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The beloved children’s book Dragons Love Tacos has taken the literary world by storm, and now it’s hitting the stage in a brand-new musical debuting at Orlando Family Stage. Whether you’re a theatre lover, a fan of new works, or simply someone who enjoys a clever, well-crafted production, this premiere delivers an inventive, laugh-out-loud experience.

From the mysterious world of Hawkins, Indiana, to the imaginative halls of an elementary school, Chelsea Talmadge is trading 80s nostalgia for first-grade hilarity as she takes the stage as the iconic Junie B. Jones in Junie B. Jones in BOO… and I Mean It! at Orlando Family Stage.

Get a first look at The Lightning Thief: The Percy Jackson Musical at Orlando Family Stage. Learn how to purchase tickets.

There's just two weeks left to vote and we have the latest standings as of Monday, December 18th for the 2023 BroadwayWorld Orlando Awards! Don't miss out on making sure that your favorite theatres, stars, and shows get the recognition they deserve!

It's December, and the first standings of the month have been announced as of Tuesday, December 5th for the 2023 BroadwayWorld Orlando Awards! Don't miss out on making sure that your favorite theatres, stars, and shows get the recognition they deserve!

Queen of Swords, the rock musical over six years in the making will have its Orlando debut at the end of March at Timucua Arts Foundation as part of the month-long 'Word Play Festival'.

Getting to see a newer musical produced for the first time in the area by a local theatre is a particular thrill. That is especially the case for a musical like THE PROM, which has built a following due to it’s popular Broadway run and the recent musical film on Netflix. And in the hands of the skilled creative team and fantastic cast at Theatre South Playhouse, this Central Florida regional professional premiere is in excellent hands. It is fresh and fantastic and in the intimate TSP space, the audience is given the rare chance to connect on a personal level with the frenetic and fun story unfolding on stage.

Orlando Repertory Theatre is presenting True North: A Magical New Holiday Musical (onstage now through December 22, 2022), presented by Arnold Palmer Hospital for Children.

The Ensemble Company, now in their fourth year in residence at Penguin Point Productions located within the Oviedo Mall, will continue its season with Aaron Posner’s Stupid F***ing Bird, “sort of adapted from The Seagull by Anton Chekhov.”  The production will mark the Central Florida debut of the piece, which premiered at the Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company in 2013.

Celebration Theatre Co. continues its 2022 Season with 'tick, tick...BOOM!', running February 16 - 19 at The Abbey.

Orlando Repertory Theatre brings the bright and upbeat musical BOB MARLEY'S THREE LITTLE BIRDS to the stage February 1 – 20. 

This is the last chance to vote for the 2021 BroadwayWorld Orlando Awards! The 2021 Regional Awards honor productions which had their first performance between October 1, 2020 through September 30, 2021.

Time is running out to vote for for the 2021 BroadwayWorld Orlando Awards! The 2021 Regional Awards honor productions which had their first performance between October 1, 2020 through September 30, 2021.

Orlando Repertory Theatre opens the season with a chilling retelling of Washington Irving's classic, The Legend of Sleepy Hollow, adapted for the stage by Derek G. Martin and Jesse M. Sullivan.  Just in time for Halloween, this production runs October 8 – 31, 2021, and is sponsored in part by the Orange County Government through the Arts & Cultural Affairs Program.

A musical about love? Nothing new there – from Broadway classics to modern musicals, love is often a prevailing theme for a night at the theatre. But love and murder? Well, now you are talking about something unique. And something uniquely thrilling is what you get with Robert L. Freedman and Steven Lutvak’s hilarious musical comedy in A GENTLEMAN’S GUIDE TO LOVE AND MURDER, which is currently playing at Osceola Arts in Kissimmee.  

Tickets start at only $25, with Senior, student and group rates available. Showtimes for A Gentleman's Guide to Love and Murder are 7:30pm on Fridays and Saturdays, 2pm on Sundays, and an additional 2pm matinee performance on Saturday, July 31st. 

Topher Payne's Perfect Arrangement will continue The Ensemble Company's 2021 season (its third) at its home at Penguin Point Productions. Perfect Arrangement, which premiered at the Source Festival in Washington, D.C. in 2013, was described by the New York Times for its Off-Broadway premiere as a 'clever canapé of a comedy,' declaring Payne 'a deft and witty writer.'

Orlando Repertory Theatre (Orlando REP) presents their very first production created specifically for online streaming with Eric Coble's play Vote?. 

All My Sons tells the story of Joe Keller, a successful, middle-aged, self-made man who has done a terrible and tragic thing. He framed his business partner for a crime and engineered his own exoneration. Now, his son is about to marry the partner's daughter, the affair is revisited, and his lie of a life is unraveled. In All My Sons, Arthur Miller creates a post-war American family in a tragic downfall of lies, greed, love, and loss, and demands its audience examine their own social responsibilities to all the sons and daughters of American wars.

Orlando Repertory Theatre (Orlando REP) is ready to rock into spring with a feline favorite starring in his own musical, Pete The Cat. Written by Sarah Hammond and Will Aronson, the musical is based on the wildly popular children's book and television series Pete The Cat by James and Kimberly Dean. Public performances open February 29 and run through April 5 with shows at 2pm & 5:30pm on both Saturdays and Sundays. Tickets can be purchased by calling 407.896.7365 or visiting orlandorep.com. Pete The Cat is presented by Kiwanis Club of Orlando Foundation and supported by KPMG.