Actors’ Playhouse at the Miracle Theatre, together with presenting sponsor The Children’s Trust, are proud to present the milestone 15th anniversary of Young Talent Big Dreams – the most widespread, local FREE youth talent competition in Miami-Dade County. Kids between the ages of 8-18 are invited into the spotlight to showcase their skills in a variety of categories including music, dance, voice, spoken word and original composition.
This season promises more excitement than ever, with prizes ranging from cash awards and performance opportunities to prestigious performing arts scholarships, thanks to generous supporting sponsors like the Coral Gables Rotary Club, SouthState Bank and United Property Management A Milton Family Company. The grand prize winner will receive $500 in cash provided by Actors’ Playhouse, and four tickets to Universal Studios Florida/Islands of Adventure for two days to two parks courtesy of WSVN 7News.
Preliminary auditions kicked off on March 16 and run through April 19. Semifinals will take place on May 3 and 4, and the competition will conclude with the highly anticipated finals on May 10 at the Miracle Theatre. Throughout the competition, participants will have the chance to perform on professional stages throughout the county including the Miracle Theatre, the Dennis C. Moss Cultural Arts Center, Miami Arts Studio 6-12 @ Zelda Glazer and The City of Miami Little Haiti Cultural Complex. Participation in the competition is free of charge and limited to residents of Miami-Dade County who are between the ages of 8-18 at the time of the finals.
Young Talent Big Dreams features a total of six individual categories including pop/rock/rap vocals, musical theatre/jazz standards/classical vocals, dance, musical instrument, original spoken word, and original vocal and/or instrumental composition. Categories for groups of six or fewer members include dance, musical instrument/bands and vocal groups. Participants may compete in one individual and one group category only, and those who preregister will be given priority audition times.
Each act will be allotted up to one minute during their preliminary audition performance and two minutes for the semifinal and final-round performances. There will be a maximum of nine winners and one grand prize winner crowned during the finals.
