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Broadway in Orlando: ‘Beetlejuice’ is a devilish delight despite deviating from the film
Musical adaptation of the Tim Burton fantasy plays at Dr. Phillips Center through July 2
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Latina-led Orlando nonprofit Open Scene chosen for Fringe’s relaunched incubator program
The Spanish-language arts group is one of three in a new 18-month mentoring program
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Orlando theater creator Jeremy Seghers joins the exodus of artists out of Florida
He leaves us with one last show, a reimagined ‘Streetcar’ at Timucua Arts Foundation
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Orlando Repertory Theatre changes its name to Orlando Family Stage
The theater is now named Orlando Family Stage, as it aims to empower young people
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Orlando-based painter MJ Torrecampo is among the 10 artists in OMA’s 2023 Florida Prize in Contemporary Art
Torrecampo’s perspective — literally — is emotional, visceral, vital
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New Generation’s raucous production of ‘Twelfth Night’ turns Shakespeare into a 2000s-style rom-com romp
‘Twelfth Night’ runs through June 17 at the Orlando Rep
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Marc Sirdoreus plays one final Marc With a C set at the Orlando Public Library
That chapter closed at the inaugural Melrose Pop Festival
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Broadway in Orlando: A wondrous journey back ‘Into the Woods’ that no theater fan should miss
The Broadway revival of the Sondheim musical visits Orlando’s Dr. Phillips Center through June 11
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Impeccably themed and completely air-conditioned: SeaWorld Abu Dhabi is a big departure
The first marine life attraction in the Middle East is a collaboration between SeaWorld and Miral
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Orlando Fringe 2023 festival wrap-up: Critics’ Choice awards and recommendations for next year
Plus four more reviews to add to the 48 we already published
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Universal Orlando celebrates #JurassicJune with Jurassic Park 30th anniversary tribute store
The immersive experience features photo ops of iconic scenes from the movie, including the guy who gets eaten by a T-rex on the toilet
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Disney celebrates Pride Month with new rainbow merch and trans rights treats
Will the Mouse be the next Target of public attacks, or are they ready to fight thanks to Florida’s onslaught of legislative harassment?
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SeaWorld’s newest roller coaster, Pipeline, is tons of fun but hard on the nards
When the seats bottom out in the troughs, all those positive Gs have nowhere to go but your perineum
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Disney shuts down any talk of expanding operations with ‘miniparks’ around the country
It could’ve been bad news for Orlando tourism
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Broadway in Orlando: The songs in ‘My Fair Lady’ are still sublime, but the staging and dialogue are awkward
Touring production of the Lerner and Loewe classic plays the Dr. Phillips Center through May 14
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With the opening of White Elephant Theatre, Orlando gets a sorely needed new performance space
But the clock is already ticking on its expiration date
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Orlando artist and architect Richard Reep makes treasure from trash in ‘Burglitecture’
‘It’s a larceny of the landscape, a heinous heist of high design’
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New listening room Proper looks to bring back downtown Orlando’s circa-’90s culture
Think Yab Yum and Go Lounge, just ‘more hi-fi’
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New Generation Theatrical returns to the Abbey with ‘Jesus: Origins,’ a superhero spoof
It isn’t half as blasphemous as it sounds
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Tron Lightcycle/Run is officially open at Walt Disney World’s Magic Kingdom
A mere 2,089 days after it was first announced