Charlie Cinnamon at Destination Fashion 2012 on November 10, 2012

Miami Beach, FL – November 3, 2016 – Today, Miami locals are mourning the loss of legendary theatrical press agent, Charlie Cinnamon, who passed away at the age of 94. Cinnamon launched his career as Public Relations Director for Miami’s Coconut Grove Playhouse and has since been a South Florida fixture with heavy involvement in the arts culture for more than 60 years. “Charlie Cinnamon is theater in South Florida,” 2016 special Tony award recipient Miles Wilkin, chief operating officer of Key Brand Entertainment, said in a 2000 Miami Herald story. Many of you may also know Cinnamon for creating Miami’s now internationally famed Coconut Grove Arts Festival and soon following, the Miami Beach Festival of the Arts, which is now a nationally known event. Cinnamon was loved by everyone who came across his path and will certainly be missed and remembered as on of Miami’s greats.

Charlie Cinnamon, Tichina Arnold, & Tom Ford at Seven’s Birthday Party at Pearl on June 6, 2003

Charlie Cinnamon & Seven at Seven’s Birthday Party at Pearl on June 6, 2003

Charlie Cinnamon at Miami City Ballet 20th Anniversary at the Coconut Grove Convention Center on March 18, 2006

Charlie Cinnamon, Marysol Patton, & Frank Amadeo at Destination Fashion at Bal Harbour Shops on March 7, 2009

Adrienne Bon Haes & Charlie Cinnamon at Arsht 5th Anniversary Gala on October 28, 2010 

Eva Silverstein & Charlie Cinnamon at Arsht 5th Anniversary Gala on October 28, 2010 

Charlie Cinnamon, Iran Issa-Khan, Sam Robin, & Glenn Albin at Vault Magazine Launch on May 11, 2012

Heather Davis, Barton G. Weiss, Charlie Cinnamon, & Lauren Foster at Vault Magazine Launch on May 11, 2012

George Wayne, Charlie Cinnamon, Susan Magrino, & Glenn Albin at George Wayne, Charlie Cinnamon, Susan Magrino, & Glenn Albin at Vault Magazine Launch on May 11, 2012

Charlie Cinnamon & Susan Magrino  at Vault Magazine Launch on May 11, 2012

Tama Janowitz & Charlie Cinnamon at Vault Magazine Launch on May 11, 2012

Charlie Cinnamon & Stephanie Sayfie Aagaard at Destination Fashion Kick-Off Brunch at Lois Pope Life Center on October 4, 2012

Charlie Cinnamon, Barton G. Weiss, & Michael Gongora at Barton G 10 Year Anniversary on November 15, 2012

Seth Browarnik & Charlie Cinnamon at Teenage Paparazzo: A Screening and Exhibition at the Bacardi Building on December 8, 2012

Charlie Cinnamon& Elysze Held at A Sweet Affair on October 10, 2013

Charlie Cinnamon, Sylvia Weinstock, Marco & Vanessa Selva at A Sweet Affair on October 10, 2013

Sylvia Weinstock & Charlie Cinnamon at A Sweet Affair on October 10, 2013

Belkys Nerey & Charlie Cinnamon at Ocean Drive Magazine 20th Anniversary on January 31, 2013

Marysol Patton, Charlie Cinnamon, Alexia Echevarria, & Belkys Nerey at Ocean Drive Magazine 20th Anniversary on January 31, 2013

Tara Solomon & Charlie Cinnamon at Ocean Drive Magazine 20th Anniversary on January 31, 2013

Suzy Buckley Woodward & Charlie Cinnamon at Haring Miami Opening with Clicquot Airstream on March 6, 2013

Toby Ansin & Charlie Cinnamon at 2013 Adrienne Arsht Center Gala on April 26, 2013

Charlie Cinnamon at YoungArts Gala Kick-Off on November 5, 2013

Charlie Cinnamon, Toby Ansin, & Sanford Evans at Miami City Ballet 2014 Gala on February 14, 2014

Charlie Cinnamon, Lee Brian Schrager, Jaie Laplante, & Ricardo Restrepo at Q&A: Lee Schrager Celebrates Fried & True at PAMM on May 27, 2014

Lydia Martin & Charlie Cinnamon at Q&A: Lee Schrager Celebrates Fried & True at PAMM on May 27, 2014

Charlie Cinnamon, Toby Ansin, Andrew & Barbara Goldberg at Miami City Ballet’s Opening Night at Arsht Center on October 17, 2014

Claudia Perles & Charlie Cinnamon at Miami City Ballet Pre-Performance Dinner at Arsht on April 10, 2015

Sanford Evans, Justin Peck, Toby Lerner Ansin, & Charlie Cinnamon at Miami City Ballet Pre-Performance Dinner at Arsht on April 10, 2015

Charlie Cinnamon & Tara Solomon at The Christine E. Lynn Rehabilitation Center for The Miami Project to Cure Paralysis Groundbreaking Ceremony & Celebration on April 29, 2015

Charlie Cinnamon & Lisa Petrillo at The Christine E. Lynn Rehabilitation Center for The Miami Project to Cure Paralysis Groundbreaking Ceremony & Celebration on April 29, 2015

Bob Goodman, Seth Browarnik, & Charlie Cinnamon at The Men’s Event at Neiman Marcus Bal Harbour on March 31, 2016

Charlie Cinnamon & Bob Goodman at The Men’s Event at Neiman Marcus Bal Harbour on March 31, 2016

Seth Browarnik, Charlie Cinnamon, & Bob Goodman at The Men’s Event at Neiman Marcus Bal Harbour on March 31, 2016

Seth Browarnik & Charlie Cinnamon at The Men’s Event at Neiman Marcus Bal Harbour on March 31, 2016

Charlie Cinnamon at Adrienne Arsht Center’s 10th Anniversary Season Gala Concert on April 21, 2016