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Drag culture in La Cage aux Folles isn’t just the “bold face” of the gay community; it’s a celebration of visibility itself, a way of inviting even those on the periphery to understand more deeply what it means to live authentically, unbothered, and unashamed.
At its heart, Sister Act: The Musical is a celebration of sisterhood and the unexpected bonds formed in the most unlikely places.
For anyone who’s seen Disney’s The Hunchback of Notre Dame, a lot of the familiar story beats remain here.
One would think a musical all about corn would be a one-trick pony with the same tired joke made again and again.
Life's greatest tragedy is the passage of time.
If you are a fan of a certain 'boy who lived' then Theatre South Playhouse’s delightfully humorous and nostalgic production of Matt Cox’s PUFFS or SEVEN INCREASINGLY EVENTFUL YEARS AT A CERTAIN SCHOOL OF MAGIC AND MAGIC could be right up your (Diagon) alley.
Silly stories like this work better on stage, where the particulars of the real world aren’t around to underscore implausibility.
In the realm of musical theatre, jukebox musicals have their supporters and their detractors.
When SOME LIKE IT HOT began on Broadway, it was celebrated for updating a classic film to modern audiences in ways and themes not readily apparent from the original source material.
When it comes to the holidays in the opera world there are few standards as beloved as Gian Carlo Menotti’s AMAHL AND THE NIGHT VISITORS.
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.
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Madame Butterfly Dr. Phillips Center for the Performing Arts (10/02-10/04) |
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Songs for a New World Dr. Phillips Center for the Performing Arts (8/28-8/30) |
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The Best Halloween Ever Orlando Family Stage (10/10-11/01) |
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DELORIS SCRUD MOVIN' ON UP Starlite Room @ SAVOY Orlando (9/10-9/12) |
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Candide Dr. Phillips Center for the Performing Arts (2/26-2/28) |
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Never Can Say Goodbye: The 70s Beehive Musical The Winter Park Playhouse (8/07-8/30) |
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Ride The Cyclone Theatre South Playhouse (4/17-8/30) |
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Deer Tick Revolution Live (11/11-11/11) |
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Hadestown (Non-Equity) King Center for Performing Arts (4/20-4/21) |
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Hamilton (Angelica Company) Dr. Phillips Center for the Performing Arts (9/29-10/18) |
