Walt Disney News

RODGERS + HAMMERSTEIN'S CINDERELLA, the 2013 Tony Award-winning Broadway musical from the creators of South Pacific and The Sound of Music, will play the Walt Disney Theater at the Dr. Phillips Center for the Performing Arts for a limited engagement from November 10 through November 15, 2015 as part of the 2015-2016 FAIRWINDS Broadway in Orlando Season presented in partnership with Florida Theatrical Association.

Hollywood's legendary El Capitan Theatre presents a special engagement of Disney's 'Frozen' Sing-along version tonight, Aug. 20, through Sept. 16, 2015.

Playwrights Horizons begins accepting entries today, Wednesday, August 19, for the LIVEforFIVE online lottery for $5 tickets to their New York premiere of THE CHRISTIANS, a new play by Lucas Hnath (A Public Reading of an Unproduced Screenplay About the Death of Walt Disney, Isaac's Eye, Death Tax).  Directed by Obie Award winner Les Waters (Doris to Darlene at PH; the recent 10 Out of 12; In the Next Room, or the vibrator play; Big Love; eurydice), the play is the opening production of the theater company's 2015/2016 Season, and it's a co-production with L.A.'s Center Theatre Group (Michael Ritchie, Artistic Director; Stephen D. Rountree, Managing Director).

What are the songs of birds and men? 24th Street Theatre, the company that produced Walking the Tightrope to universal acclaim on its stage, on tour and, most recently, for CTG at the Kirk Douglas Theatre, presents the second production of its LAb24 resident experimental theater company. The U.S. premiere of Man Covets Bird by Finegan Kruckemeyer opens on September 26 at 24th Street Theatre in downtown L.A.

The Dr. Phillips Center for the Performing Arts, in association with Live Nation announces tickets on sale Friday, August 21 at 10:00 am for Nephew Tommy appearing at 8:00 p.m. in the Walt Disney Theater on Friday, October 2, 2015.

KANSAS CITY, Mo., Aug. 18, 2015 /PRNewswire/ In its 130 th year, the Kansas City Art Institute (KCAI) is honoring its past and celebrating its future, thanks to a $25 million gift, believed to be one of the largest donations to a North American art college.

Hunter Bell ([title of show], Now, Here. This., Found) and Susan Blackwell ([title of show], Now. Here. This., Side by Side by Susan Blackwell) will co-host Broadway Back to School, a benefit for the International Thespian Society's (ITS) initiatives to support theatre arts education for underserved students and schools. Broadway Back to School 2015 will be a fun-filled, fast-paced evening that includes cocktails, dinner, no long speeches, and appearances by Nicolette Robinson ('The Affair', 'Hart of Dixie', 'Perfect Couples'), Michael Urie (Buyer and Cellar, How to Succeed..., 'Ugly Betty', He's Way More Famous Than You), Blake Daniel (Spring Awakening, Hello Again) as well as other stars of stage and screen, Thespian alumni, and friends.

The Laurie Beechman Theatre is pleased to present the world premiere of Phil Geoffrey Bond's play, Small Town Confessions, for two performances only:

In celebration of the Digital HD and Blu-ray release of Disney's 'Cinderella' on September 15, 2015, Walt Disney Studios is proud to announce the 'A Million Words of Kindness' Campaign, launched on August 15, 2015.

Composer Paola Prestini, the Creative and Executive Director of National Sawdust (NS), today announced programming for the non-profit's inaugural fall season in its new home-a $16 million, 13,000-square-foot, state-of-the-art chamber hall in the heart of Williamsburg, Brooklyn. The performance and recording venue, designed by Brooklyn-based architecture firm Bureau V in the shell of century-old former sawdust factory, will provide composers and musicians a setting in which they can flourish, and a place where they are given commissioning support, mentoring and other critical resources essential to create, and then share, their work. For audiences-serious fans and casual listeners alike-the venue will be a place to discover genre-spanning music at accessible ticket prices.

Ariana Grande, Fall Out Boy, Kacey Musgraves, Gwen Stefani, Ne-Yo, Jessie J, Jason Derulo and Tori Kelly are set to cover Disney classics!

The Dr. Phillips Center for the Performing Arts announces subscription packages on sale Friday, August 21 at 10 am for Chefs at Dr. Phillips Center. Individual tickets will be available at a later date. Subscriptions may be purchased by calling the Dr. Phillips Center Box Office or by visiting the Box Office at 445 Magnolia Avenue, Orlando, FL 32801 between 10:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. Monday through Friday or 12:00 p.m. and 4:00 p.m. Saturday.  Subscriptions are also available by calling 844.513.2014 or online at drphillipscenter.org. Online and phone ticket purchases include handling fees. For groups of 10 or more please contact Group Sales at Groups@drphillipscenter.org or calling 407.455.5550.

Whether you're in the mood for comedy, a thriller, a tearjerker or something more educational, September ushers in a huge new collection of movie and TV titles available for instant streaming, rental and purchase for Amazon customers.

Songwriters Robert Lopez and Kristen Anderson-Lopez perform the song 'Love is an Open Door' from the smash hit movie FROZEN at the Frozen FANdemonium event at this weekend's D23 Expo 2015.

Songwriter Robert Lopez revealed an unused demo for an Olaf song entitled 'Hot Hot Ice' at the FROZEN FANdemonium event at this weekend's D23 Expo 2015.

Frozen star Josh Gad and his character Olaf performed their song 'In Summer' on stage at the FROZEN FANdemonium event at D23 Expo 2015.

At this weekend's at FROZEN FANdemonium at D23 Expo 2015, FROZEN star Kristen Bell performed the song 'Do You Want to Build a Snowman?' live on-stage with Katie Lopez.

Upcoming Equity Auditions from Sunday, August 16, 2015.

There is something killer going on in Orlando's theatre scene, and I mean that in the best possible way. Since debuting with a production of CABARET in January, Gen Y Productions has staged thrilling Florida premieres of two of New York's most buzzed-about new works, a risky proposition for a theatre company looking to build an audience. In June, it was a mesmerizing production of Pulitzer Prize-winner THE FLICK (read BWW's review), and now it is the devilishly entertaining HEATHERS: THE MUSICAL. The show runs through August 23rd at The Dr. Phillips Center for the Performing Arts, and after attending last week's Opening Night, I think it is safe to say that Gen Y is quickly becoming my favorite theatre company in Central Florida.