24 OctOber 5-11, 2023 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 | Your guide to the essential events during the 2023-24 season. BY JOSE D. DURAN OCTOBER 2023 How I Learned What I Learned. GableStage kicked off its 25th anniversary season on Sep- tember 30 with the Miami premiere of Au- gust Wilson’s How I Learned What I Learned. Co-conceived with Todd Kriedler, the one- man show is an autobiographical tour de force in which the late Pulitzer Prize-winner takes audiences on a voyage from being a young poet in Pittsburgh’s Hill District to his encounters with racism, music, love, and friendships. GableStage’s production, which runs through October 22, stars Miami native Melvin Huffnagle under the direction of Carey Brianna. The company’s season contin- ues with Larissa FastHorse’s The Thanksgiv- ing Play (November 18-December 10), the Miami premiere of Jon Marans’ Old Wicked Sons (January 13-February 4, 2024), The Lehman Trilogy (March 16-April 14, 2024) by Stefano Massini and adapted by Ben Power, and Alexis Scheer’s Laughs in Spanish (May 18-June 9, 2024). Through Sunday, October 22, at GableStage, 1200 Anastasia Ave., Coral Gables; 305-445-1119; gablestage.org. Tickets cost $65 to $75. Love! Valour! Compassion! Playwright Ter- rence McNally’s Love! Valour! Compassion! first opened off-Broadway in 1994, moving to the Great White Way the following year. It won several prizes, including Tony and Drama Desk awards and recognition from the New York Drama Critics’ Circle and the Obie Awards. The play follows a group of eight gay friends as they vacation in upstate New York. Michael Leeds directs Island City’s take on the dramedy, running October 12-November 5. The company will follow up with Which Way to the Stage (January 18-February 11, 2024), the lesbian comedy Pulp (April 11-May 5, 2024), Skintight (May 30-June 23, 2024), and Die! Mommie Die! (August 29-September 22, 2024). Thursday, October 12, through Sunday, November 5, at Island City Stage, 2304 N. Dixie Hwy., Wilton Manors; 954-928-9800; islandcitystage.org. Tickets cost $40 to $55. Make Believe. Dancer and choreographer Rosie Herrera presents Make Believe at the Miami Theater Center on October 13 and 14. This is the first time the New World School of the Arts alum presents the work in her home- town, which deconstructs what it means to believe in magic and how that bleeds into one’s constructions of spirituality and under- standing of romance. It’s the second work in a trilogy by Herrera that uses religious iconog- raphy to explore themes of romance. 8 p.m. Friday, October 13, and Saturday, October 14, at Miami Theater Center, 9806 NE Second Ave., Miami Shores; miamilightproject.com. Tickets cost $20 to $100 via eventbrite.com. Young Frankenstein. Loxen Production is staging Mel Brooks’ Young Frankenstein with a South Florida-born and -bred cast starting October 13 at the Manuel Artime Theater. This is the final production of the company’s 2023 season, which kicked off with Cabaret in January, followed by Little Shop of Horrors in April. Young Frankenstein is based on the 1976 comedy film of the same name, with Brooks returning to write the book and music for the stage production that made its Broad- way debut in 2007. Loxen’s show is led by Benjamin Leon IV, who will star as the titular character. Friday, October 13, through Sunday, October 29, at the Manuel Artime Theater, 900 SW First St., Miami; loxenproductions.com. Tickets cost $25 to $75. Las Olas Art Fair. You won’t find any blue- chip art here, but you might stumble on an emerging artist or two lining Las Olas Boule- vard during the two-day festival. The artists will be on hand to discuss their works on dis- play, take commissions for pieces, and explain their techniques. Here, you can purchase art at an affordable price, away from the high- pressure atmosphere of other fairs. 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, October 14, and Sunday, Octo- ber 15, at 740 E. Las Olas Blvd., Fort Lauder- dale; artfestival.com. Admission is free. Sergei Prokofiev’s Romeo and Juliet. Led by artistic director Stéphane Denève, the New World Symphony takes the stage at the Mi- chael Tilson Thomas Performance Hall in- side the New World Center to present the suite from Romeo and Juliet by Russian com- poser Sergei Prokofiev. This is one of the symphony’s first orchestra concerts of the season and the first Wallcast concert, which will see the entire performance broadcast for free for those gathered outside in Sound- Scape Park. Peter Lieberson’s “Neruda Songs” and James Lee III’s “Visions of Ca- hokia” will also be performed in the pro- gram. 7:30 p.m. Saturday, October 14, and 2 p.m. Sunday, October 15, at New World Center, 500 17th St., Miami Beach; 305-673-3330; nws. edu. Tickets cost $40 to $125. Las Aventuras de Juan Planchard. Miami Beach-based theater company Miami New Drama launches its season with the world premiere of Moisés Kaufman’s play Las Aventuras de Juan Planchard. An adaptation of the novel by Venezuelan author Jonathan Jakubowicz, the play follows Juan Planchard, a young Venezuelan whose fer- vent belief in President Hugo Chávez’s ideol- ogy is matched only by his thirst for personal gain. The show is a co-production with New York City’s Tectonic Theater Project and will be performed in Spanish with English super- titles to ensure a broader audience can enjoy the work. Miami New Drama’s season con- tinues with The Museum Plays at the Rubell Museum (February 2024); Two Sisters and a Piano, written and directed by Nilo Cruz (January 18-February 11, 2024); and the world premiere of Nicholas Griffin’s Danger- ous Days (April 4-28, 2024). Tuesday, October 17, through Sunday, November 12, at the Col- ony Theatre, 1040 Lincoln Rd., Miami Beach; 305-674-1040; miaminewdrama.org. Tickets cost $46.50 to $76.50. Outshine Film Festival. The Fort Lauder- dale edition of the Outshine Film Festival kicks off October 19, with ten days of the best of LGBTQ cinema. New this year will be its Outshine After Dark at the Paradigm Cine- mas Gateway Fort Lauderdale, focus- ing on queer horror and thrillers. The lineup includes The Judgement (Egypt), Al- mamula (Argentina, France, and Italy), You’re Not Me (Spain), and The Trace of Your Lips (Mexico). This year’s centerpiece film will be the fantasy summer romance Glitter & Doom. The movie follows a musician who wears charisma as camouflage and a carefree kid about to run away with the circus as they fall in love at first sight. Once the Fort Lauderdale edition wraps up, expect the Miami edition to return April 2024. Thursday, October 19, through Sunday, October 29, at various loca- tions; outshinefilm.com. Miami City Ballet’s “Fall Mix.” With the 2023-24 season marking the 40th anniversary of George Balanchine’s death, Miami City Ballet celebrates the master. It all starts with the company’s “Fall Mix,” which lands at the Adrienne Arsht Center October 20-22 and at the Broward Center October 28 and 29. Dancers will perform Balanchine’s iconic Serenade, which is heralded >> pxx Still from The Trace of Your Lips Miami City Ballet’s Hannah Fischer in Serenade Outshine Film Festival Photo by Alexander Izilieav PLAN AHEAD! >> p28
