Live Active Cultures
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Halloween is now to Orlando what Mardi Gras is to New Orleans, thanks to our local haunts
Here’s the biggie, Universal’s Halloween Horror Nights, vs. its competitor, SeaWorld’s Howl-O-Scream
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CFCArts expands the usual definition of a staged concert with their ‘Beauty and the Beast’
Director of production Juan Torres calls it a massive ‘lasagna’ of a production
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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
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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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Sunburn Cannabis releases piattella, an aged water hash, just in time for Dab Day
Happy 7/10 to those who celebrate!
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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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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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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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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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Get a grip at Gatorland’s latest adventure, the Croc Rock
If you’re yearning to get in touch with the great outdoors and aren’t afraid of heights, that is
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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
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Some parting words from longtime theater producer Beth Marshall
Marshall is leaving Orlando after nearly 30 years of amplifying local talent
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Orlando impresario Thom Mesrobian presents a new rock musical at Timucua Arts Foundation
‘Queen of Swords,’ set in 17th-century France, tells the story of the bisexual, sword-wielding opera singer known as ‘La Maupin’
