Mad Cow Theatre to Kick Off 13th Annual Orlando Cabaret Festival Next Month

MAD COW THEATRE announces the return of an exciting signature event for downtown Orlando: The 13th Annual Orlando Cabaret Festival. The Festival features cabaret artists and acts from Central Florida and beyond.

Over the course of 17 days, Mad Cow Theatre hosts over 25 performances highlighting genres such as jazz, pop, Broadway, comedy, and more. Headliners for The 13th Annual Orlando Cabaret Festival include The Broadway Boys, Will & Anthony Nunziata, and The Edge Effect. Also, the perennial Festival favorite It Was a Very Good Year returns to celebrate the hits of 1968 and 1978.

The 13th Annual Orlando Cabaret Festival runs from April 24 - May 10, 2015 at Mad Cow Theatre, 54 West Church Street (Second Floor) in downtown Orlando. Tickets can be purchased through the Mad Cow Box Office at 407.297.8788 or on-line at orlandocabaret.com.

THE BROADWAY BOYS - April 24 & 25 at 8:30pm; April 26 at 3:30pm
The Broadway Boys kick off The 13th Annual Orlando Cabaret Festival with six of the hottest male voices performing on the Great White Way. The Broadway Boys assemble a diverse range of voices with impressive New York resumes. Their performances add elements of funk, pop, gospel, and more to an array of timeless showtunes. The Broadway Boys open the Festival with three performances in The Harriett Theatre.

WILL & ANTHONY NUNZIATA - May 1 & 2 at 8:30pm
Mad Cow Theatre is thrilled to welcome back Will & Anthony Nunziata to The Orlando Cabaret Festival. Will & Anthony Nunziata continue to win critical acclaim for their fresh take on American songbook classics. The NYC-based brothers take on a variety of musical selections from Broadway standards to Italian art songs. Will & Anthony have headlined symphony concerts with The Cleveland Pops Orchestra, Annapolis Symphony Orchestra, and Firelands Symphony Orchestra.

THE EDGE EFFECT - May 8 & 9 at 8:30pm
A hometown favorite, The Edge Effect, rounds out The 13th Annual Orlando Cabaret Festival with two evening perfomances highlighting their unique, a cappella style. Adding strategic instrumentation to their innovative a cappella arrangements, these five Orlando-based vocalists have established themselves as a growing force in the world of pop. Winners of MTV's "Top Pop Group," Boyz II Men's "Next Great A Cappella Group," and finalists on "America's Got Talent," The Edge Effect have released two studio albums, Alphabet Radio and Do You Hear What We Hear?

IT WAS A VERY GOOD YEAR - April 24 - May 10
A staple of The Orlando Cabaret Festival, It Was a Very Good Year transports audiences back to 1968 and 1978 in two separate musical revues. Continuing the collaboration of writer Ron Schneider and music director Philip King, It Was a Very Good Year features hits from '68 and '78 top artists such as The Beatles, Marvin Gaye, Lionel Richie, and The Bee Gees. Songs that will be featured include "People Got to Be Free," "Sittin' on the Dock of the Bay," "Stayin' Alive," and many more. The cast of It Was A Very Good Year features four Orlando performers - Steven Flaa, Andrew Meidenbauer, Kelly Morris Rowan, and Melissa Whitworth.

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