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Review: INTO THE WOODS at Titusville Playhouse
In the skilled and creative hands of Titusville Playhouse, INTO THE WOODS is fresh and fantastic – with all the familiar elements, yes – but with a current sensibility and a unique aesthetic that made me feel like I was seeing this show for the first time again.
Review: Sorkin's TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD Is An Update Fit for the New Banned-Books Era — Dr. Phillips Center
Can you kill a mockingbird today without overkilling it? Sixty-three years after Harper Lee's iconic American novel released to instant controversy and enduring acclaim - nary a high schooler gets to cap or gown without an essay on it - this is the challenge confronting playwright Aaron Sorkin.
Review: PRISCILLA, QUEEN OF THE DESERT at Titusville Playhouse
One of the things I love about musical theatre is how it can be so many different things all at once.
Review: THE ADDAMS FAMILY at New Generation Theatrical
Who is creepy, kooky, mysterious, spooky and altogether ooky? It’s the Addams family of course! This iconic, weird and wacky family first graced the pages of the New Yorker in a comic strip by Charles Addams 85 years ago and since then have spawned a fan-favorite 1960’s TV show, a series of film
Review: Encore Performing Arts' SORDID LIVES Forages for Fun in a Funeral at Dr. Phillips Center's Alexis & Jim Pugh Theater
“I haven’t laughed so much in my life,” the audience member me behind remarked as curtains drew to a close.
Review: THE PROM at Theatre South Playhouse
Getting to see a newer musical produced for the first time in the area by a local theatre is a particular thrill.
Review: NUNSENSE A-MEN! at The Winter Park Playhouse
Experiencing something familiar through a new lens can be particularly thrilling.
Review: Timely as Ever, WICKED Defies Gravity... And Society, Too — Dr. Phillips Center
WICKED is a wily piece of pop.
Review: CLUE ON STAGE at Osceola Arts
Clue has evolved over the years beyond the dining room table and has since inspired a musical, several books and video games, and a 1985 film.
Review: JIMMY BUFFETT'S ESCAPE TO MARGARITAVILLE at Titusville Playhouse
What do you get when you build a musical around the catalog of hit music from an immensely popular artist with over 60 albums and 67 singles over the last 53 years? You get Jimmy Buffett’s ESCAPE TO MARGARITAVILLE – a colorful, tune-filled romp which is light on plot but heavy on fun all set in
Review: In THE TINA TURNER MUSICAL, the Jukebox Genre Tries for More Than Just Rags-to-Riches at the Dr. Phillips Center
Both the movie and the musical stand out because, while the rock legend ascends from rags to riches by the end, the story is less interested in Turner's journey to stardom than in her liberation from years of violent physical and emotional abuse at the hands of her husband and musical partner, Ike T
Review: Learning and Losing at Love with HADESTOWN at Dr. Phillips Center for the Performing Arts
Unlike the traditional figures in Greek mythology, Orpheus is a hero, but not a warrior.
Review: THE OFFICE HOLIDAY PARTY MUSICAL EXTRAVAGANZA SHOW at Renaissance Theatre Company
The holidays are all about tradition.
Review: OLIVER! at Osceola Arts
'Please, sir.
Review: THE SOUND OF MUSIC at Theatre South Playhouse
Behind the spectacle, sets, large casts and costumes of many classic musicals are the relatable, human stories, the conflict, the hope and the pure joy of life.
Review: WHITE CHRISTMAS at Titusville Playhouse
The holidays are about traditions - that special dish on the table, the favorite decoration that was handmade by your child, or a familiar song playing on the radio.
Review: With a Surprise Appearance by Jodi Benson, DISNEY PRINCESS - THE CONCERT Brings Big Talent to Dr. Phillips Center
The Disney Princesses were only five songs into their set when the iconic Jodi Benson made a surprise appearance on stage.
Review: Regarding HAMILTON at Dr. Phillips Center, Come for the American Adventure, Stay for the Revolutionary Revision to History
Much in the same way most students know about the Salem Witch Trials through the dramatization found in Arthur Miller’s The Crucible, it’s safe to assume virtually every student of U.
Review: Why a 'Weird Al' Concert Without Any Parodies Is the Most 'Weird Al' Concert of All
An evening with 'Weird Al' on stage is always a blend of concert, comedy, and community.
Review: Theater West End's RENT Lovingly Preserves the Urban Fantasy That Influenced Generations of Musical Acolytes
Although it’s been romanticized and idealized in sitcoms like “Friends,” the wilderness years of the modern twentysomething has been most accurately captured in Jonathan Larson’s seminal work RENT.
Review: THE WORLD GOES ROUND by New Generation Theatrical
“Somebody loses, and somebody wins, and one day it’s kicks, then it’s kicks in the shins.
Review: Six Ex-Wives Tear Down the Patriarchy Rather Than Each Other in SIX: THE MUSICAL at Dr. Phillips Center For The Performing Arts in Orlando
As a concert, SIX maintains the momentum and energy for its audience with a consistently good set list of songs, the brazzle-dazzle of lights on the stage, and playful choreography that add up to an exciting ninety minutes of sheer, unadulterated fun.
Review: Ghost Light Theatricals' LILIES Answers Questions We Shouldn't Be Afraid to Ask at Theatre South Playhouse
Director Joseph Walsh has mounted this production fifteen years previously in the UK and Ireland, but he's brought a new production to Central Florida during a year that has been, to say the least, a difficult challenge for both the LGBTQ+ and local theatre communities.
Review: SH-BOOM! LIFE COULD BE A DREAM at The Winter Park Playhouse
The Winter Park Playhouse, in Winter Park, FL is extremely good at producing intimate, sometimes lesser-known, but always high-quality musicals.
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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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Marky Ramone with Who Are You (a tribute to The Who) The Plaza Live (9/03-9/03) |
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Ted Swindley’s Honky Tonk Angels Athens Theatre (2/26-3/21) |
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SWAN LAKE by The United European Ballet Company Miramar Cultural Center (12/30-12/30) |
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Into the Woods Dr. Phillips Center for the Performing Arts (7/31-8/02) |
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The Adams Family Musical Athens Theatre (9/18-10/11) |
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Disney Finding Nemo, Jr. Athens Theatre (1/22-2/07) |
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Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs of the Black Forest Shoestring Theatre (7/10-7/19) |
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Disney's Frozen Encore Performing Arts (7/17-7/19) |