The ‘Bad Girls’ once again take over Breakthrough Theatre

Orlando Sentinel (Soundboard) 11/11 10:00P Matthew J. Palm

Who can resist a bad girl? Breakthrough Theatre Company will revive Redlight: The Bad Girls of Broadway, one of its biggest hits and the show that put the theater on the map at the Orlando Fringe...

A beautiful, spiritual ‘All-Night Vigil’ with Bach Vocal Artists | Review

Orlando Sentinel (Soundboard) 11/6 10:00P Matthew J. Palm

The day had not gone well. A laptop had died, the garage-door opener had broken. A weekend flight was canceled, fallout from the government shutdown. And to top it all off, Central Florida s can...

Righting a racist wrong: Zora finally takes the Annie Russell stage

Orlando Sentinel (Soundboard) 11/5 10:00P Matthew J. Palm

Zora Neale Hurston, the celebrated Harlem Renaissance author, wanted to stage a play with an all-Black cast at Rollins College — just a stone s throw from where she had grown up in Eatonville. The...

Central Florida Community Arts Presents Epic Concert and New Inclusive Experience

My Central Florida Family 11/4 1:43A Brandi Zrallack

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Orlando Science Center Honors Veterans and their Families with Special Military Discount

My Central Florida Family 11/3 5:58A Brandi Zrallack

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Children’s Health Collaborative Invests in New Initiatives to Support Children in Central Florida

My Central Florida Family 11/3 4:41A Brandi Zrallack

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‘Carmina Burana,’ ‘Rhapsody in Blue’: Top hits sound first-rate | Review

Orlando Sentinel (Soundboard) 11/2 10:00P Matthew J. Palm

Generally, a classical-music concert has that one big piece that obviously qualifies as the headliner, the big draw for the show. But when you program Carmina Burana and Rhapsody in Blue on the same program, what is the star attraction? Both...

Skateboarders Bring Rad Science to Life at Orlando Science Center November 1

My Central Florida Family 10/31 4:15A Brandi Zrallack

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Reopening of Austin’s Coffee in Winter Park delayed due to septic issues

Orlando Sentinel (Soundboard) 10/30 8:18A Brian Bell

Issues with the septic system at the new home of Austin s Coffee have forced the owners to delay reopening the Winter Park mainstay for local arts and entertainment. The shop located for decades at...

Witch you had Halloween plans? Consider these Orlando haunts

Orlando Sentinel (Soundboard) 10/29 10:00P Amy Drew Thompson

Halloween s on a Friday this year, so if you re anything like me (drinking in the driveway, handing out candy, delighting and occasionally terrifying neighborhood children with your vampire fangs),...

November cultural calendar: Jellyrolls pianists, Ocoee Massacre, AI art

Orlando Sentinel (Soundboard) 10/28 12:00A Matthew J. Palm

November is one of the most crowded months on the Central Florida arts calendar. Here s a look at a variety of upcoming events across the artistic spectrum to help you make a cultural connection....

Hard-working Chase Williams is ready for ‘Sunday in the Park’

Orlando Sentinel (Soundboard) 10/27 10:00P Matthew J. Palm

If you re a regular theatergoer in Central Florida, you ve seen Chase Williams onstage. Even he struggles to list the many theaters he has worked with — troupes ranging from Kissimmee to DeLand,...

Blue Bamboo founder steps down amid health crisis

Orlando Sentinel (Soundboard) 10/25 10:00P Matthew J. Palm

Chris Cortez, the Central Floridian who parlayed his love of jazz into the Blue Bamboo Center for the Arts , has stepped down from leading the organization he founded. Blue Bamboo board of directors...

New Winter Park art museum, ‘Innovation Triangle’ get underway

Orlando Sentinel (Soundboard) 10/24 10:00P Matthew J. Palm

Rollins College s vision for an Innovation Triangle in downtown Winter Park took a big step forward Friday as ground was broken on the new Rollins Museum of Art and an adjacent leadership institute....

Spooky Awards 2025: 20 of Orlando’s best-dressed Halloween homes frighten, delight

Orlando Sentinel (Soundboard) 10/22 11:00P Patrick Connolly

As the night of Halloween draws nearer, neighborhoods have seen more ghoulish gatherings and creepy characters coming to life to create haunted houses. Perfectly happy suburban homes have been...