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It’s not often that audiences have the chance to experience a completely new musical here in Central Florida, but that is what is happening every night (and select days) on stage at Titusville Playhouse with the premiere of WHAT A WONDERFUL WORLD which plays on the Titusville, FL stage through Dec
The feelings that one gets when sitting in the audience for a musical production can run the gamut from sadness and heartbreak to joy and excitement.
“The sun'll come out, tomorrow.
History, romance and a captivating mystery told in a breathtakingly magical way – that’s the thrilling combination you get with ANASTASIA, the latest production from Titusville Playhouse.
The show works because it forces us to identify with these well-meaning Mormon kids, which has the double effect of indicting our own sense of cultural supremacy while also softening the slurs toward its Latter-Day Saints.
There’s a particular thrill experiencing the familiar in an unfamiliar way - seeing a favorite dramatic actor in a comedic role, eating a “deconstructed” dish with all the familiar ingredients of a favorite entrée but delivered in a very different way, or watching a new film that revisits a c
“What do you do with a drunken sailor?” An age-old question sung by scalawags and ne’er do wells as they drank rum on the deck of a ship on its way to pillage and burn.
Jukebox musicals are a polarizing topic in the world of musical theatre.
On Tuesday evening, December 4, 1956, in Memphis, Tennessee, while a winter chill bit into passersby at the corner of Union Avenue and Marshall Avenue something big was heating up the studio of Sun Records on that very same corner.
“Everything has it’s season, everything has it’s time.
What happens when you take a classic film, update it for a modern audience and then turn it into a Broadway musical? This seems to be a question producers and creatives have been asking themselves more and more over the last few years.
There’s something about a musical that never gets old, regardless of how many different productions one might see.
At the height of its fame, the musical Les Misérables was the Dorsia of Broadway, a hot-ticket event that reached Hamilton levels of excessive prices, elite A-list attendees, and legions of fans who’d revisit the show through repeat viewings, memorization of the cast recording, and fierce debates
Encore! Performing Arts’ production of HELLO, DOLLY! leans heavily into the relentless optimism and good time that’s made the musical a classic.
It is rare to sit down in a theatre to see a play and literally laugh non-stop from before the curtain all the way to the final bows.
There is musical theatre magic happening on stage now through May 19th at the Garden Theatre in Winter Garden, Florida via ALWAYS…PATSY CLINE, a fan favorite musical tribute to one of the most iconic voices in country music.
I was doubtful of Doubtfire.
In times of turmoil, oppression, and uncertainty, how do people cope? How do they find joy, hope, and freedom when all seems hopeless? In the early 1930’s many of the citizens of Berlin found ways to escape the realities of life and the rise of the Nazi party by visiting one of the many cabarets i
It takes a large imagination to come up with new ideas for the stage, and when the show in question is based on the books of one of the most beloved children’s book authors of the last century – it better be filled to the brim with creativity.
If you are looking for a fun, energetic, and uplifting musical experience, look no further than The Winter Park Playhouse's current production of FIVE GUYS NAMED MOE.
Jagged Little Pill is a show with too many characters, too many concerns, and too tidy a conclusion (complete with a sitcom-ish group laugh at the end).
There are some standard musical theatre moments that never fail to take my breath away.
If you are a fan of country music, you will not want to miss MAY WE ALL: A NEW COUNTRY MUSICAL at Titusville Playhouse now playing through April 7th.
There’s a particular thrill getting to be the first in an audience for a new theatrical work.
It is hard to tell when a piece of pop culture is going to have a cult following.
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Twisted: The Untold Story of a Royal Vizier Alexis & Jim Pugh Theater (7/18-7/19) |
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Ted Swindley’s Honky Tonk Angels Athens Theatre (2/26-3/21) |
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X RADIO FM presents SUMMER BASH 3 Sunrise Theatre (7/18-7/18) |
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Shrek: The Musical Little Theatre New Smyrna Beach (7/16-8/02) |
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Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs of the Black Forest Shoestring Theatre (7/10-7/19) |
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Hamilton (Angelica Company) Dr. Phillips Center for the Performing Arts (9/29-10/18) |
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Marky Ramone with Who Are You (a tribute to The Who) The Plaza Live (9/03-9/03) |
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SWAN LAKE by The United European Ballet Company Miramar Cultural Center (12/30-12/30) |
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The Shark Is Broken Athenaeum Theatre One (10/15-11/08) |
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Wicked Dr. Phillips Center for the Performing Arts (1/06-1/31) |
