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Three cool new Orlando attractions employ water or ice to entice guests into braving the heat
One is sensational, the second should be savored in fall and the third simply left me cold
Arts Stories + Interviews
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Yanira Collado’s Orlando Museum of Art installation speaks the visual language of the Afro-Caribbean diaspora
The Florida Prize winner uses industrial textiles, carbon paper and soap to weave past and present
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DeSantis uses ‘sexual festival’ Orlando Fringe as scapegoat to veto all arts funding in Florida’s 2024-2025 budget
$32 million in grants to museums, orchestras, zoos and more down the drain in our governor’s weird quest to eradicate drag
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Steve-O promises ‘flagrantly unacceptable’ night at Orlando tour stop Sunday
The stunt performer will perform live feats and air unseen footage from his ‘Jackass’ stint
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Lightup Shoebox carries the banner for genderqueer theater this weekend at Timucua
Clark Levi describes the play as ‘Monty Python meets Shakespeare meets Bridgerton meets queer sitcom.’
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Sak Comedy Lab christens new downtown Orlando home with glitter and gags
A new public arts push provides plenty of reasons to spend an evening on or around Church Street again
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‘Pathways’ shows work by Florida’s future art stars in two local galleries at once
Rollins Museum of Art and UCF Art Gallery join forces to boost finalists for the Carlos Malamud Prize
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Pirates Dinner Adventure sails into its third decade with a new production and a new plan
Creative director Michael La Fleur works to let audiences ‘be’ the show, not just watch it
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Q&A with Trevor Aaronson: Host of new Audible series on the ‘untold story’ of the Pulse nightclub shooting
The investigative journalist claims ‘facts clearly show’ Pulse wasn’t targeted because it was a gay club.
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Broadway in Orlando review: ‘Clue’ captures the madcap spirit of the board game-based cult film
It’s something of a small-scale miracle.
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Orlando Fringe Festival 2024 wrap-up: Critics’ Choice award winners, an ineffable ‘vibe shift’ and three pieces of advice for next year
There were some questions about Fringe’s ongoing commitment to its mission of being ‘100% Uncensored’
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Two Orlando debuts: a family-friendly land at Universal, and a premium VIP backstage tour at Cirque du Soleil
Attractions aimed at younger visitors and premium up-charge experiences are predicted to be 2024’s revenue drivers
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Orlando’s Kaitlyn Sardin is making some noise with her fusion of hip-hop and Irish dance
‘I was always obsessed with drums, and I was able to be my own drumbeat with this dance style.’
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Orlando Fringe 2024 review: ‘Love In’
An intimate one-on-one encounter, accompanied by a one-of-a-kind souvenir.
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Orlando Fringe 2024 review: ‘ReTRIBUTEion, The Ultimate Tribute Band Tribute’
This cast of seasoned pros could easily set up shop on the Vegas Strip.
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Orlando Fringe 2024 review: ‘Grease, Too!’
A breakneck one-woman love letter to a pair of movie musicals and the healing power of fandom.
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Orlando Fringe 2024 review: ‘The Curve’
A surprisingly moving meditation on change that should resonate with any aging athlete or artist.
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Orlando Fringe 2024 review: ‘The Magic Castle Still Stands’
Fresh young voices in an imaginative, introspective story.
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Orlando Fringe 2024 review: ‘Miss. Adventure’
A genre-hopping multimedia journey starring Rachel Pallante as an entire SNL season’s worth of characters.
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Orlando Fringe 2024 review: ’10 Sketches With Rauce and Joel’
Fringers who feel like laughing until their sides are sore will score more than their money’s worth.