Orlando Theatre Newsroom

The 34th annual Orlando International Fringe Theatre Festival is returning to Loch Haven Park in Orlando, Florida on May 13-26, 2025. Orlando Fringe is a 14-day immersive cultural experience featuring over 1,000 ticketed performances.

Downtown Arts District will unveil the final storefront art installations as part of “Vacant to Vibrant”. Learn more about the instillation and see how to attend!

Orlando Family Stage will present the Florida premiere of Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Musical, a hilarious and heartfelt adaptation of Jeff Kinney's popular books!

The heartwarming story of WAITRESS bakes its way to the stage at the Titusville Playhouse from March 14 through April 20. Check out brand-new photos of the production!

Orlando Shakes' has announced titles for its 2025-2026 season including, two Pulitzer Prize-winning plays, a popular annual holiday tradition, and Shakespeare's most famous love story.

The Winter Park Playhouse continues its exciting 2024- 2025 Series of Professional Musicals with its next Mainstage production of Gigolo: A New Cole Porter Revue playing March 14 - April 12, 2025.

It's Art Basel in Miami, and gallery owner Mari has no art to show! Renaissance Theatre Company (The Ren) presents Laughs In Spanish—part telenovela, part whodunit, and completely over-the-top.

Riverside Theatre has announced the next production of the 2024-2025 Waxlax Stage season, Every Brilliant Thing by Duncan Macmillan with Jonny Donahoe. Every Brilliant Thing, part of the Bobbie Olsen Series on the Waxlax Stage, plays Riverside Theatre from March 25 – April 13, 2025.

Cheryl Collins has been named Executive Director of Orlando Shakes in partnership with UCF, Board President A. Noni Holmes-Kidd. She has been serving as Orlando Shakes' Executive Consultant since this past December. 

Kevin Kelly takes to the cabaret stage at The Winter Park Playhouse in his latest solo cabaret, I've Heard That Song Before, on March 26 and 27, 2025 at 7:30p.m.  Playhouse Music Director, Christopher Leavy, will accompany on piano.

In April, Significant Productions will present QUALIA - By Ashleigh Ann Gardner, as the fourth and final production of the 2024/2025 Season at The Studio Theatre Tierra del Sol. Learn more and see how to purchase.

The Warren Wolf Quintet takes the stage at The Broward Center for the Performing Arts' Amaturo Theater on March 12, 2025, at 7:45 p.m. for a spellbinding evening of jazz, presented as part of the 2024-2025 Gold Coast Jazz Society (GCJS) Concert Series.

Buckle up for a hilarious and heartwarming joyride with The Full Monty – a show that strips away expectations and leaves audiences cheering for more! This ten-time Tony Award nominee, born from the cult hit film, is a raucous celebration of life, friendship, and the courage to strip away the ordinary for something extraordinary.

Little Radical Theatrics will present its Spring 2025 production of Rodgers and Hammerstein’s Carousel at the Alexis and Jim Pugh Theater in the Doctor Phillips Center for the Performing Arts in Orlando.

Growing up in a small beach town, opportunities in the arts and humanities were slim to none, so moving to a city like Orlando has broadened my horizons with what I can pursue. I’m currently working towards my bachelor’s degree in English Literature with a minor in Theatre and a certificate in Editing and Publishing, so my schedule is far from light!

Florida Grand Opera has announced that internationally renowned mezzo-soprano Ginger Costa-Jackson and her soprano sisters Marina Costa-Jackson and Miriam Costa-Jackson will perform together for the first time.

Osceola Arts has announced its production of '9 to 5 The Musical,' bringing Dolly Parton's Grammy-nominated score to life on stage beginning this month. Learn more here!

The beloved children’s book Dragons Love Tacos has taken the literary world by storm, and now it’s hitting the stage in a brand-new musical debuting at Orlando Family Stage. Whether you’re a theatre lover, a fan of new works, or simply someone who enjoys a clever, well-crafted production, this premiere delivers an inventive, laugh-out-loud experience.

A multiple award-winning vocalist is returning to Café Centro next month with an audience-wowing musical tribute, DAWN DEROW SINGS EYDIE GORMÉ Learn more about the show here!

Downtown Arts District has announced the return of its popular program “Art After Dark” a Soiree for Young Professionals this March at CityArts Orlando. 

The Winter Park Playhouse, Central Florida's professional musical theatre, announced their 2025-2026 Mainstage Series of Musicals! This new line up of productions includes a variety of Off-Broadway hits and regional premieres for the Central Florida area and marks the 23rd season for the beloved theatre.

In honor of Women's Heritage Heritage month, The Winter Park Playhouse has teamed up with Barbara Chandler Productions to present - Extraordinary Women and Their Music - an evening celebrating the exceptional music of great women throughout history.

In honor of Women's Heritage Heritage month, The Winter Park Playhouse has teamed up with Barbara Chandler Productions to present - Extraordinary Women and Their Music - an evening celebrating the exceptional music of great women throughout history.

The Raymond F. Kravis Center for the Performing Arts has announced a photography exhibition featuring the work of award-winning photographer Pari Dukovic. 

 Fringe ArtSpace is taking is taking its final bow this month, and Orlando Fringe will mark the closing with the a month of shows and events.