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Orange County allots $8 million to give Winter Park Playhouse a permanent home
After facing uncertainty, the theater will now be purchased and renovated
Arts Stories + Interviews
Read Orlando arts stories and interviews with Orlando Weekly. Profiles of local artists, curators, and cultural voices shaping Central Florida.
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Trippy TV pioneer Sid Krofft is in Orlando for the rescheduled Spooky Empire
His shows, like ‘H.R. Pufnstuf’ and ‘Land of the Lost,’ left an indelible mark on Gen X
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Orlando Greek Fest brings dance, culture and authentic eats to Winter Park
The Orlando Greek Festival has been an annual tradition since 1962
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Broadway in Orlando review: Scatological satire ‘The Book of Mormon’ hasn’t lost its bite
Jam-packed with genuine heart and hummable tunes
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At Orlando’s AEO Studios, Alan Ostrander creates and sells the kind of special effects supplies that Spirit Halloween doesn’t stock
This Halloween season he faces the scariest monster of all: the economy
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These three local haunts were briefly blown over by Milton, but bounced back to boo again
Haunting Nights at Leu Gardens, Ominous Descent in Winter Haven and Gatorland’s Gators, Ghosts and Goblins
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Natalie Cordone and Shawn Kilgore bring Sin City to Orlando this weekend
Catch ‘Vegas, Baby! Hits of the Headliners’ at Enzo’s on the Lake Oct. 13
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Orlando Museum of Art spotlights the trailblazing skateboarding photography of J. Grant Brittain
Push it real good
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Now that October is here, we’re finally catching up on Orlando’s spooky season traditions
Halloween hot takes
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Broadway in Orlando review: ‘Girl From the North Country’ is uneven but deeply affecting in unanticipated ways
It’s not another by-the-numbers jukebox musical
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Orlando gets a new way to travel: MindTravel comes to Lake Eola Wednesday
Murray Hidary’s silent piano experience provides a new way to hear the language of emotion
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Orlando Fringe appoints new leadership triumvirate
Genevieve Bernard, Tempestt Halstead and Melissa Fritzinger will serve as co-equal leaders
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Rob Winn Anderson talks about his journey back to Garden Theatre
His production of ‘Pippin’ features ASL interpretation for the deaf community
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Orlando performer-producer Jaimz Dillman on 10 years of burlesque
A decade presenting Corsets and Cuties is ‘a long time to herd cats’
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Maitland Art Center presents ‘A Bright Light From the Embers,’ documenting the legendary partnership of two Orlando creatives
Que Throm and Cicero Greathouse shared a fiery life and practice
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This weekend brings fresh productions including ‘Soul Pop: Summer of Soul’ and Breakthrough Theatre’s Original Play Festival
No better place to escape Orlando’s humidity than inside an air-conditioned theater
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Citrus Music returns to an Orlando stage with fantastical original musical ‘Alice by Heart’
A tumble into Wonderland by way of the London Blitz in WWII
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Local artist Njeri Kinuthia takes the People’s Choice award in Orlando Museum of Art’s annual Prize exhibition
‘Filled with gratitude and joy’
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Hillary Brook and Theatre South Playhouse ‘Ride the Cyclone’ in their 15th anniversary season
The cult-hit off-Broadway musical has become an obsession among Gen Z and Alpha theater fans
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The Ren’s latest immersive entertainment is throwback cabaret ’24
Even if the world outside is burning, all you’ll hear is jazz