BWW Review: At Walt Disney World, Cirque Du Soleil's New DRAWN TO LIFE Is Nothing Less Than Actual Magic
Read our full review of Cirque Du Soleil's New DRAWN TO LIFE show.
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BWW Review: CABARET Fits Theater West End's Vintage Vibe Like a Fishnet Stocking
CABARET and Theater West End are a match made in the heavens of art direction, so much so that it’s nearly a wonder they hadn’t staged it here til now.
BWW Review: RUDOLPH THE RED-NOSED REINDEER at Titusville Playhouse
The holidays, for many of us, are for family, food, and good cheer.
BWW Review: CINDERELLA at Orlando Repertory Theatre
Sometimes, when the stresses of life get too be too much, nothing soothes the soul more than escaping into a good story.
BWW Review: THE LYONS at The Ensemble Company
Family can be very complicated.
BWW Review: At Dr. Phillips Center, TOOTSIE Brings Broadway Back... and 1980s Gender Ideas Too
But when all is said and done, after the big speeches are made and the morals have been imparted, TOOTSIE's 1982 DNA proves inextricable.
BWW Review: SIDE SHOW at The Henegar Center
In today’s society, when someone is born with a birth defect, has an unusual look or is simply unlike most others, we use our understanding of science and a myriad of protections and laws to ensure those individuals receive equal treatment.
BWW Review: LOOPED Brings Legendary Diva Tallulah Bankhead to Electric Life at Garden Theatre
Actually, LOOPED is more specific than that.
BWW Review: WIT by The Ensemble Company
Sometimes the theatre is the perfect place to explore some of life’s toughest questions.
BWW Review: THE GREAT AMERICAN TRAILER PARK MUSICAL at Titusville Playhouse
It’s always exciting to get to be the first to experience something.
BWW Review: THE WHO'S TOMMY at Titusville Playhouse
With one of the more memorable rock and roll scores of the 20th century, THE WHO’S TOMMY has been entertaining, exciting, confounding, and stimulating listeners for over 50 years.
BWW Review: JOSEPHINE Puts Showbiz's First Black Superstar in a One-of-a-Kind Spotlight at Theater West End
It is a marvel to fathom the many aptitudes required of Tymisha Harris in crafting and delivering JOSEPHINE, a 75-minute, one-act, one-woman show that the Orlando native co-created and took to New York and international tour.
BWW Review: Garden Theatre Reimagines MAN OF LA MANCHA as a Tale for Our Time
This latest production puts the classic tale of Don Quixote and its author in an almost shocking new context - one that's as powerful as it is surprising.
BWW Review: NEWSIES at The Henegar Center
Everyone loves to cheer for the underdog, especially when they are standing up for something that needs to change – injustice, cruelty, unfairness, or lack of voice.
BWW Review: A FUNNY THING HAPPENED ON THE WAY TO THE FORUM at Titusville Playhouse
“Something familiar, something peculiar, something for everyone a comedy tonight!” As the lyrics in the opening number of the classic musical, A FUNNY THING HAPPENED ON THE WAY TO THE FORUM, convey – it is a comedy with a little something for everyone.
BWW Review: A GENTLEMAN'S GUIDE TO LOVE AND MURDER at Osceola Arts
A musical about love? Nothing new there – from Broadway classics to modern musicals, love is often a prevailing theme for a night at the theatre.
BWW Review: Theater West End's DISENCHANTED Is a 'Not Safe for Fantasyland' Royal Rebellion
Spot-on casting is nothing out of the ordinary at Theater West End, nor are tasteful set direction or an overall atmosphere of well-themed festivity.
BWW Review: Garden Theatre's THE BODYGUARD Is Whitney-Worthy and One-Ups the Movie
“THE BODYGUARD on stage sounds fun,” I thought, “but is there really anybody in Winter Garden who can handle Whitney Houston songs for two whole hours?” It turns out there are at least two people up to the task, and The Garden’s got them both.
BWW Review: Get Up and Go to Encore Performing Arts' HEAD OVER HEELS at Orlando Shakes' Margeson Theater
They say you can't teach an old dog new tricks, yet that is exactly what the intrepid team behind HEAD OVER HEELS sought to do.
BWW Review: BKLYN THE MUSICAL at Titusville Playhouse
Has anyone ever read you a fairytale? So goes the opening line of “Once Upon A Time” the best-known song from BKLYN THE MUSICAL, a show that you might not have heard of before (it played on Broadway in 2004) but one that, in the hands of the stellar team of performers and creatives at the Titusv
BWW Review: Theater West End's ONCE Interrupts the Familiar with Blasts of Joy
Twice, ONCE won awards I thought the competition deserved.
BWW Review: Living Drama Theatre Proves a Show Still Shines Even WHILE THE LIGHTS WERE OUT
Yet, even with the hardships this theatre has gone through, and the uncertainty of the future, all involved with WHILE THE LIGHTS WERE OUT made sure to go out on that stage and give it their all.
BWW Review: LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS at Orlando Shakes
In the world of musical theatre, there are some shows that feel fresh and new, no matter how many times you see them.
BWW Review: Theater West End's ALWAYS... PATSY CLINE Is a Cute Musical About a Star and Her Stan
Louise’s long monologues between Patsy’s numbers aren’t nearly as timeless, but then her ability to talk about a single celebrity sighting for two whole hours is something I find both deeply and embarrassingly relatable.
BWW Review: THE 25TH ANNUAL PUTNAM COUNTY SPELLING BEE at Celebration Theatre Company
Settings for musicals range from the rather ordinary to the extraordinary.
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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) |