Beth Marshall News

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The Citizens Theatre has revealed the full cast for Small Acts of Love, the first production to be performed on the theatre’s home stage in more than seven years when it reopens later this year.

Scottish theatre producing duo, Raw Material, Gillian Garrity and Margaret-Anne O'Donnell, have announced their upcoming productions and commissions including the world premiere of theatre show Windblown.

Trafalgar Theatre Productions and Raw Material - producers of a new UK Tour of one of the greatest plays of the twentieth century, Arthur Miller's Death of a Salesman – have announced the full cast and creative team for the production.

Orlando Fringe has announced the return of FESTN4, featuring a diverse lineup of performances and events.

A dark comedy that takes aim at corporate greed and questions the kindness of strangers.

Ten years after his award-winning memoir, Damian Barr revisits his past onstage with the National Theatre of Scotland in Maggie & Me. This brave piece recounts growing up gay in the straight world of Margaret Thatcher's working class Britain... among the Ravenscraig steelworks of Motherwell. Barr explores touching and timeless themes, but suffers slightly from a long-winded exposition.

The full cast and creatives have been announced for the tour of Maggie & Me, the first stage adaptation of Damian Barr's award-winning memoir touring UK in May and June 2024.

In East Belfast, a man’s loyalty to the Union spirals into an all-consuming obsession with the ‘fleg’ outside his house in this new dark comedy.

Former Orlando theater and opera mainstay Frank McClain, who left Orlando in 2012 to assume the role of Managing Director of Opera Tampa and who then relocated to Dubuque, Iowa (2015) to become the Executive and Artistic Director of the Grand Opera House, will return to Orlando this summer to direct Stephen Lewis and Michael Wanzie in the Wanzie Presents production of Mass Appeal – opening on Friday, July 14th, 2023 for a limited 3-performance run.

What happens when you take nearly 300 students representing 52 productions from 33 high schools from across Central Florida and put them onstage at Orlando’s Dr. Phillips Center for the Performing Arts? You get the Applause Awards – the annual ceremony, modeled after the Tony Awards which features performances from the winners of “Outstanding Musical” and culminates in the selection of two overall winners who advance to the High School Musical Theatre Awards in New York City (also known as The Jimmy Awards). One of last years winners, Jackson Chase, sat down with me to talk about his experience during last years’ awards, his adventure in New York at the Jimmy Awards, and share advice for all those students hoping for a similar experience this year.

A government minister develops telekinetic powers after being ‘sparked’ by years of repressed rage in this new comedy-drama.

The latest standings as of Monday, December 19th, have been released for the 2022 BroadwayWorld Orlando Awards! Nominations were reader-submitted and now our readers get to vote for their favorites.

Orlando Fringe has announced that the Grand Opening of their year-round performing arts space Fringe ArtSpace in Downtown Orlando will be held on Wednesday, January 11, 2023. Starting at 5:30pm, Fringe ArtSpace Grand Opening Bash open house and street party is free and open to the community. 

The latest standings as of Monday, December 12th, have been released for the 2022 BroadwayWorld Orlando Awards! Nominations were reader-submitted and now our readers get to vote for their favorites.

The latest standings as of Monday, December 5th, have been released for the 2022 BroadwayWorld Orlando Awards! Nominations were reader-submitted and now our readers get to vote for their favorites.

An all-new spooky musical written and composed by local playwright Tracey Jane will have a workshop performance on October 30, 2 p.m. at the Renaissance Theatre. Inspired by Charles Dickens' beloved Christmas story, 'A Halloween Carol' is a tragicomedy surrounding one Carol Cratchit. After a visit by her BFF Marley Jacobs, Carol is helped by a host of other reimagined characters to embrace the true spirit of the holiday like never before.

Today, Friday 24 June, sees the launch of Cairn, a new association for workers in the performing arts.

Orlando Fringe, host of Orlando’s most unique arts festival, announces the exciting artists and productions that have been selected to perform at their in-person Winter Mini-Fest on January 13-16 as well as their online Mini-Digi-Fest January 19-23.  

Orlando Fringe, producer of the most popular arts festival in Central Florida, announced the addition of new members to the Fringe team.