2026-27 Performing Arts Season Preview
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Coral Gables is home to numerous cultural institutions, from art galleries and museums to movie theaters and book clubs. It is also home to five organizations that provide live performances of theater and musical performances. With the cultural season now upon us, here is an advance look at the programs ahead, so you can book your tickets now!
GableStage
From Shakespeare to cutting-edge theater
GableStage did not begin at the Biltmore Hotel, where audiences know it today, but as the Florida Shakespeare Theatre founded in 1979. The organization initially performed Shakespeare in repertory in the outdoor Casino Gardens at Vizcaya. Its founders were two Coral Gables’ friends, and the company eventually found a home closer to its roots, occupying the Minorca Playhouse in Coral Gables from 1987 until Hurricane Andrew destroyed the theater in 1992. It continued producing at the Carousel Theatre before moving to the historic Biltmore Hotel at the end of the decade. With that move came a new name: GableStage.
The transformation was more than geographic. Under longtime Producing Artistic Director Joseph Adler, GableStage developed a reputation for presenting challenging contemporary drama rather than conventional theatrical fare. The intimate theater at the Biltmore became a place where South Florida audiences could encounter important new plays shortly after their Broadway and Off-Broadway runs – often works dealing with politics, race, sexuality, religion, family conflict and other difficult subjects.
That tradition, of producing serious theater in a relatively small space with little distance between actors and audience, has been admirably embraced by Producing Artistic Director Bari Newport. In the five years since taking the helm, Newport has continued to explore contemporary issues and ideas that inspire conversation, while adding an important new element: comedy. She has also used grants and donations to dramatically increase the theater’s production values, using technology to enhance the visual space. GableStage remains Coral Gables’ home for provocative, sophisticated contemporary theater.
1200 Anastasia Ave. / Gablestage.org
Actors’ Playhouse at the Miracle Theatre
Saving a landmark through Broadway theater
The story of Actors’ Playhouse is actually two histories that eventually converged: that of a theater company and that of one of Coral Gables’ most recognizable buildings. The Miracle Theatre opened on Miracle Mile in 1948 as an elaborate neighborhood movie palace. Originally seating 1,600, the Miracle became a landmark of the city’s postwar downtown.
Actors’ Playhouse had a separate beginning. Lawrence and Barbara Stein founded the professional theater company in 1988 in a converted movie theater in Kendall, where it remained for seven years. By the early 1990s, the Steins and the City of Coral Gables saw an opportunity to give both the company and the aging Miracle Theatre a new future.
The city acquired the building, while Actors’ Playhouse undertook a multimillion-dollar renovation. In 1995, the former cinema reopened as a performing arts complex and the permanent home for Actors’ Playhouse. The restoration preserved important Art Deco features while creating multiple performance spaces – with a 600-seat mainstage.
Artistically, Actors’ Playhouse is best known for large-scale professional productions of Broadway and Off-Broadway musicals, along with comedies, dramas, mysteries and new works. Children’s theater and educational programming have also been central to its mission. Its particular strength is the Broadway-style musical – ambitious productions with substantial casts, choreography, and live theatrical energy. Past productions have included such hits as Mamma Mia!, Jersey Boys, Waitress, Memphis, and Man of La Mancha, the latter of which was its first performance at the Miracle Theatre, reprised last year to celebrate its 30th anniversary.
280 Miracle Mile / Actorsplayhouse.org
Frost School of Music
A performance hub for live music
When the University of Miami opened in 1926, it had just two academic units: the College of Arts and Sciences and the Conservatory of Music, later known as the School of Music. Its founder was Bertha M. Foster, a formidable musician and educator who had previously operated her own nationally recognized music conservatory.
Over the following decades, the school expanded far beyond traditional conservatory training. Along with classical instrumental and vocal performance, it developed programs in composition, music education, jazz, studio music, music engineering, music therapy and the music business. Its jazz and studio-music programs became particularly prominent, and the school was an early innovator in treating the commercial music industry as a legitimate field of university study. A major turning point came in 2003, when the school was renamed the Phillip and Patricia Frost School of Music following a landmark gift from philanthropists Phillip and Patricia Frost. Four years later Shelly Berg became dean of the school, helping to accelerate an expansion of the music campus, from the Patricia Louise Frost Music Studios, which opened in 2015, to the Knight Center for Music Innovation, which opened in 2023.
For Coral Gables audiences, Frost’s ensembles and venues have made the university campus one of the city’s busiest centers for live music, offering a broad range of performances ranging from symphonic and chamber music to opera, jazz, contemporary music, and student recitals. Of note is the world-class Frost Symphony Orchestra under maestro Gerard Schwarz, and the Henry Mancini Institute, with its contemporary, jazz, and classical components.
Gusman Concert Hall, 1314 Miller Dr. / Newman Recital Hall at the Knight Center, 5513 San Amaro Dr. / Frost-music-live.miami.edu
Jerry Herman Ring Theatre
The university’s laboratory for the stage
The institution that became the Ring Theatre took shape in the years immediately following World War II. Founded in 1946, the Ring spent its early years without a permanent theater. Productions were mounted in some decidedly unconventional spaces, including a circus tent and a round building that had been used to train Allied navigators during the war. The “Ring” name grew from the company’s experiments with theater- in-the-round, in which spectators surrounded the performers.
The university finally created a permanent home for the company in the early 1950s. Designed by architects Robert M. Little and Marion Manley, the circular theater was innovative for its time, allowing productions to experiment with different relationships between actors, scenery, and audiences. The theater was later renamed for one of the University of Miami’s most celebrated graduates, Broadway composer and lyricist Jerry Herman, class of 1953. Herman went on to create such landmark musicals as Hello, Dolly!, Mame and La Cage aux Folles.
The Ring’s importance comes from its role as a training ground, providing a production venue for UM’s Department of Theatre Arts, whose students study acting and musical theater as well as stage management, design, and technical production. The program has helped launch performers including Ray Liotta, Steven Bauer, and Sylvester Stallone, and education remains its primary mission. Productions are both public performances and laboratories where emerging actors, directors, designers and theater technicians learn their crafts – making the Ring an important bridge between university training and the professional stage, as well as fun to attend.
1312 Miller Dr. / Theater.as.miami.edu/index.html
Sanctuary of the Arts
A final performance venue – for dance and music
The newest major performing-arts institution in Coral Gables occupies one of the city’s most historic religious complexes. Across from City Hall on Andalusia Avenue stand the buildings of the former First Church of Christ, Scientist. Designed by prominent Coral Gables architect Phineas Paist, the complex was completed in 1942. More than seven decades later, with much of it underused, Coral Gables attorney, preservationist and arts patron Mike Eidson saw something entirely different in the property: the possibility of creating a cultural campus in the center of the city.
In 2019, Eidson secured a long-term lease and, with his wife, Dr. Margaret Eidson, established the nonprofit Sanctuary of the Arts. Converting a historic church into a performance center required new staging, electrical systems, lighting, acoustical treatments and other improvements
while preserving the landmark architecture. Although initial programming began in 2019, the Sanctuary officially opened in April 2022. The complex developed into an arts campus with professional studios, classrooms, resident arts companies, and a 314-seat performance hall. Unlike institutions devoted exclusively to theater or music, the Sanctuary is multidisciplinary. Its programming encompasses classical and chamber music, jazz, theater, educational activities and, importantly, dance.
Dancer and choreographer Rafi Maldonado-Lopez, who met Eidson during the latter’s role as board chair of the Miami Ballet, has been the Sanctuary’s principal managing director since 2023. Founder of the Inter-American Choreographic Institute and artistic director of the “Men Who Dance” festival, Maldonado-Lopez has staged numerous dance programs among the more than 350 performances at the Sanctuary since inception.
410 Andalusia Ave. / Sanctuaryofthearts.org
The Advent of the Sanctuary of the Arts
How Mike Eidson and Rafi Maldonado-Lopez created the last piece of the Gables cultural puzzle
When attorney and arts patron Mike Eidson began imagining a new performing arts center in Coral Gables, he already knew the person he wanted beside him.
Eidson had spent years at the center of South Florida’s cultural world, including leadership roles with Miami City Ballet and the Adrienne Arsht Center, and had known dancer, choreographer and teacher Rafi Maldonado- Lopez for more than two decades. The two first crossed paths when Eidson was president of Miami City Ballet and Maldonado- Lopez was teaching at its school as well as at New World School of the Arts.
Eidson had initially been involved in efforts to save the Coconut Grove Playhouse. When that effort proved impossible, he turned his attention to Coral Gables and discovered the largely empty, historic former First Church of Christ, Scientist across from City Hall.
He negotiated a long-term lease and, with his wife, Dr. Margaret Eidson, founded Sanctuary of the Arts in 2019. Later came the acquisition of another historic but deteriorated property, St. Mary’s Missionary Baptist Church. Then Eidson called Maldonado- Lopez.
“I wanted to do dance, music – all kinds – theater, book signing and movies and other events,” Eidson recalls. Maldonado-Lopez told him he had “always wanted to do something like that,” and the partnership was born. The idea was ambitious: transform former houses of worship into a sanctuary for creativity.
The main church was converted into a 314-seat performance space, with a stage, theatrical lighting, acoustical improvements and sound equipment. Other spaces became classrooms and rehearsal studios, while St. Mary’s was restored as another rehearsal and training facility.
From the beginning, however, Maldonado- Lopez brought something particularly important to the equation: dance.
Coral Gables already had important institutions presenting music and theater. What it lacked was a significant performance and training platform devoted to dance. The Sanctuary filled that void.
That was a natural mission for Maldonado- Lopez, himself a multidisciplinary dancer, choreographer and longtime teacher. His career has included work in arts administration, education and community out- reach with Minnesota Dance Theater, New World School of the Arts and Miami City Ballet. In 2014, he founded the Inter-American Choreographic Institute, which subsequently became an international arm of the Sanctuary. He also directs the annual Men Who Dance festival in South Florida.
The relationship between Eidson and Maldonado-Lopez works in part because their perspectives are different but complementary. “With Mike, you have someone who has the bird’s eye view of the arts, while I have the worm’s eye view,” says Maldonado- Lopez.
Maldonado-Lopez’s view comes from the studio floor – from understanding dancers, teachers and choreographers and what young performers require to make the difficult leap from student to professional. The Sanctuary has imbodied that vision, becoming as much a dance school and talent incubator s a performance venue. Its Choreographic Ensemble recruits talented young dancers, many from Latin America, for an intensive four-month program designed to polish their skills and propel their professional careers. The program has helped launch more than 35 careers globally, while the ensemble performs about a dozen shows annually. Its “Four by Four” program brings in local and international choreographers to create new work.
Maldonado-Lopez remains closely connected to the dancers themselves. Rather than simply administer the institution from an office, he continues to inhabit the world from which he came – teaching, mentoring, recruiting instructors and choreographers, and developing relationships with dance organizations at home and abroad. That network has helped turn the Sanctuary into a gathering place for dance companies as well as musicians and other performing artists. Its resident organizations have included the Sanctuary dance ensemble, Syncopate Collective, the Inter-American Choreographic Institute, Miami Chamber Music Society and New Canon Chamber Collective.
For Eidson, Maldonado-Lopez’s ability to connect those worlds has been essential. He credits Rafi’s relationships with schools, teachers and performing arts companies, along with his fundraising experience, for helping build the institution. “Rafi works non-stop like nobody I’ve ever seen,” Eidson says. “What we have accomplished because of his hard work is a miracle.”
Left: A young dancer rehearsing with the rest of her dance troupe
Right: A performance on stage at the Sanctuary
The result is an institution with a deliberately broad definition of the arts, but with dance beating strongly at its heart. And at the center of it remains Maldonado-Lopez — the dancer who became a teacher, the teacher who became an arts administrator, and the administrator who never really left the dance studio.
2026-2027
Cultural Calendar for the Performing Arts
October
OCTOBER 1: FROST JAZZ VOCAL ENSEMBLES
Frost Extensions, Jazz Vocal I and Jazz Vocal II open the month with an evening devoted to vocal jazz. GUSMAN CONCERT HALL
OCTOBER 1: TELEGRAPH QUARTET
The acclaimed Telegraph Quartet comes for an intimate evening of chamber music. NEWMAN RECITAL HALL
OCTOBER 1: – 18: “WEATHER GIRL”
Brian Watkins’ dark comedy follows a relentlessly upbeat California weather presenter confronting a world increasingly shaped by climate disaster. GABLESTAGE
THROUGH OCTOBER 3: “TREASURE ISLAND”
Robert Louis Stevenson’s classic adventure comes to the stage in a swashbuckling tale of pirates, buried treasure and a dangerous voyage at sea. JERRY HERMAN RING THEATRE
OCTOBER 3: BECOMING: MUSIC OF SEARCH, FRACTURE, AND SELF ENSEMBLE IBIS
Ensemble Ibis explores identity and self-discovery through 20th- and 21st-century works, led by director Shawn Crouch. NEWMAN RECITAL HALL
OCTOBER 4: BERGONZI PIANO TRIO
Scott Flavin, Ross Harbaugh, and Lindsay Garritson come together for an afternoon of chamber music. NEWMAN RECITAL HALL
OCTOBER 4: SHARED SPACES | FROST WIND ENSEMBLE
Percussionist Svetoslav Stoyanov joins the Frost Wind Ensemble for a contemporary program exploring collaboration, contrast, and evolving musical spaces. GUSMAN CONCERT HALL
OCTOBER 6 – 31: “THE WIZARD OF OZ”
Dorothy, the Scarecrow, Tin Man, and Cowardly Lion return to the Yellow Brick Road in Actors’ Playhouse’s Children’s Theatre adaptation of the classic. ACTORS’ PLAYHOUSE AT THE MIRACLE THEATRE
OCTOBER 7 – NOVEMBER 1: “JEKYLL & HYDE”
Frank Wildhorn’s Gothic musical thriller follows Dr. Jekyll as his attempt to separate good from evil unleashes the murderous Edward Hyde. ACTORS’ PLAYHOUSE AT THE MIRACLE THEATRE
OCTOBER 8: HENRY MANCINI REIMAGINED | HMI BIG BAND
The Henry Mancini Institute Big Band revisits the legendary composer’s music through fresh arrangements created by Frost musicians. NEWMAN RECITAL HALL
OCTOBER 9: CHORALCOPIA 2026
Frost’s annual vocal showcase brings together classical, jazz, opera, contemporary, and a cappella ensembles for one wide-ranging program. GUSMAN CONCERT HALL
OCTOBER 15: THE UNITED STATES MARINE BAND
“The President’s Own,” the nation’s oldest professional musical organization, comes for a rare performance. GUSMAN CONCERT HALL
OCTOBER 16: STAMPS BRASS QUINTET FALL RECITAL
Frost’s Stamps Brass Quintet presents its fall recital with a program showcasing the versatility of the brass chamber repertoire. NEWMAN RECITAL HALL
OCTOBER 17: VARIATIONS AND VISIONS | FROST SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA
Gerard Schwarz conducts the Frost Symphony Orchestra in works by Goossens, Tchaikovsky, and Brahms. GUSMAN CONCERT HALL
OCTOBER 17: THIAGO ARANCAM – TIMELESS CLASSICS
Brazilian tenor Thiago Arancam brings together Broadway, opera, and popular favorites in an evening of vocal classics. SANCTUARY OF THE ARTS
OCTOBER 18: DREAMS | FROST SYMPHONIC WINDS
Craig McKenzie leads the Frost Symphonic Winds through music inspired by dreams and imagination, including works by Rolf Rudin, Steven Bryant, and Eric Whitacre. GUSMAN CONCERT HALL
OCTOBER 18: KEYS ACROSS AMERICA | PIANO CONCERT
Pianist Mackenzie Melemed takes audiences through nearly two centuries of American piano music. NEWMAN RECITAL HALL
OCTOBER 20: FROST EMERGING COMPOSERS
Frost’s next generation of composers and performers takes the stage for an evening devoted to original student works. NEWMAN RECITAL HALL
OCTOBER 23: GERALD CLAYTON | FROST JAZZ ORCHESTRA
Acclaimed pianist Gerald Clayton joins John Daversa and the Frost Jazz Orchestra for an evening of big-band jazz and improvisation. GUSMAN CONCERT HALL
OCTOBER 25: GRADUATE CONDUCTORS SHOWCASE | FROST REPERTORY ORCHESTRA
Graduate conductors from Frost’s Orchestral Studies Program take the podium for an evening of orchestral masterworks. GUSMAN CONCERT HALL
OCTOBER 27: TITANS AT 100 | FROST STUDIO JAZZ BAND
The Frost Studio Jazz Band celebrates the centennials of John Coltrane, Jimmy Heath, Carlos “Patato” Valdés, Tony Bennett, and Chuck Berry. GUSMAN CONCERT HALL
OCTOBER 28 – 31: “DRACULA, A FEMINIST REVENGE FANTASY, REALLY!”
Kate Hamill’s gender-bending take on Bram Stoker’s novel turns the familiar vampire story into a smart, darkly comic exploration of power and revenge. JERRY HERMAN RING THEATRE
OCTOBER 30: THE FROST CHORALE FEAT. SHAWN KIRCHNER
Composer and performer Shawn Kirchner joins the Frost Chorale and Frost Honors Choir for music spanning folk, classical and spiritual traditions. GUSMAN CONCERT HALL
November
NOVEMBER 1: LIGHT AND REFLECTION | FROST WIND ENSEMBLE
Flutist Jennifer Grim and soprano Hilá Plitmann join the Frost Wind Ensemble for a program shaped by color, atmosphere and reflection. GUSMAN CONCERT HALL
NOVEMBER 1: CAM FEST: INCREDIBLE ARTISTS | DIY ENSEMBLE SHOWCASE
Frost’s Creative American Music Festival opens with original student music and collaborations. HORMEL INNOVATION STAGE IN THE UM KNIGHT CENTER
NOVEMBER 1: CAM FEST: SUPERB VOCALS | COFFEEHOUSE CAM
Fest turns to contemporary vocal music with acoustic arrangements and harmonies. HORMEL INNOVATION STAGE IN THE FROST KNIGHT CENTER
THROUGH NOVEMBER 1: “JEKYLL & HYDE”
Frank Wildhorn’s Gothic musical thriller follows Dr. Jekyll as his attempt to separate good from evil unleashes the murderous Edward Hyde. ACTORS’ PLAYHOUSE AT THE MIRACLE THEATRE
NOVEMBER 2: CAM FEST: VOLUME CHECK | LANDFALL & RUCK
Landfall and Ruck turn up the volume with a high-energy mix of funk, hip-hop and rock. HORMEL INNOVATION STAGE IN THE FROST KNIGHT CENTER
NOVEMBER 3: CAM FEST: THE SOUNDS OF NASHVILLE | SUNSHINE STATE & BIG CYPRESS
Frost musicians move through Americana, country, and newgrass, pairing contemporary performance with Southern storytelling. HORMEL INNOVATION STAGE IN THE FROST KNIGHT CENTER
NOVEMBER 4: CAM FEST: VIVE LA MUSICA | CAFE CON LECHE
The Frost Latin Songwriters Collective brings Latin pop for an evening made for dancing. HORMEL INNOVATION STAGE IN THE FROST KNIGHT CENTER
NOVEMBER 5: CAM FEST: GABE DIXON | AMERICAN MUSIC ENSEMBLE
Singer-songwriter, pianist and Frost alumnus Gabe Dixon returns to perform with the American Music Ensemble. HORMEL INNOVATION STAGE IN THE FROST KNIGHT CENTER
NOVEMBER 5: ELECTROACOUSTIC ENSEMBLE
Frost musicians explore the meeting point between live performance, electronic sound, and multimedia expression. UM CLARKE RECITAL HALL
NOVEMBER 7: PAGE TO STAGE: FROM PAGE TURNERS TO SHOWSTOPPERS
The Frost Musical Theatre Ensemble performs songs from Broadway shows inspired by literature, from “Les Misérables” to “Little Women.” GUSMAN CONCERT HALL
NOVEMBER 8: CHAMBER MUSIC SHOWCASE MARATHON
Frost chamber musicians take over for a three-concert marathon featuring a wide range of instruments and ensembles. NEWMAN RECITAL HALL
NOVEMBER 9: STAMPS STRING QUARTET FALL RECITAL
The Class of 2030 Stamps String Quartet makes its concert debut. NEWMAN RECITAL HALL
NOVEMBER 10: OUR STUDIO MUSIC AND ALUMNI | FROST JAZZ VOCAL ENSEMBLES
Frost’s jazz vocal ensembles celebrate four decades of arrangements and compositions created by the program’s alumni. GUSMAN CONCERT HALL
NOVEMBER 11: CHAMBER MUSIC SHOWCASE I
Frost chamber music students present the first of two fall showcases. NEWMAN RECITAL HALL
NOVEMBER 12: JAZZ AT HORMEL: NICOLE HENRY | FROST STUDIO JAZZ BAND
Miami vocalist Nicole Henry joins Etienne Charles and the Frost Studio Jazz Band for an intimate mix of jazz standards and R&B. HORMEL INNOVATION STAGE AT THE FROST KNIGHT CENTER
NOVEMBER 12 – 13: “LA RONDINE” BY GIACOMO PUCCINI | FROST OPERA THEATER
Frost Opera Theater stages Puccini’s “La Rondine” for a two-night run. UM CLARKE RECITAL HALL
NOVEMBER 12 – 19: “ANYONE CAN WHISTLE”
Arthur Laurents and Stephen Sondheim’s satirical musical follows a corrupt mayor who invents a miracle to rescue her bankrupt town, with songs including “Everybody Says Don’t” and “Anyone Can Whistle.” JERRY HERMAN RING THEATRE
NOVEMBER 14: MAHLER’S SYMPHONY NO. 3 | FROST SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA
Gerard Schwarz leads the Frost Symphony Orchestra and vocalist Robynne Redmon in Mahler’s monumental Third Symphony. GUSMAN CONCERT HALL
NOVEMBER 15: SERENATAS Y DANZAS | FROST SYMPHONIC WINDS
The Frost Symphonic Winds travel across musical traditions with a program including Gershwin’s “Cuban Overture” and Denis Llinás’ “La Chancla.” GUSMAN CONCERT HALL
NOVEMBER 16: CHAMBER MUSIC SHOWCASE II
Frost chamber musicians return for the second installment of their fall showcase. NEWMAN RECITAL HALL
NOVEMBER 17: VIOLIN & PIANO VIRTUOSITY | DEERING QUARTET
Violinist Charles Castleman and pianist Naoko Takao join the Deering Quartet for an evening of chamber music. NEWMAN RECITAL HALL
NOVEMBER 18: XJB BIG BAND
Frost’s underclassmen jazz majors take on the big-band repertoire in a free performance. CLARKE RECITAL HALL
NOVEMBER 19: THE COMPANY WE KEEP
Frank Ragsdale, pianist and arranger Craig Terry and special guests reimagine music from the classical, jazz, and musical-theater worlds. NEWMAN RECITAL HALL
NOVEMBER 20 – DECEMBER 20: “TRUE ART”
Jessica Provenz’s regional-premiere comedy enters the high-stakes art world, where ambition, deception, money, and masterpieces collide. GABLESTAGE
NOVEMBER 27: EL GRAN COMBO
Puerto Rico’s legendary salsa orchestra brings more than six decades of hits and dance-floor favorites. WATSCO CENTER ON THE UM CAMPUS
December
DECEMBER 1 – 20: “A CHRISTMAS CAROL, THE MUSICAL”
Ebenezer Scrooge meets the ghosts of Christmas Past, Present, and Future in Actors’ Playhouse’s musical adaptation of the Dickens classic. ACTORS’ PLAYHOUSE AT THE MIRACLE THEATRE
THROUGH DECEMBER 20: “TRUE ART”
GableStage’s art-world comedy continues through the holiday season as questions of ambition, authenticity and deception pile up. GABLESTAGE
January
JANUARY 16: CARNIVAL OF THE ANIMALS | FAMILY CONCERT
Saint-Saëns’ playful suite becomes a musical trip through the animal kingdom in Frost Music Live’s annual family concert. GUSMAN CONCERT HALL
JANUARY 22: BRANFORD MARSALIS | THE HENRY MANCINI INSTITUTE ORCHESTRA – NEA
Jazz Master Branford Marsalis joins the Henry Mancini Institute Orchestra for a rare orchestral jazz collaboration. GUSMAN CONCERT HALL
JANUARY 22 – FEBRUARY 14: “WE HAD A WORLD”
Joshua Harmon traces three decades of family history through the bond between a playwright and the grandmother who introduced him to art and theater. GABLESTAGE
JANUARY 24: 44TH ANNUAL FROST HONOR BAND CONCERT | FROST WIND ENSEMBLE
Two hundred of Florida’s top young musicians join the Frost Wind Ensemble onstage for the school’s annual Honor Band Concert. GUSMAN CONCERT HALL
JANUARY 27 – FEBRUARY 21: “COME FROM AWAY”
The Tony Award-winning musical tells the true story of the Newfoundland community that welcomed thousands of stranded travelers after Sept. 11. ACTORS’ PLAYHOUSE AT THE MIRACLE THEATRE
JANUARY 28: HERMETO PASCOAL TRIBUTE CONCERT | FROST JAZZ ORCHESTRA
The Frost Jazz Orchestra celebrates Brazilian composer and multi-instrumentalist Hermeto Pascoal with new arrangements inspired by his singular musical world. GUSMAN CONCERT HALL
JANUARY 28: THE SWEETER THE TUNE
Mezzo-soprano Robynne Redmon joins pianist Jenny Renee Snyder for an evening reflecting on a life and career in song. NEWMAN RECITAL HALL
JANUARY 29: SINGLE REED CELEBRATION
Clarinetist Mark Nuccio, saxophonist Dale Underwood, and pianist Oleksii Ivanchenko perform a varied program for clarinet and saxophone.NEWMAN RECITAL HALL
JANUARY 30: RENAISSANCE SPIRIT: THE MUSIC OF THOMAS HORMEL
Martin Bejerano leads a musical tribute to composer and multidisciplinary artist Thomas Hormel. HORMEL INNOVATION STAGE
JANUARY 30: THE IMMORTALS: RACHMANINOFF, BEETHOVEN & SCRIABIN
Pianist Tian Ying takes on three giants of the classical repertoire in a program presented with the Friends of Chamber Music of Miami. GUSMAN CONCERT HALL
JANUARY 31: EMMET’S PLACE LIVE – MIAMI 2027
Pianist and Frost alumnus Emmet Cohen brings the spontaneous atmosphere of his popular “Live From Emmet’s Place” sessions. GUSMAN CONCERT HALL
February
FEBRUARY 4: SOUL & GOSPEL REVUE | FROST STUDIO JAZZ BAND
The Frost Studio Jazz Band marks Black History Month with gospel, soul and spiritual music associated with artists including Aretha Franklin and Ray Charles. GUSMAN CONCERT HALL
FEBRUARY 6: TESSA LARK | FROST SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA
Acclaimed violinist Tessa Lark joins Gerard Schwarz and the Frost Symphony Orchestra for an evening of music. GUSMAN CONCERT HALL
FEBRUARY 7: SLÀINTE MHATH | FROST SYMPHONIC WINDS
Craig McKenzie leads a program inspired by Scotland and Gaelic traditions, with works by Malcolm Arnold, Thea Musgrave, and others. GUSMAN CONCERT HALL
FEBRUARY 11: ROMANTIC GIANTS: MASTERWORKS REIMAGINED
Violist Jodi Levitz and pianist Ana Ivanchenko join forces for a program built around Romantic-era masterworks. NEWMAN RECITAL HALL
FEBRUARY 12: LAILA BIALI & FROST JAZZ VOCAL ENSEMBLES
Grammy-nominated and JUNO Award-winning singer Laila Biali joins Frost Extensions, Jazz Vocal I and Jazz Vocal II for an evening of vocal music. GUSMAN CONCERT HALL
FEBRUARY 13: ARTS BALLET THEATRE OF FLORIDA
Arts Ballet Theatre of Florida brings classical and contemporary ballet to the stage for an evening devoted to dance. SANCTUARY OF THE ARTS
THROUGH FEBRUARY 14: “WE HAD A WORLD”
Joshua Harmon’s family drama continues through Valentine’s Day, moving between humor, memory and heartbreak. GABLESTAGE
FEBRUARY 14: LOVE’S PHILOSOPHY | FROST CHORALE, CHAMBER SINGERS, BELLA VOCE & SYMPHONIC CHOIR
Frost’s choral ensembles mark Valentine’s Day with a program exploring love, connection and the many dimensions of human relationships. GUSMAN CONCERT HALL
FEBRUARY 16: NEW VOICES | FROST JAZZ ORCHESTRA
The Frost Jazz Orchestra performs original works by composers from the school’s Studio Jazz Writing Program. GUSMAN CONCERT HALL
FEBRUARY 17: FROST WIND ENSEMBLE
Michael Hancock conducts contemporary wind repertoire featuring works by Clint Needham, Kevin Day, Joseph Schwantner and others. GUSMAN CONCERT HALL
FEBRUARY 18: NEON: NEW WORKS BY STEVE GUERRA
Saxophonist and composer Steve Guerra previews a new project with a 10-piece ensemble rooted in jazz and contemporary writing. NEWMAN RECITAL HALL
FEBRUARY 19: FROST PERCUSSION GROUP
Svet Stoyanov leads an immersive program featuring some of Frost’s top emerging percussionists. NEWMAN RECITAL HALL
THROUGH FEBRUARY 21: “COME FROM AWAY”
The musical inspired by the extraordinary events in Gander, Newfoundland, continues through late February. ACTORS’ PLAYHOUSE AT THE MIRACLE THEATRE
FEBRUARY 23: GERSHWIN TO BERNSTEIN | HMI BIG BAND
The Henry Mancini Institute Big Band explores landmark American music with a program stretching from Gershwin to Bernstein. NEWMAN RECITAL HALL
FEBRUARY 25: SALÓN CUBANO
Piano, voice and musical history come together in a program exploring overlooked figures and repertoire from Cuba’s musical past. NEWMAN RECITAL HALL
FEBRUARY 26 – 27: “THE JUDGMENT OF PARIS” BY JAKE HEGGIE
Frost Opera Theater and the Frost Symphony Orchestra give the Southeast U.S. premiere of Jake Heggie’s one-act opera inspired by the legendary 1976 blind wine tasting. GUSMAN CONCERT HALL