243 stories by "Elizabeth Maupin"
David Lee’s Thom Pain (based on nothing), by playwright Will Eno, has been added to the Patrons’ Pick shows at the Orlando Fringe. It will have an additional performance at 3:45 …
Florida Opera Theatre, the organization formed to try to revive and promote opera in Central Florida, has named Robin Stamper as its music director. The group previously named Frank McClain …
Fringe is still in full swing on its final weekend, but the Sunday-night “graduation party” — the awards show — is rapidly approaching. (Note: While the event is free…
Here’s news on three more Patrons’ Pick shows for Monday May 30: Onomatopoeia, red venue, 5:30 p.m. Doctor WHOse Line Is It Anyway?, Patrons’ Room, 6:45 p.m. Captain Discov…
It’s been all Fringe, all the time here lately, so here’s something completely different. Two theater professors from my college, Nora Hussey and Melinda Lopez, have put together…
For Fringers sitting around with no shows to see on Friday night (that’s tonight, in case you’ve lost track), here’s an alternative: Radio Rickshaw’s live show, to be…
We now have three Patrons’ Picks announced for the Fringe. Here are the shows and the times for their additional performance Monday May 30: Dog Powered Robot and the History of the Fut…
The Oops Guys’ Bitches of the Kingdom!, probably the biggest hit at this year’s Fringe, already has a follow-up date — June 3 and 4 at the Parliament House for Gay Days. He…
This just in (I love to say that): Dog Powered Robot and the History of the Future is Patrons’ Pick in the green venue and will have an extra performance Monday May 30. No word yet on …
Well, the first one, anyway, and it’s no surprise. The Oops Guys’ Bitches of the Kingdom! has won the Patrons’ Pick Award in the orange venue. That means the show has sold …
Here’s a posting for a part-time job from Doreen Heard of Florida Children’s Repertory Theatre: Florida Children’s Repertory Theatre, a company of professional adult actors…
Just a note to say that I’ve posted 34 Fringe reviews online. If you want to read them, look to the right-hand column of this site and click on the title you want. Happy reading!
Fringe is in full swing, with what seem like hordes of theatergoers descending on Loch Haven Park every night. So here’s a compendium of Fringe news from the festival’s George Wa…
Dewey Chaffee and Douglas McGeoch, creators of the Fringe’s celebrated characters Wayburn Sassy and Didi Panache (and this year’s Winifred and Gerald), have a nice idea to help o…
So you’re sitting around at the Fringe beer tent and feeling a little understimulated. Maybe that’s not possible, but Dandelion CommuniTea Cafe’s Julie Norris has an answer…
For those of you who subscribe to this blog, I realized over the weekend that my Fringe reviews aren’t coming to you in the normal way. It’s not interesting enough to explain in …
John deHaas, a friend of Broadway producer Randall Wreghitt, sent me this photo of the lights dimmed last night at Broadway’s Helen Hayes Theatre in Randall’s memory. A former Di…
Here’s a pretty wonderful ticket deal from Mad Cow — admission to all four summer shows, plus four free drinks, plus four nights of free parking for $99. You’ll save 30 per…
The Fringe may be in full force tonight, but volunteer coordinator Jackie Martinez still needs help. Here’s a note from her with a list of volunteer slots to be filled: Happy Fringe ev…
Orlando’s planned performing-arts center project received good news Wednesday: It’s a go, and construction is likely to start in June. Here’s the story from the Orlando Sen…
I’m sorry to report that former Orlandoan Randall Wreghitt, for many years a Broadway and off-Broadway producer, has died of carbon-monoxide poisoning. Some of you probably knew Randal…
Here’s an audition announcement from the Sands Youth Theater Company: Auditions for Peter Pan are next week! 5/23, 5/24, 5/25. All evenings are 5-8pm at the Athens Theatre! Applicants …
There’s another revival of Annie coming to Broadway, and this time around the producers are looking for potential young stars online. The open call is for girls 6-12, who may audition …
I am very sorry to have to report the death of actress Jan Peterson, who died March 24 in Newburyport, Mass. Jan was active in several Orlando-area community theaters in the 1990s — at…
A new, shortened version of Orlando Shakespeare Theater’s PlayFest — scheduled for Nov. 3-6 of this year — is seeking submissions. Here are the guidelines: Deadline for ini…
