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THE ANDREWS BROTHERS Announced At The Winter Park Playhouse
by BWW News Desk - February 26, 2020
The fun never ends at The Winter Park Playhouse as the madcap musical comedy, The Andrews Brothers, continues the theater's 17th season of professional musicals - March 13 through April 11, 2020. This hilarious adventure of mistaken identities and popular songs of the era is pure nostalgic fun! Performances are Friday and Saturday evenings at 7:30 p.m., Thursday and Saturday matinee performances at 2 p.m. and select Wednesday, Friday and Sunday matinees at 2 p.m.   
Blast Off For An Out Of This World Production At Orlando Shakes
by BWW News Desk - February 24, 2020
The brilliant, new children's musical, Interstellar Cinderella produced by Orlando Shakes in partnership with UCF, runs from April 9 - May 2, 2020. Based on the book by Deborah Underwood, this musical features music and lyrics by Laurie Berkner and book by Barbara Zinn Krieger.
BWW Review: Encore Performing Arts Invites You to Come to the CABARET at Osceola Arts
by Albert Gutierrez - February 22, 2020
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. Last night, I returned to Osceola Arts, but now found myself transported thirty-two years later and over four thousand miles eastward to Germany, specifically the Kit Kat Klub of Berlin as immortalized in the 1966 musical CABARET. Although we're now ninety years removed from the Weimar Republic, CABARET still feels timely as ever. Given what regime succeeded the Weimar Republic, maybe that should not be good news. Yet that is why we need shows like CABARET: reminders that the apathy and distractions we think help us get by should actually not be our only outlet for life and livelihood. The Kit Kat Klub becomes less a physical place than it does a state of mind, one that comments upon the action of the musical, but does so without the repercussions and consequences of the narrative, at least until the bitter end.
Dr. Phillips Center for the Performing Arts Has Announced Master Class and Summer Camp Early Bird Prices
by BWW News Desk - February 21, 2020
Dr. Phillips Center has released details about its upcoming schedule! 
Orlando Rep Has Announced 2020 Youth Academy Summer Stock Production of DOCTOR DOLITTLE A NEW MUSICAL
by BWW News Desk - February 21, 2020
Orlando Repertory Theatre (Orlando REP) has announced the 2020 Youth Academy Summer Stock production of Doctor Dolittle A New Musical, with performances July 10 - 19. The musical is based on the Doctor Dolittle stories by Hugh Lofting and the Twentieth Century Fox Film, with book, music, and lyrics by Leslie Bricusse.
HENRY IV, PART 1 Comes to Orlando Shakes
by BWW News Desk - February 21, 2020
Shakespeare's epic Fire and Reign series continues with a dynamic production of Henry IV, Part 1, produced by Orlando Shakes in partnership with UCF. This production will run in repertory February 19 - March 21, 2020 along with Alexandre Dumas' The Three Musketeers, as adapted by Catherine Bush. Tickets (starting at $30) are available now by phone (407) 447-1700 ext. 1, online at orlandoshakes.org, or in person at the John and Rita Lowndes Shakespeare Center (812 East Rollins Street).
Improv Producer And Instructor, Anthony Francis, Comes To Orlando
by BWW News Desk - February 19, 2020
Dragonfly Studio and Productions joins Tinderbox Improv Playhouse to bring South Florida ImprovU's Anthony Francis to Central Florida for two high energy Improv workshops and one side splitting performance on February 29. 2020!
Fairwinds Broadway In Orlando 2020-21 Season Announced - HADESTOWN, HAMILTON, TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD, and More!
by BWW News Desk - February 19, 2020
Dr. Phillips Center today joined Florida Theatrical Association and Broadway Across America to announce the full lineup of the FAIRWINDS Broadway in Orlando season. The 20/21 season launches with Academy Awarda?"winner Aaron Sorkin's adaptation of Harper Lee's Pulitzer Prizea?"winning masterwork TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD and includes Tony- and Grammy Awarda?"winner HADESTOWN. The expanded season sees the Orlando premieres of TOOTSIE, THE BAND'S VISIT, THE PROM and THE CHER SHOW, along with audience favorite CATS. The previously announced season add-on HAMILTON will run for four weeks and season option WICKED will play the Dr. Phillips Center for three weeks.
Garden Theatre Has Hired Full-Time Education Director
by BWW News Desk - February 14, 2020
After several months of a nationwide search, Garden Theatre has selected Nick Bazo to be the new Education Director. Mr. Bazo will be the theatre's first full-time Education Director, in charge of programming and implementing life-changing camps, classes, and community partnerships throughout the year.
The Breakthrough Theatre of Winter Park Will Present CRAZY LITTLE THING CALLED LOVE 2
by BWW News Desk - February 14, 2020
The Breakthrough Theatre of Winter Park will present 'Crazy Little Thing Called Love 2', a sequel to last season's hit show, which features nine short plays, all by local playwrights, about the craziness of love.
Orlando Shakes Announces 32nd Season
by BWW News Desk - February 14, 2020
From the theater's greatest endeavor, staging Shakespeare's turbulent epic, to a comedic, sci-fi musical, Orlando Shakes in partnership with UCF is offering a diverse array of classic, contemporary, and children's plays for their 2020-2021 Season.
CFCArts Presents Symphonic Stories, Featuring CFCArts Symphony Orchestra
by BWW News Desk - February 13, 2020
Central Florida Community Arts is proud to present Symphonic Stories, performed by the CFCArts Symphony Orchestra. Tickets are on sale now for performances at Calvary Orlando on March 7. This family-friendly show features the 160-member CFCArts Symphony Orchestra showcasing exciting songs that have a story to tell.
MARIE AND ROSETTA Comes To The Hippodrome Theatre
by BWW News Desk - February 12, 2020
The Hippodrome Theatre is proud to bring MARIE AND ROSETTA to the stage! After a successful run at freeFall Theatre in St. Petersburg, this incredible production moves up to Gainesville, FL to run February 28 through March 22.
History Reveals Itself in MY, LORD, WHAT A NIGHT at Orlando Shakes
by BWW News Desk - February 10, 2020
Inspired by a true friendship, Deborah Brevoort's My Lord, What a Night produced by Orlando Shakes in partnership with UCF - Central Florida's largest professional theater company, runs from March 18 - April 26, 2020.
The Ensemble Company Continues 2020 Season With Central Florida Premiere Of MOTHER OF THE MAID
by BWW News Desk - February 10, 2020
The Ensemble Company, the repertory company in residence at Penguin Point Productions located in the Oviedo Mall, will continue its 2020 season with the Central Florida premiere of Jane Anderson's Mother of the Maid.
BWW Review: Orlando Shakes Draws Swords and Laughs with THE THREE MUSKETEERS
by Albert Gutierrez - February 09, 2020
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. They were a holy trinity of masculinity and friendship, the #SquadGoals of the 19th century. But unless one were intimately familiar with Alexandre Dumas' novel or its many adaptations, five will get you ten the average Joe today would be remiss to actually name all of them. That's not the fault of the average Joe, but rather the reputation that precedes these fictional characters. Most would be familiar with what they are, not necessarily who they are.
BWW Review: Everything Wrong with ALADDIN: The Musical (And Why You Should See It at Dr. Phillips Center Anyway)
by Aaron Wallace - February 06, 2020
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. There are a lot of problems here. Maybe not fifty-three or seventy-five or however many Persian monkeys he has, but I can definitely point to at least five things that keep this stage version one jump behind its cinematic counterpart.
BWW Review: Garden Theatre's VIOLET, An Unfussy Musical with a Worthy Cast
by Aaron Wallace - February 06, 2020
A single-act show, it could use an occasional shot in the arm. Some of the songs drag and none are especially memorable. As bus stories goes, the pacing is a long, long way from Speed. The central love triangle between Violet and two boys on the bus (military officers Monty and Flick) feels all too familiar, and its engagement with the theme of interracial romance (Flick is African-American, Monty and Violet are white) feels underserved in a show that is ultimately about self-shame and misguided faith. Still, the show...
Mad Cow Theatre Announces Free Tickets For WWII Veterans
by BWW News Desk - February 06, 2020
a??a??a??a??a??a??a?? Mad Cow Theatre is offering free tickets to World War II veterans during its run of Last Train to Nibroc. These special tickets are available for all regular performance dates and are not valid on Preview or Pay-What-You-Will performances. Call Patron Services at 407.297.8788 to redeem this offer. Non-World War II veterans will still receive a discount of $10 off of their tickets.  
Camels, Chariots, And More At Garden Theatre's BEN HUR
by BWW News Desk - February 04, 2020
Four misfit actors playing dozens of characters, a shoestring budget, and an unrequited love. What can go wrong? Directed by Jason Horne, Garden Theatre's hilarious comedy Ben Hur will feature Central Florida's funniest actors. The show will run February 28 - March 15, with an ASL-interpreted performance on Thursday, March 12. 
CFCArts, FTA, and Orlando Fringe Have Announced the Playwright Development Project
by BWW News Desk - February 04, 2020
Central Florida Community Arts (CFCArts), Florida Theatrical Association (FTA), and Orlando Fringe have teamed up to announce the Playwright Development Project. This new venture will be a collaborative effort between the three organizations, offering playwrights of the 2020 Orlando International Fringe Theatre Festival the opportunity to have their work developed and fully produced in the 2021 CFCArts Season.
Photo Flash: First Look At Orlando Shakes Bare Bard: HENRY IV, PART II
by BWW News Desk - January 31, 2020
'Uneasy lies the head that wears a crown.” A first for Orlando Shakes, this project will challenge the theater's actors like never before. The cast will race against the clock, to bring you a fantastic and spontaneous production, where anything can happen, while honoring the Bard's work and sharing another fantastic Shakespeare tale.  
Photo Flash: The Studio Theatre Tierra Del Sol Presents ASSASSINS
by BWW News Desk - January 31, 2020
The Studio Theatre Tierra del Sol is bringiing  ASSASSINS to the stage.
Riverside Theatre presents LA CAGE AUX FOLLES
by BWW News Desk - January 30, 2020
Riverside Theatre, led by Producing Artistic Director/CEO Allen D. Cornell and Managing Director/COO Jon R. Moses, presents a Jerry Herman classic and one of Broadway's great musicals, La Cage aux Folles. Sponsored by Ted & Dawn Michael and The O'Haire Group a?" Merrill Lynch Wealth Management and presented by Riverside Theatre's Patron Producers Group, La Cage aux Folles performs on the Stark Stage from March 10-29, 2020. 
ME Performing Arts To Perform THROUGHLY MODERN MILLIE, JR.
by BWW News Desk - January 30, 2020
ME Performing Arts will host its first production of 'Throughly Modern Millie Jr.' March 13, 14 & 15, 2020.

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