Join the revolt in a dystopian future where water is worth its weight in gold and one of the most basic human needs is under the control of an evil bureaucracy. Wickedly witty, this Tony award- winning musical satire pokes fun at politics, social irresponsibility, capitalism, and musical theatre itself.

Urinetown, The Musical

University of Miami

In this gripping coming-of-age story, nine soccer team members, "The Wolves," test their endurance in passing drills while navigating the dynamics of ambition, identity, loss, and female friendships. Pulitzer Prize finalist; Lortel, Outer Critics Circle nominations for Best Play/Emerging Playwright; Relentless Award, Sky Cooper New American Play Prize; Susan Smith Blackburn and Yale Prize finalist.

The Wolves

Pulitzer-winning Playwright Sam Shepard's A Lie of the Mind is a raw, unfiltered look at the American family. This heartbreaking story examines two desperate families connected by marriage and separated by jealousy, violence, and haunted pasts.

A Lie of the Mind

This landmark musical theatre piece, recently adapted by Simon Stephens (The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time), The Threepenny Opera inhabits a dark underworld the line between vice and virtue is always shifting. Featuring a sumptuous score with songs such as “Mack the Knife” and vividly drawn anti-heroes, this satirical slap at the hypocrisy of capitalism remains eerily timely nearly 100 years after its debut.

The Threepenny Opera

In Oscar Wilde’s brilliant romantic comedy,  two bachelor buddies, Jack and Algie, have crafted complicated double-lives to escape the doldrums of Victorian London.  Hilarity ensues when these friends both become “Ernest” in their quests for love and truth.

The Importance of Being Earnest

Harry Witherspoon, a proper English shoe salesman, is set to inherit $6 million dollars – but only if he can take his dead uncle on vacation to Monte Carlo and pass him off as alive! Add the uncle’s suspicious mistress, a dog-loving rival to the inheritance, and a bevy of French chorus girls into the mix, and you’ll see why Uncle Tony is not the only Lucky Stiff! This hilarious, upbeat musical murder-mystery farce is the first of many collaborations by the Tony Award-winning team of Lynn Ahrens and Stephen Flaherty. (Ragtime, Seussical, Anastasia, Once on This Island).

Lucky Stiff

Three young women seeking liberation abandon their conventional lives. Three passionate cavaliers wander in exile. A non-stop party filled with music, masked revelry, and scandal leaves all struggling to find true love and define identity in an uncertain world. With the publication of her hit play in 1677, Aphra Behn, poet, translator, and political spy, became the first professional female playwright in the English language and an early voice for feminism. Bringing this classic piece to a fresh, contemporary setting highlights the staying power of this remarkably modern work.

The Rover

Hot-headed d’Artagnan and his fearless sister Sabine set off for Paris in search of adventure.  D’Artagnan hopes to join the King’s Musketeers.  Sabine is bound for a convent school, but soon decides she’d rather fight by her brother’s side. With their new best friends Athos, Porthos, and Aramis by their sides, the siblings take on Cardinal Richelieu to save the day for king and country.  Ken Ludwig’s (Lend Me a Tenor, Moon Over Buffalo) modern adaptation of Dumas’ novel delivers plenty of romance, wit, and swashbuckling action in this classic tale of loyalty, justice, and honor.

Ken Ludwig’s The Three Musketeers

Composer Gordon Schwinn is reluctantly writing a song for the star of a children’s TV show when he collapses. Supported by his lover, mother, best friend, and a manic medical team, Gordon confronts what appears to be a life-threatening illness while haunted by unfinished work and the specter of Mr. Bungee – the star of the children’s program. This moving, relatable, and comical musical by the Tony award-winning team of William Finn and James Lapine offers a touching examination of the ephemeral nature of life and the healing powers of art.

University of Miami Department of Theatre Arts

19 - 27 Apr, 2024

Urinetown, The Musical

1 - 8 Mar, 2024

The Wolves

University of Miami Department of Theatre Arts