SATURDAY GIGANTIC IS BACK AND BIGGER THAN EVER!
Join hosts Jannelys Santos and musical director Priscilla Blanco for a live, improvised musical comedy talk show! Like any great talk show, Miami Lounge Machine features celebrity interviews, games, and musical performances. Can you guess which guests are authentic and which guests are playing characters? Miami Lounge Machine blends real life interviews with bombastic character work.
This week's special guests include:
- Willie Fernandez, acclaimed Broadway producer. Fernandez is a former newspaper managing editor with more than 30 years of experience. He led the South Florida Sun Sentinel investigative team that won the 2013 Pulitzer Prize for Public Service. He is the recipient of two Emmy nominations. On Broadway, he recently co-produced the critically acclaimed American Son. He produced the Off-Broadway hit musical Unexpected Joy at the York theatre in New York. He also co-produced the cast album and the London run. Past credits include the multi-Tony nominated The Great Comet of 1812, Anastasia, Once On This Island and the revival of Spring Awakening. Upcoming: Be More Chill. William is on the Board of Directors of Zoetic Stage at the Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts in Miami.
- Santiaga La Profe (portrayed by Santiago Garza)
- Anjane Firestone - Anjane is currently on her seventh year as a musical theatre voice instructor for the University of Miami. She is the creator of Music that Moves, yoga designed specifically for singers and music teachers. She spent last summer in the Venetian Alps of Italy teaching voice and yoga to UM's theater students. She recently played the role of Gretel in Magic City Opera's production of Hansel and Gretel. She is an active coffeehouse performer for the Broward Performing Arts Center and throughout Miami with her husband, Eric Firestone. She sings for the First United Methodist Church of Coral Gables as a soloist and section leader. Some of her past theater credits include the voice of Rosabella in The Most Happy Fella, Carnival (Lily), Big Fish (Josephine), Into the Woods (Cinderella), Songs for a New World (Woman One), and Street Scene (Mae Jones). She has also performed in concerts with Andrea Bocelli and under the baton of Itzhak Perlman with the Master Chorale of South Florida.
Villain Theater comedy shows are perfect for your date night, reunion, or solo night on the town! Our comedians come together with their diverse perspectives to put together a fun and memorable show. Why waste your time on Netflix? See real life stand-up comedians in the flesh! (safely of course, for more on that, see below)
COVID-19 PROTOCOLS
SHOW SAFETY
When You Arrive:
All guests, performers, and staff will have a mandatory temperature check before entering Villain Theater. Anyone with a temperature of 100.4 degrees or higher will not be allowed in.
Everyone is required to wear a face mask when inside Villain Theater when not eating or drinking. If you don’t have a mask, we will give you one when you arrive.
During Shows:
Hand sanitizer stations are located at the entrances and throughout Villain Theater. Use them!
All high-touch surfaces including tables, chairs, door knobs, faucets, and bathrooms are sanitized and disinfected after every show or class.
We maintain social distancing throughout the theater.
Audience size is limited to allow for 6ft of space between tables and seats.
Guests are requested to stay in their seats throughout the night, unless using the restroom or visiting the bar.
Lobby seating has been reduced to help ensure social distancing.
Floor markers help guide guests to safe social distancing when approaching the bar, restrooms, and ticket area.
Plexiglass shields are installed at the bar.
