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Theater auditions: Show Palace Dinner Theatre season

emaupin — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 12:12:42 -0400

Note: The dates of the week for these auditions were originally wrong (because of incorrect info from the theater), but they're correct now. Here's an audition notice for the Show Palace Dinner Theatre season, with auditions both in Orlando and...

Puppet fest turns to Leslie Carrara-Rudolph for 'Wake Up Your Weird'

emaupin — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 10:15:17 -0400

Sesame Street's Leslie Carrara-Rudolph and our own John deHaas step in to open the Orlando International Puppet Festival Friday, when one of the international groups had to cancel at the last moment. Here's the info: Wake Up Your Weird Leslie...

Orlando Shakes presents Young Company's 'As You Like It'

emaupin — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 10:04:42 -0400

This is very last-minute, but I just got notice of this Young Company production at Orlando Shakes: In this issue: Come see The Young Company's production of AS YOU LIKE IT, join us for the 21st Season Opening Gala, and...

Cats returning to London theaters

emaupin — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 07:40:14 -0400

This has to be a good thing.

Baratelli to run an Orlando improv festival

emaupin — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 15:56:26 -0400

Could Orlando use an improv festival? Could Orlando use a musical-improv festival? Sure, and it sounds like we're going to get one or both, according to Mark Baratelli's latest announcement. The announcement (which follows) is pretty vague -- there's going...

Miss Sammy meets Pepe for Truth or Dare

emaupin — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 15:29:41 -0400

I don't know how to classify this evening of Truth or Dare with Pepe Featuring Miss Sammy. I only know that with this blog post I get to put up a photo of two of my favorite Orlando performers. So...

Theater auditions: 'Harvey' in Cocoa Beach

emaupin — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 15:20:38 -0400

Here's an audition notice for the Surfside Players' Harvey: Surfside Players announces auditions for 'Harvey' by Mary Chase When Elwood P. Dowd starts to introduce his imaginary friend, Harvey, a six-and-a-half-foot rabbit, to guests at a society party, his sister,...

'Grease' changes performances times

emaupin — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 16:57:09 -0400

Got a note from Wes Miller at Florida Theatrical with the news that the performance times for the upcoming production of Grease have changed. Here's the new schedule: Tuesday Evening – August 25 – 8 pm Wednesday Evening – August...

Winter Springs restaurant adds comedy -- with a benefit for kids

emaupin — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 13:41:27 -0400

A Winter Springs restaurant, Hollywood Bistro, has joined up with Humor Mill Orlando to present comedy nights every Friday. The first one is this week, and it's a benefit for the Backpacks for Success program, which is part of the...

International puppet festival starts Friday in Loch Haven

emaupin — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 13:28:32 -0400

Five groups from four countries around the globe will turn up in Loch Haven Park in the next couple of weeks for Orlando's first international puppet festival, featuring troupes selected by the highly regarded Center for Puppetry Arts in Atlanta....

Playwrights read out loud this weekend

emaupin — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 13:16:57 -0400

Playwrights' Round Table has its monthly play reading Sunday at the Seminole County Library in Casselberry. It's a good way to find out what's percolating among some local playwrights -- and what you may see turning up at the Fringe...

Tickets on sale this week for Taylor Hicks and 'Grease'

emaupin — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 12:12:20 -0400

There's no shortage of productions of Grease that come and go. But this time here's one with a little American Idol glitter in the form of Taylor Hicks, who will be playing the (smallish) part of Teen Angel in this...

Theater auditions: Mad Cow's 'Spelling Bee'

emaupin — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 09:01:23 -0400

Here's the audition notice for Mad Cow Theatre's production of The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee: Mad Cow Theatre is holding auditions by appointment only for The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee by William Finn and Rachel Sheinkin....

'Elegies' makes bucks for Broadway Cares

emaupin — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 10:36:12 -0400

Good, if belated, news from Checkerboard Productions, the folks who produced the much-loved Elegies for Angels, Punks and Raging Queens at the Fringe in May. Turns out that Elegies made $1,410 for Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS, the support organization that...

Theater auditions: GOAT's 'Closer'

emaupin — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 10:23:38 -0400

Here's an audition notice for the drama Closer, by Patrick Marber. Greater Orlando Actors Theatre Theatre Box office: 407-872-8451 669 Cherry St. Winter Park, FL. 32789 goatgroup@yahoo.com Greater Orlando Actors Theatre Announces Auditions For 'Closer' by Patrick Marber. Greater Orlando...

Brian Feldman goes to the dogs

emaupin — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 15:02:36 -0400

If watching somebody else eat hot dogs is your idea of a good Fourth-of-July time, then this is the event for you. Brian Feldman and three other gluttons for punishment are going to eat hot dogs -- vegan hot dogs,...

If it's Sunday, it's cabaret night at the Parliament House

emaupin — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 17:09:22 -0400

Andrea Canny and John de Haas's Cabaret Festival hit The 3 Faces of Steve will open a Sunday-night cabaret series this weekend at the Parliament House. Here's a whole lot of info about it: Kenny Howard & Michael Wanzie of...

'War of the Worlds' coming to Shakespeare Center

emaupin — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 16:48:58 -0400

For those of you who thinks theater shuts down in the summer, never fear. Or maybe fear a lot: War of the Worlds is coming to the Shakespeare Center. Sounds like fun. Here's more: Play the Moment productions in conjunction...

Theater auditions: TheatreWorks Florida's 'Forever Plaid'

emaupin — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 16:40:54 -0400

Here's an audition announcement for a show scheduled for the Garden Theatre in Winter Garden: Auditions For Forever Plaid! Roles: Frankie; vocal range – tenor; character - the leader of the 4 boy singing group; movement - singer choreography. Jinx;...

Win free tickets to Orlando's upcoming Broadway series

emaupin — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 16:29:11 -0400

Florida Theatrical Association is celebrating its 20th anniversary in Orlando by giving away a pair of tickets to each of its 2009-2010 shows. How to win? Write down your favorite Orlando Broadway memory and submit it by Aug. 11. The...