(11/21/2016) - The business side of Mad Cow Theater may be going through a rough patch, but you'd never know it by their recent production of Pygmalion, the beloved tale by George Bernard Shaw. On the Sunday afternoon that I attended the show, the theater was almost full and both the actors and the audience seemed to be having a lovely time (and rightly so as the show was fabulous!).
(11/19/2016) - The rigidness of the acclaimed PBS show Upton Abbey and the unpredictability and overall silliness of improv theater. These things could never work together... or could they? While these two genres of theater couldn't be more different, they come together to form both a hilarious and heartfelt night of theater.
(11/09/2016) - Orlando Repertory Theatre (The REP) presents Harry Connick, Jr.'s The Happy Elf (November 7 - December 18, 2016), sure to become a new holiday classic onstage this season. This production is presented by Orange County Arts & Cultural Affairs. BroadwayWorld has a first look at the cast in action below!
(11/02/2016) - Join us for an evening of opera and musical theater as we explore the dark side of the forest in our original piece, Grimmly Ever After. Experience a story of sinister betrayal, unfulfilled prophecies and a good dose of love twisted together in this operatic fairytale, featuring the characters you know - Rumpelstiltskin, Hansel & Gretel and The Evil Queen - in a way you've never seen them, accompanied by with the music of Lawrence & Fain, Schubert and Humperdinck, among many others.
(10/28/2016) - Orlando Shakespeare Theater (Orlando Shakes) in Partnership with UCF presents Stuart Little. Based on the celebrated children's book by E.B. White, the family-friendly production plays now through November 18, 2016 in the Margeson Theater. BroadwayWorld has a first look at the cast in action below!
(10/14/2016) - Dr. Henry Jekyll is a brilliant scientist frustrated by dull 'respectable' life in 1888 Victorian London. He creates a potion to unleash his inner bestial nature, transforming him into the brutish but eerily endearing Edward Hyde. Hyde lives the high life while Jekyll's mundane doctoral career continues -- until Hyde's passions begin to turn up a body count. Equal parts thrilling and deviant, Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde will captivate those brave enough to step into Dr. Jekyll's laboratory.
(10/11/2016) - Orlando Repertory Theatre (The REP) presents Rock The Presidents now through November 13, 2016, just in time for election season. This production is presented by Orange County Arts & Cultural Affairs and supporting sponsor Walt Disney World. BroadwayWorld has a first look at the cast in action below!
(09/28/2016) - Red Fish Theatre and AntiGravity Orlando have partnered to present The Rocky Horror Show on October 14, 15, 17, 21, 23, and 24, 2016. With book, music, and lyrics by Richard O-Brien, this aerial-based production of the cult-classic musical is directed by Adam Graham, with choreography by Devon Asadoorian, musical direction by Serina Marshall, and assistant direction by Jacqueline Torgas. This production is produced by AntiGravity Orlando and Red Fish Theatre. BroadwayWorld has a sneak peek at the cast in costume below!
(09/22/2016) - Just in time for the Halloween season, the Theatre UCF comes alive with The New Mel Brooks Musical Young Frankenstein, running October 20 through 30 on the UCF Main Stage.
(09/18/2016) - The nostalgic live concert tribute Lovesick Blues: Remembering Hank Williams plays for one show only, Sunday, September 25 at 3pm, at Reilly Arts Center, 500 NE 9th Street, Ocala, FL, 34470.
(09/01/2016) - This Halloween, Jeremy Seghers will breathe new... life... into Bram Stoker's Gothic horror classic with Steven Dietz's critically acclaimed adaptation of Dracula. BroadwayWorld has a sneak peek at the stars in character below!
(08/24/2016) - Central Florida Community Arts presents their 5th annual Summer Broadway Concert Series production, Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor® Dreamcoat, September 8 & 9, 2016. With music and lyrics by the legendary team Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice, this concert-style production of the ground-breaking musical is directed by Rob A. Lott, with music direction by Jacob Haines, assistant direction and visual design by Ashley Willsey, choreography by Katherine Rivera, and is produced by Joshua Vickery through CFCArts. Meet the stars below!
(08/04/2016) - Mad Cow Theatre is delighted to announce the cast and creative team for the poignant comic drama The Big Meal, which will take the stage Aug 5, 2016 as the ninth production of Mad Cow Theatre's Season 19. Originally scheduled to be produced on the Harriett stage at Mad Cow, The Big Meal will be presented on the more intimate Zehngebot-Stonerock stage as a result of the extension of Mad Cow's popular Avenue Q.
(07/25/2016) - Fun Home, the groundbreaking, Tony Award-winning Best Musical, raised $113,000 in ticket sales and additional donations, in support of Equality Florida and the LGBTQ community of Orlando during a one-night-only benefit concert performance at the Dr. Phillips Center for the Performing Arts (445 S Magnolia Ave) in Orlando last night. BroadwayWorld has photos from the show below!
(06/18/2016) - Set in an enchanted castle in a far away land, Beauty and the Beast spins a magical tale where a young beauty has been locked away by a terrible beast. The young woman's honest and enduring love for the unsightly Beast ultimately becomes a gift of kindness that brings magical results. BroadwayWorld has a look at the production - check out photos below!
(05/22/2016) - The Unavailable Man Magnet, a new play by Winter Garden resident Amanda Scheirer debuted on Thursday at the 2016 Orlando International Fringe Festival. Check out photos below!
(05/04/2016) - This summer, Jeremy Seghers will direct Peter Shaffer's psychological drama EQUUS, featuring John Edward Palmer, Michael Thibodeau, Karen Edwards-Hill, Jason Blackwater, Jenny Ornstein, John Moughan, and Fabiola Rivera. BroadwayWorld has a sneak peek at Thibodeau in character below!
(04/27/2016) - A forest has sprung up in Winter Garden, FL as West Orange High School's production of Into the Woods approaches opening night. The fairy tale musical, written by Stephen Sondheim and James Lapine, is being presented April 29-30 and May 5-8.
(04/26/2016) - Broadway's Sara Jean Ford (THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA) appears live in her concert DREAM OF NOW, DREAM OF THEM: The High Notes and Hijinks of a Broadway Soprano at Reilly Arts Center (500 NE 9th Street, Ocala, FL 34470) on Sunday, May 1, 2016, 3pm. Presented by Artists Lounge Live. Scroll down for a sneak peek at her onstage!
(04/08/2016) - Elephant and Piggie's 'We are in a Play!', with Script and lyrics by Mo Willems, Music by Deborah Wicks La Puma, Based on the books by Mo Willems, runs now through May 7, 2016 at Orlando Shakespeare Theater in the Margeson Theater. BroadwayWorld has a first look at the cast in action below!
(04/01/2016) - Orlando Shakespeare Theater in Partnership with UCF presents VANYA AND SONIA AND MASHA AND SPIKE. Winner of the 2013 Tony Award for Best Play, Vanya is a comedy about two dysfunctional siblings and the wild weekend that unfolds when their famous sister returns with her hunky new boy toy. VANYA AND SONIA AND MASHA AND SPIKE appears from now through May 1, 2016 (Opening Night is tonight, April 1) in the Goldman Theater. BroadwayWorld has a first look at the cast in action below!
(01/27/2016) - Orlando Shakespeare Theater in Partnership with UCF has added an additional matinee performance of the Theater's production of Mark St. Germain's Dancing Lessons on Saturday, February 6, 2016 at 2:00 p.m. Check out photos from the production below!
(01/16/2016) - Artists Lounge Live presents I GOTTA RIGHT TO SING THE BLUES: A SALUTE TO ELLA, JUDY, AND PATSY starring Karen Marie Richardson, Angela Ingersoll, and Katie Deal on Sunday, February 7, 2016 at 3pm at Reilly Arts Center, 500 NE 9th St, Ocala, Florida, 34470. Check out photos from the show below!
(12/03/2015) - Orlando Shakespeare Theater in Partnership with UCF presents PETER AND THE STARCATCHER now through January 3, 2016 at the Lowndes Shakespeare Center. Based on the novel by Dave Barry and Ridley Pearson, the musical play is a wildly theatrical and innovative retelling of how a nameless orphan came to be The Boy Who Never Grew Up. BroadwayWorld has a first look at the cast in action below!
(11/16/2015) - MY NAME IS ASHER LEV runs now through Dec. 6, 2015 in the Zehngebot-Stonerock Theatre as the second production of Mad Cow Theatre's Season 19. BroadwayWorld has a first look at the cast in action below!
(09/03/2015) - A brand new production of THE SOUND OF MUSIC, directed by three-time Tony Award winner Jack O'Brien, hits the road for a national tour. This lavish new production launches this September at the Ahmanson Theatre in Los Angeles, under the auspices of the Center Theatre Group, and will then tour North America for multiple seasons, playing multi-week and week-long engagements. BroadwayWorld brings you shots of the meet and greet below!
(08/27/2015) - Southern Winds Theatre presents the Central Florida Premiere of WOMEN PLAYING HAMLET by William Missouri Downs, directed by David McElroy. Scroll down for a sneak peek at the cast!
(07/24/2015) - The Winter Park Playhouse sets sail with the well-loved tap dancing musical comedy Dames At Sea July 24 - August 22, 2015. This is the first production in a series of six professional musicals the Playhouse is offering through June 2016. Performances are Friday and Saturday evenings at 7:30p.m., Thursday and Saturday matinees at 2p.m. and select Wednesday, Friday and Sunday matinees at 2p.m. Check out a first look below!
(04/09/2015) - Central Florida Community Arts is proud to announce the full cast of South Pacific, directed by Donald Rupe. South Pacific will be the first fully staged production we have produced at our home at 250 SW Ivanhoe Blvd in Downtown Orlando. Scroll down for a sneak peek at the cast!
(02/18/2015) - William Shakespeare's Henry V opens tonight, February 18, and continues through March 22, 2015 at Orlando Shakespeare Theatre. BroadwayWorld has a first look at the cast in action below!
(02/04/2015) - William Shakespeare's The Merry Wives of Windsor runs tonight, February 4, through March 7, 2015 at Orlando Shakespeare Theater. BroadwayWorld has a first look at the cast in action below!
(01/14/2015) - Mad Cow Theatre presents The Explorers Club, by Nell Benjamin, set to open January 23, 2015 in The Harriett as part of Season 18. BroadwayWorld has a first look at the cast in action below!
