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This February, audiences will fall head over heels for an unforgettable lineup of performances at the Broward Center for the Performing Arts. Whether it’s date night or an enchanting evening out, the Broward Center is set to dazzle with world-class productions, from heartwarming musicals “A Beautiful Noise” and “Parade,” to thrilling live performances from legendary greats Paul Anka and Mandy Patinkin, Jim Brickman, Burton Cummings and Jim Messina, a night of culinary entertainment with Alton Brown, comedic gold with Taylor Calmus (aka Dude Dad) and Nikki Glaser and more, there’s no better way to celebrate the season of love than with the magic of live theater.
The Bank of America Broadway in Fort Lauderdale series with presenting sponsor Nicklaus Children’s Health System continues its run of “A Beautiful Noise: The Neil Diamond Musical” on Tuesday, January 21 – Sunday, February 2. Created in collaboration with Neil Diamond himself, “A Beautiful Noise: The Neil Diamond Musical” is the uplifting true story of how a kid from Brooklyn became a chartbusting, show-stopping American rock icon. With 120 million albums sold, a catalogue of classics like “America,” “Forever in Blue Jeans” and “Sweet Caroline,” an induction into the Songwriters and Rock and Roll Halls of Fame, a Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award and sold-out concerts around the world that made him bigger than Elvis, Neil Diamond’s story was made to shine on Broadway and head out on the road across America. Like “Jersey Boys” and “Beautiful: The Carole King Musical” before it, “A Beautiful Noise: The Neil Diamond Musical” is an inspiring, exhilarating, energy-filled musical memoir that tells the untold true story of how America’s greatest hitmaker became a star, set to the songs that defined his career. Performance times vary. The Bank of America Broadway in Fort Lauderdale 2024/2025 season is made possible with the generous support of title sponsor Bank of America and presenting sponsor Nicklaus Children’s Health System. Bank of America Broadway in Fort Lauderdale is presented by Florida Theatrical Association in partnership with the Broward Center for the Performing Arts.
The Broward Center and AEG Present bring Dude Dad: On Thin Ice to the Amaturo Theater on Saturday, February 1 at 8:15 p.m. as part of the Truist Comedy Series. Taylor Calmus, also known as Dude Dad, is a Colorado-based video creator who has become a viral sensation through his comedy videos. A father of four kids and a husband to his wife Heidi, Calmus taps into the relatability of parenthood to help parents laugh at their own struggles. This production features adult-themed comedy and is rated for ages 18 years and older.
Part of the Baptist Health Red Carpet Series, Jim Brickman HITS LIVE! In Concert promises to wow audiences when the Grammy nominee performs in the intimate Amaturo Theater on Sunday, February 2 at 5 p.m. With sweet sounds and stories, Brickman gets up close and personal as he delivers his hit songs “Love of My Life,” “Angel Eyes,” and of course, “Valentine.” He has sold more than seven million albums including the certified gold “By Heart,” “Picture This,” “The Gift” and “Destiny” while he also amassed 27 Top 40 singles on the adult contemporary charts including 14 Top Ten smashes.
Mandy Patinkin In Concert: Being Alive with Adam Ben-David on piano comes to the Au-Rene Theater as part of the Baptist Health Red Carpet Series on Thursday, February 6 at 8 p.m. In this powerful and passionate evening of song, the Tony Award winner performs many of his favorite Broadway songs and classic standards from such composers as Irving Berlin, Stephen Sondheim, Cole Porter and Harry Chapin. This acclaimed actor/singer storyteller takes audiences on a dazzling musical journey living up to the acclaim he received from The New Yorker, “Mandy Patinkin is in the business of showstopping.” This performance is generously underwritten by Liesa and Lowell Berkson.
Adam Ezra Group performs as part of the Cleveland Clinic Rock Series on Friday, February 7 at 7:30 p.m. in the Abdo New River Room. As fans from around the country will attest, each Adam Ezra Group performance is one-of-a-kind, community-driven and propelled by the spirt of the people in front of the stage. Hailing from Boston, the group’s unconventional approach to the music world has allowed them to surge beyond their beloved hometown and emerge as one of the most uniquely powerful, underground live music experiences in the country. Ezra and his bandmates Corinna Smith (Fiddle), Poche Ponce (Bass) and Alex Martin (Percussion) are constantly out on the road, touring at festivals, rock venues and theaters around the country. Their activism and appearances at grassroots events are a testament to a mission that is about more than music.
Slow Burn Theatre Company’s 2024/2025 Season in the Amaturo Theater supported by American National Bank and Visit Lauderdale presents “Parade” Saturday, February 8 – Sunday, February 23 including an open captioned performance on Sunday, February 16 at 2 p.m. This winner of the 1999 Tony Awards for Best Score (Jason Robert Brown, who also wrote the lyrics) and Best Book of a Musical (Alfred Uhry) as well as the 2023 Tony for Best Revival of a Musical reminds us around Valentine’s Day that to love, we must truly see one another. The musical follows a newlywed Jewish couple, Leo and Lucille Frank, who are struggling to make a life in the old red hills of Georgia. When Leo is accused of an unspeakable crime, it propels them into an unimaginable test of faith, humanity, justice and devotion. Performance times vary. Major support of Slow Burn Theatre Company is provided by the Broward County Cultural Division, the Cultural Council, the Broward County Board of County Commissioners and Visit Lauderdale.
Burton Cummings of the original The Guess Who and his band deliver their 60th Anniversary Hits Tour with special guest Jim Messina in the Au-Rene Theater on Saturday, February 8 at 8 p.m. as part of the Cleveland Clinic Rock Series. With a voice has been rated among the finest in rock music, Burton was lead singer and songwriter with the original The Guess Who, recording and writing/co-writing hits such as “These Eyes,” “Laughing,” “No Time,” “American Woman,” “Share the Land,” “Hand Me Down World,” “Albert Flasher,” “Star Baby,” “Clap for The Wolfman” and “No Sugar Tonight/New Mother Nature.” Following the band’s breakup in 1975, he’s made his mark as solo artist with the poignant “Stand Tall,” “I’m Scared,” “You Saved My Soul” and his signature “My Own Way to Rock.” An unrivaled singer, songwriter, showman and recording artist, Burton has received 80 platinum and gold record awards. Messina has been a driving force behind country-rock history with his successful duo with Kenny Loggins, as a member of Poco (the band credited with creating country rock), and with Rock and Roll Hall of Famers Buffalo Springfield.
Alton Brown Live: Last Bite finds the famed foodist reflecting on his decades in food media in the Au-Rene Theater on Tuesday, February 18 at 7 p.m. Brown presents several of his favorite culinary mega-hacks and sings some of his funny food songs while delivering a culinary variety show the likes of which human eyes have never seen. Brown was directing TV commercials when he got the crazy idea to go to culinary school and reinvent the cooking show. The result was “Good Eats,” an irreverent, science-forward program that kept Brown gainfully employed for more than 20 years. Along the way, he also hosted the iconic programs “Iron Chef America,” “Food Network Star” and “Cutthroat Kitchen.” Brown’s live culinary variety shows have toured to sold-out crowds across the country since 2013, and his tenth book, a collection of essays and ruminations entitled “Food for Thought,” will be published by Gallery Books in February of 2025.
Paul Anka: All the Hits – His Way comes to the Au-Rene Theater as part of the Baptist Health Red Carpet Series on Wednesday, February 19 at 8 p.m. One of the most successful singer/songwriters in music, with more than 100 million albums sold, Anka has the distinction of being the only artist in history to have a song on the Billboard charts during seven consecutive decades. This concert features his instantly recognizable hits from the last seven decades including “Put Your Head on My Shoulder,” “Diana,” “My Way,” “Puppy Love” and “Lonely Boy,” among many others. Anka is a force of nature and a consummate showman, commanding every audience and playing to standing ovations around the world backed by his all-star band. This performance is generously underwritten by Lesleen and Don Mileham and Suzanne and Bernard Scharf.
Nikki Glaser: Alive and Unwell Tour brings one of the funniest female voices in comedy today to the Au-Rene Theater in a rescheduled performance on Thursday, February 20 at 8 p.m. in an event presented by the Broward Center for the Performing Arts and Outback Presents. She has been honing her shockingly honest, no-holds barred style of comedy for nearly two decades at clubs across the country, on television and as the host of three hit podcasts. Her first HBO special, “Good Clean Filth,” was nominated for a Critics Choice Award for Best Comedy Special and was followed by the recent HBO special, “Someday You’ll Die.” The Nikki Glaser Podcast, launched in March 2021 through iHeartMedia and Will Ferrell’s Big Money Players Network, is peppered with her sense of humor and honesty to help keep listeners sane, well-informed and laughing through life. Currently, she hosts and executive produces “Lovers And Liars” (formerly “Fgirl Island”), the female spinoff of the hit HBO Max reality dating series “Fboy Island,” which Glaser hosted and executive produced for three seasons. She also hosted, co-created and executive produced the critically acclaimed and daring comedic show “Not Safe With Nikki Glaser” for Comedy Central and “Nikki & Sara Live” for MTV. This event contains adult language or content.
Stages Productions revives Hans Christian Andersen’s classic tale “The Ugly Duckling” in a brand new musical in the Amaturo Theater on Tuesday, February 25 at 10 a.m. Born bigger and different than the other hatchlings, the ugly duckling is ridiculed by his brothers and sisters, rejected by the other ducks, and eventually shunned by the entire barnyard. The little bird leaves home, embarking on a rollicking journey through hecklers, hunters and hilarious hi-jinks only to discover that the beauty he was seeking was inside him all along. Smart Stage Matinee performances are ideal for charter, private, public and parochial school students and home-school networks. These educational performances are curriculum-driven and align with Florida’s B.E.S.T. Standards. Free study guides called “Curriculum Connections” are available to download on the Broward Center’s website.
Also at the Broward Center in February: Gold Coast Jazz: Michael Kaeshammer Trio (Feb. 12); Florida Grand Opera: The Elixir of Love (Feb. 13/15); Miami City Ballet: Winter Mix (Feb. 22-23); and Symphony of the Americas: Copland & Gershwin (Feb. 25).
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The Broward Center for the Performing Arts is located at 201 SW Fifth Ave. in Fort Lauderdale. For more information visit BrowardCenter.org, like us on Facebook at Facebook.com/BrowardCenter and Facebook.com/BrowardCenterEducation, follow us on Twitter and Instagram @BrowardCenter, subscribe to our channel at YouTube.com/user/BrowardCenter and join the conversation with #BrowardCenter.
The Broward Center 2024/2025 season is supported by the Broward Performing Arts Foundation. AutoNation, Greater Fort Lauderdale Convention & Visitors Bureau, Spirit and Nicklaus Children’s Health System.
Complete February Schedule at the Broward Center
Jan. 21 – Feb. 2 Broadway in Fort Lauderdale: A Beautiful Noise: The Neil Diamond Musical
Feb. 1 Dude Dad: On Thin Ice – Truist Comedy Series
Feb. 2 Jim Brickman – Baptist Health Red Carpet Series
Feb. 6 Mandy Patinkin in Concert: Being Alive with Ben David on Piano – Baptist Health Red Carpet Series
Feb. 7 Adam Ezra Group – Cleveland Clinic Rock Series
Feb. 8 Burton Cummings and Jim Messina – Cleveland Clinic Rock Series
Feb. 8 – 23 Parade – Slow Burn Theatre Company
Feb. 12 Gold Coast Jazz: Michael Kaeshammer Trio
Feb. 13 Florida Grand Opera: The Elixir of Love
Feb. 15 Florida Grand Opera: The Elixir of Love
Feb. 18 Alton Brown Live: Last Bite
Feb. 19 Paul Anka – Baptist Health Red Carpet Series
Feb. 20 Nikki Glaser: The Alive and Unwell Tour
Feb. 22-23 Miami City Ballet: Winter Mix
Feb. 25 The Ugly Duckling – Smart Stage Matinee
Feb. 25 Symphony of the Americas: Copland & Gershwin
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