The latest reviews and critic recommendations from Orlando.
Ride the Cyclone is one of those cult musicals - shows that didn’t have much financial success in their original runs but were later adopted by theatre kids everywhere, eventually gaining viral popularity via TikTok.
Paris Clayton III’s world premiere production is a compelling, historically-grounded drama that unfortunately finds itself hindered by the 'unintended insularity' of its writer-director.
We learn that the suburban fantasy is not sustainable, primarily because such a fantasy can only ever be a dream.
Orlando Shakes’ 'Bare Bard' production of Henry VI Part III is a high-stakes, dangerous, and riveting 'palette cleanser' for the theatre purist.
What did our critic think of GIRL LOSER at Bacchus Theatre Collective?
What did our critic think of THE PIN-UP GIRLS at Winter Park Playhouse?
Theater West End has once again delivered a hit with this production of COMPANY.
What did our critic think of THE LIGHTNING THIEF at Bay Street Players?
Orlando Shakes’ production of FAT HAM is a sensory-rich, unapologetically Black, and proudly queer reimagining of Hamlet that trades Shakespearean tragedy for hard-won joy.
Yo ho ho! Ahoy mateys! X marks the spot on this musical based on the 2013 novel by Phyllis Root.
Tiara’s Hat Parade is based on the 2021 book written by Kelly Starling Lyons and was adapted for the stage by Paige Hernandez.
Theater West End was wise to split Angels in America in the season as two separate performances, each with their own block in the schedule.
When it comes to theater, seeing an original work is always a gamble.
What did our critic think of THE 25TH ANNUAL PUTNAM COUNTY SPELLING BEE at Theatre South?
In a production that marries 16th-century gravitas with 21st-century urgency, Director Monica Long Tamborello finds a delicate balance between Act I’s playful hope and Act II’s harrowing descent, reminding us that while the feud is ancient, the loss of innocence remains a devastatingly contempor
The reason the play works at all is because of the sheer strength of its production values and the commitment of its cast.
Part bar, part group hang, and part chaotic theatrical experience, The Renaissance Theatre Company’s production of MEAN GIRLS blurs the lines between a traditional show and an immersive club experience.
While much of the dramatic weight of Angels in America undeniably stems from the specter of AIDS, it would do the play a huge disservice to reduce it to a story about disease alone.
Titusville Playhouse’s HAIRSPRAY delivers a high-energy 'Baltimore fairytale' that stays true to the show's tradition of camp and exuberance.
If “& Juliet” works at all, it’s because it commits to the premise without apology: a Shakespearean remix told through the lens of pop music, meta-theatre, and a general belief that stories never really die, they just get re-written.
One of the most effective things the musical gains by moving from page to screen to stage is permission to reframe the story without betraying it.
This new approach to the storytelling of Hadestown helped make me appreciate some of the compromises on the tour.
The 2024 production earned seven Tony Award nominations, including Best Musical, which I feel is an earned acknowledgment that speaks more to the craftsmanship, the ambition, and the emotional journey present in the show.
In 1991, American Novelist Bret Easton Ellis published the highly controversial novel American Psycho.
The benefit of a stage production means it will always be malleable to change, always willing to look at how a story written in the past can still be relevant in the present, and remain timeless for the future.
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Madame Butterfly Dr. Phillips Center for the Performing Arts (10/02-10/04) |
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Havana Hop Orlando Family Stage (9/19-9/19) PHOTOS VIDEOS |
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The Best Christmas Pageant Ever: The Musical Athens Theatre (11/20-12/13) |
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DELORIS SCRUD MOVIN' ON UP Starlite Room @ SAVOY Orlando (9/10-9/12) |
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Disney's Finding Nemo Athens Theatre (1/22-2/27) |
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Gothic Attitude Gothic Attitude (4/16-1/16) |
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Wicked Dr. Phillips Center for the Performing Arts (1/06-1/31) |
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Never Can Say Goodbye: The 70s Beehive Musical The Winter Park Playhouse (8/07-8/30) |
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Golden Girls The Laughs Continue Dr. Phillips Center (11/01-11/01) VIDEOS |
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Ted Swindley’s Honky Tonk Angels Athens Theatre (2/26-3/21) |
