Jim Pugh News

 Dr. Phillips Center for the Performing Arts announces the Orlando engagement of Jake Shimabukuro's current national tour. The ukulele superstar is touring in support of his critically acclaimed new album, "Nashville Sessions," which the Associated Press praised as, "an adventurous, dazzling album." Shimabukuro will play the art center's Alexis and Jim Pugh Theater onSaturday, April 22, 2017 at 8 p.m. Tickets are on sale today, Friday, March 3, 2017. Tickets start at $35.00 and may be purchased online at drphillipscenter.org, by calling 844.513.2014 or by visiting the Dr. Phillips Center Box Office at 445 S. Magnolia Avenue, Orlando, FL 32801 between 10 a.m. and 4 p.m. Monday through Friday, or 12 p.m. and 4 p.m. Saturday. Online and phone ticket purchases are subject to handling fees.

Opera Orlando; principal performers Gabriel Preisser, Todd Donovan, Rod Nelman, Janette Zilioli, Chad Johnson, Julia Radosz, Sarah Nordin and Tyler Putnam; Conductor Elaine Rinaldi; Stage Director Robert Neu; the Orlando Philharmonic Orchestra and the Orlando Ballet             

The Dr. Phillips Center for the Performing Arts, in association with AEG Live, announces the Orlando concert date for internet sensation The Piano Guys.

The Dr. Phillips Center for the Performing Arts seeks professional musicians nationwide for the formation of the Dr. Phillips Center Jazz Orchestra. Auditions will be held at the Dr. Phillips Center on February 27 and 28, 2017.

New initiatives and the formation of the Dr. Phillips Center Jazz Orchestra solidifies the state-of-the-art performing arts center's presence within the global jazz community. Unique programming partnership with Jazz at Lincoln Center and Wynton Marsalis' gift of music charts to inspire the creation of a music library. Formation of the Dr. Phillips Center Jazz Orchestra and national open call audition announcement. Introduction of year-long jazz educational initiatives for early childhood through high school students

During last year's FAIRWINDS Broadway in Orlando season announcement event at Dr. Phillips Center, celebrated nationally known, locally-based artist Rock Demarco created a piece of art referential of the WICKED brand.

Orlando Philharmonic Orchestra and Opera Orlando announced a new partnership today, redefining how opera will be presented in Central Florida next season and beyond. 

Jazz at Dr. Phillips Center Orchestra announces new initiatives to solidify the state-of-the-art performing arts center's presence within the global jazz community. The initatives include, ntroduction of year-long jazz initiatives for early childhood through high school students, national open call audition announcement for the Jazz at Dr. Phillips Center Orchestra, and unprecedented collaboration with Jazz at Lincoln Center and Wynton Marsalis' gift of charts

The roster of shows that will make up the 2017-2018 FAIRWINDS Broadway in Orlando season will be officially announced. 

A day-of-performance lottery for a limited number of orchestra seats will be held for Wicked, which is returning to Orlando with performances from January 11 - 29, 2017 in the Walt Disney Theater at Dr. Phillips Center.

Dr. Phillips Center for the Performing Arts announces Tony Bennett, the 19-time GRAMMY Award-winning musician, whose music spans over six decades, returns to the arts center's Walt Disney Theater on Sunday, March 5, 2017 at 8 p.m.

Dr. Phillips Center for the Performing Arts announces a night of laughter and conversation with comedian, writer and animal activist Elayne Boosler.

An American in Paris, the most awarded new musical of 2015 and winner of four Tony Awards, comes to Dr. Phillips Center for the Performing Arts this holiday season. The Orlando engagement will play the Walt Disney Theater December 13 -18, 2016. Tickets are on sale to the general public tomorrow, Friday, September 23, 2016.

TIME Magazine's #1 Show of the Year, Matilda The Musical, is coming to Orlando as part of the FAIRWINDS Broadway in Orlando Series.

???????PAW Patrol is on a roll with the first-ever live tour, coming to Orlando! The family show will play Dr. Phillip Center's Walt Disney Theater Saturday, June 24, 2017 at 10 a.m. and Sunday, June 25, 2017 at 2 p.m.

Dr. Phillips Center for the Performing Arts, in association with AEG Live, announces Steve Miller Band, playing live to Orlando this spring.

Dr. Phillips Center for the Performing Arts and Morgan Stanley announce their continued partnership for the 2016 - 2017 season with the development of a new series.

The Dr. Phillips Center Florida Hospital School of the Arts continues its award-winning programming with the announcement of the 2017 Spring Semester classes. Registration for these classes, which begin Monday, January 16, 2017, is currently open.

The Orange County Board of County Commissioners unanimously voted this afternoon to approve an amendment that would provide an additional $45 million for the completion of Dr. Phillips Center for the Performing Arts. This is the third and final vote that officially allows for the funding, which is made up of monies collected from the Tourist Development Tax. The funding plan, proposed in a memo from Orange County Mayor Teresa Jacobs on September 9, 2016, was unanimously approved by both the Tourist Development Council on September 30, 2016 and the Orlando City Council on October 24, 2016.

The National Theatre production of THE CURIOUS INCIDENT OF THE DOG IN THE NIGHT-TIME is the Tony Award-winning new play by Simon Stephens, adapted from Mark Haddon's best-selling novel. Directed by Tony winner Marianne Elliott, the critically acclaimed production will come to Dr. Phillips Center as part of a North American Tour. The Orlando engagement will play the Walt Disney Theater November 1 - 6, 2016.