Theatre

As a special 15th anniversary season event, the Aventura Arts & Cultural Center is thrilled to welcome back the first show to perform on our stage in 2010. In this award-winning solo musical performance, Avi Hoffman explores his Jewish roots, and has discovered that all audiences can identify with the humor and music of his upbringing. Jews and non-Jews alike joinAvi on a journey through his history, relating stories of his family’s immigrant background and the culture within which he was raised. He has discovered the ‘lost treasures’ of Jewish comedy and music, the songs and comedy routines that entertained hundreds of thousands of people from the Catskills to Miami Beach, from Carnegie Hall to Yiddish Vaudeville. Avi serves as a bridge between the old world and the new as he recreates and rediscovers the wonderful music, comedy and pathos of the extraordinary period of creativity that began with the immigrants and continues till today. Avi introduces performers, that were the biggest stars of the '40s, '50s and '60s, whose jokes, stories and songs served as a bridge between the old world and the new, and are now completely unknown to contemporary audiences; only vague memories to those who lived through that era. He recreates the persona of the great-grandfather of stand-up comedy, the Jewish Vaudevillian Menashe Skulnick. Avi Hoffman recreates and rediscovers the wonderful music, comedy and pathos of the extraordinary period of creativity that began with the immigrants and continued with their children. A time that was to become the breeding ground for the great comedians of our time - Henny Youngman, Milton Berle, The Marx Brothers, Rodney Dangerfield, Mel Brooks & Carl Reiner, Woody Allen and the hundreds of others that were influenced and inspired during those years.

This ALL NEW production by national PBS star Avi Hoffman will take you on a nostalgic, fun-filled journey through his extensive and entertaining life and works. In this musical celebration, Avi invites you along on an intimate and casual tour through his exhilarating career, sharing engaging songs and stories of an extraordinary life in show business. His humorous and moving encounters with theater luminaries will have you laughing through your tears. Avi has entertained millions of people with his humor, his pathos and his passionate singing voice. His extensive resume includes his groundbreaking productions of Songs of Paradise with the famous Broadway Impresario Joe Papp and the NY productions of The Golden Land and The Rise of David Levinsky. From NY to Los Angeles, from the stage to the big screen, Avi has received numerous awards and great acclaim with critics and audiences alike. “The precious truth about Avi Hoffman is that his shows rest on a solid foundation of scholarship. Mr. Hoffman is a teacher and a dedicated preservationist of culture. But like so many sages, he disguises his lessons as entertainment. He comes to the stage armed with books, songs, dances and jokes...” ~ New York Times

In this razor-sharp reimagining of Euripides’ tragedy, Medea is a picture-perfect “trad wife” — elegant, devoted, and quietly burning. When her husband Jason betrays her, the facade cracks, revealing a woman willing to defy every expectation to reclaim her power. Set against the backdrop of modern domestic ideals, this gripping adaptation explores identity, motherhood, and the terrifying strength of a woman pushed to the edge.

Miami, 1980. The streets are tense, the airwaves are burning, and the fight for the soul of the city has begun. Based on explosive true events, English Only unfolds in the wake of the Mariel Boatlift, when 125,000 new arrivals to South Florida ignited a fierce grassroots campaign to make English the county’s sole language—sparking a showdown with activists determined to keep Miami-Dade bilingual. A gripping, high-stakes portrait of a city—and a country—at a crossroads.

Written and directed by Pulitzer Prize winner Nilo Cruz (Anna in the Tropics), Sotto Voce is a lyrical meditation on memory, longing, and the legacy of the Holocaust. When a young Jewish-Cuban researcher’s obsession with the MS St. Louis leads him to an 80-year-old novelist who is still haunted by the love she lost aboard the doomed voyage, the line between memory and desire blurs. This is a haunting story of love, loss, and the voices that refuse to be forgotten.

Trapped between duty and doubt, surrounded by power and privilege, young Prince Hamlet dares to ask the ultimate question – you know the one. National Theatre Deputy Artistic Director, Robert Hastie (Standing at the Sky’s Edge, Operation Mincemeat) directs this sharp, stylish and darkly funny reimagining.

The celebration of Due to Arts, Inc. (a Non-Profit Organization) Annual Talent Festival 2022 edition is taking place this December 10, 2023. In association with Taller en Acción Arts Academy, it will give the opportunity to over 150 children to showcase their Performing Arts talents. The show will showcase 4 different categories consisting of Theater Plays, Live Singing, Musical Instrumental performances, and classical dancing. Participants will be arriving from different parts of Miami-Dade County including local schools and Art Academies. The participants will exhibit their talents and participate in a major cultural event. The festival will have a major audience present and a professional crew working behind the scenes. Participants will also receive some training and mentoring from known industry leaders. Recognitions will also be given to all those who participate.

The nation's most exceptional young jazz musicians and actors come to Miami for a special one-night performance.

One weekend, one woman and the fragile threads of her world unraveling. Anne’s adult children are off living their own lives, and her husband is busy with his career. So where does that leave Anne, who has built her identity around creating a family and being a good mother? On the night before her husband is set to leave on a business trip, her son comes home to sleep in his old room. Or does he? It’s impossible to know for certain in this riveting play about a woman whose inner life is constantly shifting.