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ENTHRALLMENT: THE MUSICAL to Premiere at Orlando Fringe
by BWW News Desk - April 15, 2022
Enthrallment: The Musical will premiere at the Orlando Fringe Festival, featuring locally well-known performers as well as a few new faces, bringing life to this dark musical comedy.
Photos: OKLAHOMA! Opens Tonight At ME Performing Arts
by BWW News Desk - April 15, 2022
ME Performing Arts, in partnership with the Orlando Artist Guild presents the classic Rodgers and Hammerstein musical, OKLAHOMA!, recently seen in a thrilling 2019 Broadway Revival, in an all new production featuring a troupe of actor-musicians performing such iconic songs as 'Oh, What a Beautiful Morning,' 'I Caint Say No,' 'People Will Say We’re in Love' and, of course, 'Oklahoma.'
SPOOKY & GAY Premieres At Orlando Fringe Theatre Festival 2022
by BWW News Desk - April 15, 2022
​​​​​​​BC Theatricals performs newest production Spooky & Gay at the Orlando Fringe Theatre Festival in May 2022.
BE A PIRATE! Invades The Orlando Fringe
by BWW News Desk - April 13, 2022
Be A Pirate! A one man show written and performed by Thom Mesrobian is coming to the International Orlando Fringe Theatre Festival May 17-31, 2022. The show (rated for ages 13 and up for language and adult themes) will have seven performances in the Orange Venue also known as the Margeson theater, the largest venue at the Orlando Shakespeare Center.
Orlando Fringe Announces Sponsors For 31st Annual Festival
by BWW News Desk - April 13, 2022
The Orlando International Fringe Theatre Festival announced the sponsors for its 31st festival running May 17-30, 2022, in Orlando's Loch Haven Park.
FTA Presents BLOOD BROTHERS at The Abbey in June
by BWW News Desk - April 13, 2022
Florida Theatrical Association (FTA) presents the Tony-nominated musical Blood Brothers, coming to The Abbey in downtown Orlando June 10 to 19.  
Legendary Creator Frank Miller Signs 3-Year Exclusive Appearance Deal With FAN EXPO In North America
by BWW News Desk - April 12, 2022
FAN EXPO attendees will have the rare opportunity to meet one of the modern giants of the entertainment industry as the largest comic con producer in the world today announced that legendary creator Frank Miller will appear at FAN EXPO events through 2024.
The Running Man Theatre Company Presents SHREK THE MUSICAL JR This Month
by BWW News Desk - April 12, 2022
OCA has announced tickets on sale for the spring production of Shrek the Musical, JR. The Running Man Theatre Company production takes place April 26 - 27, 2022, at 7 p.m. at the Annie Russell Theatre at Rollins College.
BWW Review: A CHORUS LINE at Titusville Playhouse
by Joseph Harrison - April 09, 2022
A CHORUS LINE, the hit Broadway musical about performers auditioning for a Broadway show played for 6,137 performances in its original run due to several factors. Audiences simply connected with the characters on stage and related to their lives, their experiences, and their passion for pursuing their dreams. Add in a fabulous and catchy score and some amazing choreography and you have a recipe for an enthralling musical – in fact, one of the most popular musicals of all time. It is not surprising, then, that the Titusville Playhouse selected this classic to present as its latest production – providing audiences with an emotional, energetic, and wildly entertaining production that thrills from the first moments to the last.
First Annual Orlando Sings Choral Fest Announced
by BWW News Desk - April 09, 2022
Orlando Sings is one of Central Florida’s newest professional arts organizations and has already had an exciting and successful first season.  Led by Artistic and Executive Director Dr. Andrew Minear, Orlando Sings serves as an umbrella organization for a family of singing groups including two professional ensembles, the Orlando Sings Symphonic Chorus and the Solaria Singers. This young organization has already had a great start to its first season with full and sold-out houses for each of the three concerts they have presented as well as a successful, sold-out gala fundraiser.
The Athens Theatre to Stage RAGTIME
by BWW News Desk - April 06, 2022
From April 15-May 8 visit the arrival of America’s 20th Century as the historic Athens Theatre turns the clocks back to a nation expanding its American Dream to include both millions of recently arrived European immigrants and newly northern black families all in search of better lives while the old, white establishment adjusts its own ideas of who they might become as Americans.
Dr. Phillips Center for the Performing Arts to Welcome Back UCF Celebrates the Arts 2022
by BWW News Desk - April 04, 2022
This week, Dr. Phillips Center for the Performing Arts welcomes back UCF Celebrates the Arts 2022 for their 10-day residency from April 5-16, showcasing the creativity, innovation and collaboration that defines Orlando’s hometown university.
VIDEO: Orlando REP Presents Disney's FREAKY FRIDAY THE MUSICAL
by BWW News Desk - April 04, 2022
The Orlando REP season concludes with an all-new musical, Disney's Freaky Friday The Musical (One-Act Edition)(April 1- May 8, 2022).
BWW Review: Alan Cumming Is Not Acting His Age (In the Best Way) — Dr. Phillips Center
by Aaron Wallace - April 04, 2022
The biggest draw to an evening with Alan Cumming may be just that: it’s an evening with Alan Cumming, a playful and energetic personality you like right away. His easy wit and effortless charm create an atmosphere that feels distinctly personal and intimate, even a thousand miles south of Club Cumming...
WANZIE WITH A 'Z' Part 2: THE RAVE YEARS Comes to Orlando Fringe
by BWW News Desk - April 04, 2022
Frequent Orlando Fringe show producer-collaborators, Wanzie Presents and D Squared Productions join forces once again to bring to the 2022 Festival Wanzie's most-recently-penned theatrical endeavor, WANZIE WITH A “Z” Part 2: THE RAVE YEARS which also marks the playwright-actor's first-ever solo performance.
The University of Central Florida Brings SHREK THE MUSICAL To the Dr. Phillips Center
by BWW News Desk - April 02, 2022
Shrek and friends will be coming to a swamp near you as part of UCF Celebrates the Arts, April 14-16 at Dr. Phillips Center for the Performing Arts. Shrek the Musical, a Tony Award-winning humorous adventure based on the Dreamworks film, brings the iconic characters from the film to the stage. In addition to three evening performances and a Saturday matinee,
Jakob Karr Brings Original Show AIN'T DONE BAD To Renaissance Theatre Company, April 21 - May 1
by BWW News Desk - March 31, 2022
Renaissance Theatre Company presents Ain't Done Bad playing April 21 – May 1, 2022  at the Ren in Orlando. 
BWW Review: Why I'm Not Crazy About CATS at Dr. Phillips Center
by Aaron Wallace - March 31, 2022
Now I would never wish harm on cats, of course. It's just that they ought not wish it on me either. But as I sat there bored nearly to felicide Tuesday night and praying for a cat-pocalypse on stage, I couldn't help but wonder why there's not a PETA for theatregoers - and if there were whether they'd douse the producers of CATS with cola or whatever liquid might represent the precious gasoline we wasted to reach the theatre.
String Sensation Violectric To Headline Palm Coast Arts Foundation Family-Friendly Outdoor Concert, April 22
by BWW News Desk - March 30, 2022
The talented musicians of the Central Florida strings super-group Violectric, led by renowned “Vinylinist” and Founder of Violectric Michelle Jones, will perform together live on stage when Palm Coast Arts Foundation presents Violectric family-friendly outdoor concert on Friday, April 22, 2022 from 6pm-8pm at Flagler Auditorium Lawn in Palm Coast, Florida. 
New Musicals Festival at WP Playhouse Confirms Selections and Ticket Sales Dates
by BWW News Desk - March 30, 2022
The Winter Park Playhouse announces the winning selections for the 5th Annual Florida Festival of New Musicals. This popular festival, which showcases new musical theatre works, is one of very few in the nation and the only one of its kind in the Southeastern region. 
Dr. Phillips Center Partners With Pet Alliance To Kick Off April's “Cat Month”
by BWW News Desk - March 29, 2022
In honor of the FAIRWINDS Broadway in Orlando run of CATS at the arts center, the AdventHealth School of the Arts at the Dr. Phillips Center is partnering with the Pet Alliance of Greater Orlando to kick off Pet Alliance's “Cat Month,” dedicated to spreading awareness of kitten season in our community. 
BWW Review: THE MARVELOUS WONDERETTES: DREAM ON at The Winter Park Playhouse
by Joseph Harrison - March 29, 2022
What fun it is to take a stroll down memory lane and revisit the locations (and experiences) of our youth. Such journeys often include stops at familiar haunts, laughs at the fashions we thought were so hip at the time, and listening to the songs that served as the soundtrack to our formative years. Imagine, then, if you could roll all of those things into a musical, and you might get THE MARVELOUS WONDERETTES: DREAM ON – the current mainstage production at the Winter Park Playhouse. This fun, fabulous and fantastic time-machine of a show featuring four wonderfully talented women illustrates perfectly the kind of intimate, inviting and thoroughly entertaining production that The Winter Park Playhouse so often has to offer.
BWW Review: URINETOWN: THE MUSICAL at Little Radical Theatrics
by Joseph Harrison - March 27, 2022
There have been a lot of interesting concepts for musicals over the history of the artform. For the most part, the shows that push the boundaries of the musical theatre format stick to the Off-Off-Broadway theatres or Fringe festivals. But sometimes one of these genre-busting musicals makes it to the mainstream. Such is the case with URINETOWN: THE MUSICAL, which moved from the New York Fringe Festival to an Off-Broadway production to Broadway, securing ten Tony nominations (and three wins) back in 2002. And by producing URINETOWN: THE MUSICAL as just its fourth production since relocating to Orlando from New York, Non-Profit Community Theatre company Little Radical Theatrics delivered an audience pleasing production at the Mandell Studio Theatre at Orlando Shakes that featured a fun and creative concept, a dedicated and energetic ensemble (with some strong performances), making for a unique, but fun night at the theatre.
Garden Theatre to Stage BEAUTY AND THE BEAST
by BWW News Desk - March 26, 2022
A tale as old as time comes to Winter Garden! Featuring Music by Alan Menken, Lyrics by Howard Ashman and Tim Rice, and a Book by Linda Woolverton, Disney’s Beauty and the Beast will captivate audiences of all ages with the story of Belle and the Beast’s magical castle. Directed by the Garden’s Artistic Directing Consultant Roberta Emerson, Disney’s Beauty and the Beast runs April 22 - May 22, 2022.
Give Kids The World Village's DIS Con 2022 to Feature 50+ Iconic Disney Personalities
by BWW News Desk - March 24, 2022
 An Aladdin 30th Anniversary Reunion will headline DIS Con 2022, a one-of-a-kind expo celebrating all facets of the wonderful world of Disney – from Disney, Marvel and Pixar animation to film, television, theme parks, music and memorabilia.

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