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Out and About: ‘Jesus Christ Superstar’ at Dr. Phillips Center .. #JCSTheMusical #DrPhillipsCenter #OrlandoArts #OrlandoBroadwaySeries

- Michelle Snow
Jesus Christ Superstar 50th anniversary tour cast
Photo by Matthew Murphy, Evan Zimmerman

I’ve been a fan of “Jesus Christ Superstar” since I was a child when my mom took me to see first the movie, then the actual theater production, in the 70s.

I then had a chance to see the 1992 touring production of “Jesus Christ Superstar” with the movie’s stars Ted Neeley and Carl Anderson.

So I super excited to see the current touring production of “Jesus Christ Superstar,” celebrating 50 years of the show, which is at the Dr. Phillips Center for the Performing Arts in Orlando this week.

This production is different from what I’ve experienced before, but it was still very thrilling to watch.

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Out and About: Escape to Margaritaville at Dr Phillips Center .. @DrPhillipsCtr @BuffettMusical

- John Frost

Escape to Margaritaville at Dr Phillips Center .. photo credits: Matthew Murphy

“Escape to Margaritaville,” now playing at the Dr. Phillips Center for the Performing Arts, bundles the songs of Jimmy Buffett with a light story of romance and finding one’s purpose in life.

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Out and About: ‘Tuck Everlasting: The Musical’ at The Orlando REP .. @OrlandoREP

- Carol Garreans

Tuck Everlasting: The Musical at The Orlando Rep

I hadn’t planned to write a review of “Tuck Everlasting: The Musical,” being presented by The Orlando REP, but after chaperoning a field trip to see the show, I was moved to do so.

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Out and About: Hamilton Is Musical Theater at Its Finest at Dr. Phillips Center

- Michelle Snow

Hamilton at the Dr. Phillips Center for the Performing Arts Jan 22-Feb 10, 2019 - photographer Joan Marcus/Hamilton

I’ve loved musical theater ever since I was introduced to it as a child, but every once in a while, there’s a show that just exceeds all expectations. Such was my experience with seeing Hamilton last night at the Dr. Phillips Center for the Performing Arts in Orlando.

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Out and About: Hello, Dolly! Feat. @BettyBuckley at Dr. Phillips Center is a Masterclass in Musical Theater @DrPhillipsCtr

- Michelle Snow

The legendary broadway musical "Hello, Dolly!" featuring Tony Award-winning icon Betty Buckley comes to Orlando's Dr. Phillips Center for the Performing Arts November 27 through December 2, 2018.

I first became interested in music theater as a child, but it was when I saw Betty Buckley in Cats, that like became love. She was just phenomenal.

So I was extremely excited to see Hello, Dolly! at Orlando’s Dr. Phillips Center for the Performing Arts this week, which starred Ms. Buckley herself.

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Out and About: Wicked Casts Its Magic Over the Dr Phillips Center

- Michelle Snow

Out and About: Wicked Casts Its Magic Over the Dr Phillips Center

Everybody knows the story of The Wizard of Oz as told from Dorothy’s point of view. But the hit musical Wicked tells the story from the witches Glinda and Elphaba (aka “The Wicked Witch of the West”) point of view.

This show has been a bucket-list item for years, and last night, I finally got to experience it at the Dr. Phillips Center for the Performing Arts. It was everything I thought it would be and more.

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Out and About: An American in Paris at Dr Phillips Center is ‘S Wonderful

- Michelle Snow

Out and About: An American in Paris at Dr Phillips Center in Orlando - Jerry and Lise

The hit Broadway show An American in Paris opened last night at the Dr. Phillips Center, and it truly brought a vintage view of the City of Light to life.

Based on the 1951 film of the same name, the show is a musical telling of life in Paris just after WWII for a trio of men in love, and the women who bewitch them. American soldier Jerry Mulligan (played by Garen Scribner channeling Gene Kelly) opts to stay in Paris after the war as an artist, and it’s love at first sight when he meets a mysterious woman in passing named Lise Dassin (Sara Esty). He meets her again later, discovering she is a ballerina.

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Out and About: Beautiful – The Carole King Musical at Dr. Phillips Center

- Michelle Snow

This week, Beautiful – The Carole King Musical is at Dr. Phillips Center, and I had the opportunity to see the show opening night.

Beautiful - The Carole King Musical at Dr. Phillips Center

The musical tells the story of singer-songwriter Carole King, starting with her teenage years in the 1950’s when she met her husband Gerry Goffin and the two began writing songs together.

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Out and About: Orlando Shakespeare Theater’s Magic Tree House: A Ghost Tale for Mr. Dickens Fun for Families

- Carol Garreans 1 Comment

This weekend, my family and I were invited to opening day of the Orlando Shakespeare Theater‘s production of The Magic Tree House: A Ghost Tale for Mr. Dickens.

Orlando Shakespeare Theater's production of The Magic Tree House: A Ghost Tale for Mr. Dickens/Photo by Carol Garreans

If you have kids and have read the Magic Tree House books, you remember Jack and Annie, along with the tree house and how it magically travels through time with help from Morgan La Fey, the magical librarian of Camelot.

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Out and About: Orlando Shakespeare Theater Presents Monty Python’s SPAMALOT With Much Laughter

- Michelle Snow 1 Comment

One of the most outrageously funny musicals produced in recent years is Monty Python’s SPAMALOT and Orlando Shakespeare Theater has chosen it to kick off their 2015-2016 season.

Orlando Shakespeare Theater Presents Monty Python's SPAMALOT - King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table

I caught one of the preview performances last week, and I have to say they chose wisely. It’s a wonderful production of the wacky, bawdy, and exhuberant stage version of the classic film, Monty Python and the Holy Grail.

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