243 stories by "Elizabeth Maupin"
Now’s the time — and I mean now — to tell your state legislators what you think about funding the arts. Listen to United Arts of Central Florida and the Florida Cultural Al…
Interesting little snippet of a story today by Mark Schlueb in the Sentinel, in which Barton Myers, architect of the Dr. Phillips Center for the Performing Arts, worried that his design will…
Mad Cow Theatre, with the cooperation of the Consulate of Mexico, has added the Javier Nandayapa Trio to the lineup of the upcoming Orlando Cabaret Festival. The trio will give a free concer…
Last night’s Fringe Preview show raised $9,100 — more than $3,000 more than the festival expected — and gave some patrons a taste of what’s to come May 19-30. For the…
Here’s an audition notice from Airhead Productions for two recent and little-known musicals: Greenroom, a New College Musical and Convenience. Both will be performed this summer at Orl…
A bunch of local designers and directors, active in theater and the theme-park world, will take part in two designers’ forums Friday April 22 at Mad Cow Theatre. Both will benefit the …
Sanford’s Wayne Densch Performing Arts Center is holding two volunteer-orientation sessions coming up. Here’s more: Volunteer Orientation From our green room to our board room, o…
Clybourne Park, Bruce Norris’s drama suggested by the story of Lorraine Hansberry’s A Raisin in the Sun, won the 2011 Pulitzer Prize for drama today. The play had its premiere Fe…
Congratulations to Eatonville’s own Norm Lewis, the Broadway actor who just wowed audiences as Javert in the London concert staging of Les Miserables. (It’s been on PBS a lot lat…
Rollins College’s Annie Russell and Fred Stone theaters have announced their 2011-2012 seasons — the main-stage season at Annie Russell and student-directed and -produced shows a…
Have you all heard who’s in the cast for A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum, opening at Mad Cow June 3? It’s a pretty impressive bunch: Pseudolus – Rick Stanley…
Here’s the 2011-2012 season of the IceHouse Theatre in Mount Dora: Always … Patsy Cline, July 14 " 17. Ted Swindley musical revue. Breaking Legs, Sept. 16-Oct. 9. Tom Dulack comedy. …
Just in time for Fringe, photographer Kristen Wheeler is offering solo or company headshots — but you have to act quickly because the session is 2-7 p.m. Thursday April 14. Wheeler is …
Here’s the coming season from the Jester Theater Company, to be presented at the Garden Theatre, 160 W. Plant St., Winter Garden: Labor Day Laugh-A-Long, Sept. 2-4, featuring Son of A …
Another season schedule for 2011-2012, this one from the Osceola Center for the Arts in Kissimmee: Man of La Mancha, Oct, 14-30. Mitch Leigh-Dale Wasserman-Joe Darion musical. White Christma…
A memorial service for Orlando dance pioneer Kip Watson, who died yesterday morning of cancer, will be at 4 p.m. Friday April 15 at the First Congregational Church in Winter Park.The church …
Here’s an audition notice from Breakthrough Theatre: AUDITIONS: A Weekend in Winter Park with Sondheim Breakthrough Theatre of Winter Park 419 A W. Fairbanks Ave Winter Park, FL A musi…
Here’s a revised job posting from Orlando Repertory Theatre: Rep Development Director: (Revised Listing) Orlando Repertory Theatre (the Rep), a theatre for family and young audiences, …
Here’s more news on the upcoming Orlando Cabaret Festival at Mad Cow Theatre, with the schedule of the festival’s headliners now complete. They are: Jesse Nager, Broadway singer …
Here’s an audition announcement from the Bay Street Players in Eustis: AUDITIONS " Thoroughly Modern Millie April 18 & 19, 2011 at 7:30 PM Bay Street Players will hold auditions fo…
Here’s an audition notice, as well as a call for volunteers, from the Surfside Players: Surfside Players Proudly Announces OPEN AUDITIONS and VOLUNTEER RECRUITMENT for our Playwriting …
Here’s the 2011-2012 season from the Valencia Character Company at Valencia Community College: The Drowsy Chaperone, Lisa Lambert-Greg Morrison-Bob Martin-Don McKellar musical, October…
I’m sorry to have to say that Kip Watson, one of the forefathers of dance in Central Florida, died this morning of cancer. Kip danced on Broadway in the original company of The Music M…
For the second year in a row, New York playwright Bill Cain has won the $25,000 Steinberg/American Theatre Critics Award for a new play — this time for 9 Circles, a harrowing but ultim…
I will be away from the computer and this website until April 11. In the meantime, go to lots of plays.
