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 Dr. Phillips Center for the Performing Arts has announced Jay Moore as vice president, marketing.

The Roommate by Jen Silverman Coming to The Studio Theatre, The Villages, FL

If you are a fan of country music, you will not want to miss MAY WE ALL: A NEW COUNTRY MUSICAL at Titusville Playhouse now playing through April 7th. This show, written by Troy Britton Johnson, Todd Johnson, and Eric Pfeffinger features songs by some of the biggest names in the genre, such as Billy Ray Cyrus, Brooks & Dunn, Kenny Chesney, Reba McEntire, Dolly Parton, Florida Georgia Line, and more. And in its regional premiere at Titusville Playhouse, this down home, feel good musical shines with powerful vocals, a stellar cast, high energy production numbers and a heartwarming story that illustrates the power of community.

There’s a particular thrill getting to be the first in an audience for a new theatrical work. You can almost feel the time, passion and love poured into a piece when it finally makes it to the stage. And even if there are elements that could use refining, trimming or updating, the energy is unlike anything else one might experience in a darkened theatre. It was this feeling that I experienced sitting in the opening night audience of the world premiere of BELLADONNA: THE MUSICAL produced by Mac Boys Entertainment at Orlando Family Stage. The story was compelling (and new), the performances were filled with power and passion, and the creativity on display was palpable.

Discover the exciting 64th Broadway Series Season unveiled by Osceola Arts. Stay updated with the latest in Broadway entertainment news and events.

Orlando Fringe has announced the newest addition to its celebrated festival lineup: Orlando Out Fest, a vibrant celebration of the LGBTQIA community through theater, art and expression. 

Comedy-Drama Vanities Opens March 8

Osceola Arts will bring the timeless charm of Broadway to Central Florida with its latest production, 42nd Street. Learn how to purchase tickets.

Opera Orlando goes On the Town in its All for Art season with a site-specific production of Dvořák’s Rusalka at the Art and History Museums of Maitland. Performances will take place March 8-9, 2024.

It is hard to tell when a piece of pop culture is going to have a cult following. Would Richard O’Brien have believed you back in 1973 when THE ROCKY HORROR SHOW premiered in London if you told him that his quirky, but outrageously fun, musical would still be creating midnight madness all around the world some 50+ years later? The formula for a phenomenon like that is hard to nail down. Is it the bold characters? The catchy and electric music? The slightly subversive undertones? As exciting as they can be, they don’t come around every day. Which is why it was so electric to be in the room at Theatre South Playhouse in Dr. Phillips on opening night for the Central Florida premiere of RIDE THE CYCLONE, a musical that has been growing a cult following of its own over the last few years, mostly due to a viral explosion of content on social media especially with the younger generation of musical theatre fans. And, based on the packed house of enthusiastic and excited theatergoers, seeing this performance was something special for many, and I can see why. In the highly skilled creative hands of the folks at Theatre South Playhouse, RIDE THE CYCLONE, is a thrilling, entertaining, energetic, and sometimes poignant evening of theatre that you don’t have to be a super-fan to thoroughly enjoy.

Travel to the Forum for Side-Splitting Comedy!

See Broadway legend, Mandy Patinkin live in concert at Dr. Phillips Center

Comedy-Drama Vanities Opens March 8

For myself and many of my peers, it seems that the mid-semester burnout hits earlier and earlier with every passing year. This year it happened to hit right around the time I was reading my first syllabus; it was like I was already exhausted from the mental image of the semester ahead of me.

Orlando Fringe has announced the 33rd annual Orlando International Fringe Theatre Festival returning to Loch Haven Park in Orlando, Florida on May 14-27, 2024. 

The Winter Park Playhouse continues its 2023-2o24 Series of Professional Musicals with its next Mainstage production of the popular Broadway hit - Five Guys Named Moe - playing March 15 - April 20, 2024. 

Opera Orlando has announced casting for its latest production. Get an inside look at the artists behind LUCIA DI LAMMERMOOR.

More than 300 City of Orlando and Orange County first responders, veterans and Orange County teachers will be treated to an evening at the arts center to experience Broadway’s Moulin Rouge! The Musical February 27 and 29, 2024.

I can’t recall seeing a single show on the national touring circuit with costumes, lighting, and scenic design as sumptuous as those in Moulin Rouge!. Yes, the show is scaled down from its eye-popping, Tony-winning 2019 Broadway production (still running in New York), but as touring productions go, this one’s exceptionally pleasing to the eye...

Central Florida Community Arts will present 'The Giver,' a stage adaptation of the beloved novel by Lois Lowry. Learn how to purchase tickets.

Children's musician Laurie Berkner will bring her 'Greatest Hits' solo concert to Central Florida families on Saturday, March 2 at 4:00 p.m. at The Plaza Live, 425 N. Bumby Ave., Orlando, Florida.

In the world of jukebox musicals, the best way to ensure something entertaining and enjoyable is to either use the music in an organic way, often telling the story of the artist themselves or to go the opposite route and create something over the top with a loose narrative, allowing the audience to focus primarily on the music they love and the performances on stage.

What do you get when you cross a regency era tale of a high society engagement, mix it with a bawdy farce and add a dash of murder? You get THE F. MARRYKILL AFFAIR the latest immersive offering by New Generation Theatrical which plays at the Abbey in Orlando through Monday, February 19th. Written and Directed by New Gen’s Creative Director, Michael Knight (who also plays Chaudry Gethard, the narrator of the tale), THE F. MARRYKILL AFFAIR is a frolicsome “interactive, hilarious engagement party to die for”, which makes for a fun, exciting and all-around entertaining evening of theatre. 

Hot off the celebrated TV show The Voice, Deejay Young will come home to The Winter Park Playhouse to perform his latest solo cabaret- Somewhere In The Crowd. Learn how to purchase tickets.

 Dr. Phillips Center for the Performing Arts has unveiled the lineup for the 24/25 AdventHealth Broadway in Orlando season. Learn about the shows being presented and see how to purchase tickets.