The Music of the Street

not currently selling concessions and the ticketing system sells seating based on social distancing – i.e. separation between parties in the audience.

Actors’ Playhouse has also resumed their workshops. While the capacity of the classes is limited, they doubled their enrollment from fall to winter. As of publication, their spring camp is almost full. The theater is now promoting their spring workshops and summer camps. “It means that people are feeling comfortable coming into our building. They see the precautions that we’re taking,” says Stein. “It’s a warm feeling.”

As for the mainstage shows, they are “working diligently” to get production up and running again. However, the theater has not yet formally announced when they will reopen. “We’re going to be cautious about everything, so we don’t have to make changes again,” Stein says.

“The Wizard of Oz” is running now through March 14 on Saturdays at 2 p.m. and Sundays at 3 p.m. Tickets are $25 and can be purchased at actorsplayhouse. org. Next in the lineup for the children’s theatre is “The Jungle Book,” which will run from April 17 – May 9 and then again over the summer from July 10 –31. Adds Stein, “We are going to come back with a bang.” ■

The weekend vibe in downtown Gables is definitely sounding sweeter. In addition to indoor music at The Globe (jazz), Calle 23 (Latin ritmo) and La Taberna (flamenco), the rhythms are spilling onto the street. Above, diners sitting outside Kae Sushi on Giralda are serenaded by a two-piece gypsy jazz band (can you say Django Reinhardt?) that deftly reinterprets everything from Cole Porter to Radio Head. On Miracle Mile, diners outside at Bellmont are electrified by “Pasion Flamenca” on a stage that appears magically on weekend nights (shown top). Stay tuned for more. ■