Coconut Grove Playhouse

3500 Main Highway

The Coconut Grove Theatre opened to audiences in 1927 as a movie theater, and 1956 marked the beginning of stage productions. Later, it was known as the Coconut Grove Playhouse and many theatrical performances were stages there until the 1990s. It is currently closed.

1956

Samuel Beckett staged Waiting for Godot at The Coconut Grove Playhouse

On January 3, 1956, The Coconut Grove Playhouse re-opened with a the US Premier of Waiting for Godot by Samuel Beckett.

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Tallulah Bankhead performed at the Coconut Grove Playhouse

On January 16, 1956, Tennessee Williams staged a revival of A Streetcar Named Desire at the Coconut Grove Theatre. The play tells the story of the clash between cultures and classes in the American South through two main characters, Blanche DuBois and Stanley Kowlaski. The cast for this staging, including, Tallulah Bankhead as Blanche DuBois, rehearsed at the theatre under the direction of Herbert Machiz and guidance from Williams.As tensions rose between Williams and the cast, especially Bankhead, Williams left Miami for sojourns to Key West and Havana.The play was staged at the Playhouse for only a month before moving to New York City.

Tennessee Williams staged A Streetcar Named Desire at the Coconut Grove Playhouse

On January 16, 1956, Tennessee Williams staged a revival of A Streetcar Named Desire at the Coconut Grove Theatre. The play tells the story of the clash between cultures and classes in the American South through two main characters, Blanche DuBois and Stanley Kowlaski. The cast for this staging, including, Tallulah Bankhead as Blanche DuBois, rehearsed at the theatre under the direction of Herbert Machiz and guidance from Williams.As tensions rose between Williams and the cast, especially Bankhead, Williams left Miami for sojourns to Key West and Havana.The play was staged at the Playhouse for only a month before moving to New York City.

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