Mondays are Dark

Sunday afternoon, a national tour of Porgy and Bess teamed up with Orchestra Miami for one performance.  Geg Stepanich spoke with conductor Elaine Rinaldi, and cast member Reggie Whitehead for the Miami Herald.

Meanwhile, Christine Dolen of the Miami Herald gives us some more background on In The Heights, which opens Tuesday at the Broward Center for the Performing Arts.  She talks with Lin-Manuel Miranda, Alex Lacamoire, and Oscar Cheda.  IN fact, it turns out that Cheda and Lacamoire have a prior history:

The two met when Cheda was performing with a community theater group called the Lakewood Players in Kendall. Cheda got cast in The Pajama Game, and Lacamoire was hired to play piano. But because Lacamoire was just 13 then, Cheda would give him rides to and from rehearsals.

It's a small world.

Arsht wants your submission
Actually, they want you to submit a proposal to create an original work, according to BroadwayWorld.com.

Spotlight on Caras
The Shiny Sheet reports that Steven Caras of Palm Beach Dramaworks will be be the subject of a PBS documentary.  Caras, currently Development Director at the ten-year-old theatre company, started as the youngest male dancer ever hired for the New York City Ballet, and branced into many other disciplines.

Cruz on Creation
uVu has a video of Nilo Cruz speaking to student at the New World School of the Arts back in October.

Healthy Concessions
The PlayGround Theatre is asking for feedback on what kind of health-conscious snack patrons would like - on Facebook.