BWW Review: THE TEMPEST Delivers a Wave of Top-Notch Talent at Orlando Shakespeare Theater
A tale of mysticism, betrayal, love and the ultimate choice.
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BWW Review: High-Energy HANDS ON A HARDBODY is Enjoyable, but Uneven at the Garden Theatre
Let's get this out of the way first, the 'hardbody' in the title is a truck, a Nissan pickup truck to be exact; and while the name of the musical, HANDS ON A HARDBODY, might sound a teensy bit risque, it is filled with encouraging messages and life-affirming themes set to a high energy modern score.
BWW Review: Mad Cow's Biting Comedy, ART, Makes You Question Nature of Friendship
Do you have a prized piece of art hanging above the mantle in your home? Above the sofa? In your bedroom? What does the choice to invest in a particular work of art say about you? What does your best friend's choice in art say about him or her? Does your friend's choice say something about you? Thes
BWW Review: Theatre UCF's Energetic SPUNK AND THE HARLEM LITERATI is Weighed Down by its Own Ambition
Ambition can be a dangerous thing, whether you are a guitar-playing drifter in early Twentieth Century Orlando, or a playwright attempting to recontextualize an outdated work.
BWW Review: Orlando Shakes Rings in the New Year with Brilliantly Scripted DANCING LESSONS
Going to the theater is an intimate experience.
BWW Review: THE SOUND OF MUSIC Blends Realism, Romanticism at Dr. Phillips Center
There is something both familiar and jarring about the brand new North American tour of THE SOUND OF MUSIC, running at Orlando's Dr.
BWW Review: Finding the True Meaning of Christmas with MIRACLE ON 34th STREET at Garden Theatre
I am a Scrooge when it comes to Christmas time.
BWW Review: UCF Seniors Leap for the Stars in Dream Roles Concert
What could be more exciting than a stage full of musical theatre students performing the roles they dream to play in the decade that lies ahead? Answer: Absolutely nothing.
BWW Review: HOW THE GRINCH STOLE CHRISTMAS: THE MUSICAL Gets Orlando into the Christmas Spirit
The Walt Disney Theater at the Dr.
BWW Review: Orlando Shakes' PETER AND THE STARCATCHER is Childlike Fun, but Lacks Potential Magic
Ahoy mateys, two ships with very special cargo have docked at the Orlando Shakespeare Theatre.
BWW Review: Mad Cow's THE SECRET GARDEN is Bleak, Uninspired Adaptation
Frances Hodgson Burnett's beloved novel THE SECRET GARDEN has been thrilling the imaginations of readers young and old since 1911, and in 1991 Marsha Norman and Lucy Simon's musical adaptation won three Tony Awards, bringing the classic story to life in a brand new way.
BWW Review: Rollins College's TARTUFFE is Fun, but Thin Comedic Classic
What if instead of encouraging Jay Gatsby to find the greatness in his true self, Nick Carraway had led his rich friend down a path of phony-spiritualism that brought him to the brink of bankruptcy? That is the premise behind the Jazz Age-inspired production of Moliere's TARTUFFE running at Rollins
BWW Review: Theatre UCF's Entertaining MAN AND SUPERMAN Miss Shavian Mark
For many modern audiences, George Bernard Shaw is the guy who wrote the play that MY FAIR LADY is based on, or the guy whom John F.
BWW Review: Jump Start Your Holiday Spirit with FOREVER PLAID: PLAID TIDINGS at The Winter Park Playhouse
FOREVER PLAID: PLAID TIDINGS is a holiday sequel to the 1990 Off-Broadway show, FOREVER PLAID, written by Stuart Ross.
BWW Review: RODGERS & HAMMERSTEIN'S CINDERELLA is Fantastic Mix of Fresh and Familiar at Dr. Phillips Center
The 2015-2016 Orlando Broadway Series kicked off in royal style last night as the wonderful RODGERS & HAMMERSTEIN'S CINDERELLA set up shop at downtown's Dr.
BWW Review: MY NAME IS ASHER LEV Elegantly Examines Crossroads of Art, Religion
For millennia, both art and religion have been the focus of some of the theater's best work's, however, rarely has one play combined and commented on both as elegantly as Mad Cow Theatre's stirring production of Aaron Posner's MY NAME IS ASHER LEV, running through December 6th.
BWW Review: Orlando Shakespeare's BAKERSFIELD MIST is Thrilling Examination of the Nature of Art
To whom does art belong? Is it something for only the elite and educated to analyze and appreciate, or is the opinion of the average viewer just as valid? That and many other complicated questions about the nature of art are examined in Stephen Sachs' thrilling two-hander BAKERSFIELD MIST, running a
BWW Review: Theatre UCF's Talented HAIR Cast 'Trips' Back to 1968
Since its Off-Broadway debut in 1967, HAIR has become a touchstone for musical theatre fans with a fondness for the decade's counter-culture revolution.
BWW Reviews: ME Dance's SERENITY Finds Itself in Moments of Clarity
ME Dance was founded in 2011, so if you've never heard of this dance group it is definitely time to check them out.
BWW Review: Gen Y's BAT BOY is a Nearly Perfect Halloween Production
There's really no getting around it, BAT BOY: THE MUSICAL is weird, albeit wonderfully so.
BWW Review: ONE MAN STAR WARS TRILOGY at Dr. Phillips Center is for Super Fans Only
With the continued integration of the Star Wars Universe into the Disney fold, there will undoubtedly be legions of fans in Central Florida who will appreciate every hyper-speed second of Charlie Ross' ONE MAN STAR WARS TRILOGY, unfortunately, I am not one of those fans.
BWW Review: Mad Cow's YOU CAN'T TAKE IT WITH YOU is a Delightfully Bonkers Classic
In the American theatrical cannon, there is perhaps no play more beloved than George S.
BWW Review: REALMS OF THE UNTOLD; Intriguing, if Not Fully-Realized Tales of Terror
Just in time for Halloween, Orlando theatre production company Dark Side of Saturn introduces a new collection of short plays collectively titled REALMS OF THE UNTOLD.
BWW Review: LA CAGE AUX FOLLES Unleashes the Sequins at Garden Theater
LA CAGE AUX FOLLES celebrates the gay relationship and does well to show that no matter who you are love, family, and happiness is something everyone deserves.
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Havana Hop Orlando Family Stage (9/19-9/19) |
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Death Trap Little Theatre New Smyrna Beach (8/27-9/06) |
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Zayn at Kia Center Kia Center (11/09-11/09) |
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The Adams Family Musical Athens Theatre (9/18-10/11) |
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The Shark Is Broken Athenaeum Theatre One (10/15-11/08) |
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Hamilton (Angelica Company) Dr. Phillips Center for the Performing Arts (9/29-10/18) |
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Evil Dead: The Musical Dr. Phillips Center for the Performing Arts (10/02-10/04) |
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Disney's Finding Nemo Athens Theatre (1/22-2/27) |
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Deer Tick Revolution Live (11/11-11/11) |
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Ted Swindley’s Honky Tonk Angels Athens Theatre (2/26-3/21) |