Disney’s Aladdin opens in Orlando for three week run
Disney’s Aladdin opened on Thursday evening in front of an expectant audience and while it was somewhat slow to get going, it enthralled and enraptured fans who were in the mood for some January fun. Jonah Ho’okano plays Aladdin and gives a lovable performance of the street urchin who meets Princess Jasmine (Kaenaonalani Kekoa), the […]
The Play That Goes Wrong opens in Orlando
December 3, 2019 Comments Off on The Play That Goes Wrong opens in Orlando
If you like juvenile slapstick, then this is the play for you and judging from the hoots of laughter in the audience on opening night, “The Play That Goes Wrong”, you’d be forgiven for thinking the show was a raucous laugh riot. Personally, I found it silly and sophomoric with, thankfully, a few genuinely amusing […]
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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 […]
Continue reading …Les Miserables returns to Orlando
October 22, 2019 Comments Off on Les Miserables returns to Orlando
Les Misérables, the hit musical, opened the touring Broadway season at Orlando’s Dr. Phillips Center for the Performing Arts on Tuesday night. The original French musical premiered in Paris in 1980 with direction by Robert Hossein. Its English-language adaptation by producer Cameron Mackintosh ran in London from October 1985 to July 2019, making it the longest-running […]
Continue reading …Behind The Scenes at the Dr. Phillips Center for the Performing Arts
June 24, 2019 Comments Off on Behind The Scenes at the Dr. Phillips Center for the Performing Arts
The 2018-19 Broadway in Orlando season has just concluded at the Dr. Phillips Center for the Performing Arts and as we look forward to the 2019-20 season, we thought we’d go behind the scenes and give you a glimpse of what actually goes on! Dr. Phillip Phillips is the namesake of the performing arts center […]
Continue reading …Come From Away steals hearts as it concludes Orlando Broadway season
June 12, 2019 Comments Off on Come From Away steals hearts as it concludes Orlando Broadway season
Take a difficult, if not macabre, subject and enlighten it with a message of what mankind can do when faced with adversity and you have hope for the future. That’s what Come From Away does for its audience as it covers a vast expanse of sensitive material but always with a respect for its complexity. […]
Continue reading …Exciting times ahead as Orlando’s Dr. Phillips Center for the Performing Arts announces 2019/20 Season
June 3, 2019 Comments Off on Exciting times ahead as Orlando’s Dr. Phillips Center for the Performing Arts announces 2019/20 Season
A diverse palette of musicians, comedians and entertainers is queued up for Dr. Phillips Center’s fifth full season, including bluegrass sensation Alison Krauss, rock legend Sammy Hagar, up-and-coming quartet The Four Italian Tenors and Orlando’s own Wayne Brady. Nine Broadway tours will also make a stop in Orlando, from Disney Aladdin and Mean Girls […]
Continue reading …Orlando Philharmonic Orchestra to celebrate with “Star Wars and More”
March 26, 2019 Comments Off on Orlando Philharmonic Orchestra to celebrate with “Star Wars and More”
The Orlando Philharmonic Orchestra will celebrate the music of John Williams on Saturday, April 13 at 2 & 8 p.m. at Bob Carr Theater. Michael Krajewski (pictured above), Music Director of The Philly Pops and Principal Pops Conductor of the Atlanta and Jacksonville Symphonies, leads this concert featuring the best of John Williams’ legendary film […]
Continue reading …Disney’s “Aladdin” and “Mean Girls” to anchor 2019/20 Fairwinds Broadway in Orlando Season
February 14, 2019 Comments Off on Disney’s “Aladdin” and “Mean Girls” to anchor 2019/20 Fairwinds Broadway in Orlando Season
Blockbuster Disney’s Aladdin and record-breaking new musical comedy Mean Girls will make their Orlando premieres as part of the 2019-2020 FAIRWINDS Broadway in Orlando series at the Dr. Phillips Center for the Performing Arts. The season also includes audience favorites Escape to Margaritaville: The Jimmy Buffett Musical, A Bronx Tale and The Play That Goes […]
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The Broadway phenomenon “HAMILTON” finally hit Orlando this week at the Dr. Philips Center for the Performing Arts for a three week run through to 10th February. The winner of Tony awards for Best Musical and Best Original Score, as well as a host of other honors, came to town with a lot of hype […]
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