ORLANDO THEATER REVIEWS

With three rotating fiancee, a visiting friend, and stressed out maid, what could possibly go wrong? Such is the hysterical unraveling of Bernard's perfectly timed life in BOEING BOEING. Audience members of Theatre UCF's production can take a break from the summer heat, grab a drink, and escape to 1...

The most striking thing about Mad Cow Theatre's production of DREAMGIRLS is the amount of sparkles on the costumes and the live band accompanying the performers. Few Orlando musicals use a live band because of logistics; however, with music written by Henry Krieger and lyrics/book by Tom Eyen, anyth...

The Orlando Rep rounds up its 10th anniversary season with THE ADVENTURES OF TOM SAWYER. This family friendly production was filled with adventure and songs with a country twang. Based off the novel by Mark Twain and adapted by Ken Ludwig, we find Tom Sawyer longing for adventure in his seemingly du...

Orlando has a lot of wizards, but no matter how many theme parks or big time blockbusters, there is one wizard that people old and young enjoy. The Garden Theater's production of THE WIZARD OF OZ combined the well-known story by L. Frank Baum with the catchy tunes of the original MGM motion picture....

CARMINA BURANA ran from April 12-April 14th at the Bob Carr Performing Arts Centre. It was by far the best theatrical experience bringing together two of Orlando's best. CARMINA BURANA featured Orlando Ballet and the choir and orchestra of the Bach Festival Society of Winter Park. Choreographed by R...

At first impression the show seems gratuitously violent, but apparently revenge killings were a way of life during Shakespeare's time. Despite the blood and gore, TITUS ANDRONICUS became Shakespeare's most popular play. It is not recommended for the squeamish as buckets of stage blood is thrown abou...

Anyone who has ever wanted to run away from their daily life will connect with ENCHANTED APRIL. Based on a novel by Elizabeth von Arnim, it is the story of four English women living during the 1920s, hoping to escape from dreary London for a holiday in Italy....

The suicide of a University of Central Florida student, which made national headlines this week, makes this University's production of SPRING AWAKENING eerily timed, but a necessary discussion. Meant to provoke discussion about taboos like sex, abortion, homosexuality, child abuse, and suicide, the ...

What can only be described as brilliant direction and a completely dedicated group of actors, this dramatic love story hits on more than just the relationship between a guy and a girl. CHILDREN OF A LESSER GOD is deeply moving and thought provoking....

The story is familiar, Jesus lives, does some supernatural stuff, changes the world, and dies. The real Jesus would never guessed that his story would mesh with "Ain't nobody got no time fo' dat" lady or a singing goat, but it happened and it was awesome....

THE ODYSSEY is not just a very long journey home for a guy, but when looked at as a whole it is an epic adventure. As part of Orlando Shakespeare's Studio Series, actor and writer, Charlie Bethel tells this harrowing story....

The best way to describe THE D WORD - A MUSICAL is like a Joan Rivers talk show set to a mixed tape. This show has the compilation of various song aspect to tell the story of four women who go through being "Ditched, Dumped, Divorced, and Dating". A far cry from a sad story, the sex talk, relationsh...

Sarah Ruhl's adaptation translates EURYDICE into a contemporary and easier to swallow version of the original myth....

The kids will delight with the crazy antics of the Cat who run Sally and Boy amok while mother is out. Young and young-at-heart audience members were rolling in their seats as the Cat's and his crazy sidekicks, Thing 1 and Thing 2, wreck the house....

Set in a time when ladies were expected to marry rich and keep their emotions in check, SENSE AND SENSIBILITY is a classic story of love and love loss perfect for ladies night....

Local Orlando actors enter basic training in BILOXI BLUES. Neil Simon's BILOXI BLUES is a coming of age story told through the perspective of Eugene Jerome and his interactions with his fellow army recruits....

A review of Orlando's Theatre Downtown cabaret benefiting local stage manager, Carla Young....

Boublil-Schonberg classic revisited in a highly worthwhile tour revival at The Bushnell...