Biscuit, 303 SE Mizner Blvd., Boca Raton
When: 7 p.m.
Cost: $ 45 to $ 50
Contact: 561 / 395-2929, funkybiscuit.com
When Michael Winslow covers a song, say “Whole Lotta Love” by Led Zeppelin, which he performed on an Icelandic TV show, he doesn’t just sing it. Using only his vocal cords, he “plays the drums” and also plays the feedback-drenched howling guitar: he’s Jimmy Page, Robert Plant and John Bonham all in one. Known as the “Man of 10,000 Voices,” Winslow perfected his craft as a bored and largely friendless child in Spokane, Wash., In which he mimicked the sounds of the natural world to spend time. He took his talent to comedy clubs and eventually to the movies, where his role in the seven âPolice Academyâ comedies would cement his celebrity status. He’s touring behind what could be seen as a late-career revival: His unparalleled skills as a solo artist led him to the semi-finals of the final season of “America’s Got Talent.”
FRIDAY
What: Kinky Boots opening night
Where: Broward Center, 201 SW Fifth Ave., Fort Lauderdale
When: 7:30 p.m.
Cost: $ 49 to $ 65
Contact: 954 / 462-0222, browardcenter.org
Pop and musical theater royalty Cyndi Lauper, Harvey Fierstein and Jerry Mitchell collaborated on this six-time Tony-winning Broadway hit, in which the offspring of a struggling shoe factory receives unlikely help in the form of ‘a drag queen in need of new stilettos. A transgressive friendship ensues, in a show that celebrates tolerance and the fluidity of genres with humor and enthusiasm. The genesis of “Kinky Boots” lies in the British drama film of the same name from 2005, but at this point the stage version has overtaken the film in the public consciousness. The Slow Burn Theater production at the Broward Center will run until January 2.
What: Trans-Siberian Orchestra
Where: FLA Live Arena, 1 Panther Parkway, Sunrise
When: 8 p.m.
Cost: $ 35.25 to $ 85.25
Contact: 954 / 835-7000, flalivearena.com
Rock music – the epic, thunderous, awe-inspiring rock music that only makes sense in pyrotechnic arenas – is a tradition that would seem at odds with holiday music, with its bouncing earworms and choral harmonies. But Trans-Siberian Orchestra has staked its career on merging the two forms on high-end, meticulously crafted Christmas albums. For this tour, the group will be celebrating the 25th anniversary of their triple platinum debut in 1996. Christmas Eve and other stories, performing the muscular, symphonic outing throughout, followed by other seasonal favorites, complemented as always by a light show and elaborate backdrops.
What: dual “Shock-a-Rama” functionality
Where: Lake Worth Films, 7380 Lake Worth Road, Lake Worth Beach
When: 9 p.m.
Cost: $ 16
Contact: 561 / 968-4545, moviesoflakeworth.com
“It’s a wonderful life” it is not. Those looking for uplifting Christmas flicks should steer clear of this ax-to-neck horror double as it is a wacky schlock adorned with garlands. The first at 9 is âBlack Christmas,â renegade director Bob Clark’s 1974 slasher about a serial killer going after the sorority sisters. It is followed at 11 p.m. by 1984’s “Silent Night, Deadly Night”, about a psychopathic killer clad in a Santa Claus costume, who was pulled from theaters a week after its release and has been condemned by the critical intelligentsia. , almost securing its cult status for a visual contingency that has seen enough mistletoe and schmaltz this time of year.
SUNDAY
What: Circle Jerks
Where: Culture Room, 3045 N. Federal Highway, Fort Lauderdale
When: 7 p.m.
Cost: $ 34.50
Contact: 954 / 564-1074, cultureroom.net
The reputation of this flagship Californian hardcore punk band has long eclipsed the group’s prolific first musical decade, in which they have recorded five of their six albums to date. It all started in the 80s Group sex, which set the strong, fast and offensive parameters of the band’s niche: 14 songs in 15 minutes, including Lite FM favorites like âWorld Up My Assâ and âI Just Want Some Skankâ. Circle Jerks has cultivated various breakups and reunions over the past 30 years; Current lineup includes founding singer Keith Morris, once of Black Flag, and Greg Hetson, who has also performed for Bad Religion and Redd Kross. Expect to hear everything from Group sex and much more, in set lists that typically exceed 30 songs.
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