BWW Review: Orlando Shakes' PETER AND THE STARCATCHER is Childlike Fun, but Lacks Potential Magic
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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.
BWW Review: Rollins College's REEFER MADNESS Exceeds 'High' Expectations
Have you ever seen a movie that you thought was so bad, that it was actually good? That's what happened on the road from turning laughably ridiculous 1936 anti-drug propaganda film REEFER MADNESS into a hit Off-Broadway musical.
BWW Review: UCF's THE DIVINE SISTER is Delightfully Unholy Comedy
While it has been nearly 20 years since I was a Catholic school student, I have to admit that I don't quite remember it being much like St.
BWW Review: Clippity Clop Orlando Shakes' SPAMALOT Rises to Expectations 9/18 7pm
Ten years ago MONTY PYTHON'S SPAMALOT won the Tony Award for Best Musical.
BWW Review: Theatre UCF's THE UNDERSTUDY is Uneven, Existential Back-Stage Farce
Complaining about movie stars on Broadway has become a popular pastime for theatre folk, however, the occasional uproar hasn't stemmed the tide of A-listers looking to get back to, or establish, their legit roots.
BWW Review: THE MARVELOUS WONDERETTES Delight Audiences of All Ages with Timeless Talent at The Winter Park Playhouse
One of the most beloved powers in the art of theatre is its ability to transport the audience to another time…another place…another era.
BWW Review: TOTALLY ELECTRIC Is Like, So Totally Rad and Bad (but not in the good way)
The 1980s are often remembered as the era of over-produced power-ballads, bright neon colors, ozone offending hair, superficial beauty, and obnoxiously shallow people.
BWW Review: Mad Cow's TRIBES is Beautiful Examination of Love, Family, Communication
Since I left the Mad Cow Theatre after seeing the Sunday matinee of their newest show, TRIBES by Nina Raine, I haven't been able to stop thinking about the implications stirred up by the highly dysfunctional family at the center of this rich, thickly plotted drama.
BWW Review: Clandestine's CARRIE THE MUSICAL is Ambitious Disappointment
There is something noble about earnestly attempting to do good, despite the overwhelming evidence that what you are embarking upon is almost certainly doomed to disappoint.
BWW Review: Gen Y's Florida Premiere of HEATHERS: THE MUSICAL is 'So Very' and So Much More
There is something killer going on in Orlando's theatre scene, and I mean that in the best possible way.
BWW Review: Theatre UCF's THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING EARNEST is Perfectly Frivolous Summer Fun
Very little in life is as refreshing on a hot summer day as a nice, cool cucumber sandwich; a close second perhaps is a classic, breezy comedy in an air conditioned theater.
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Twisted: The Untold Story of a Royal Vizier Alexis & Jim Pugh Theater (7/18-7/19) |
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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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Sister Act Athens Theatre (7/10-8/02) |
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The Wizard of Oz Athens Theatre (4/16-5/09) |
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The Shark Is Broken Athenaeum Theatre One (10/15-11/08) |
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Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs of the Black Forest Shoestring Theatre (7/10-7/19) |
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Deer Tick Revolution Live (11/11-11/11) |
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Wicked Dr. Phillips Center for the Performing Arts (1/06-1/31) |
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Into the Woods Dr. Phillips Center for the Performing Arts (7/31-8/02) |
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Ted Swindley’s Honky Tonk Angels Athens Theatre (2/26-3/21) |