On Wednesday night (3/27/13) the Florida Theatrical Association held a party at The Abbey theater to celebrate Fairwinds' 2013-2014 Broadway Across America touring season. The upcoming lineup of plays, which was officially announced last month, includes award-winning hits like Book of Mormon, Once, and Evita. FTA president Ron Legler, DPAC's Kathy Ramsberger, and Orlando...
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From what we’re hearing through various grapevines of drama, tomorrow is the day that DPAC will announce how it is exactly – or in “circle” fashion – that it’s going to move forward with Florida Theatrical Association in terms of presenting Broadway shows in the new performing arts center. You may be aware that...
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As expected, the Florida Theatrical Association is kicking its New Year off in passionate survival mode, following the December revelation that the Dr. Phillips Center for the Performing Arts would officially NOT be using the organization’s 25 years of Broadway experience with the city in the new venue. Sure, there are talks about a...
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We’re not sure what any of this means, but expect big announcements today regarding a renewed focus on funding the $175 million Citrus Bowl renovations that have been way back on the backburner for years. Apparently, according to the rumor mill and this Orlando Sentinel story, Orange County Mayor Teresa Jacobs and Orlando Mayor...
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We’re still reeling from this news a little bit, but thought we’d be remiss if we didn’t place something up in our little corner of the internet regarding the impending exit of United Arts of Central Florida president and CEO Margot Knight from the already winded Orlando arts community. You see, Margot has been...
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Down the wormhole we go! OK, when we last checked in with the questionable fate of the former Pin-Drop Palace™, everything seemed to be coming up roses. A brand new nonprofit had appeared out of thin air – or the bought-and-sold concerns of the region that actually deal in magic, the Orlando Magic and...
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Wow!!! So, following our exploration of recent rumors that Orange County Mayor Teresa Jacobs might be cottoning to the Kool-Aid of DPAC and throwing the flailing development enterprise rope this week comes the news that Jacobs is actually more fond of wielding her scissors! In a scathing memo issued just over an hour ago,...
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Holy crap! Remember a couple weeks ago when we danced a jig around the imaginary shadow of the future Dr. Phillips Performing Arts Center and its staff’s attempts to bleed the county out of $30 million come hell or high water? We do, because DPAC board member Linda Chapin came into the office and...
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Take from this what you will (meaning we are collectively biting our tongues until they bleed), but today’s big arts news in the Story of O(rland0) comes with its share of conservative opportunism baggage. Still, we can’t completely discount local arts patronage of any sort, especially when it comes with the words “Kennedy” and...
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