Week of March 18, 2010
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THEATER Thursday 3/18 "GUYS AND DOLLS"A cast of 70 local youth from The Roxy Theatre Group and an orchestra of students from the Greater Miami Youth Symphony perform "Guys and Dolls," a story of love and money in post-World War II New York City. 8 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays. 3 p.m. or 7 p.m. Sundays. Ends March 28. The Roxy Performing Arts Center, 1645 SW 107th Ave. $20. Details: (305) 226-0030 or susannepinedo@gmail.com or www.roxypac.com. DARING LOVE STORY Pop opera "Miss Saigon" comes to Coral Gables, centering on the love story of an American soldier and a Vietnamese woman who struggle to find each other after being separated during the fall of Saigon in the Vietnam War. 8 p.m. Wednesday-Friday. 2 p.m. and 8 p.m. Saturday. 2 p.m. Sunday. Ends April 4. Actors' Playhouse at the Miracle Theatre, 280 Miracle Mile, Coral Gables. $37-$50. Details: (305) 444-9293 or www.actorsplayhouse.org. ADULTS ONLY GableStage at the Biltmore presents Sarah Kane's "Blasted," touted as "one of the most controversial plays ever produced in South Florida." Set over a short period in a pricey hotel room, "Blasted" depicts racy scenes involving rape, torture and other acts of violence in the midst of a civil war. The play was Ms. Kane's first work. Her praised pieces number few, as the English playwright committed suicide at a young age. Contains profanity, full-frontal nudity, explicit sexual activity and graphic violence. No one under 17 admitted. 8 p.m. Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays. 2 p.m. and 7 p.m. Sundays. GableStage at the Biltmore, 1200 Anastasia Ave., Coral Gables. $37.50-$45. Details: (305) 445-1119 or www.gablestage.org. UNSPEAKABLE ACTS "Equus," by Tony Award-winning playwright Peter Shaffer, comes to Coral Gables. The play, which graced Broadway's stages in 2008, is the strange tale of a 17-year-old stable boy and a psychiatrist who attempts to dissect the sexual and religious mystery that led the boy to commit a shocking act. Mr. Shaffer was inspired to write the tale after hearing about a crime involving a 17 year old and sought to create a fictional account of what might have prompted the incident. Contains cigarette smoking, nudity and other adult content. 8 p.m. Thursday-Saturday. 1 p.m. Sunday. Additional performances at 5:30 p.m. on Sunday, March 14, 21 and 28. Ends April 4. New Theatre, 4120 Laguna St., Coral Gables. $20-$40. Details: (305) 443-5909 or www.new-theatre.org.
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