Miami Performing Arts Guide August 18–25: Best Theater, Plays, Dance & Live Shows
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Miami Living’s picks for performing arts from August 18–25, featuring live comedy, theater and entertainment across the Miami metro area.
Broadway Shows
Broadway Rave: A Musical Theater Dance Party — August 21
Venue: Lincoln’s Beard Brewing & Cocktails, Miami
Broadway Rave transforms musical theater into a high-energy dance party, bringing beloved songs from Broadway productions to the dance floor. The Miami edition offers theater fans a lively, informal way to celebrate the songs and shows they love while singing, dancing and connecting with fellow musical-theater enthusiasts.
Comedy
Sebastian Maniscalco — August 21
Venue: Hard Rock Live at Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Hollywood, Davie
One of comedy’s biggest touring names, Sebastian Maniscalco brings his highly animated observational style to South Florida. His performances blend stories about family, relationships and everyday frustrations with the physical comedy and expressive delivery that have made him a major stand-up draw.
Amit Tandon — August 21
Venue: Lauderhill Performing Arts Center, Lauderhill
Indian-American comedian Amit Tandon brings a conversational approach to stand-up, drawing on relationships, family life and cultural experiences. His Miami-area appearance is part of a national run of performances that continues through the fall.
Friday Night Live — August 21
Venue: Just The Funny, Miami
Friday Night Live offers an energetic night of improvisational comedy at Just The Funny. The show puts performers in a fast-moving format built around spontaneous scenes, audience interaction and unexpected comic turns.
Bill Bellamy — August 21 & 23
Venue: Fort Lauderdale Improv Comedy Theatre, Dania Beach
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Bill Bellamy returns to South Florida for multiple performances over the weekend, bringing his polished stand-up style and decades of experience as a comedian, actor and television personality. His Dania Beach run offers several opportunities to catch the veteran performer, including August 21 and August 23.
Mojo Brookzz — August 21–23
Venue: Miami Improv Comedy Club & Dinner Theater, Doral
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Dyon “Mojo” Brooks, better known as Mojo Brookzz, brings his nationally recognized stand-up act to the Miami Improv for a full weekend of performances. Named one of Variety’s 10 Comics to Watch for 2025, Brookzz has also appeared at the Netflix Is a Joke Festival and is currently touring with his “Outta Pocket” show.
Plays
La muerte de un viajante — August 21–23
Venue: Westchester Cultural Arts Center, Miami
Arthur Miller’s Death of a Salesman comes to Miami in a Spanish-language adaptation directed by Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Nilo Cruz and Samantha Pazos. The production examines ambition, family, identity and the contradictions of the American Dream, with English supertitles making the performance accessible to a wider audience. Performances are scheduled for August 21 and 22 at 8:00 PM and August 23 at 5:00 PM.
La Oveja Blanca — August 22–23
Venue: Sandrell Rivers Theater, Miami
Rolando Tarajano’s Spanish-language drama follows an immigrant family confronting an emotionally charged decision that could reshape its happiness and future. The intimate production explores family conflict, hidden truths, loyalty and the emotional fractures that can emerge when long-held secrets come to light.
Musicals
SOUP The Musical — August 21–23
Venue: The Mandelstam Theater, Miami
SOUP The Musical brings the story of Miami’s beloved Vietnamese restaurant Hy Vong to the stage in an original musical production. Inspired by the real-life story of Tung Nguyen and Kathy Manning, the show explores immigration, friendship, family and finding a sense of home through a distinctly Miami story. The production runs through August 23.
