The Coconut Grove Theatre Festival returns for its second year with four days of new plays, and this year, children's theater.

A family reunion unravels as political tensions erupt in “The Zionists: A Family Storm,” Miami New Drama’s intense and timely world premiere.

A new play finds a home at Miami New Drama. "The Zionists" speaks to how people get along in a divided world.

Discover compelling Miami stories at the 2026 Miami Film Festival, from literary explorations to art-themed adventures capturing the city's vibrant culture.

“GableStage’s ‘Prayer for the French Republic’ is an epic undertaking that never lets up.

Director Stuart Meltzer’s Zoetic Stage production of Stephen Sondheim’s rarely performed “Merrily We Roll Along” offers a dynamic cast, intimate staging, and a fresh look at the cost of the American Dream.

“Detroit ’67” at the Marshall L. Davis Sr. African Heritage Cultural Arts Center delivers a bold, well-crafted story of family, race, and the American dream.

A Miami native who played Evan Hansen on Broadway returns to Actors’ Playhouse in Coral Gables to direct the show, bringing his Broadway experience full circle in a powerful new production.

"English Only," a new play at Miami New Drama, takes place 55 years ago but there's still much that rings true today.

A visually lyrical and emotionally resonant "Sotto Voce" at GableStage reveals Nilo Cruz at his most poetic.

Miami New Drama premieres “English Only,” exploring Miami’s post-Mariel battle over Spanish, bilingualism, and political power in 1980.

The Key Biscayne Film Festival enters its third year with a major upgrade: screenings at the newly transformed Paradise Cinema inside Village Town Hall. The festival opens Jan. 29 with the Peruvian feature "Mistura" and welcomes plenty of local films, too.

“Made in Florida" at the Miami Jewish Film Festival spotlights movies rooted in Miami’s community and crafted by filmmakers who either call Florida home or whose subjects have a place in South Florida.

Zoetic Stage presents Matthew López "The Inheritance Part 1' at Miami’s Arsht Center" — a sweeping play about love, loss, and legacy.

Zoetic Stage presents Matthew Lopez's winning epic play "The Inheritance" at the Adrienne Arsht Center, Miami and with a strong ensemble and excellent direction, it's a must see.

GableStage presents the regional premiere of "Left on Tenth," adapted from Delia Ephron's bestselling memoir.

Mystery is on the menu at the Adrienne Arsht Center as the North American tour of "Clue" comes to Miami.

An indie-rock musical about a girl in war-torn Poland is the creation of two New World School of the Arts grads.

In South Miami and Miami Lakes, two small regional theaters present dynamic new works by Miami playwrights.

Alexa Kuve had more than a few reasons to want to bring Sergio Blanco's one-character show "Kassandra" to Arca Images at the Westchester Cultural Arts Center.

With “The Spitfire Grill,” Actors' Playhouse artistic director David Arisco delivers on his promise of a heartfelt love letter,

In GableStage's "Harry Clarke," a man leads a double life with his alter ego paving the way for plenty of attention.

Gloria Estefan co-wrote the music and lyrics with her daughter, Emily, for the new musical, "Basura," which gets its world premiere in Atlanta. She's also appearing in a new movie from DreamWorks that debuts Friday.

Art Duty" at LakehouseRanchDotPNG is a thoroughly absurdist and timely new work.

There are three more weekends and plenty of plays to get your fill of international Hispanic theater.

After launching in 2015 in New York, then heading to California, NVISION Latino Film and Music Festival touches down in Miami.

In Allapattah, a circus school trains performers who go on to work with some of the world's most recognizable companies. This weekend, they are putting on their own show.

Miami native Miguel Angel Ferrer's feature film “The Shadow of the Sun” (“La Sombra del Sol”) shot entirely in Venezuela opens Aug. 8.

The 10th Annual Urban Film Festival (UFF) brings three days of film screenings, master classes, and networking events to Miami. 

Absurdist, experimental company ventures into political theater with gusto with Alex Boyd's "Three Scenes in the Life of a Trotskyist."

Jayme Kaye Gershen's short film about mangos inspired a multi-sensory exhibition at Green Space Miami, where she invites visitors to leave their stamp.

The well-known book and film "The Girl on the Train" takes to the stage at Actors' Playhouse.

'Disney's Tarzan' swings into South Miami for a summer stint by Area Stage.

Main Street Players' production of Lauren Gunderson's "The Revolutionists" is witty, wild and wonderfully historic.

Actors' Playhouse in Coral Gables presents the U.S. premiere of "Step By Step," a buddy comedy about three women with more baggage than what's in their backpacks.

Humanity in music and stories as Miami New Drama revisits “¡Viva La Parranda!”

Arca Images is presenting the Miami premiere of "The Passage" directed by Carlos Celdrán and the return of a work by the playwright Josep María Miró.

Faced with the reality of a funding shortfall, City Theatre finds a way to forge ahead with its annual 'Summer Shorts.'

The focus is on immersive arts in a four-day intensive workshop co-produced by two local companies, Juggerknot Theatre and Live Arts Miami, immersed in the practice.

The American Black Film Festival returns to Miami Beach bringing together filmmakers, actors, industry professionals, and audiences for five days of celebrating cinema, innovation, and cultural dialogue.

Michael Vita was in the original production of "Chicago" and University of Miami graduate Christopher Cline is in the current show coming to Miami.

"Fat Ham" heads south after a run at Island City Stage in Wilton Manors. Now it's opening at GableStage in Coral Gables as part of a historic regional theater partnership.

A group of millennials reunite in Zoetic Stage's "The Comeuppance" but can they really go home again?

June Thomson Morris's original play 'Greetings From Paradise' celebrates Coral Gables Centennial at the Miracle Theatre.

A fictional account by playwright Charles Smith, M Ensemble's "Knock Me a Kiss" is a knockout.

“Waitress” boasts terrific performances, a moving story, and more fun than can fit in a pie pan.

Miami New Drama continues to champion new work with its latest commission "Birthright" by Broadway playwright Jonathan Spector.

David Auburn's "Summer, 1976" gets a detailed and imaginative production at GableStage and offers an escape from Spring, 2025.

For the 42nd year of the Miami Film Festival, there is an impressive array of narratives and documentaries that are produced in Miami and its neighborhoods.

Remembering artburstmiami.com's theater critic Christine Dolen, a South Florida treasure.

GableStage readies its next production, "Appropriate," a dysfunctional family dramedy and a set that puts audiences smack dab in the action.

Dan Froot & Co. adapted family's stories whose lives have been shaped by guns in Miami, Montana and Southern California.

A Miami-born and Suriname-raised playwright's tribute to the maroons of Suriname and their legacy has come a long way.

What happens when a performance artist inhabits a Miami gallery as a dog for a month? That's the premise of Miami New Drama's "Bad Dog."

The 28th edition of the Miami Jewish Film Festival features winning works by directors with South Florida ties.

With real-life variables all along Lincoln Road, Miami New Drama takes theater outdoors for 'Lincoln Road Hustle' and the precision with which it all comes together is theatrical magic.

ScreenDance Miami Festival 2025 is a feast for the eyes with films about dance and featuring dancers from around the world.

Zoetic Stage's "POTUS" is a riotous romp through the White House at the Adrienne Arsht Center.

'Both Sides Now: The Lives of Joni Mitchell and Leonard Cohen" is a cozy listening room experience at GableStage.

Miami New Drama's original "Lincoln Road Hustle" has plenty of moving parts as it uses Miami Beach's pedestrian walkway as its stage.

City Theatre presents the premiere of "Black Santa," a Christmas play inspired by the playwright's own experience.

William Kentridge returns for Miami Art Week with a theatrical epic "The Great Yes, The Great No."

Each month, The Moth StorySLAM gives anyone an open mic to tell their story. Now, it's time for the ultimate competition, The Moth GrandSLAM.

Actors' Playhouse in Coral Gables presents Jonathan Larson's first show before his ground breaking "Rent."

The eleventh FilmGate festival makes Miami a destination for interactive filmmakers and those who love them.

Two buddies bond over LeBron and their love of basketball in a smartly produced play, "King James."

New York playwright-actor Gelsey Bell asked herself what would happen on Earth after humans disappear? The result is "Morning/Mourning."

A Miami filmmaker's movie about the power of voting gets its second showing at the Fort Lauderdale International Film Festival.

"Jesus Hopped the 'A' Train" opens the season at the Marshall L. Davis Sr. African Heritage Cultural Arts Center and the characters reflect the area's changing demographics, the director says.

With its opening production at the Colony Theatre on Lincoln Road, Loxen Entertainment takes on the intricate farce "The Play That Goes Wrong."

LakehouseRanchDotpng opens its third season at the Main Street Playhouse in Miami Lakes with Richard Kerr's "Have You Seen Boomer?"

"Mountains," shot in Miami's Little Haiti neighborhood, has been picked up by Music Box Films, a distributor of international and independent films. It is getting a red-carpet U.S. debut at Coral Gables Art Cinema.

True Mirage Theater presents the South Florida premiere of darkly hilarious 'Ride the Cyclone'

Wrapped around Abigail and Shaun Bengson's mix of indie rock, folk, sometimes punk music is a love story but there's more to "Hundred Days" as a theatrical experience. at Actors' Playhouse.

The original interactive play gets a summer run in Pinecrest.

Area Stage Company brings back its immersive "Disney's The Little Mermaid" this time starring Delaney Benson, daughter of the original Ariel.

Expect the unexpected for City Theatre's 2024 edition of "Summer Shorts: Flipping the Script," producers say.

An intimate concert meets Broadway musical meets cabaret as Actors' Playhouse closes out its season with "Hundred Days."

GableStage gives Miami native Alexis Scheer's 'Laughs in Spanish' plenty of hometown authenticity.