By Rachel Feinblatt By Rachel Feinblatt | February 7, 2024 | Lifestyle, Lifestyle Feature,
Step Afrika will perform Mar. 11-12 at the Kravis Center for the Performing Arts
Kravis Center for the Performing Arts’ spring setlist is packed—here’s what’s on deck this season.
2/15
DIANA KRALL
Renowned Grammy and Juno Award-winning jazz legend Diana Krall makes a pivotal stop in Palm Beach with a performance to soothe and serenade locals. With eight albums debuting at the top of the Billboard Jazz Albums chart, Krall is the only jazz singer to achieve such a feat. Krall’s unique musical style and her captivating voice will make this a performance for the books. 8PM
2/15-18
AFRICAN AMERICAN FILM FESTIVAL
Grab your popcorn and take a seat because Kravis Center for the Performing Arts’ African American Film Festival is heating the Palm Beach cinema scene. Festival goers can expect moving movies, including “The Beauty of Blackness,” “Daughter of the Dust (feautre) When Angels Speak of Love (short),” among others.
2/16
GALA
The Kravis Center for the Performing Arts will host its annual fundraising gala to celebrate the local community’s support for the arts. Guests can don their most splendid attire at this black-tie affair, featuring a concert spanning three generations of musicians—headliners include David Foster and Katharine McPhee. Feast while being philanthropic at this star-studded evening. 5:30PM
2/20-25
JAGGED LITTLE PILL
Racking up multiple Tony and Grammy Awards for its captivating and unbelievable storyline, Jagged Little Pill hits Palm Beach with eight viewing opportunities of the Broadway musical. Telling the tale of a not-so-perfect American family, audience members can expect emotional scenes and a stellar soundtrack based on Alanis Morissette’s influential music.
Naomi Rodgers as Tina Turner in Tina! The Tina Turner Musical
3/12-17
TINA TURNER MUSICAL
The story of how she claimed her throne as the Queen of Rock & Roll, Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Katori Hall and internationally-acclaimed director Phyllida Lloyd present Tina! The Tina Turner Musical. Mature audiences will belt the 12-time Grammy Award-winning artist’s catchy tunes, including “What’s Love Got To Do With It” and “The Best.”
Learn about Henry VIII’s six wives at SIX this March
3/26-31
SIX
Explore the relationships of Henry VIII and his six wives as this Tony Award-winning musical takes the stage this March. Featuring an all-female cast and band, the comedy presents the king’s love life as a pop concert, with book, music and lyrics by Toby Marlow and Lucy Moss.
Hamilton will hit Palm Beach County this April
4/10-21
HAMILTON
For those unable to see the original production on Broadway, the show is taking its history-infused ballads to the Kravis Center for a handful of performances. Learn more about the founding fathers of our country, specifically Alexander Hamilton, and how his contributions laid the foundation for our country–this is the ultimate opportunity to be in “the ultimate opportunity to be in “the room where it happens.”
Photography by: PHOTO COURTESY OF NORTON CENTER FOR THE ARTS; TINA TURNER PHOTO BY MATTHEW MURPHY FOR MURPHYMADE; HAMILTON AND SIX PHOTOS BY JOAN MARCUS; STEP AFRIKA PHOTO BY SANDI HORVAT PHOTOGRAPHY