From Miracle Mile to Biscayne Blvd, five companies bet big on reinvention
South Florida isn’t waiting for New York anymore. Between Coral Gables, Miami and Fort Lauderdale, the 2026-2027 season delivers four South Florida premieres, gothic reimaginings, and the kind of intimate revivals that made these houses famous.
1. ACTORS’ PLAYHOUSE AT THE MIRACLE THEATRE — 280 Miracle Mile, Coral Gables
“A newly reimagined production of Broadway’s gothic musical thriller” — Jekyll & Hyde
Actors’ Playhouse Artistic Director David Arisco opens the mainstage with JEKYLL & HYDE, running Oct 7 – Nov 1, 2026. The pop-rock score by Frank Wildhorn and book by Leslie Bricusse returns with E.L. Losada (last season’s Don Quixote in Man of La Mancha) in the punishing dual title role, joined by Emily van Vliet Perea as Lucy and Anette Barrios-Torres as Emma.
The rest of the mainstage is stacked:
- The Wizard of Oz — Oct 10-31, 2026 — family series
- A Christmas Carol, The Musical — Dec 5-20, 2026
- Come From Away — Jan 27 – Feb 21, 2027
- Rock of Ages — March 17 – April 11, 2027
- Lunar Eclipse — May 12 – June 6, 2027
- Disney and Pixar’s Finding Nemo (60-min family musical) — July 10-24, 2027
- I Love You, You’re Perfect, Now Change — July 14 – Aug 8, 2027
Just closed: Waitress (March 26-Apr 20, 2026) and this summer’s The Shark Is Broken (July 15-Aug 9).
Box Office: https://www.actorsplayhouse.org
2. BROWARD CENTER FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS — 201 SW 5th Ave, Fort Lauderdale
“The extraordinary 2026/2027 season strikes the perfect balance with four exciting premieres and four highly anticipated returns” — Susie Krajsa, Broadway Across America
The Bank of America Broadway in Fort Lauderdale six-show package:
- Buena Vista Social Club — Oct 13-18, 2026 (Subscriber Choice Week 1)
- HAMILTON — Nov 10-22, 2026
- Death Becomes Her — Dec 15-27, 2026
- MAMMA MIA! — Feb 2-14, 2027
- The Notebook — March 9-14, 2027 (Subscriber Choice Week 2)
- Disney’s Beauty and the Beast — April 6-18, 2027
- The Outsiders — May 5-16, 2027
- SIX — Feb 23-28, 2027 (Season Option)
Season tickets: $330-$1,215.
Box Office: https://www.browardcenter.org
3. SLOWBURN THEATRE COMPANY — Resident at Amaturo Theater, Broward Center
“A season of contemporary musicals”
Slowburn’s 2026/2027 season stays in the intimate 584-seat Amaturo:
- Come From Away — Oct 10-25, 2026 — opens the season
- Roald Dahl’s Charlie and the Chocolate Factory — Dec 12-27, 2026
- Mean Girls — Feb 13-28, 2027
- Dear Evan Hansen — April 10-25, 2027
- RENT — June 12-27, 2027 — “How do you measure your life in love?”
Box Office: https://www.browardcenter.org/events/series/slow-burn-theatre
4. ADRIENNE ARSHT CENTER — 1300 Biscayne Blvd, Miami
Broadway in Miami — Ziff Ballet Opera House:
- BUENA VISTA SOCIAL CLUB — Sept 29-Oct 4, 2026 — South Florida premiere, honoring Miami’s Cuban music connection
- A BEAUTIFUL NOISE: The Neil Diamond Musical — Dec 1-6, 2026 — Miami premiere
- THE GREAT GATSBY — Jan 12-17, 2027 — South Florida premiere
- THE SOUND OF MUSIC — Feb 9-14, 2027
- DISNEY’S BEAUTY AND THE BEAST — March 30-Apr 4, 2027
- JERSEY BOYS — June 8-13, 2027
Theater Up Close — Carnival Studio Theatre with Zoetic Stage:
“This season is full of thought-provoking, fearless storytelling” — Liz Wallace, VP Programming, Arsht
- GOD OF CARNAGE by Yasmina Reza — Nov 5-22, 2026 — “Deliciously savage satire” about two couples and a playground fight
- THE INHERITANCE, PART TWO — Jan 7-24, 2027 — Florida premiere, conclusion to the Tony-winning epic
- PIPPIN — March 11-April 4, 2027 — music by Stephen Schwartz
- JOHN PROCTOR IS THE VILLAIN — April 29-May 16, 2027 — “An American classic in the making” reimagining The Crucible through #MeToo era teens
Box Office: https://www.arshtcenter.org
5. JERRY HERMAN RING THEATRE — University of Miami, 1312 Miller Dr, Coral Gables
“Some of the finest and most affordable theatre is taking place at the University of Miami’s historic and intimate Jerry Herman Ring”
UM’s Department of Theatre Arts BFA students perform professional-caliber work for $25/$10 student.
Spring 2026 Season:
- Twelfth Night — Feb 27 – Mar 5 — Shakespeare’s comedy of shipwreck and mistaken identity
- New Box, New Musicals — March 25-28 — five new musicals written by NYU Tisch Graduate Musical Theatre Writing Program students, developed for the new Black Box Theatre
- Young Frankenstein — April 17-25 — Mel Brooks’ musical comedy based on the film
Fall 2026 Membership Series: Sept 28-Oct 7, Nov 9-18 — including Oklahoma! (golden-age classic, 25-student cast) and The Importance of Being Earnest (Oscar Wilde, Oct 6-13).
Box Office: https://ring-theatre.as.miami.edu
