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United Arts unveils new donation program, power2give

2013-05-15 08:21:00

United Arts of Central Florida this morning unveiled its new power2give donation program that allows donors to support specific projects run by arts, science and history organizations. The program is website-based, at power2give.org, so donors can...

Mad Cow Theatre announces 2013-14 season

2013-05-10 10:48:00

Mad Cow Theatre's 17th season will include recent Broadway hits "Venus in Fur" and "Other Desert Cities," as well as classics, including Tennessee Williams' "Cat on a Hot Tin Roof" and the 1970s rock musical "Hair." The annual Orlando Cabaret Festival...

Shoshana Bean at Cabaret Festival: From Elphaba green to singing the blues

2013-05-08 08:30:00

When Shoshana Bean put on the green greasepaint to become Elphaba in the Broadway musical "Wicked," she had a built-in fan base — theatergoers who loved the character and the show. Parlaying her theater success into a singing career means...

Review: Tony DeSare at Orlando Cabaret Festival

2013-05-03 12:44:00

Maybe the dreary rain-soaked atmosphere outside created a longing for something cheerily familiar Thursday at the Orlando Cabaret Festival. Singer-pianist Tony DeSare has a repertoire of original music but he mostly stuck to standards on the opening night...

Review: Emily Skinner at Orlando Cabaret Festival

2013-04-26 20:47:00

There's a certain kind of a cabaret where the audience just basks in the almighty glow of the diva, awed just to be in her presence. That's not really Emily Skinner's style, as she demonstrated Friday night on the opening weekend of the Orlando...

Emily Skinner shares stories, songs of Broadway

2013-04-25 10:34:07

It takes a brave woman to step in for the powerful pipes of Broadway's Linda Eder. But that's exactly what Emily Skinner had to do back in 1997. During previews of "Jekyll & Hyde," which showcased Eder, the actress lost her voice. At the last minute,...

Mad Cow Theatre honored by Downtown Orlando Partnership

2013-04-19 15:37:00

Mad Cow Theatre has received an Award of Excellence from the Downtown Orlando Partnership. The partnership presented its 2013 Golden Brick Awards on Thursday at The Mezz in downtown Orlando. The awards are given each year to projects that affect the...

Michael Andrew joins performers at Orlando Cabaret Festival's opening night

2013-04-23 17:01:00

Mad Cow Theatre sends word that a local all-star has been added to the lineup for the opening night of the Orlando Cabaret Festival. Michael Andrew is set to join the lineup of the opening-night fundraiser this Thursday, April 25. "We are so excited...

Orlando Cabaret Festival: The shows

2013-04-18 09:08:00

Here are the stars of this year's Orlando Cabaret Festival Headliners • Emily Skinner: Tony-nominated actress for "Sideshow" performs "Broadway Her Way." 8:15 p.m. April 26-27; 3:15 p.m. April 28. • Tony DeSare: Romantic pianist who...

2013 Orlando Cabaret Festival is bigger than ever

2013-04-18 09:08:00

Mad Cow Theatre's David Mink has difficulty saying no. At least when he's talking with singers interested in participating in Mad Cow's annual Orlando Cabaret Festival. This year's fest — the 11th and the first in the theater's new home on...

Theater review: 'Enchanted April' from Mad Cow Theatre

2013-03-23 21:23:00

At the beginning of the second act of "Enchanted April," Mad Cow Theatre changes the set before the audience's eyes. The dreary palette of grim England gives way to color, light, a riot of flowers. Even the grimy brick pillars suddenly turn into...

Mad Cow Theatre opens 'Enchanted April'

2013-03-20 15:26:00

� "Enchanted April" springs to life once again, this time in a Mad Cow Theatre production. The female-bonding comedy got its start in 1922 as Elizabeth von Arnim's novel "The Enchanted April," a story of two frustrated housewives who flee bleak London...

Arts leaders mingle at Mad Cow Theatre, while monitors introduce the power2give website.

2013-05-15 08:38:00

Melanie Whipple (foreground), Elizabeth Dean and Piper Patterson star in Mad Cow Theatre's "Enchanted April."

2013-03-17 00:00:00

Broadway singer-actress Emily Skinner is a headliner at Mad Cow Theatre's Orlando Cabaret Festival.

2013-02-20 16:55:00