The national tour of Jimmy Buffett’s Escape to Margaritaville opened in Orlando, latitude 28.5383° N, 81.3792° W, on Tuesday night with the full intention of being the place where people come to get away from it all. Scheduled to play in 35 cities in the coming months, Escape to Margaritaville is billed as an hilarious and […]
One of the longest running shows on Broadway returned to Orlando for the first time in four years as it opened at the Dr. Phillips Center for the Performing Arts on Tuesday night. The show runs through to 4th November. The opening scene is set in Belleville, New Jersey in 1951, as Tommy DeVito (Corey […]
Continue reading …Carol Burnett: An Evening of Laughter and Reflection Carol Burnett, award-winning actress and best-selling author, is widely recognized by the public and her peers for her work on stage and screen, most notably The Carol Burnett Show. Named in 2007 by TIME magazine as one of “100 Best Television Shows of All Time,” The Carol […]
Continue reading …Disney’s The Lion King opened last night in the show’s first appearance at the Walt Disney Theater at Dr. Phillips Center for the Performing Arts for a spectacular four-week engagement that runs through March 11. Since its Broadway premiere on 13th November 1997, The Lion King is still one of the most popular stage musicals in […]
Continue reading …Riverdance – The 20th Anniversary World Tour opened tonight at the Dr. Phillips Center for the Performing Arts in Orlando and the innovative and exciting blend of dance, music and song wowed the audience judging from the gasps and applause we heard all around us. Drawing on its Irish traditions, the combined talents of the performers […]
Continue reading …Dr. Phillips Center for the Performing Arts and AEG Presents announce the Orlando concert date of Jake Owen. The country music singer-songwriter will bring The Good Company Tour to Dr. Phillips Center’s Walt Disney Theater on Thursday, January 18, 2018 at 8 p.m. Tickets go on sale to the general public Friday, October 20, 2017 […]
Continue reading …The Dr. Phillips Center for the Performing Arts, Florida Theatrical Association and Broadway Across America have announced that tickets are now available to the general public for the Orlando engagement of On Your Feet! The Emilio and Gloria Estefan Broadway Musical, part of the 2017 – 2018 FAIRWINDS Broadway in Orlando season. The hit musical […]
Continue reading …Dr. Phillips Center for the Performing Arts has announced that “Star Wars: A New Hope” in Concert with the Orlando Philharmonic Orchestra will arrive at the Walt Disney Theater on Sunday 8th October 2017. The live-to-picture performance of Oscar®-winning composer John Williams’s musical score will feature at 7.30pm and tickets will start at $49.00 and […]
Continue reading …The Central Florida community gathered this morning to celebrate the groundbreaking of Steinmetz Hall and The Green Room, completing the original three-theater vision for the Dr. Phillips Center for the Performing Arts. Steinmetz Hall is a 1,700-seat, three-tier acoustical hall that will host “unplugged” local, national and international performances from rock to symphony that rely […]
Continue reading …Dr. Phillips Center for the Performing Arts has announced the Orlando engagement of Jake Shimabukuro’s current national tour. The ukulele superstar is touring in support of his critically acclaimed new album, “Nashville Sessions,” which the Associated Press praised as, “an adventurous, dazzling album.” Shimabukuro will play the art center’s Alexis and Jim Pugh Theater on […]
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