BWW Review: Garden Theatre's RAGTIME Is Something Special
For RAGTIME, director Mark Edward Smith and his crew have crafted one of the most appealing and stately sets I've seen at the Garden Theatre.
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BWW Review: Theater West End's IF/THEN Is a Moving, Thought-Provoking, Big-Song Musical You'll Be Glad You Saw
IF/THEN is a dramatization of the concept of opportunity cost.
BWW Review: GHOST THE MUSICAL Brings Poltergeists, Pop Songs, and Pottery to Theater West End in Sanford
For all my problems with GHOST: THE MUSICAL, Ghost remains an extremely compelling story.
BWW Review: COME FROM AWAY at Dr. Phillips Center Shows Us the Best of Humanity in the Worst of Times
That the odds are against it underscores just what a tremendous achievement COME FROM AWAY represents.
BWW Review: Classy Meets Wacky in 'WEIRD AL''s Must-See STRINGS ATTACHED Tour at Melbourne, FL's King Center
But lest you worry that this isn't the full-fledged Yankovic stage experience, rest assured: you aren't missing out one bit.
BWW Review: ANASTASIA at the Dr. Phillips Center for the Performing Arts
Thankfully, when ANASTASIA hit Broadway, it dispensed with anyone immortal or winged, replacing fantasy with the real-world politics that led up to the Romanovs' demise.
BWW Review: DEAR EVAN HANSEN Shows Orlando Why It Rocked Broadway
There's terrific acting in the touring cast, even if the singing voices waver from Platt to flat.
BWW Review: FRIENDS!: THE MUSICAL PARODY Is The One You Want to See with Your Millennial BFFs
Effective parody isn't that common, it doesn't happen to every iconic TV show, and it IS a big deal!
BWW Review: Things Get Naughty in WILD PARTY at Theater West End
WILD PARTY is a showcase of everything I love about Theater West End: gorgeous lighting, creative set design, top-notch casting, and a willingness to stage shows that aren't being done somewhere else fifty times a year - even if this particular musical, about a 1920s love rectangle that implodes d
BWW Review: In 1984 at Garden Theatre, Big Brother Is Shocking You...
Those who know 1984 will anxiously await a big twist, and let me tell you, I couldn't have dreamed of a better execution.
BWW Review: FIDDLER ON THE ROOF at Dr. Phillips Center
This show is essentially what it was on Broadway: a gorgeous staging that marries stunning stagecraft with complex and rewarding material.
BWW Review: WEST SIDE STORY Comes Alive in Immersive Production at Theater West End in Sanford, FL
At Theater West End, you've entered the world of WEST SIDE STORY before even taking your seat.
BWW Review: HAMILTON Is Here and Meets the Hype at Dr. Phillips Center
Not since Sondheim have we had a musical so complex in lyrics, so layered in rhetoric, so rich in motif, and so conscious of characters' competing perspectives on one another.
BWW Review: It's Hamilton Month in Orlando, but Don't Sleep on THE LEGEND OF GEORGIA MCBRIDE at Garden Theater
A fledgling Elvis impersonator reluctantly takes a secret gig as a drag queen in the Florida panhandle.
BWW Review: Natalie Cortez Dazzles in Riverside's Thrilling EVITA, Despite Lack of Political Focus
My mind kept turning these quotes over after I saw Riverside Theatre's spectacular production of Andrew Lloyd Weber and Time Rice's EVITA, running through Sunday, Jan.
BWW Review: WHITE CHRISTMAS Is an Alright Christmas at Dr. Phillips Center
Certainly, if you're looking for a festive night on the town with your family this holiday week, WHITE CHRISTMAS at Dr.
BWW Review: A CHRISTMAS CAROL at Orlando Shakes
The traditional and beloved tale of greed, reflection, and redemption in the wake of the Christmas season recently hit the stage at Orlando Shakes this past weekend-and no, it's not the tale of the Grinch.
BWW Review: HELLO, DOLLY! at Dr. Phillips Center Reminds Us the World Is 'Full of Wonderful Things'
The grin hits your face early in HELLO, DOLLY! and stays there 'til the bows are done.
BWW Review: THE BRIDGES OF MADISON COUNTY Is Another Win for Theater West End in Sanford
If the thing you love about musical theatre is its ability to express a character's emotions and inner struggles in song, BRIDGES OF MADISON COUNTY is the show for you.
BWW Review: The JERSEY BOYS Are Back at Dr. Phillips Center and Holding Their Own
As of last fall, JERSEY BOYS has been seen on the stage by more than 25 million people around the world.
BWW Review: Something Different This Way Comes in HOCUS POCUS VILLAIN SPELLTACULAR at Magic Kingdom
Night after night, three dead-ringers for Bette Midler, Sarah Jessica Parker, and Kathy Najimy rush from behind a cemetery gate to the front of the stage, the towering Cinderella Castle lit up in spooky candelabras (impressively projection mapped) behind them.
BWW Review: Garden Theatre's THE BIRDS Isn't the Hitchcock You Came For...
At the outset, it must be said that the Garden Theatre did all it could.
BWW Review: HAVANA MUSIC HALL at Actors' Playhouse
My grandparents story, one I have heard many times, is etched into my heart.
BWW Review: 'THE MYSTERY OF IRMA VEP–A Penny Dreadful' at Orlando Shakes
Howls of laughter echoed down the halls of Orlando Shakes last weekend as the spooky satire, 'The Mystery of Irma Vep-A Penny Dreadful', opened just in time for the Halloween season.
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Twisted: The Untold Story of a Royal Vizier Alexis & Jim Pugh Theater (7/18-7/19) |
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The Ember Crown of Argenfall Cypress Grand Opera House (7/02-8/02) |
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Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs of the Black Forest Shoestring Theatre (7/10-7/19) |
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Shrek: The Musical Little Theatre New Smyrna Beach (7/16-8/02) |
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The Best Christmas Pageant Ever: The Musical Athens Theatre (11/20-12/13) |
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Golden Girls The Laughs Continue Dr. Phillips Center (11/01-11/01) |
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Swan Lake by International Ballet Stars in St. Petersburg, FL Duke Energy Center for the Arts - Mahaffey Theater (3/01-3/01) |
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Into the Woods Dr. Phillips Center for the Performing Arts (7/31-8/02) |
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The Wizard of Oz Athens Theatre (4/16-5/09) |
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Ted Swindley’s Honky Tonk Angels Athens Theatre (2/26-3/21) |