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.…
The selection of Frozen as the summer musical served multiple masters. Thematically, it fit within Encore’s 2025-2026 season’s theme of “Finding Yourself,” as the story of Queen Elsa discovering how to better control her powers also serves as a metaphor for self-love, self-acceptance, and se…
What did our critic think of URINETOWN THE MUSICAL at Osceola Arts?…
Though not the typical type of performance I cover for Broadway World, Return to Romance: The Metroplex Big Band Featuring Mark Romeo offered just as much entertainment—and just as much of a connection to Broadway—as any musical I have seen.…
Four years after first seeing SIX, I still remain impressed by how well the musical continues to work. What initially seemed like a clever gimmick – a pop concert starring the six wives of Henry VIII – has instead proven itself to be one of the most inventive pieces of musical theatre of the las…
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Oliver Adams’s brilliant novel has been turned into a sure-fire hit play by famed Broadway playwrights, Charlotte and Arthur Sanders. Can they persuade Oliver’s secret infatuation, leading lady, Margot Bell, to star in The Angel Next Door? What’s a little polite blackmail among...
Frank Loesser's GUYS AND DOLLS, a romantic musical that swings with a brassy score; Luck be a Lady tonight!
On a summer morn in 1923, Sylvia and Beau are luxuriating in a passionate rendezvous. The tryst is interrupted when their spouses, Clarke and Marjorie, arrive. An uninvited third couple, Dierdre and Richard, enter the fray adding calamitous complications, hilarious twists, and...
Book and Lyrics by Keith Ferguson, Music by Bruce Greer. Screenplay by Frances Goodrich, Albert Hackett, Frank Capra and Joe Swerling; based on the story The Greatest Gift by Philip Van Doren Stern George Bailey has big dreams – but fate keeps him tied to sleepy Bedford Falls...
What if Margo Channing (from All About Eve,) came for dinner and 'Baby Jane' stayed for breakfast? This is magazine writer Elizabeth Fuller’s true life account of the events of the summer of 1985, when screen legend Bette Davis came to Fuller’s home in Connecticut to stay for...
It is 1952; the lives of three couples intersect as their careers and nefarious activities lead them to a climactic meeting. Maggie and Frank are FBI agents investigating Russians spying on the U.S. atomic fusion bomb-testing in the South Pacific. Lynn McCarthy, (daughter of...
Honky Tonk Laundry cleverly weaves well-known C&W popular hit tunes into a charming and humorous story. The action takes place in the recent past, inside the Wishy Washy Washateria in a small Tennessee town. In Act One, Lana Mae longs for the singing career she never was able to...
Music & Lyrics by David Yazbek, Book by Robert Horn. Based on the story by Don McGuire and Larry Gelbart, and the Columbia Pictures film, produced by Punch Productions, starring Dustin Hoffman. Tony Award: Best Book of a Musical; Nominations: Best Musical, Best Score. Actor...
The Story: With a nod to the original Odd Couple script, Simon had fun twisting the story around for women to inhabit the roles of the iconic messy vs. neat roommates – Olive Madison and Florence Unger. Four close female friends, Vera, Renee, Mickey and Sylvie, an amusing...
Following the Sept. 11 attack, FDNY Fire Capt. Nick must eulogize his lost friends; he turns to a writer for help.
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Never Can Say Goodbye: The 70s Beehive Musical The Winter Park Playhouse (8/07-8/30) |
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Zayn at Kia Center Kia Center (11/09-11/09) |
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THE PROM Theatre at St. Luke's (8/06-8/16) |
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Hadestown (Non-Equity) King Center for Performing Arts (4/20-4/21) |
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The Wizard of Oz Athens Theatre (4/16-5/09) |
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Deer Tick Revolution Live (11/11-11/11) |
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Gothic Attitude Gothic Attitude (4/16-1/16) |
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Madame Butterfly Dr. Phillips Center for the Performing Arts (10/02-10/04) |
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The Best Halloween Ever Orlando Family Stage (10/10-11/01) |
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Disney's Finding Nemo Athens Theatre (1/22-2/27) |
