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Theatre at St. Luke’s presents ‘The Prom,’ hoping to spread a message of inclusion
Give it some zazz
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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Valencia College and Phantasmagoria go big for reprise of hit punk musical ‘American Idiot’ at Dr. Phillips Center
“Rage and love, you’re gonna feel all of it”
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Orlando creatives L’Niarae Blevins and Chris Payen bring ‘Hairspray’ into a new era
The cultural coordinator and choreographer are working with Little Radical Theatrics to update the conversation
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Orlando Vocal Collective assembles a chorus of powerhouse local singers
After February debut at Immerse, OVC step out solo this week in collaboration with Creative City Project
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‘Disney adult’ is not a pejorative at House of Mouse Expo
Intimate, community-driven fan convention in Orlando July 31-Aug. 1
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‘Beam Me Up, Babe!’ brings cowboys, aliens and a li’l romance to Maxine’s on Shine
Set phasers to yum
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New Disney offerings blur line between attraction and arcade
The good, the bad and the Grogu of it all
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La Vaughn Belle’s artwork reminds us that history refuses to be buried
Her installation ‘The House That Freedoms Built’ opens Friday at Winter Park’s Rollins Museum of Art
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Winter Park Playhouse raises the curtain on its newly renovated home
Central Florida’s best and only professional musical theater grandly opens its fresh new doors
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Orlando designer competes on ‘Project Runway’ Season 22, premiering Thursday
“I want Central Florida to be proud”
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Orlando Fringe fave ‘Dolley F**king Madison’ returns for a very timely reprise this week
Most fiery ticket in town
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Orlando-born stand-up (and Jim Carrey stand-in) Heather Shaw plays a homecoming gig this week
“I’m really open to anything. Adult film work. I’ll do it all.”
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Central Florida theater community remembers the late Christine Robison-Laurence
It’s difficult to think of a local stage that wasn’t uplifted by Robison’s immense talents across five decades
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Viral comedian David Jolly returns to Orlando this week after his breakout success in Austin
*This* David Jolly would likely win in Florida’s gubernatorial race
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The Southern Fried Poetry Slam competition makes its Orlando debut this week
The poets are here
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Orlando Fringe Critics’ Choice Awards capped a stunningly successful 2026 festival
116 sold-out performances; 43,901 tickets sold; 63,096 patrons; and $518,196 returned to over 1,700 local and traveling artists.
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Two Orlando musicians encourage your inner bard with their Poets Anonymous workshop series
“We’re creating the space, but it’s for everyone to create”
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At Orlando Museum of Art, the ‘Florida Prize’ exhibition assembles crucial new visions of the Sunshine State
Francisco Masó was this year’s Prize winner
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Orlando Fringe 2026 review: ‘Prank.net (The Impractical Pranksters Summon the Anti-Christ)’
The snappy script is stupid-smart, and the multimedia-powered production percolates at a breakneck pace
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Orlando Fringe 2026 review: ‘The Fast and the Bi-Curious’
Valerie Von Voss’ vulnerable slideshow chronicles her sexual awakening