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Theater review: 'Dancing at Lughnasa' from Mad Cow Theatre
There's a beautifully disturbing undercurrent of change in Brian Friel's "Dancing at Lughnasa."
It's 1936 in rural Ireland, and 7-year-old Michael goes to school now. Radios are displacing gramophones as a source of entertainment. And the world order...Tags: Dance, Dance, Entertainment Events, Brian Friel, Entertainment
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The year in theater, 2011: Puppets, Witches and Men in Heels
What? Another year has gone by already? Here are some theater reflections at the end of 2011.
•Best scene-stealer: Isn't "Chicago" the story of two women convicts? In Theatre Downtown's production last January, Joel Warren as lawyer Billy Flynn more...Tags: The Spirit (movie), Animals, Next to Normal (musical), Valencia College, Social Media
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Theater review: 'Next Fall' at Mad Cow Theatre
There was a time when people were taught not to discuss religion and politics in polite company. (Of course these days, the two topics so often seem to be the same.)
There was a good, common-sense reason for such a policy: No one ever agrees 100 percent...Tags: Hospitals and Clinics, Health
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Theater review: 'The Drowsy Chaperone' from Mad Cow Theatre
"The Drowsy Chaperone" is a love letter to the good (and the bad) of musical theater told through the eyes of one devotee, speaking for all the fans of the genre.
For those fans, the best thing about Mad Cow Theatre's uneven production of the 2006...Tags: Dance, Music, Comedy (genre), The Happiest News!, Animals
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Terry Teachout's 'Satchmo at the Waldorf' has world premiere in Orlando
Writer and arts critic Terry Teachout first encountered jazz great Louis Armstrong on "The Ed Sullivan Show" — thanks to his mother. It was the mid-1960s, and Armstrong was singing "Hello, Dolly!"
He recalls: "My mom called me in and said, 'This...Tags: Frank Sinatra, Reviews, The New York Times, Music, Minority Groups
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Theater review: 'The Understudy' from Mad Cow Theatre
"I'm not bitter," explains the title character in thecomedy "The Understudy." In fact, he explains it repeatedly, you know, in that way that makes you doubt the truthfulness of that statement.
Harry (Josh Geoghagan) has reason to feel that way: He's a...Tags: Fringe Festival, Celebrities, Action (genre), Arts and Culture
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Theater review: 'Legacy of Light' from Mad Cow Theatre
I hesitate to tell you that "Legacy of Light" contains philosophical musings, references to Voltaire's "Candide," discussion of Sir Isaac Newton's science and a mini-lecture on dark matter.
I hesitate because I fear you will think if you don't have a PhD...Tags: Literature, Lifetime (tv network), Mergers, Acquisitions and Takeovers, Arts and Culture, Science and Technology
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Theater review: 'Rashomon' from Mad Cow Theatre
In "Rashomon," three witnesses to a murder in Japan of long ago each present very different accounts of the crime.
Why would they do such a thing? That's what three other characters — a woodcutter, priest and wigmaker — ponder.
In Mad Cow...Tags: Literature, Music, Witnesses, Human Interest, Entertainment
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Theater review: 'A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum' from Mad Cow Theatre
For those who think Stephen Sondheim is all about deep and complex music and lyrics … well they're right. But in "A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum," Sondheim's cleverness is mixed into farce.
In the Mad Cow Theatre's production of...Tags: Music, Comedy (genre), Concerts, Mergers, Acquisitions and Takeovers, Slavery
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Michael Marinaccio ready for Orlando Fringe Festival
When the new producer of the Orlando Fringe Festival did his first show at the festival back in 1997, it was an eye-opener.
"It was one of the first things I did outside of educational theater," said Michael Marinaccio, who follows Beth Marshall as...Tags: Fringe Festival, Orlando, Music, Entertainment Events, Artists
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Orlando Philharmonic pays tribute to ‘Great Arrangers’
Orlando Arts BlogOn Monday, Oct. 3, the Orlando Philharmonic presents orchestral arrangements of folk songs, dances, ballet music and more in “The Great Arrangers,” the first concert of the 2011-2012 Focus Series. That's the more intimate series by the Phil... -
Future Mad Cow show, ‘Pitmen Painters’ opens in London’s West End
Orlando Theater BlogThis just in from London: “The Pitmen Painters,” which has played in Great Britain's National Theatre and on Broadway is making its West End premiere in London today, Oct. 5. Yes, it's probably splitting hairs to us Yanks – the U.K....
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