Theater Downtown

Cabaret celebrates songs of Jason Robert Brown

2013-06-03 14:46:00

The latest cabaret offering from Central Florida Community Arts celebrates the work of composer Jason Robert Brown. Titled "In Love and War," the cabaret will feature singers Shannon Bilo, Wes Miller, Natale Pirrotta and Becca Southworth. Bilo and...

Audition notice: 'Lizzie Borden' from Charron/Wanzie

2013-05-28 14:35:00

Audition Notice Equity / Non Equity Auditions for the Charron/Wanzie musical - LIZZIE BORDEN - are scheduled to take place Thursday May 30 at D-Squared Productions just a few blocks from Theatre Downtown. On Thursday, May 30 the auditions will begin...

Complete list of Orlando Fringe Festival Patrons Picks

2013-05-26 12:58:59

Heading to the Orlando Fringe Festival on Monday? The lineup of shows is comprised of the biggest ticket sellers during the run of the festival, which began May 15. Each year, the Fringe designates the top-selling show in each of the festival's venues...

Theatre Downtown opens Tennessee Williams' 'Tiger Tail'

2013-06-04 13:16:00

Theatre Downtown revisits a world of tangled relationships in the 1950s Deep South when it opens "Tiger Tail" on Friday, June 7. The drama was written by the great Tennessee Williams. Though "Tiger Tail" is not as well-known as the playwright's "Cat...

Orlando Sentinel picks its best of the Orlando Fringe Festival

2013-05-23 11:41:00

Among the shows revived at this year's Orlando Fringe Festival are three Sentinel "best of the festival" winners from years past: "Dance for Grandma" "Onomatopoeia" and "6 Guitars." In "Dance for Grandma," Scott Whittemore combines endearingly low-key...

Orlando Fringe Festival: How to Fringe

2013-05-09 13:03:00

1. The Button: Anyone can relax near the outdoor stage at Loch Haven Park, visit the Visual Fringe art exhibition or participate in the weekend Kids Fringe activities. But if you want to see a ticketed show, you need to have a Fringe button — unless...

Beyond the beer tent

2013-05-16 07:31:00

If you're allergic to culture, good luck avoiding the Orlando Fringe Festival, currently in full swing through May 28. The annual celebration of theater, music, dance and art is expanding beyond Loch Haven Park this year, with performances at Theatre...

The new faces of Fringe

2013-05-09 13:03:00

More than 100 ticketed shows? Additional venues outside Loch Haven Park? An expansion of Visual Fringe? Yes, it's a huge year for the Orlando International Fringe Theatre Festival, known affectionately as "The Fringe." Its 22nd edition is the biggest...

Theatre Downtown extends 'Sherlock Holmes'

2013-05-01 14:34:00

Theatre Downtown has extended its production of Jeffrey Hatcher's "Sherlock Holmes and the Adventure of the Suicide Club" for two more performances this weekend. Additional shows of the mystery/thriller will be at 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday, May 3 and...

Theater review: 'Sherlock Holmes and the Adventure of the Suicide Club' from Theatre Downtown

2013-04-11 21:54:00

Playwright Jeffrey Hatcher has resuscitated Arthur Conan Doyle's enduring detective and plopped him into a new mystery, "Sherlock Holmes and the Adventure of the Suicide Club." Part of the mystery though, is what the playwright's aim was: An odd mix...

Theatre Downtown opens 'Sherlock Holmes and the Suicide Club'

2013-03-27 08:01:00

WHAT: Tim DeBaun steps into the shoes of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's master detective, Sherlock Holmes, in a new thriller opening Friday, April 5. Theatre Downtown will presents the Central Florida premiere of "Sherlock Holmes and the Adventure of the...

Theater review: 'Godspell' from Theatre Downtown and Vine Theatre

2013-03-01 21:21:00

The 2011 Broadway revival of "Godspell," a 1971 musical with songs by a pre-"Wicked" Stephen Schwartz, brought the Bible-based show into modern times with a high-spirited cast that joked and riffed its way through the Gospel of St. Matthew. The new...

John Gracey (from left), Ashley Willsey and Wesley Slade in "Avenue Q" at Theatre Downtown.

2013-01-23 16:22:00

Pamela Stone and David Strauss in "Play It Again, Sam" at Theatre Downtown.

2013-01-23 16:02:00

Joel Warren (and his eyebrows) was full of razzle dazzle as scene stealer Billy Flynn in Theatre Downtown's "Chicago."

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