28 OctOber 2-8, 2025 miaminewtimes.com | browardpalmbeach.com NEW TIMES | MUSIC | CAFE | CULTURE | NIGHT+DAY | NEWS | LETTERS | CONTENTS | Month XX–Month XX, 2008 miaminewtimes.com MIAMI NEW TIMES | MUSIC | CAFE | FILM | ART | STAGE | NIGHT+DAY | METRO | RIPTIDE | LETTERS | CONTENTS | OCTOBER 2025 New World Symphony Season Opener New World Symphony artistic director Sté- phane Denève wields the baton to lead the ensemble during its season opener October 4 and 5. He’ll conduct the performance of Ero- ica, Beethoven’s symphony in four move- ments, inspired by the French Revolution. West Wing star Joshua Malina will also take the stage to narrate Aaron Copland’s 1942 or- chestral work Lincoln Portrait. 7:30 p.m. Sat- urday, October 4, and 2 p.m. Sunday, October 5, at New World Center, 500 17th St., Miami Beach; 305-673-3330; nws.edu. Tickets cost $25 to $160. Jose Duran The Wiz at the Adrienne Arsht Center Ease on down the road when The Wiz lands at the Ziff Ballet Opera House at the Adrienne Arsht Center. The Tony Award-winning mu- sical based on L. Frank Baum’s The Wonderful Wizard of Oz retells the familiar tale with an all-Black cast. When it premiered in 1975, it was one of the earliest examples of main- stream acceptance of Black stories on the Broadway stage. The touring production is directed by Schele Williams (The Notebook, the revival of Aida) and choreographed by JaQuel Knight (“Single Ladies,” Black Is King), with additional material by Amber Ruffin. 8 p.m. Tuesday, October 7, through Fri- day, October 10; 2 and 8 p.m. Saturday, October 11; and 1 to 7 p.m. Sunday, October 12; at the Adrienne Arsht Center, 1300 Biscayne Blvd., Miami; 305-949-6722; arshtcenter.org. Tickets cost $48 to $177. J.D. Actors’ Playhouse’s The Spitfire Grill Based on the 1996 film of the same name, The Spitfire Grill debuted off-Broadway in 2001. It earned nominations for “Best Off-Broadway Musical” from the Outer Critics Circle Award and the Drama League Award. Newly revised in 2024, the musical will serve as Actors’ Playhouse’s season opener, with direction by David Arisco and starring Emily Van Vliet Perea, in her debut with the company, along- side Jim Ballard, Kimberly Doreen Burns, Nate Promkul, Heather Jane Rolff, Laura Turnbull, and Tom Wahl. The season contin- ues with productions of Man of La Mancha (November 19-December 21), Dear Evan Hansen (February 11-March 8), Dial M for Murder (May 13-June 7), and The Shark Is Broken (July 15-August 9). Wednesday, Octo- ber 8, through Sunday, November 2, at Actors’ Playhouse at the Miracle Theatre, 280 Miracle Mile, Coral Gables; 305-444-9293; actorsplay- house.org. Tickets cost $40 to $100. J.D. The Best of Seraphic Fire Grammy-nominated vocal ensemble Se- raphic Fire kicks off its season with the apro- pos “The Best of Seraphic Fire.” The show promises to be a tribute to the music that has come to define the collective over the past two decades. Expect to hear “Earth Song,” by Frank Ticheli, “O Magnum Mysterium,” by Morten Lauridsen, and “Padre Nuestro,” by Alvaro Bermudez, led by associate conductor James Bass. The 23rd season will continue with a tribute to Bach’s motets (November 13- 16), gospel (January 15-18), American folk (February 19-22), and a candlelight concert (March 19-22). 7:30 p.m. Thursday, October 9, at St. Sophia Greek Orthodox Cathedral, 2401 SW Third Ave., Miami; 8 p.m. Friday, October 10, at St. Philip’s Episcopal Church, 1121 Anda- lusia Ave., Coral Gables; 7:30 p.m. Saturday, October 11, at All Saints Episcopal Church, 333 Tarpon Dr., Fort Lauderdale; 305-285-9060; se- raphicfire.org. Tickets cost $45 to $75. J.D. Loxen’s Young Frankenstein After premiering its production of Young Frankenstein at the Manuel Artime Theater in 2023, Loxen brings the Mel Brooks classic to the stage once again, this time at the Col- ony Theatre. The musical features Benjamin Leon IV as Dr. Frederick Frankenstein, Corey Vega as Igor, and Javier Cabrera as the Mon- ster. Leon has led the company since its in- ception in 2018, wowing audiences with productions of hit shows like In the Heights, Cabaret, and Little Shop of Horrors. Friday, October 10, through Sunday, October 19, at the Colony Theatre, 1040 Lincoln Rd., Miami Beach; loxen.org. Tickets cost $48 to $83. J.D. Harry Clarke at GableStage David Cale’s one-man play, Harry Clarke, kicks off GableStage’s 2025-26 season. Di- rected by Julianne Boyd, the show stars Mark H. Dold as shy Midwesterner Philip Brug- glestein, who feels more himself when he adopts the persona of cocky Londoner Harry Clarke. GableStage’s season will continue with Delia Ephron’s Left on Tenth (November 21-December 21); Sotto Voce (January 23-February 15), written and directed by Nilo Cruz; Joshua Harmon’s Prayer for the French Republic (March 20-April 19); and Jonathan Spector’s fresh-from-Broadway play Eureka Day (May 15-June 14). Friday, October 10, through Sunday, November 2, at GableStage, 1200 Anastasia Ave., Ste. 230, Coral Gables; 305-985-1443; gablestage.org. Tickets cost $50 to $85. J.D. Slow Burn Theater’s Catch Me If You Can Based on the film of the same name, Catch Me If You Can opens Slow Burn Theatre’s 2025- 26 season at the Amaturo Theater at the Bro- ward Center for the Performing Arts. Following its 2011 Broadway debut, the musi- cal was nominated for four Tony Awards, with Norbert Leo Butz taking home the tro- phy for “Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Musical.” Slow Burn’s production will be led by Jarod Bakum in the role of Frank Abag- nale Jr. and Ben Sandomir as Carl Hanratty, with Patrick Fitzwater serving as director. The company’s season continues with Dis- ney’s Frozen (December 13-January 4); Beau- tiful: The Carole King Musical (February 14-March 1); Hairspray (April 11-26); and Jag- ged Little Pill (June 13-28). Saturday, October 11, through Sunday, October 26, at the Broward Center for the Performing Arts, 201 SW Fifth Ave., Fort Lauderdale; 954-462-0222; bro- wardcenter.org. Tickets $91.45 to $138 via tick- etmaster.com. J.D. “Eduardo Navarro: Cloud Museum” at the Patricia & Phillip Frost Art Museum “Eduardo Navarro: Cloud Museum,” an exhi- bition organized by Minneapolis’ Walker Art Center, invites the viewer to take on the per- spective of clouds with a show that presents white-and-silver garments as both MUCH ADO ABOUT EVERYTHING A guide to 2025-26 Miami arts and culture events. BY JOSE D. DURAN & JESSE SCOTT >> p31 Art Basel Miami Beach Art Basel photo
