Review: RENT at Bay Street Players
How do you measure a year in the life? This is the question that runs throughout the musical Rent. I had the opportunity to see Bay Street Players opening night production. …
How do you measure a year in the life? This is the question that runs throughout the musical Rent. I had the opportunity to see Bay Street Players opening night production. …
An Alice in Wonderland cabaret should feel delightfully chaotic while still maintaining a sense of purpose. While this production featured several visually striking moments and talented specialty performers.…
Central Florida Vocal Arts presents Jason Robert Brown’s Songs for a New World, featuring Emily Minch, Armon Flukers, Sabria Sego and Sean McKinley. The intimate production explores change, uncertainty and life’s defining moments through Brown’s distinctive score.…
The album that shaped a generation comes alive on stage! …
The words theater and church do not usually go hand in hand. Theater at St. Luke's, the theater ministry of St. Luke's United Methodist Church in Orlando, located off Apopka-Vineland Road, defies any stereotype one might have about putting those two words together.…
One of my favorite things about theater is that it can teach important lessons and tell meaningful stories. Sometimes, though, its purpose is simply to entertain. That is certainly the case with Winter Park Playhouse's latest production, Never Can Say Goodbye: The '70s Beehive Musical.…
What makes Next to Normal so powerful is that it refuses to offer easy answers. The musical explores grief, mental illness, and family relationships in a way that feels honest and often uncomfortable, allowing audience members to empathize with each character's struggles.…
Though I am not typically a fan of Sondheim’s work, the Dr. Phillips Center for the Performing Arts’ recent production of Into the Woods inspired a complete change of heart. Having seen the 2023 Broadway revival tour starring royalty like Stephanie J.…
One of the greatest joys of experiencing live theater comes from the ability to revisit a past show through a new lens. When shows are revived or a new company mounts their own production, this allows newer voices to put their stamp on timeless material. The hallmark of any timeless story is its abi…
If you know anything about Starkid productions, you know how highly entertaining they are. Established by Darren Criss and his college friends, Starkid creates parodies of pop culture subjects—like Harry Potter and The Oregon Trail—featuring original music.…

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Central Florida Vocal Arts opens their twelfth season with the swashbuckling adventure Gilbert and Sullivan’s The Pirates of Penzance. This comedic classic follows a young pirate who falls in love, leading to hilarious misadventures and rollicking romance. Directed by Selena...

This spring, Central Florida Vocal Arts brings to the stage at the Dr. Phillips Center The Secret Garden, directed by Eric Pinder. This enchanting classic of children’s literature is reimagined in brilliant musical style by composer Lucy Simon and Marsha Norman, the Pulitzer...
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THE RAT PACK LOUNGE Winter Park Playhouse (9/24-10/18) |
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Clue Riverside Theatre (1/06-1/31) |
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My Vaudeville Man Riverside Theatre (10/15-11/22) |
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The Mouse & The Mustache Riverside Theatre (1/28-2/21) |
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Hairspray Riverside Theatre (4/15-5/09) |
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Ted Swindley’s Honky Tonk Angels Athens Theatre (2/26-3/21) |
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Right in the Eye Open Scene at the Maitland Art Center (10/17-10/17) |
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The Light in The Piazza Riverside Theatre (3/14-4/11) |
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Candide Dr. Phillips Center for the Performing Arts (2/26-2/28) |
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Madame Butterfly Dr. Phillips Center for the Performing Arts (10/02-10/04) |