BWW Review: LaBelle Brings Les Bops to Dr. Phillips Center
An OG, indeed.
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BWW Review: THE 25TH ANNUAL PUTNAM COUNTY SPELLING BEE at Titusville Playhouse
A county spelling bee may not sound like a likely setting for a musical, but THE 25th ANNUAL PUTNAM COUNTY SPELLING BEE defies convention and delivers laughs and a heartwarming story that is sure to please.
BWW Review: GORGEOUS at Renaissance Theatre Company
There’s something special about being the first audiences to see a new musical.
BWW Review: DREAMGIRLS at Titusville Playhouse
Thanks to the 2006 film starring Jennifer Hudson and Beyonce, a lot of people are familiar with the story of the Broadway hit musical DREAMGIRLS.
BWW Review: Garden Theatre's Timely Musical PARADE Puts Anti-Semitism and Southern Justice on Trial
As news of Nazi rallies throughout Orlando and a white nationalist conference just outside of Walt Disney World rock Central Florida, Garden Theatre opens a musical this week that meets the moment: PARADE.
BWW Review: At Dr. Phillips Center, Top-Notch FROZEN is No Fixer-Upper
Caroline Bowman approaches Elsa with a studied understanding of this show's central themes: the inner confusion of outward identity, the struggle between family ties and the daggers of life that threaten to slice them, and the feeling of danger inherent in any quest for self-acceptance - especially
BWW Review: Southeastern premiere of TRAV'LIN: A 1930S HARLEM MUSICAL ROMANCE at The Winter Park Playhouse
What a pleasure it is to discover a hidden (or not so hidden!) gem.
BWW Review: NUNSENSE at Theatre South Playhouse
What can be better than revisiting an old favorite? Whether you are reading a book again for the hundredth time, watching a favorite movie that always puts you in a good mood, or listening to music you’ve spent your whole life jamming to, the familiar can be quite comforting and uplifting.
BWW Review: THE FANTASTICKS at Orlando Shakes
It’s hard to imagine a musical theatre world without the iconic, simple but lovely, musical THE FANTASTICKS.
BWW Review: DON'T DRESS FOR DINNER at Osceola Arts
Headlines are getting more concerning by the day and the world continues to stay on high alert due to the global pandemic – what can one do to escape? Well, I always say laughter is the best medicine, so taking in Osceola Arts’ latest production – Marc Camoletti and Robin Hawdon’s hilarious
BWW Review: Theater West End's Reimagined INTO THE WOODS Finds Magic in a Forest without Trees
Those who haven't encountered INTO THE WOODS before won't miss anything at Theater West End.
BWW Review: HELLO, DOLLY! at The Henegar Center
In the almost 60 years since its Broadway premiere in 1963, Jerry Herman’s classic musical HELLO, DOLLY! has been performed countless times, in countless theatres by countless companies all with a common goal – share the exuberant tale of the indefatigable matchmaker Dolly Gallagher Levi and her
BWW Review: DRAGONS & FAIRIES at Leu Gardens
Many of us dreamed as a child of entering the magical lands of our favorite books, movies or other media.
BWW Review: Audra McDonald and Dr. Phillips Center Make History with Duke Ellington's BLACK, BROWN & BEIGE
It's not every day that Audra McDonald stands twenty feet in front of you and says, 'Tonight, we are all a part of history.
BWW Review: AIN'T TOO PROUD Pairs Familiar Songs with Familiar Story Beats at Dr. Phillips Center
But even if AIN’T TOO PROUD commits a few sins on its way to Motown glory, it is at least absolved to some extent by the sheer quality of that songbook.
BWW Review: Audacious and Inspiring, Garden Theatre's THE MOUNTAINTOP Puts Us in a Room with Martin Luther King Jr.
THE MOUNTAINTOP is a daring and compelling piece of theatre, powerfully staged this month at The Garden Theatre in downtown Winter Garden, FL.
BWW Review: Jennifer Hudson Concert Is a Big-Voice Baptism for Dr. Phillips Center's New Steinmetz Hall
When Jennifer Hudson sang 'I Will Always Love You' at Dr.
BWW Review: KINKY BOOTS at Titusville Playhouse
Life has a funny way of changing in an instant – pointing you in new directions or opening your eyes to something, or someone you never saw before.
BWW Review: Riverside Theatre's Sparkling CAROUSEL Shines Light on All that Is Grand, Complicated in Classic Musical Theatre
Despite the complications that a modern perspective puts on the more prickly parts of the story, you can't help but be both moved and tickled by the show's iconic, perfectly crafted R&H songs.
BWW Review: SWEET WATER TASTE at Orlando Shakes
Webster’s dictionary defines the word family as “a group of people who are related to each other”, which on its surface may seem simple and straightforward, but as many of us can attest, often that can be the farthest from the truth.
BWW Review: THE OFFICE HOLIDAY PARTY MUSICAL EXTRAVAGANZA SHOW at Renaissance Theatre Company
We have all been there.
BWW Review: THE PROM at Dr. Phillips Center Is Campy, Vampy Fun
Visiting THE PROM in original stage form will be refreshing for those who know only the Netflix version.
BWW Review: THE GREAT AMERICAN TRAILER PARK CHRISTMAS MUSICAL at Titusville Playhouse
It is rare for audiences to have the chance to come back and revisit characters in a musical – and when producers do decide to go the sequel route, they often end up critically panned - take ANNIE WARBUCKS or LOVE NEVER DIES, for example.
BWW Review: A CHRISTMAS CAROL: THE NEW MUSICAL at The Henegar Center
The holidays, for many, are about family, food, and traditions.
BWW Review: Garden Theatre Finds BIG Fun in Seldom-Staged Musical
BIG props to the artistic team behind BIG: THE MUSICAL at Garden Theatre.
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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 The United European Ballet Company Miramar Cultural Center (12/30-12/30) |
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Ted Swindley’s Honky Tonk Angels Athens Theatre (2/26-3/21) |
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Shrek: The Musical Little Theatre New Smyrna Beach (7/16-8/02) |
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The Ember Crown of Argenfall Cypress Grand Opera House (7/02-8/02) |
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Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs of the Black Forest Shoestring Theatre (7/10-7/19) |
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Ted Swindley’s Honky Tonk Angels Athens Theatre (2/26-3/21) |
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Sister Act Athens Theatre (7/10-8/02) |
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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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Disney's Finding Nemo Athens Theatre (1/22-2/27) |