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New Generation Theatrical builds NGT Studio, a rehearsal and workshop space, at Fashion Square
It might even help rescue the once-renowned retail hub from its zombie-mall fate
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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Can a white woman and a Black woman have an honest conversation about race?
Saturday afternoon in Sanford, ‘Dissonance’ explores some uncomfortable questions
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Central Florida Vocal Arts artistic director Eric Pinder discusses ‘A Little Night Music’ and ‘Cocaine Bear: The Opera’
‘I’m going to make the cocaine bear a countertenor.’
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Amid a series of deaths, departures and devastating losses, take a moment to appreciate the cathartic benefits of blowing shit up
Universal makes it possible at Villain-Con Minion Blast
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Oviedo’s Penguin Point Productions has been sold
But don’t worry, the space is in very good (and familiar) hands
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New Generation Theatrical announces new donor and studio programs
Exclusive: Donations will support the new NGT Studio at Fashion Square Mall
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Universal’s Minion Land set to unveil Villain-Con Minion Blast game this summer
The attraction will be included in Minion Land’s expansion
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Orlando venue Steinmetz Hall named one of ‘ the most beautiful theaters in the world’ by Architectural Digest
Steinmetz joined worthies like the Sydney Opera House on the list
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Orlando-based home chef featured on ‘The Great American Recipe’ season two
PBS show aims to uplift the multiculturalism that both defines and unites American cooking
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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