Junior Nyong'o at Orlando Shakes
Feb. 6-March 24, 2019
For someone who is only 24 years old, Junior Nyong'o has already shouldered a remarkable range of roles: scholar, soccer player, political scion, international social media sensation, sibling to a superstar. But in February 2019, he was most excited to talk about his newest title, "working actor," as he made his professional stage debut as the titular prince in Orlando Shakes' production of Hamlet. Based on reactions to his performance, we titled this award quite intentionally – yes, the Oscar-winning Lupita is his sister, but we are fairly sure that the Orlando Shakes stage gave birth to another award-winning acting career.
Arts & Culture: Best of Orlando 2019: Orlando's best artists, writers, comedians, museums and more
Photo illustration by Adam McCabe
Arts & Culture
1. Orlando Fringe Festival, orlandofringe.org
2. Winter Park Sidewalk Art Festival, wpsaf.org
3. Mount Dora Arts Festival, mountdoraartsfestival.org
1. Les Vixens Burlesque, facebook.com/lvburlesque
2. Corsets and Cuties, corsetsandcuties.com
3 Cherry Bomb Burlesque, cherrybombburlesque.com
1. SAK Comedy Lab, sak.com
2. Orlando Improv, theimprovorlando.com
3. Bull & Bush Shit Sandwich, bullandbushorlando.com
1. Orlando Ballet, orlandoballet.org
2. Phantasmagoria, phantasmagoriaorlando.com
3. VarieTease, thevenueorlando.com
1. Florida Film Festival, floridafilmfestival.com
2. Orlando Film Festival, orlandofilmfest.com
3. FilmSlam at Enzian, facebook.com/filmslam
1 CityArts, facebook.com/cityartsfactory
2 Snap! Orlando, snaporlando.com
3 Downtown Arts Collective, downtownartscollective.com
1. Orlando Story Club, orlandostoryclub.com
2. Get Lit: Closed Mic, facebook.com/ncbekpoet
3. Queer Quills, facebook.com/queerquills
1. Benjamin Ptashinsky
2. Carlos Navarro, iamcarlosnavarro.com
3. Blue Star, facebook.com/babybluestar
