FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — The Broward Center for the Performing Arts is turning 35.
This year’s Broadway in Fort Lauderdale season brings an exciting lineup of award-winning musicals, fan favorites and four productions never before seen at the Broward Center.
Included are some of Broadway’s most successful productions like Hamilton and Mamma Mia.
“The Broward Center has built something really, really special here, and I am very proud of our partnership with the Broward Center,” said Broadway Across American President Susie Krajsa. “Again, 35 years to be in business together, and to be creating these experiences for patrons of all ages”
As the saying goes, there’s something for everyone, truly.
“It’s a super comfortable theater, and it’s very like South Florida,” said Broward Center for the Performing Arts President and CEO Ty Sutton. “I think it’s vibrant and lively, from the natural wood to the carpet. I think it’s true to the location. There’s a lot of theaters these days, you walk in, you have no idea where you are. If you walk in in Fort Lauderdale, you’re like, I am here. Let’s party.”
From blockbusters like Death Becomes Her to The Notebook, the Broward Center is one of South Florida’s premiere destinations for the very best in Broadway.
“It’s also the audience is, they’re super warm,” said Sutton. “They love great performance, and they’re really open to new ideas, too. So it’s just a fun place to see a show.”
Just like in past years, they are pulling out all the stops, but this year that includes some special surprises.
“We have a really incredible surprise,” said Krajsa. “So this is the Broward Center’s 35th anniversary, and you may have heard that when the Broward Center opened 35 years ago, the show that was presented was the Phantom of the Opera. So we are teasing that the Phantom of the Opera will be coming back on the 27-28 season.”
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