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.
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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.
BWW Review: BIG FISH at Titusville Playhouse
Stories have an amazing way of bringing to life experiences and concepts that otherwise might be too complex, too unfamiliar, or too uninteresting.
BWW Review: CINDERELLA at Central Florida Community Arts
There are few stories that you can safely assume everyone around you has heard before.
BWW Review: GODSPELL Is Good News at Garden Theatre
Filling those water-walkin' sandals is Orlando native Eddie Ortega.
BWW Review: PIPPIN at Osceola Arts
“Everything has its season, everything has its time.
BWW Review: A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM by Orlando Shakes
In William Shakespeare’s beloved comedy, A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM, a motley cast of characters find themselves in an idyllic forest filled with magic and wonder.
BWW Review: Put on Your Sunday Masks: The Garden's HELLO, DOLLY! Reminds Us There's a World Out There
Fate couldn't have found a more fitting show for the Garden Theatre's 2020 return than one with a whole song about getting out of the house and hitting the town.
BWW Review: THE AUNTIE NETWORK presented by The Studio Theatre Tierra Del Sol
With COVID-19 still raging around the world, and cases still quite high here in Central Florida, one might believe that it will be some time before enjoying the thrill of live theatre once again.
BWW Review: An Elderly Patron and I Disagree About BEN-HUR: AN EPIC COMEDY! at Garden Theatre
a?oeThat's the worst thing I've ever seen,a?? said an elderly woman on her way out the door.
BWW Review of SPAMILTON: AN AMERICAN PARODY at Dr. Phillips Center, Fun But Flimsy
It's symptomatic of SPAMILTON's inconsistency: quite funny and thoughtful in one moment, down a rabbit hole the next.
BWW Review: HENRY IV, PART 1 Sets 'Fire' to the 'Reign' at Orlando Shakes
A few weeks back, I attended the opening night of The Three Musketeers at Orlando Shakes.
BWW Review: Encore Performing Arts Invites You to Come to the CABARET at Osceola Arts
The last time I attended a production at Osceola Arts, the stage had been transformed into 1899 New York City for a production of Newsies.
BWW Review: Orlando Shakes Draws Swords and Laughs with THE THREE MUSKETEERS
Ask anyone to describe the Three Musketeers, and you'll get the usual answers: three heroes, bound together in brotherhood, inseparable in the most dire circumstances.
BWW Review: Garden Theatre's VIOLET, An Unfussy Musical with a Worthy Cast
A single-act show, it could use an occasional shot in the arm.
BWW Review: Everything Wrong with ALADDIN: The Musical (And Why You Should See It at Dr. Phillips Center Anyway)
Why? Every time I answer that, I start to feel like the Genie in a?oePrince Alia?? when he's counting all those elephants, peacocks, and camels.
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Candide Dr. Phillips Center for the Performing Arts (2/26-2/28) |
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Evil Dead: The Musical Dr. Phillips Center for the Performing Arts (10/02-10/04) |
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Ted Swindley’s Honky Tonk Angels Athens Theatre (2/26-3/21) |
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Hamilton (Angelica Company) Dr. Phillips Center for the Performing Arts (9/29-10/18) |
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Havana Hop Orlando Family Stage (9/19-9/19) PHOTOS VIDEOS |
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Never Can Say Goodbye: The 70s Beehive Musical The Winter Park Playhouse (8/07-8/30) |
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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 Shark Is Broken Athenaeum Theatre One (10/15-11/08) |
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Gothic Attitude Gothic Attitude (4/16-1/16) |
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Golden Girls The Laughs Continue Dr. Phillips Center (11/01-11/01) VIDEOS |