I recall watching The Color Purple on TV, over and over as youngster. Regardless of the movie’s unforgettable lines that we still recite today, and nostalgic patty-cake scenes that we still emulate to this day, it was fairly depressing.

In celebration of the 70th Anniversary of the State of Israel and in culmination of the 20th Anniversary of the South Florida Symphony Orchestra, world class Founder, Music Director Sebrina María Alfonso introduces the United States premiere of Nimrod Borenstein’s If You Will It, It Is No Dream.

Producers announced full casting of the Tony Award®-winning Broadway revival of The Color Purple (@bwaycolorpurple) which will be presented at the Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts of Miami-Dade County (@ArshtCenter)

It broke the record for the largest opening for an African American director, Ryan Coogler; it is also the second biggest opening for a Marvel Studios film behind The Avengers. It also opened more than other Marvel Studios hits such as Avengers: Age of Ultron, Captain America: Civil War, and Iron Man 3. This is the 18th straight number one opening for Marvel Studios.