Solve an Agatha Christie mystery at FAU, attend the first Summer in the City concert in Mizner Park, and attend cross-cultural jazz at Arts Garage. Plus, the musical Jagged Little Pill and more in your week ahead.
FRIDAY
What: Opening night of The Hollow
When: 7 p.m.
Where: Studio One Theatre at FAU, 777 Glades Road, Boca Raton
Cost: $30
Contact: 561/297-6124, fauevents.com
A quintessential “country house” mystery, this Agatha Christie play is set in an estate, where the action pivots on the murder of a doctor whose wife, mistress, and former lover are present, each with potential motives. The same can be said for the gathering’s other guests, not to mention the butler. But did he do it? Try and figure out the play’s complex web of romantic entanglements and witty banter that were a specialty of its legendary author. Interestingly, Christie included her recurring detective Hercule Poirot in the original novel version of The Hollow but came to regret the decision. In the play adaptation, Poirot is jettisoned. In this student production, Mariah Reed directs a cast of 12 in the first of the university’s 2026 Summer Repertory plays. It runs through June 28, and will be followed in July by Little Women: The Musical.
What: First “Summer in the City” concert
When: 8 p.m.
Where: Mizner Park Amphitheater, 590 Plaza Real, Boca Raton
Cost: Free
Contact: 561/393-7890, mizneramp.com
It’s that time of year again, when Mizner Park Amphitheater pulls back the curtain, so to speak, on its artsy new mural, and welcomes the community and beyond for a series of seven free concerts spread over the next nine weeks. Kicking things off this Friday is Turnstiles (pictured), the longtime Billy Joel tribute fronted by lookalike and sound-alike Tony Monaco on the 88 keys. Billy Joel himself joined Turnstiles for a few songs at a recent South Florida concert, and the group even has hipster cred, opening for alt-rock heroes Vampire Weekend for a few shows last year. The series continues June 21 with FAU’s Summer Concert Band; June 26 with the Eagles tribute The Long Run; July 17 with the Bob Marley tribute Yvad & the Legal Roots; July 24 with the filmed version of Hamilton on Broadway; July 31 with Peace of Woodstock; and Aug. 7 with the now-customary closer, Battle of the Bands.
SATURDAY
What: Opening day of Jagged Little Pill
When: 1 and 7:30 p.m.
Where: Broward Center’s Amaturo Theater, 201 S.W. Fifth Ave., Fort Lauderdale
Cost: $73-$119
Contact: 954/462-0222, browardcenter.org
With more than 33 million copies sold worldwide, Alanis Morissette’s breakthrough third album has served as both a feminist touchstone and a foundational alt-rock statement for multiple generations—and most recently, it inspired this jukebox musical. Morissette’s tunes, including two written exclusively for the musical, anchor Jagged Little Pill as much as the of-the-moment script by Oscar winner Diablo Cody, who spins Morissette’s mythology into a new story of an outwardly content white family in Connecticut that simmers with hidden issues that rise to the surface—from opioid and porn dependence to gender identity and sexual abuse—but with a sharp sense of humor that belies that gravity of the themes and lyrics. It sounds like a perfect fit for Slow Burn Theatre, producing the show for its 2025-2026 season finale. Patrick Fitzwater directs a cast that includes Kimberly Doreen Burns, Lauren Chanel, Isaac Kueber, Emily van Vleit Perea, Ben Sandomir, and many more. It runs through June 28.
What: Claudens Louis & the CieL Experience
When: 8 p.m.
Where: Arts Garage, 94 N.E. Second Ave., Delray Beach
Cost: $48-$53
Contact: 561/450-6357, artsgarage.org
On saxophonist Claudens Louis’ website, a ticker displaying the artist’s genre specialties scrolls underneath a picture of Louis playing his horn: jazz, R&B, swing, hip-hop and konpa—the latter being the homegrown meringue music of his ancestral Haiti. These sometimes-disparate styles commingle pleasantly in the Miami-born musician’s polyglot sound, best represented by the various abstract colors swirling on the cover of his latest album, Influences. Since picking up the sax at age 13 and later earning a degree in Music from Miami-Dade College, Louis has built an impressive Rolodex of collaborators, include Wycliffe Jean, vibraphone great Stefon Harris, Prince bassist MonoNeon, and South Florida’s own futurist jazz collective Snarky Puppy. In the tradition of fusion pioneers such as Pat Metheny and Chick Corea, jazz is the foundation and launchpad for Louis’ high-spirited, questing sound, which might include light rapping and ethereal vocals in English and Creole. Listening to how fluently Louis integrates his many global inspirations, it’s no wonder he serves as an American Music Ambassador for the U.S. Department of Educational and Cultural Affairs. He tours Delray with his piano, bass and drums quartet.
SUNDAY
What: Screening of A Journey to the Soul of Guna Yala
When: 2 p.m.
Where: The ANNEX, 290 S.E. Second Ave., Delray Beach
Cost: Free with RSVP
Contact: 561/808-8587, mocaart.org
At this special event from Delray Beach’s Museum of Central American Art, Miami-based director Stella Holmes will appear in-person to introduce a screening of her Emmy-nominated 2022 short film A Journey to the Soul of Guna Yala. Holmes endeavors to bridge cultures through her production company, West Encounters East, LLC, and Guna Yala is no exception. It’s set in Panama’s Guna Yala archipelago, where its native community works to preserve its culture through intricate molas, textiles that carry the artists’ history and identity. Holmes’ documentary follows a University of Miami student who visits the islands in a cultural exchange. Holmes will speak about the film at 2:15 p.m., and it will screen at 2:30, complete with popcorn and beverages. While visiting the museum’s ANNEX, you can also check out its current exhibition, “Rituals in Central American Art,” which explores how nine artists celebrate dances, festivals, ceremonies, spirits, and more through the mediums of painting, sculpture and jewelry.
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