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Yates and his business partner Terrence Pride co-founded Brévo Theatre, a Miami-based theater company that focuses on programming and performances for, by and starring young Black and brown artists.

Ashlee K. Thomas, a local playwright, tells us about her musical The Busy Bees’ Great Adventure playing at the Arsht Center. It's about a group of bees on a quest to learn about the environmental crisis. Public schools worked together to build a whole curriculum around the show

Two-thirds of theatre educators say censorship concerns are influencing what shows they'll put on in the upcoming school year, according to one survey. As schools face more political pressure, some South Florida performers are turning to a local theatre company to find more creative freedom.

The drama, at the Miami Dade County Auditorium, opens on Thursday and will be performed totally in Spanish, with simultaneous English translation available via headphones.

The special Tony Award that honors educators will go this year to a drama teacher in Florida who has closed the gap between the deaf and hearing worlds. Jason Zembuch-Young's productions are performed in both voice and American Sign Language.

WLRN’s Carlos Frías is joined by Lucy Lopez. The writer, actor and former radio personality is one of the actors in the world premiere of the play “#GRACED” now showing at the Arsht Center. We’ll talk about her impact on South Florida during her time as an iconic radio personality on Power 96 and the projects she’s working on since leaving radio.

Actor and writer Robby Ramos joins WLRN's Carlos Frías to talk about his debut play "The Walls Have Ears," which is being performed now at the Westchester Cultural Arts Center. The play was inspired by his grandfather, a Cuban dissident who served time at a notorious prison camp.

Some of the hottest shows on Broadway are coming to Fort Lauderdale for the first time.

South Florida's Ruben Rabasa has been acting for over 50 years, but he finally feels like he's arrived — in his 80s. He talks to host Carlos Frías about his early life as an actor after migrating to the United States from Cuba and all the jobs he's had as a character actor from Miami Vice to Marvel.

This weekend, South Florida playwright Michael McKeever will debut his 36th full-length production. 'American Rhapsody' was written for Sarasota’s Florida Studio Theatre but it will get its world premiere at Zoetic Stage in the Carnival Studio Theater at Miami’s Arsht Center.

In the first of our six-part series, NPR's Bob Mondello explains how the theater that most Americans see is being transformed.

The Coconut Grove Playhouse has been closed and sitting there abandoned for more than 15 years. Now the playhouse’s future is being set. Plus, Books&Books is a South Florida institution, we’re talking with the founder Mitch Kaplan. And a Latin twist on a classic movie about the relationship between a father and daughter.