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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Last Thursday night (July 12) the recently-formed Orlando chapter of RAW: natural born artists staged “Mixology,” their inaugural event at The Abbey. RAW is an international independent arts organization “created by artists, for artists” with affiliates in over 65 locations nationwide and in Australia. For their local debut, RAW presented a mix of visual...
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Tonight, the hit musical Billy Elliot opens at the Bob Carr as one of the centerpieces of the current 2011/2012 Fairwinds Broadway Across America season. There are still several shows left before the season ends, but that doesn’t mean it’s too soon to start looking for ward to 2012/2013. At downtown’s Abbey Theater last...
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You spend your life trying to build a loving, stable home for your offspring. Then one day your adolescent announces that they’ve found the love of their life, and are bringing them and their parents home for dinner. But instead of basking in the parental genius that got them to this point, your brat...
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