Ready for the shows
Kravis and Broward Center offerings go on sale.
Tickets for Broadway road tours coming to Fort Lauderdale and West Palm Beach went on sale over theweekend.
Great White Way fans can buy tickets now for both “Rent” and “Mamma Mia!” coming to Lauderdale’s Broward Center for the Performing Arts.
And tickets also are available to the public for the first three shows coming to West Palm’s Kravis Center for the Performing Arts, including “The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time,” “An American in Paris,” and “Dirty Dancing—The Classic Story on Stage.”
Here’s more detailed information:
Broward Center
Tickets are $35-$95. To order, call 954-462-0222 or go to BrowardCenter.org
“Rent” – The rock musical loosely based on Puccini’s opera La Boheme is celebrating its 20th anniversary with this tour. The run is Oct. 7-9.
“Mamma Mia!” – This jukebox musical of ABBA mega-hits has been a smash since it opened in London’s West End in 1999. The 2008movie version – starring Meryl Streep – was a box office champ.
The run isMay19-21.
Kravis Center
Tickets start at $27. To order, call 561-832-7469 or go toKravis.org
“The Curious Incident of the Dog in the NightTime” – Acritical success on both sides of the pond, this play is about a teenage mathematical genius who sets his incredible mind to the task of solving the mystery of who stabbed a neighbor’s dog with a pitchfork. The run is Nov. 15-20.
“An American in Paris” – The stage musical based on the 1951 Gene KellyLeslie Caron movie won
four Tony Awards when it was staged on Broadway in 2015. The score by George and Ira Gershwin includes standards such as “I Got Rhythm,” “But Not for Me,” “S’Wonderful” and “Stairway to Paradise.” The run is Dec. 6-11.
“Dirty Dancing—The Classic Story On Stage” – The1987 film about a teenage girl vacationing with her family in the Catskills getting her “grind on” with a dance instructor has been turned into a stage musical with many of the hits from the movie, including “Do You Love Me,” “Hungry Eyes” and “(I’ve Had) the Time of My Life.” The run is Jan. 3-8.