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SEASON PREVIEW THEATER
Arts Season Preview: Theater
Orlando Sentinel
August 20, 2006
AKB PRODUCTIONS
Performances are at the Osceola Center for the Arts, 2411 E. U.S. Highway 192, Kissimmee. Details: 407-323-8146.
Se Dice Like This: Through next Sunday. Vilma E. Muises-Blanca Pereda comedy, in Spanish.
ANNIE RUSSELL THEATRE
The theater is on the campus of Rollins College, 1000 Holt Ave., Winter Park. Season tickets are $50 and $60 for general audiences, $47 and $57 for seniors and Rollins alumni. Subscribers get priority seating for second-stage shows, which are free. Details: www.rollins.edu/theatre or 407-646-2145407-646-2145.
Annie Get Your Gun: Sept. 22-30. Irving Berlin-Herbert Fields-Dorothy Fields-Peter Stone musical.
The Mousetrap: Nov. 10-18. Agatha Christie mystery.
Rumors: Feb. 16-24. Neil Simon farce.
Henry V: April 20-28. William Shakespeare drama.
Second stage (Fred Stone Theatre):
This Is How It Goes: Oct. 19-22. Neil LaBute drama.
Riverside Drive: Feb. 1-4. Woody Allen comedy.
Grace: March 29-April 1. Sarah Kate Moore drama.
BAY STREET PLAYERS
Performances are at the State Theatre, 109 N. Bay St., Eustis. Six-show season tickets are $75 and $80, and six-show flexible multipasses are $90. Details: baystreetplayers.org or 352-357-7777.
The Odd Couple: Oct. 6-22. Neil Simon comedy.
The Taffetas: Dec. 1-17. Rick Lewis musical revue.
On Borrowed Time: Feb. 2-18. Paul Osborn comic drama.
Do Black Patent Shoes Really Reflect Up?: March 23-April 8. Alaric Jans-James Quinn musical.
Love, Sex and the IRS: May 18-June 3. Billy Van Zandt-Jane Milmore farce.
The Sound of Music: July 20-Aug. 5. Richard Rodgers-Oscar Hammerstein II-Howard Lindsay-Russel Crouse musical.
BROADWAY IN ORLANDO
Performances are at Carr Performing Arts Centre, 401 W. Livingston St., Orlando. Season tickets are $124-$513. Details: broad wayacross america.com or 1-800-448-6322 FREE.
The Light in the Piazza: Sept. 19-24. Adam Guettel-Craig Lucas musical.
All Shook Up: Oct. 24-29. Elvis Presley-Joe DiPietro musical.
The Lion King: Dec. 7-Jan. 14. Elton John-Tim Rice-Roger Allers-Irene Mecchi musical.
Sweet Charity: March 13-18. Cy Coleman-Neil Simon-Dorothy Fields musical.
The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee: April 10-15. William Finn-Rachel Sheinkin musical.
Camelot: May 15-20. Alan Jay Lerner-Frederick Loewe musical.
CELEBRATION PLAYERS
Performances are at the Randy Johnson Performing Arts Center, Celebration High School, 1809 Celebration Blvd., Celebration. Season tickets are $50. Details: 407-528-3588 or celebrationplayers.com.
Late Nite Catechism: Sept. 16. Maripat Donovan-Vicki Quade comedy.
Dracula: Oct. 20-29. Hamilton Deane-John L. Balderston drama.
Into the Woods: May 4-13. Stephen Sondheim-James Lapine musical.
Bugsy Malone: June 22-July 1. Alan Parker-Paul Williams musical.
CELEBRATION THEATRE GROUP
The group will perform at sites to be announced. Details: 321-206-9156 or theatre celebration.com.
Scrooge: Dec. 8-17. Musical version of Charles Dickens Christmas tale.
CENTER PLAYERS
Performances are at the Jewish Community Center, 851 N. Maitland Ave., Maitland. Details: www.orlandojcc.org/centerplayers .htm or 407-645-5933 Ext. 245.
Fiddler on the Roof: Oct. 21-Nov. 5. Jerry Bock-Sheldon Harnick-Joseph Stein musical.
Oy!: March 10-25. Rich Orloff comedy.
COCOA VILLAGE PLAYHOUSE
The theater is at 300 Brevard Ave., Cocoa. Four-show season tickets (not including CVP's Performers Cabaret or A Grand Night for Singing) are $76 general, $68 seniors and students, $48 age 12 and younger. Details: 321-636-5050.
Footloose: Sept. 15-Oct. 1. Tom Snow-Dean Pitchford musical.
A Christmas Carol: Nov. 17-Dec. 3. Lynn Ahrens-Mike Ockrent-Alan Menken musical.
CVP's Performers Cabaret: Jan. 13.
Thoroughly Modern Millie: Feb. 9-25. Jeanine Tesori-Dick Scanlan-Richard Morris musical.
1776: April 20-May 6. Sherman Edwards-Peter Stone musical.
A Grand Night for Singing: May 25-June 3. Richard Rodgers-Oscar Hammerstein II musical revue.
Stars of Tomorrow:
The Happy Holidays Collection: Dec. 19 and 20. Vin Morreale Jr. comedies.
45 Minutes From Broadway: June Walker Rogers adaptation of George M. Cohan musical.
DAYTONA BEACH COMMUNITY COLLEGE
Performances are at the Theater Center and Goddard Center at DBCC, 1200 International Speedway Blvd., Daytona Beach. Details: 386-254-3042.
Lend Me a Tenor: Sept. 21-30. Ken Ludwig farce.
Jack Sprat: Oct. 3. Very Special Arts musical for children.
The Last Days of Judas Iscariot: Oct. 26-Nov. 4. Stephen Adly Guirgis drama.
Cam Jansen: Nov. 6. Very Special Arts musical for children.
DAYTONA PLAYHOUSE
The theater is at 100 Jessamine Blvd., Daytona Beach. Details: daytonaplayhouse .org or 386-255-2431.
Enchanted April: Sept. 8-17. Matthew Barber romantic comedy.
Jake's Women: Oct. 20-29. Neil Simon comic drama.
What's Wrong With This Picture?: Dec. 1-10. Donald Margulies drama.
Little Lies: Jan. 19-28. Joseph George Caruso comedy.
Lucky Stiff: March 16-April 1. Lynn Ahrens-Stephen Flaherty musical.
Smell of the Kill: May 11-20. Michele Lowe comedy.
EMPTY SPACES THEATRE COMPANY
Performances will be at the Mandell Studio Theater at the Lowndes Shakespeare Center, 812 E. Rollins St., Orlando. Details: 407-314-4272.
Ubu Roi: Sept. 8-23. Alfred Jarry satire, adapted by John DiDonna.
FAB FOLLIES
The group of senior singers and dancers will perform its variety show Blue Champagne in a variety of venues. Details: fabfollies.com.
Blue Champagne: Oct. 28 and 29: Helen Stairs Theatre, 201 Magnolia Ave., Sanford. Jan. 10: St. Cloud Senior Center, 3101 17th St., St. Cloud. Feb. 17 and 18: Osceola Center for the Arts, 2411 E. U.S. Highway 192, Kissimmee. March 25: New Smyrna Beach High School, 1015 10th St., New Smyrna Beach. March 30 and 31: News-Journal Center, 221 N. Beach St., Daytona Beach.
THE FELDMAN DYNAMIC
Performances will be at the Hong Kong Chinese Restaurant New York Style Theater, 3677 S. Orlando Drive, Sanford, and at three more sites to be announced. Details: feld mandynamic.com or 407-792-9421.
The Feldman Dynamic's Home for the Hanukkahs: Dec. 15-22. Reality theater experience.
Kwanzaa Time With the Feldman Dynamic: Dec. 26-Jan. 1. Reality theater experience.
The Feldman Dynamic Passover Seder: April 2. Dinner theater experience.
The Feldman Dynamic Salute to TV Turnoff Week: April 23-29. Reality theater experience.
FLORIDA CHILDREN'S REPERTORY THEATRE
Plays for children performed by adult actors will be presented at the Starlight Theater, 3376 Edgewater Drive, Orlando. Details: 407-657-4483.
The Magical Pinata: Sept. 24-Oct. 8. Karen Zacarias-Deborah Wicks La Puma bilingual Mexican musical comedy.
The Snow Queen: Dec. 3-17. Doreen Heard-John Goring musical adaptation of Hans Christian Andersen story.
Jack and the Wonder Beans: February 18-March 4. Larry Snipes-Mark Noderer comic musical adaptation of James Still book.
Nightingale: March 25-April 6. John Urquhart-Rita Grossberg Grauer adaptation of Hans Christian Andersen story.
FLORIDA TECH COLLEGE PLAYERS
Performances are in the Gleason Performing Arts Center at the Florida Institute of Technology, 150 W. University Blvd., Melbourne. The group also will present one-acts to be scheduled later. Details: cp.fit.edu.
Death Takes a Holiday: Nov. 10-18. Alberto Casella romantic fantasy.
Macbeth Did It: Spring dates to be announced. John Patrick comedy.
FOOTLIGHT THEATER
The theater is at the Parliament House Resort, 410 N. Orange Blossom Trail, Orlando. Tickets to Court-Ordered Therapy and Monorail Inferno are available at 407-540-0317 or wanzie.com. Tickets to All Hallows 10 for the Fringe are available at 407-648-0077407-648-0077 or orlandofringe.com.
Court-Ordered Therapy: Ladies of Eola Heights Part 3: Sept. 16-Oct. 14. Michael Wanzie comedy.
All Hallows 10 for the Fringe: Oct. 20-28. Short plays by various local writers, a benefit for the Orlando International Fringe Festival.
Monorail Inferno: 20th Anniversary Production: Jan 21-open run. Michael Wanzie comedy.
GHOSTLIGHT THEATRE ENSEMBLE
The group will perform at sites to be announced. Details: 407-463-3584 or ghostlight onstage.com.
Maybe Baby, It's You: Nov. 10-19. Charlie Shanian-Shari Simpson comedy.
Butterflies Are Free: Jan. 19-28. Leonard Gershe comedy.
Zombie Prom: April 13-22. Dana P. Rowe-John Dempsey musical.
GOLDEN MUSIC ACADEMY
The school is at 348 Wilshire Blvd., Casselberry. Details: 407-260-5552 or goldenmusicacademy.com.
Academy Players:
Pops: Jan. 12-14. Short plays by Romulus Linney.
Junior Academy Players:
Honk, Jr.: Nov. 3-5. Anthony Drewe-George Stiles musical based on Hans Christian Andersen's The Ugly Duckling.
Into The Woods, Jr.: March 2-4. James Lapine-Stephen Sondheim musical.
Music Man, Jr.: May 4-6. Meredith Willson musical.
HELEN STAIRS THEATRE REPERTORY COMPANY
The theater is at 201 Magnolia Ave., Sanford. Other cultural events also are scheduled. Season passes are $81-$103.50. Details: helenstairstheatre.com or 407-321-8111.
Repertory Company:
Oklahoma!: Sept. 8-17. Richard Rodgers-Oscar Hammerstein II musical.
Cinderella: Dec. 2-10. Richard Rodgers-Oscar Hammerstein II musical.
Man of La Mancha: Feb. 2-11. Mitch Leigh-Dale Wasserman-Joe Darion musical.
Same Time, Next Year: March 2-11. Bernard Slade comedy.
The Pajama Game: April 13-22. Richard Adler-Jerry Ross-George Abbott-Richard Bissell musical.
Junior productions:
Hankerin' Hillbillies: Nov. 3-12. Pat Cook-Bill Francoeur musical.
In St. Louis, at the Fair: June 8-17. Shubert Fendrich musical.
HENEGAR CENTER FOR THE ARTS
The center is at 625 E. New Haven Ave., Melbourne. Season tickets are $80 for general audiences and $70 for seniors. Details: 321-723-8698.
Black Comedy: Through next Sunday. Peter Shaffer farce.
Lend Me a Tenor: Oct. 6-22. Ken Ludwig farce.
Making Spirits Bright: Dec. 8-17. Holiday musical revue.
A Day in Hollywood/A Night in the Ukraine: Jan. 12-Feb. 4. Frank Lazarus-Dick Vosburgh musical.
The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas: April 27-May 20. Carol Hall-Larry L. King-Peter Masterson musical.
JESTER THEATER COMPANY
Performances are at the Studio Theatre at the Theatre Garage, 398 W. Amelia St., Orlando. Season tickets are $55. Details: 407-927-5043 or jestertheater.com.
Dracula: The Musical?: Oct. 6-22. Rick Abbott comedy with music.
The Musical of Musicals (The Musical!): Dec. 1-23. Eric Rockwell-Joanne Bogart musical revue.
The Iliad, the Odyssey and All of Greek Mythology in 90 Minutes or Less: March 2-17. John Hunter-Jay Hopkins comedy.
Hate Mail: June 22-July 7. Kira Obolensky-Bill Corbett comedy.
KING CENTER FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS
The center is at Brevard Community College, 3865 N. Wickham Road, Melbourne. Discounts are available for multiple tickets. Details: kingcenter.com or 321-242-2219.
Main stage:
Hairspray: Nov. 14-16. Mark Shaiman-Scott Wittman-Mark O'Donnell-Thomas Meehan musical.
Jesus Christ Superstar: Dec. 3. Andrew Lloyd Webber-Tim Rice musical.
Aida: Jan. 3 and 4. Elton John-Tim Rice musical.
Broadway on Ice: Jan. 9. Ice skating to Broadway tunes, with Dorothy Hamill and Davis Gaines.
Stomp: Jan. 16-18. Luke Cresswell-Steve McNicholas percussion show.
Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat: Jan. 21. Andrew Lloyd Webber-Tim Rice musical.
I Can't Stop Loving You: Jan. 24. Ray Charles musical revue.
Drum!: Jan. 30. Canadian multicultural percussion show.
An Evening With Garrison Keillor: Feb. 13. Comedy show.
Neil Berg's The Best of Broadway: March 8. Musical revue.
The Pirates of Penzance: April 4. William S. Gilbert-Arthur Sullivan operetta.
Wonderful Town: April 19. Leonard Bernstein-Joseph A. Fields-Jerome Chodorov-Betty Comden-Adolph Green musical.
The Producers: June 26-28. Mel Brooks-Thomas Meehan musical.
Studio Theatre:
Children's Letters to God: Oct. 24-29. Stuart Hample-David Evans-Douglas J. Cohen musical.
The Capitol Steps: Jan. 9-14. Comedy show.
Marc Salem's Mind Games: Feb. 6-11. Mentalist show.
Golf, the Musical: March 13-18. Michael Roberts musical revue.
Educational theater program:
If You Give a Mouse a Cookie: Oct. 10. Adaptation of Laura Numeroff children's book.
Alice by Whoopi Goldberg: Oct. 24. Kim Hines adaptation of Whoopi Goldberg children's book.
Children's Letters to God: Oct. 25 and 26. Stuart Hample-David Evans-Douglas J. Cohen musical.
A Midnight Cry: Nov. 1. James DeVita drama.
Discover Theatre!: Nov. 28. Comedy featuring Disney's The Jungle Book Kids and Cinderella Kids.
Santa's Holiday Revue: Dec. 6. Holiday musical.
Snowflake: Jan. 29. Gale LaJoye one-man show.
Peking Acrobats: Feb. 15. Chinese acrobats.
Step Afrika!: March 20. African/American dance show.
Clifford the Big Red Dog Live!: April 10. Adaptation of TV series.
Ramona Quimby: April 11. Adaptation of Beverly Cleary children's book.
A Kid's Life: May 3. Cynthia Riddle-Peter Hunziker-Corey Leland musical.
LAKE WALES LITTLE THEATRE
The theater is at 411 N. Third St., Lake Wales. Season tickets are $45 adults, $30 age 18 and younger. Season tickets to the three adult plays are $30. Details: 863-676-1266 or lwlt.org.
Little Red, Life in the Hood: Sept. 15-24. Claudia Haas-Richard Cash children's show.
The Farndale Avenue Housing Estates Townswomen's Guild Dramatic Society's Production of 'MacBeth': Nov. 3-19. David McGillivray-Walter Zerlin Jr. comedy.
A Texas Romance: Jan. 19-Feb. 4. Ellsworth Schave comedy.
Opal's Million Dollar Duck: April 13-29. John Patrick comedy.
On the Air: June 15-24. Jim Gustafson teen show.
LITTLE THEATRE OF NEW SMYRNA BEACH
The theater is at 726 Third Ave., New Smyrna Beach. Season tickets are $75. Details: nsbplayers.org or 386-423-1246.
Love, Sex and the IRS: Sept. 8-17. Billy Van Zandt-Jane Milmore farce.
The Unexpected Guest: Oct. 20-29. Agatha Christie mystery.
Lend Me a Tenor: Jan. 12-21. Ken Ludwig farce.
The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas: Feb. 16-March 4. Carol Hall-Larry L. King-Peter Masterson musical.
Waiting in the Wings: March 30-April 8. Noel Coward drama.
Plaza Suite: May 4-13. Neil Simon comedy.
MAD COW THEATRE
The company's two theaters are at 105 S. Magnolia Ave., Orlando. Season subscriptions are $186 for both series, $114 and $126 for Stage Left and $72 for Stage Right, with discounts available for seniors, students and educators. Details: madcowtheatre.com or 407-297-8788.
Stage Left series:
Sweeney Todd: Sept. 14-Oct. 22. Stephen Sondheim-Hugh Wheeler musical.
Present Laughter: Nov. 16-Dec. 17. Noel Coward comedy.
Talley's Folly: Jan. 25-Feb. 25. Lanford Wilson comic drama.
The Seagull: March 15-April 15. Anton Chekhov drama.
Glengarry Glen Ross: May 31-July 1. David Mamet comic drama.
The Fantasticks: July 19-Sept. 2. Tom Jones-Harvey Schmidt musical.
Stage Right series:
A Number: Oct. 5-29. Caryl Churchill drama.
The Caretaker: Feb. 8-March 4. Harold Pinter drama.
American Voices: An Evening of One-Acts: June 7-July 1. Tennessee Williams, William Inge and Thornton Wilder one-acts.
Pericles: July 26-Aug. 19. William Shakespeare drama.
Special events:
A Child's Christmas in Wales: Nov. 30-Dec. 17. Dramatization of Dylan Thomas memoir.
Orlando Cabaret Festival: April 26-May 13.
MELBOURNE CIVIC THEATRE
The theater has moved to Le Gallerie Arcade at 817 E. Strawbridge Ave., Melbourne. Subscriptions (not including The Eight: Reindeer Monologues or Murder at Rutherford House) are $100. Details: mymct.org or 321-723-1668.
All the Great Books (abridged): Sept. 7-24: Reed Martin-Austin Tichenor comedy.
Cannibal the Musical: Oct. 12-29. Trey Parker musical.
The Farndale Avenue Housing Estate Townswomen's Guild Dramatic Society's Production of 'A Christmas Carol': Nov. 23-Dec. 10. David MacGillivray-Walter Zerlin Jr. comedy.
The Eight: Reindeer Monologues: Dec. 14-17. Jeff Goode comedy.
Murder at Rutherford House: Dec. 29-Jan. 13. Tom Chiodo-Peter DePietro mystery.
The Veggie Villain, or He Had a Steak In It: Jan. 18-28. Craig Sodaro melodrama.
The Sunshine Boys: Feb. 8-25. Neil Simon comedy.
The Bible: The Complete Word of God (abridged): March 8-25. Adam Long-Reed Martin-Austin Tichenor comedy.
A Night on Broadway 2007: April 12-29. Musical variety show.
Barefoot in the Park: May 10-27. Neil Simon comedy.
MELON PATCH PLAYERS
Performances are at the Melon Patch Playhouse, 311 N. 13th St., Leesburg. Five-play season tickets are $65; six-play season tickets are $78. Details: businessmasters.net/melon patch or 352-787-3013.
The Mousetrap: Through next Sunday. Agatha Christie mystery.
The Fantasticks: Oct. 13-29. Tom Jones-Harvey Schmidt musical.
Miracle on 34th Street: Dec. 1-17. Patricia Di Benedetto Snyder-Will Severin-John Vreeke comedy.
The 1940s Radio Hour: Jan. 19-Feb. 4. Walton Jones play with music.
The Music Man: March 16-April 8. Meredith Willson musical.
Lost in Yonkers: May 4-20. Neil Simon comic drama.
MOONLIGHT PLAYERS
Performances are at the Moonlight Warehouse Theatre, 732-B W. Montrose St., Clermont. Details: moonlightplayers.com or 352-319-1116.
Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead: Sept. 22-Oct. 22. Tom Stoppard comedy.
Annie Get Your Gun: Nov. 17-Dec. 17. Irving Berlin-Herbert Fields-Dorothy Fields-Peter Stone musical.
Urinetown: Jan. 12-Feb. 18. Mark Hollmann-Greg Kotis musical.
Moon Over Buffalo: March 9-April 1. Ken Ludwig farce.
The Secret Garden: April 27-May 27. Marsha Norman-Lucy Simon musical.
All Stars: June 15-July 8. Tom Kline play.
A young people's Shakespeare production will be presented June 15-July 8.
MOUNT DORA THEATRE COMPANY
Performances are at the IceHouse Theatre, 1100 N. Unser St., Mount Dora. Mainstage season tickets are $65 and $75, and flex-passes are $80. Details: icehousetheatre.com or 352-383-4616.
Singin' in the Rain: Sept. 15-Oct. 15. Nacio Herb Brown-Arthur Freed musical.
The Nerd: Nov. 17-Dec. 10. Larry Shue comedy.
Damn Yankees: Jan. 12-Feb. 11. Richard Adler-Jerry Ross-George Abbott-Douglass Wallop musical.
Rumors: March 9-April 11. Neil Simon farce.
Blithe Spirit: May 4-27. Noel Coward farce.
Young Actors' Theatre:
Halloween Costume Bash & Show: Oct. 28 and 29.
Cinderella: Dec. 15-17. Gerry Cullity adaptation.
Young Actors Theatre Follies: Feb. 24 and 25.
School House Rock Jr.: April 27-29.
MUSEUM DOWNSTAGE
Performances are in the Harris Auditorium at the Brevard Museum of Art and Science, 1463 Highland Ave., Melbourne. Details: 321-728-9927.
From Poe to Pooh: Nov. 18. Monologues, poems and sketches by a variety of authors.
NAKED ORANGE THEATRE COMPANY
Performances of VarieTease will be in the Cabaret Show Bar at Southern Nights, 375 S. Bumby Ave., Orlando. Details: 407-454-8478 or nakedorange.org.
VarieTease: Through Aug. 31. Go-go cabaret rock 'n' roll carnival spectacular, in collaboration with Blue Star Productions.
NOTHIN' PRODUCTIONS
Performances will be at the Osceola Center for the Arts, 2411 E. U.S. Highway 192, Kissimmee. Details: 407-846-6257.
Peter Pan: Oct. 20-29. Adaptation of the J.M. Barrie book.
My Favorite Year: Dec. 28-Jan. 7. Lynn Ahrens-Stephen Flaherty-Joseph Dougherty musical.
ORLANDO BLACK ESSENTIAL THEATRE
The company has not yet chosen its season. Details: 407-963-4191407-963-4191 or obet.org.
ORLANDO INTERNATIONAL FRINGE FESTIVAL
The 2007 Fringe will take place May 17-28 in Orlando's Loch Haven Park. Details: orlando fringe.org or 407-648-0077.
ORLANDO REPERTORY THEATRE
Performances are in the Edyth Bush Theatre, the Tupperware Theatre and the Universal Orlando Stage, 1001 E. Princeton St., Orlando. Subscription packages are $36-$84 for adults, $24-$56 for youth under 18. Details: orlandorep.com or 407-896-7365.
You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown: Sept. 7-Oct. 1. Clark Gesner-John Gordon musical.
Thomas Edison: One-Man Show: Oct. 12-27. Frank Attwood-Mark Brotherton drama.
Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing: Oct. 26-Nov. 19. Bruce Mason adaptation of Judy Blume's book.
Miracle on 34th Street: Nov. 16-Dec. 19. Patricia Di Benedetto Snyder-Will Severin-John Vreeke comedy.
Go, Dog! Go!: Feb. 1-25. Allison Gregory-Steven Dietz adaptation of P.D. Eastman's book.
To Kill a Mockingbird: March 1-25. Christopher Sergel adaptation of Harper Lee novel.
Seussical The Musical: April 12-May 6. Lynn Ahrens-Stephen Flaherty musical.
ORLANDO THEATRE PROJECT
Performances are in the Tupperware Theatre at Orlando Repertory Theatre, 1001 E. Princeton St., Orlando, and in the Mandell Studio Theater at the Lowndes Shakespeare Center, 812 E. Rollins St., Orlando. Three-show subscriptions are $66 general, $54 seniors and students. Details: otp.cc or 407-491-1397.
Souvenir: Oct. 12-Nov. 5. Stephen Temperley comedy. Tupperware Theatre.
Tuesdays With Morrie: Jan. 18-Feb. 11. Mitch Albom-Jeffrey Hatcher drama based on Albom's memoir. Mandell Studio Theater.
A Body of Water: March 22-April 15. Lee Blessing drama. Tupperware Theatre.
ORLANDO-UCF SHAKESPEARE FESTIVAL
All performances are at the Lowndes Shakespeare Center, 812 E. Rollins St., Orlando. Six-show season tickets are $65-$180, and a six-show flex pass is $195. Three-show season tickets are $90. Season tickets for the two-show Darden Theater for Young Audiences series are $20. Details: shakespeare fest.org or 407-447-1700.
Into the Woods: Sept. 13-Oct. 8. Stephen Sondheim-James Lapine musical.
Frankenstein The Modern Prometheus: Oct. 11-Nov. 26. Jim Helsinger adaptation of Mary Shelley's novel.
Every Christmas Story Ever Told: Nov. 29-Dec. 24. Michael Carleton-John Alvarez-Jim Fitzgerald comedy.
King Lear: Jan. 10-Feb. 4. William Shakespeare tragedy.
Crime and Punishment: Feb. 7-March 18. Marilyn Campbell-Curt Columbus adaptation of Fyodor Dostoevsky novel.
The Merry Wives of Windsor: April 4-29. William Shakespeare comedy.
Darden Theater for Young Audiences series:
Miss Nelson Has a Field Day: Oct. 21-Nov. 18. Joan Cushing adaptation of Harry Allard's book.
Really Rosie: Feb. 17-March 24. Maurice Sendak-Carole King musical.
Special event:
Harriett Lake Festival of New Plays: Feb. 23-March 4. Festival featuring workshop productions and staged readings of new plays for adults and children, master classes, panel discussions and other events.
OSCEOLA PLAYERS
Performances are in the Catherine Beauchamp Theater at the Osceola Center for the Arts, 2411 U.S. Highway 192, Kissimmee. Season ticket prices are 10 percent off individual ticket prices. Details: ocfta.com or 407-846-6257.
Moon Over Buffalo: Sept. 22-Oct. 8. Ken Ludwig farce.
A Tuna Christmas: Dec. 1-17. Joe Sears-Jaston Williams-Ed Howard comedy.
Cheaper by the Dozen: Jan. 26-Feb. 11. Christopher Sergel adaptation of Frank Gilbreth-Ernestine Gilbreth Carey memoir.
They're Playing Our Song: March 9-25. Neil Simon-Marvin Hamlisch-Carole Bayer Sager musical.
Rumors: May 11-27. Neil Simon farce.
Applause Academy:
Fiddler on the Roof Jr.: Nov. 10-19. Adaptation of Sheldon Harnick-Jerry Bock-Joseph Stein musical.
Rats! The Story of the Pied Piper: March 31 and April 1. Dave Perry-Jean Perry musical.
High School Musical: April 13-22. Peter Barsocchini musical.
PEOPLE'S THEATRE COMPANY
Performances of School Daze and Seven Guitars will be at Jones High School auditorium, 801 S. Rio Grande Ave., Orlando. Performances of Jitney will be at Orlando Repertory Theatre, 1001 E. Princeton St., Orlando. Performances of Pinder's Boys will be at a venue to be announced. Details: 407-426-0545 or www.peoplestheatre.org
School Daze: Nov. 10-19. Adaptation of Spike Lee movie.
Jitney: Jan. 13-29. August Wilson drama.
Pinder's Boys: May 18-20. Original play.
Seven Guitars: Aug. 17-26. August Wilson drama.
PIED PIPER PLAYERS
Lakeland's community theater is at 121 S. Lake Ave., Lakeland. Season tickets are $75 adults, $36 students younger than 21. Details: 863-603-7529 or piedpiperplayers.com.
Main Stage:
You Can't Take It With You: Oct. 5-15. George S. Kaufman-Moss Hart comedy.
Steel Magnolias: Dec. 8-17. Robert Harling dark comedy.
Guys and Dolls: March 1-11. Frank Loesser-Abe Burrows-Jo Swerling musical.
Grace and Glorie: April 26-May 6. Tom Zeigler drama.
How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying: July 12-22. Frank Loesser-Abe Burrows-Jack Weinstock-Willie Gilbert musical.
Youth Theatre:
Charlotte's Web: Sept. 22-24. Joseph Robinette adaptation of E.B. White book.
Another children's show will be presented June 8-10.
PINOCCHIO'S MARIONETTE THEATRE
The theater is in the Colonial Promenade Shopping Center at 525 S. Semoran Blvd., Winter Park. Five-show season tickets are $36 for adults, $32 for seniors and children 3-12. Details: pinocchios.net or 407-677-8831.
Aladdin and the Wonderful Lamp: Through next Sunday. David Eaton-Kent Smith marionette show.
Pinocchio!: Sept. 2-Nov. 12. David Eaton-Kent Smith marionette show.
The Holly Follies!: Nov. 18-Dec. 31. David Eaton marionette show.
Rumpelstiltskin: Jan. 6-March 25. David Eaton marionette show.
Jack and the Beanstalk: March 31-June 17. David Eaton-Kent Smith marionette show.
Snow White: June 23-Sept. 9. David Eaton marionette show.
PLATFORM THEATRE
This Valencia Community College group performs in Building 2 at the Valencia Osceola campus, 1800 Denn John Lane, Kissimmee. Admission is free. Details: 407-582-4124.
The Miracle Worker: Dec. 7-10. William Gibson drama.
The Comedy of Errors: Feb. 15-18. William Shakespeare comedy.
Man of La Mancha: April 19-22. Dale Wasserman-Mitch Leigh-Joe Darion musical.
PLAYWRIGHTS' ROUND TABLE
Readings of new plays will take place the second Sunday of each month at Woolson House, Rollins College, 1000 Holt Ave., Winter Park. Admission is free. Autumn Short Play Fest and One-Minute Play Fest will be at Ventura Country Club, 3201 Woodlake Blvd., Orlando, and at the Rock, 2921 Orlando Drive (North U.S. Highway 17-92) , Sanford. Launch 2007 will be at Theatre Downtown, 2113 N. Orange Ave., Orlando. Details: playwrights roundtable.org or 407-788-8468.
Autumn Short Play Fest: Oct. 19-28. Playwrights and titles to be announced.
Launch 2007: Jan. 4-6. Playwrights and titles to be announced.
One-Minute Play Fest: Mid-March. Dates, playwrights and titles to be announced.
PLAYWRIGHTS WORKSHOP OF BREVARD
Performances will be in the Studio Theater, Building 4, at Brevard Community College, 1519 Clearlake Road, Cocoa. Details: 321-783-0801 or playwrightsworkshopbrevard.org.
November productions: Nov. 25. Productions of Chris Fleitas's Ten Good Deeds for the Devil, John Goring's Treena and a play by John Jordan.
January productions: Jan. 25-28. Plays to be announced.
May productions: May 3-6. Plays to be announced.
SAK COMEDY LAB
Sak improvises original comedy five nights a week at the Theatre Garage at 380 W. Amelia St., Orlando. Details: sak.com or 407-648-0001.
SANDS THEATER CENTER
The center is at 600 N. Woodland Blvd., DeLand. Season tickets for the five-show main-stage season or for any five shows are $65, $60 for members. Season tickets for any seven shows are $87 for general audiences, $80 for members. Flex-passes for any 10 shows are $120 for general audiences, $110 for members. Details: sandstheatercenter.com or 386-736-7456.
Main stage:
Seussical the Musical: Sept. 22-Oct. 8. Lynn Ahrens-Stephen Flaherty musical.
Proposals: Nov. 3-19. Neil Simon comedy.
Inherit the Wind: March 9-25. Jerome Lawrence-Robert E. Lee drama.
The Pirates of Penzance: May 4-20. William S. Gilbert-Arthur Sullivan operetta.
Stage II:
The Cemetery Club: Through next Sunday. Ivan Menchell comedy.
Hit Parade From the Sands of Time: Feb. 16-25. Musical entertainment.
The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (abridged): April 13-29. Jess Borgeson-Adam Long-Daniel Singer comedy.
Storybook Theater Company:
The Emperor's New Clothes: Oct . 14 and 15.
Rikki-Tikki-Tavi: Oct. 21 and 22.
The Mark Twain Show: March 10 and 17.
Tartuffe: June 8-17. Moliere farce performed by high-school students.
How to Eat Like a Child: July 20-29. Delia Ephron-John Forster-Judith Kahan one-act performed by upper elementary- and middle-school students.
Special event:
DeLand Theater Festival 2007: Jan. 19-28. Ten days of original plays.
SEASIDE MUSIC THEATER
Performances are at the News-Journal Center, 221 N. Beach St., Daytona Beach. Subscriptions for the winter season are $99 general, $60 college students and $42 younger than18; show titles and subscription prices for the summer 2007 season have not been announced. Details: seasidemusictheater.org, 386-252-6200 or 1-800-854-55921- FREE.
Winter:
Arms and the Man: Oct. 26-Nov. 5. George Bernard Shaw comedy.
Million Dollar Quartet: Nov. 9-Dec. 3. Colin Escott-Floyd Mutrux musical revue.
The Mystery of Edwin Drood: Jan. 11-28. Rupert Holmes musical.
SEMINOLE COMMUNITY COLLEGE FINE ARTS THEATRE
The theater is on the campus of Seminole Community College, 100 Weldon Blvd., Sanford. Four-show season tickets are $20 for general audiences and $16 for seniors. Flex-passes are $20. Admission to Oleanna is free. Details: 407-708-2040.
Smokey Joe's Cafe: Oct. 6-15. Jerry Leiber-Mike Stoller musical revue.
Oleanna: Nov. 2-5. David Mamet drama.
Mother Courage and Her Children: Dec. 1-10. Bertolt Brecht drama.
Fences: Jan. 26-Feb. 4. August Wilson drama.
Red Herring: April 13-22. Michael Hollinger dark comedy.
SHOESTRING THEATRE
The theater is at 380 S. Goodwin St., Lake Helen. Season tickets are $50 for general audiences, $25 for students. Details: 386-228-3777.
Working: Sept. 15-Oct. 1. Craig Carnelia-Micki Grant-Mary Rodgers-Stephen Schwartz-James Taylor-Susan Birkenhead musical.
A Party to Murder: Nov. 3-19. Marcia Kash-Douglas E. Hughes mystery.
Jitters: Jan. 12-28. David French comedy.
Arsenic and Old Lace: March 2-18. Joseph Kesselring comedy.
Breakfast in Bed: April 27-May 13. Jack Popplewell comedy.
Another show will be presented June 15-24.
SLEUTHS MYSTERY DINNER SHOWS
The company presents 11 comic mysteries at 8267 International Drive, Orlando. Tickets, including performance, dinner and drinks, are $47.95 plus tax for adults, $23.95 plus tax for children 3-11. Details: 407-363-1985 or sleuths .com.
SOUTHERN WINDS THEATER
Performances of Kitchen Recipes will be at the Studio Theatre, 398 W. Amelia St., Orlando. The company also will present its one-man version of A Christmas Carol at times and places to be announced. Details: southernwindstheatre .com or 407-647-3987407-647-3987.
Kitchen Recipes: Wednesday-Sept. 3. Steve A. Rowell comic drama.
STARLIGHT THEATER
The theater is at 3376 Edgewater Drive, Orlando. Single tickets are $45 and $49 with dinner, $30 for the show alone. Details: 407-843-6275 or starlightorlando.com.
Nunsense A-Men: Through Sept. 17. Dan Goggin musical.
The Pirates of Penzance: Sept. 21-Oct. 22. William S. Gilbert-Arthur Sullivan operetta.
Singin' in the Rain: Oct. 26-Nov. 26. Nacio Herb Brown-Arthur Freed musical.
A Starlight Holiday Spectacular: Nov. 30-Dec. 31.
Cabaret: Jan. 4-Feb. 11. John Kander-Fred Ebb-Joe Masteroff musical.
Babes in Arms: Feb. 14-March 18. Richard Rodgers-Lorenz Hart musical.
Guys and Dolls: March 22-April 29. Frank Loesser-Abe Burrows-Jo Swerling musical.
Bye Bye Birdie: May 24-June 24. Michael Stewart-Charles Strouse-Lee Adams musical.
The Sound of Music: June 28-Aug. 5. Richard Rodgers-Oscar Hammerstein II-Howard Lindsay-Russel Crouse musical.
A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum: Aug. 9-Sept. 8: Stephen Sondheim-Burt Shevelove-Larry Gelbart musical.
Jekyll & Hyde: Sept. 13-Oct. 14. Frank Wildhorn-Leslie Bricusse musical.
Fiddler on the Roof: Oct. 18-Nov. 25. Jerry Bock-Sheldon Harnick-Joseph Stein musical.
Starlight Holiday Spectacular!: Nov. 30-Dec. 31. Seasonal celebration.
STOVER THEATRE
The theater is on the campus of Stetson University at 535 N. Florida Ave., DeLand. Details: 386-822-8700.
The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (abridged): Sept. 28-Oct. 1. Jess Borgeson-Adam Long-Daniel Singer comedy.
Stop Kiss: Nov. 16-19. Diana Son dark comedy.
Broken Eggs: Feb. 22-25. Eduardo Machado comedy.
Student-directed one-acts: April 12-15.
SURFSIDE PLAYERS
Performances are at the Surfside Theatre, 320 S. Fifth St., Cocoa Beach. Details: surfside players.com or 321-783-3127.
Godspell: Through next Sunday. Stephen Schwartz musical.
The Foreigner: Sept. 29-Oct. 15. Larry Shue comedy.
The Gifts of the Magi: Nov. 23-Dec. 10. Adaptation of O. Henry story.
The Seven Year Itch: Jan. 19-Feb. 4. George Axelrod comedy.
A Chorus Line: March 2-18. James Kirkwood-Nicholas Dante-Ed Kleban-Marvin Hamlisch musical.
Our Town: April 13-29. Thornton Wilder drama.
Second Stage series:
The Laramie Project: Sept. 8-17. Moises Kaufman-Tectonic Theater Company drama.
The Rocky Horror Picture Show: Oct. 20-Nov. 4. Jim Sharman movie version of Richard O'Brien musical.
Falsettos: Feb. 9-18. William Finn musical.
THEATRE DOWNTOWN
The theater is at 2113 N. Orange Ave., Orlando. Four-show subscriptions are $60. Details: theatredowntown.net or 407-841-0083.
West Side Story: Through today. Leonard Bernstein-Arthur Laurents-Stephen Sondheim musical.
Man From Nebraska: Sept. 8-30. Tracy Letts drama.
Little Shop of Horrors: Oct. 13-Nov. 4. Howard Ashman-Alan Menken musical.
A Christmas Carol: Nov. 24-Dec. 17. Adaptation of Charles Dickens Christmas tale.
THEATRE WINTER HAVEN
Performances are at the Chain O' Lakes Civic Center, 210 Cypress Gardens Blvd., Winter Haven. Details: 863-294-7469 or theatre winterhaven.com.
Beehive: Sept. 21-Oct. 15. Larry Gallagher musical revue.
Beauty and the Beast: Nov. 1-5. Young People's production of Alan Menken-Howard Ashman-Tim Rice-Linda Woolverton musical.
The Foreigner: Nov. 30-Dec. 17. Larry Shue comedy.
I Love You, You're Perfect, Now Change: Jan. 11-28. Joe DiPietro-Jimmy Roberts musical revue.
Oklahoma!: Feb. 15-March 11. Richard Rodgers-Oscar Hammerstein II musical.
Affections of May: March 29-April 15. Norm Foster comedy.
Lilly's Purple Plastic Purse: May 2-6. Young People's production of Kevin Kling comedy, adapted from Kevin Henkes book.
TITUSVILLE PLAYHOUSE
Performances are at the Emma Parrish Theatre, 301 Julia St., Titusville. Season tickets are $50-$72 general, $41-$60 seniors and students. Season tickets for Rising Star series are $12 and $15. Details: titusvilleplayhouse.com or 321-268-1125.
Funny Girl: Friday-Sept. 10. Jule Styne-Bob Merrill-Isobel Lennart musical.
Deathtrap: Sept. 29-Oct. 15. Ira Levin mystery.
Cabaret: Nov. 3-19. John Kander-Fred Ebb-Joe Masteroff musical.
On Golden Pond: Jan. 12-28. Ernest Thompson comic drama.
Camelot: March 16-April 1. Alan Jay Lerner-Frederick Loewe musical.
Noises Off: May 11-27. Michael Frayn farce.
Emma's Attic series:
An Adult Evening With Shel Silverstein: Oct. 20-27. Short plays by Shel Silverstein.
The Glass Menagerie: Feb. 2-10. Tennessee Williams drama.
Rising Stars Theatre:
Babes in Toyland: Dec. 15-17. Ken Holamon adaptation of Victor Herbert musical.
Step on a Crack: Feb. 16-18. Suzan Zeder drama.
The Hobbit: April 20-22. Adaptation of J.R.R. Tolkien novel.
TOC PRODUCTIONS
Performances will be at the Plaza Theatre, 425 N. Bumby Ave., Orlando. Single tickets are $36 plus a $1-$3 service charge. Details: 407-228-1220 or menopausethemusical.com.
Menopause the Musical: Sept. 20-open run. Jeanie Linders musical revue.
UCF CONSERVATORY THEATRE
Performances are at the University Theatre on the University of Central Florida campus in Orlando; at the News-Journal Center, 221 N. Beach St., Daytona Beach; and at Orlando Repertory Theatre, 1001 E. Princeton St., Orlando. Subscriptions to all 11 shows (not including the one-act play festivals) are $115 general, $95 seniors and $70 students. Many other packages are available. Admission to the one-act festivals is free. Details: cas.ucf.edu/theatre or 407-823-1500.
Noises Off: Sept. 21-Oct. 1. Michael Frayn farce. UCF main campus, Main Stage.
Anna in the Tropics: Oct. 5-15. Nilo Cruz drama. UCF main campus, Black Box.
Baby: Oct. 5-15. Richard Maltby Jr.-David Shire-Sybille Pearson musical. Daytona Beach.
Fiddler on the Roof: Oct. 19-Nov. 5. Jerry Bock-Sheldon Harnick-Joseph Stein musical. UCF main campus, Main Stage.
Don Juan Comes Back From the War: Nov. 9-19. Odon von Horvath drama. UCF main campus, Black Box.
Project Spotlight Fall One-Act Festival: Nov. 12-14. Works created, directed and produced by students. UCF main campus, Main Stage.
The Marriage of Figaro: Jan. 25-Feb. 4. Pierre-Augustin Caron de Beaumarchais comedy. UCF main campus, Main Stage.
Shapeshifter: Feb. 22-March 4. Laura Schellhardt drama. UCF main campus, Black Box.
Project Spotlight Spring One-Act Festival: March 22-28. Works created, directed and produced by students. UCF main campus, Main Stage.
The Rocky Horror Show: March 29-April 15. Richard O'Brien musical. UCF main campus, Main Stage.
Musical Theater Cabaret Showcase: April 9-17. Daytona Beach.
An Original Black Box show: April 18-22. Play devised by the acting company. UCF main campus, Black Box.
Dance Concert: April 19-22. Orlando Repertory Theatre.
VALENCIA CHARACTER COMPANY
Performances are in the Performing Arts Center or the Black Box Theater at Valencia Community College East Campus, 701 N. Econlockhatchee Trail, Orlando. Season tickets are $26 for general audiences and $20 for seniors and students. Details: valencia characterco.com or 407-582-2900.
A Chorus Line: Oct. 27-Nov. 5. James Kirkwood-Nicholas Dante-Edward Kleban-Marvin Hamlisch musical.
Romeo and Juliet: Feb. 15-25. William Shakespeare drama.
New Works: April 3-7. Title and playwright to be announced.
Proof: June 7-17. David Auburn drama.
WEKIVA RIVER PLAYERS
The Wekiva River Players are searching for a new performance venue and have postponed their main-stage season. Junior Theatre performances will be at South Seminole Middle School, 101 S. Winter Park Drive, Casselberry. Details: wekivariverplayers.org or 407-262-1801.
Junior Theatre:
Into the Woods, Jr.: Dates in November to be announced. Stephen Sondheim-James Lapine musical, scaled back for young people.
Jungle Book Kids: Dates in November to be announced. Marcy Heisler-Richard M. Sherman-Robert B. Sherman-Terry Gilkyson musical.
WINTER PARK PLAYHOUSE
The theater is at 711-B Orange Ave., Winter Park. Seven-show season tickets are $154 and $210 general, $196 seniors, $140 students. Six-show series tickets are $132 and $180 general, $168 seniors, $120 students. Five-show series tickets are $110 and $150 general, $140 seniors, $100 students. Four-show series tickets are $88 and $120 general, $112 seniors, $80 students. Details: winter parkplayhouse.org or 407-645-0145.
Yada, Yada, Yada: Sept. 8-16. Cabaret show.
Are We There Yet?: Oct. 13-Nov. 4. Jim Hindman-Ray Roderick musical revue.
Fruitcakes: Dec. 1-9. Holiday cabaret show.
Let's Face the Music: A Tribute to Fred Astaire: Feb. 2-11. Roy Alan musical revue.
What You Don't Know About Women: Feb. 23 and 24. Cabaret show.
I Love a Piano: March 23-April 21. Ray Roderick musical revue of the songs of Irving Berlin.
Jack and the Beanstalk: June 21-30. Jim Eiler-Jeanne Bargy musical adaptation of fairy tale.
WOMEN PLAYWRIGHTS INITIATIVE
Performances of A Thousand Variations on a Lie Told Once will be at the Tupperware Theatre at Orlando Repertory Theatre, 1001 E. Princeton St., Orlando. The group seeks scripts Sept. 1-Nov. 1 from women playwrights in the Southeast. Details: 407-380-1812 or womenplaywrights.com.
A Thousand Variations on a Lie Told Once: Sept. 13-17. New drama by Stacey Lane.
Parts of Speech: Dates in October and venue to be announced. Reading of new play by Janet Burroway.
SEASON PREVIEW THEATER
Arts Season Preview: Theater
Orlando Sentinel
August 20, 2006
AKB PRODUCTIONS
Performances are at the Osceola Center for the Arts, 2411 E. U.S. Highway 192, Kissimmee. Details: 407-323-8146.
Se Dice Like This: Through next Sunday. Vilma E. Muises-Blanca Pereda comedy, in Spanish.
ANNIE RUSSELL THEATRE
The theater is on the campus of Rollins College, 1000 Holt Ave., Winter Park. Season tickets are $50 and $60 for general audiences, $47 and $57 for seniors and Rollins alumni. Subscribers get priority seating for second-stage shows, which are free. Details: www.rollins.edu/theatre or 407-646-2145407-646-2145.
Annie Get Your Gun: Sept. 22-30. Irving Berlin-Herbert Fields-Dorothy Fields-Peter Stone musical.
The Mousetrap: Nov. 10-18. Agatha Christie mystery.
Rumors: Feb. 16-24. Neil Simon farce.
Henry V: April 20-28. William Shakespeare drama.
Second stage (Fred Stone Theatre):
This Is How It Goes: Oct. 19-22. Neil LaBute drama.
Riverside Drive: Feb. 1-4. Woody Allen comedy.
Grace: March 29-April 1. Sarah Kate Moore drama.
BAY STREET PLAYERS
Performances are at the State Theatre, 109 N. Bay St., Eustis. Six-show season tickets are $75 and $80, and six-show flexible multipasses are $90. Details: baystreetplayers.org or 352-357-7777.
The Odd Couple: Oct. 6-22. Neil Simon comedy.
The Taffetas: Dec. 1-17. Rick Lewis musical revue.
On Borrowed Time: Feb. 2-18. Paul Osborn comic drama.
Do Black Patent Shoes Really Reflect Up?: March 23-April 8. Alaric Jans-James Quinn musical.
Love, Sex and the IRS: May 18-June 3. Billy Van Zandt-Jane Milmore farce.
The Sound of Music: July 20-Aug. 5. Richard Rodgers-Oscar Hammerstein II-Howard Lindsay-Russel Crouse musical.
BROADWAY IN ORLANDO
Performances are at Carr Performing Arts Centre, 401 W. Livingston St., Orlando. Season tickets are $124-$513. Details: broad wayacross america.com or 1-800-448-6322 FREE.
The Light in the Piazza: Sept. 19-24. Adam Guettel-Craig Lucas musical.
All Shook Up: Oct. 24-29. Elvis Presley-Joe DiPietro musical.
The Lion King: Dec. 7-Jan. 14. Elton John-Tim Rice-Roger Allers-Irene Mecchi musical.
Sweet Charity: March 13-18. Cy Coleman-Neil Simon-Dorothy Fields musical.
The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee: April 10-15. William Finn-Rachel Sheinkin musical.
Camelot: May 15-20. Alan Jay Lerner-Frederick Loewe musical.
CELEBRATION PLAYERS
Performances are at the Randy Johnson Performing Arts Center, Celebration High School, 1809 Celebration Blvd., Celebration. Season tickets are $50. Details: 407-528-3588 or celebrationplayers.com.
Late Nite Catechism: Sept. 16. Maripat Donovan-Vicki Quade comedy.
Dracula: Oct. 20-29. Hamilton Deane-John L. Balderston drama.
Into the Woods: May 4-13. Stephen Sondheim-James Lapine musical.
Bugsy Malone: June 22-July 1. Alan Parker-Paul Williams musical.
CELEBRATION THEATRE GROUP
The group will perform at sites to be announced. Details: 321-206-9156 or theatre celebration.com.
Scrooge: Dec. 8-17. Musical version of Charles Dickens Christmas tale.
CENTER PLAYERS
Performances are at the Jewish Community Center, 851 N. Maitland Ave., Maitland. Details: www.orlandojcc.org/centerplayers .htm or 407-645-5933 Ext. 245.
Fiddler on the Roof: Oct. 21-Nov. 5. Jerry Bock-Sheldon Harnick-Joseph Stein musical.
Oy!: March 10-25. Rich Orloff comedy.
COCOA VILLAGE PLAYHOUSE
The theater is at 300 Brevard Ave., Cocoa. Four-show season tickets (not including CVP's Performers Cabaret or A Grand Night for Singing) are $76 general, $68 seniors and students, $48 age 12 and younger. Details: 321-636-5050.
Footloose: Sept. 15-Oct. 1. Tom Snow-Dean Pitchford musical.
A Christmas Carol: Nov. 17-Dec. 3. Lynn Ahrens-Mike Ockrent-Alan Menken musical.
CVP's Performers Cabaret: Jan. 13.
Thoroughly Modern Millie: Feb. 9-25. Jeanine Tesori-Dick Scanlan-Richard Morris musical.
1776: April 20-May 6. Sherman Edwards-Peter Stone musical.
A Grand Night for Singing: May 25-June 3. Richard Rodgers-Oscar Hammerstein II musical revue.
Stars of Tomorrow:
The Happy Holidays Collection: Dec. 19 and 20. Vin Morreale Jr. comedies.
45 Minutes From Broadway: June Walker Rogers adaptation of George M. Cohan musical.
DAYTONA BEACH COMMUNITY COLLEGE
Performances are at the Theater Center and Goddard Center at DBCC, 1200 International Speedway Blvd., Daytona Beach. Details: 386-254-3042.
Lend Me a Tenor: Sept. 21-30. Ken Ludwig farce.
Jack Sprat: Oct. 3. Very Special Arts musical for children.
The Last Days of Judas Iscariot: Oct. 26-Nov. 4. Stephen Adly Guirgis drama.
Cam Jansen: Nov. 6. Very Special Arts musical for children.
DAYTONA PLAYHOUSE
The theater is at 100 Jessamine Blvd., Daytona Beach. Details: daytonaplayhouse .org or 386-255-2431.
Enchanted April: Sept. 8-17. Matthew Barber romantic comedy.
Jake's Women: Oct. 20-29. Neil Simon comic drama.
What's Wrong With This Picture?: Dec. 1-10. Donald Margulies drama.
Little Lies: Jan. 19-28. Joseph George Caruso comedy.
Lucky Stiff: March 16-April 1. Lynn Ahrens-Stephen Flaherty musical.
Smell of the Kill: May 11-20. Michele Lowe comedy.
EMPTY SPACES THEATRE COMPANY
Performances will be at the Mandell Studio Theater at the Lowndes Shakespeare Center, 812 E. Rollins St., Orlando. Details: 407-314-4272.
Ubu Roi: Sept. 8-23. Alfred Jarry satire, adapted by John DiDonna.
FAB FOLLIES
The group of senior singers and dancers will perform its variety show Blue Champagne in a variety of venues. Details: fabfollies.com.
Blue Champagne: Oct. 28 and 29: Helen Stairs Theatre, 201 Magnolia Ave., Sanford. Jan. 10: St. Cloud Senior Center, 3101 17th St., St. Cloud. Feb. 17 and 18: Osceola Center for the Arts, 2411 E. U.S. Highway 192, Kissimmee. March 25: New Smyrna Beach High School, 1015 10th St., New Smyrna Beach. March 30 and 31: News-Journal Center, 221 N. Beach St., Daytona Beach.
THE FELDMAN DYNAMIC
Performances will be at the Hong Kong Chinese Restaurant New York Style Theater, 3677 S. Orlando Drive, Sanford, and at three more sites to be announced. Details: feld mandynamic.com or 407-792-9421.
The Feldman Dynamic's Home for the Hanukkahs: Dec. 15-22. Reality theater experience.
Kwanzaa Time With the Feldman Dynamic: Dec. 26-Jan. 1. Reality theater experience.
The Feldman Dynamic Passover Seder: April 2. Dinner theater experience.
The Feldman Dynamic Salute to TV Turnoff Week: April 23-29. Reality theater experience.
FLORIDA CHILDREN'S REPERTORY THEATRE
Plays for children performed by adult actors will be presented at the Starlight Theater, 3376 Edgewater Drive, Orlando. Details: 407-657-4483.
The Magical Pinata: Sept. 24-Oct. 8. Karen Zacarias-Deborah Wicks La Puma bilingual Mexican musical comedy.
The Snow Queen: Dec. 3-17. Doreen Heard-John Goring musical adaptation of Hans Christian Andersen story.
Jack and the Wonder Beans: February 18-March 4. Larry Snipes-Mark Noderer comic musical adaptation of James Still book.
Nightingale: March 25-April 6. John Urquhart-Rita Grossberg Grauer adaptation of Hans Christian Andersen story.
FLORIDA TECH COLLEGE PLAYERS
Performances are in the Gleason Performing Arts Center at the Florida Institute of Technology, 150 W. University Blvd., Melbourne. The group also will present one-acts to be scheduled later. Details: cp.fit.edu.
Death Takes a Holiday: Nov. 10-18. Alberto Casella romantic fantasy.
Macbeth Did It: Spring dates to be announced. John Patrick comedy.
FOOTLIGHT THEATER
The theater is at the Parliament House Resort, 410 N. Orange Blossom Trail, Orlando. Tickets to Court-Ordered Therapy and Monorail Inferno are available at 407-540-0317 or wanzie.com. Tickets to All Hallows 10 for the Fringe are available at 407-648-0077407-648-0077 or orlandofringe.com.
Court-Ordered Therapy: Ladies of Eola Heights Part 3: Sept. 16-Oct. 14. Michael Wanzie comedy.
All Hallows 10 for the Fringe: Oct. 20-28. Short plays by various local writers, a benefit for the Orlando International Fringe Festival.
Monorail Inferno: 20th Anniversary Production: Jan 21-open run. Michael Wanzie comedy.
GHOSTLIGHT THEATRE ENSEMBLE
The group will perform at sites to be announced. Details: 407-463-3584 or ghostlight onstage.com.
Maybe Baby, It's You: Nov. 10-19. Charlie Shanian-Shari Simpson comedy.
Butterflies Are Free: Jan. 19-28. Leonard Gershe comedy.
Zombie Prom: April 13-22. Dana P. Rowe-John Dempsey musical.
GOLDEN MUSIC ACADEMY
The school is at 348 Wilshire Blvd., Casselberry. Details: 407-260-5552 or goldenmusicacademy.com.
Academy Players:
Pops: Jan. 12-14. Short plays by Romulus Linney.
Junior Academy Players:
Honk, Jr.: Nov. 3-5. Anthony Drewe-George Stiles musical based on Hans Christian Andersen's The Ugly Duckling.
Into The Woods, Jr.: March 2-4. James Lapine-Stephen Sondheim musical.
Music Man, Jr.: May 4-6. Meredith Willson musical.
HELEN STAIRS THEATRE REPERTORY COMPANY
The theater is at 201 Magnolia Ave., Sanford. Other cultural events also are scheduled. Season passes are $81-$103.50. Details: helenstairstheatre.com or 407-321-8111.
Repertory Company:
Oklahoma!: Sept. 8-17. Richard Rodgers-Oscar Hammerstein II musical.
Cinderella: Dec. 2-10. Richard Rodgers-Oscar Hammerstein II musical.
Man of La Mancha: Feb. 2-11. Mitch Leigh-Dale Wasserman-Joe Darion musical.
Same Time, Next Year: March 2-11. Bernard Slade comedy.
The Pajama Game: April 13-22. Richard Adler-Jerry Ross-George Abbott-Richard Bissell musical.
Junior productions:
Hankerin' Hillbillies: Nov. 3-12. Pat Cook-Bill Francoeur musical.
In St. Louis, at the Fair: June 8-17. Shubert Fendrich musical.
HENEGAR CENTER FOR THE ARTS
The center is at 625 E. New Haven Ave., Melbourne. Season tickets are $80 for general audiences and $70 for seniors. Details: 321-723-8698.
Black Comedy: Through next Sunday. Peter Shaffer farce.
Lend Me a Tenor: Oct. 6-22. Ken Ludwig farce.
Making Spirits Bright: Dec. 8-17. Holiday musical revue.
A Day in Hollywood/A Night in the Ukraine: Jan. 12-Feb. 4. Frank Lazarus-Dick Vosburgh musical.
The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas: April 27-May 20. Carol Hall-Larry L. King-Peter Masterson musical.
JESTER THEATER COMPANY
Performances are at the Studio Theatre at the Theatre Garage, 398 W. Amelia St., Orlando. Season tickets are $55. Details: 407-927-5043 or jestertheater.com.
Dracula: The Musical?: Oct. 6-22. Rick Abbott comedy with music.
The Musical of Musicals (The Musical!): Dec. 1-23. Eric Rockwell-Joanne Bogart musical revue.
The Iliad, the Odyssey and All of Greek Mythology in 90 Minutes or Less: March 2-17. John Hunter-Jay Hopkins comedy.
Hate Mail: June 22-July 7. Kira Obolensky-Bill Corbett comedy.
KING CENTER FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS
The center is at Brevard Community College, 3865 N. Wickham Road, Melbourne. Discounts are available for multiple tickets. Details: kingcenter.com or 321-242-2219.
Main stage:
Hairspray: Nov. 14-16. Mark Shaiman-Scott Wittman-Mark O'Donnell-Thomas Meehan musical.
Jesus Christ Superstar: Dec. 3. Andrew Lloyd Webber-Tim Rice musical.
Aida: Jan. 3 and 4. Elton John-Tim Rice musical.
Broadway on Ice: Jan. 9. Ice skating to Broadway tunes, with Dorothy Hamill and Davis Gaines.
Stomp: Jan. 16-18. Luke Cresswell-Steve McNicholas percussion show.
Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat: Jan. 21. Andrew Lloyd Webber-Tim Rice musical.
I Can't Stop Loving You: Jan. 24. Ray Charles musical revue.
Drum!: Jan. 30. Canadian multicultural percussion show.
An Evening With Garrison Keillor: Feb. 13. Comedy show.
Neil Berg's The Best of Broadway: March 8. Musical revue.
The Pirates of Penzance: April 4. William S. Gilbert-Arthur Sullivan operetta.
Wonderful Town: April 19. Leonard Bernstein-Joseph A. Fields-Jerome Chodorov-Betty Comden-Adolph Green musical.
The Producers: June 26-28. Mel Brooks-Thomas Meehan musical.
Studio Theatre:
Children's Letters to God: Oct. 24-29. Stuart Hample-David Evans-Douglas J. Cohen musical.
The Capitol Steps: Jan. 9-14. Comedy show.
Marc Salem's Mind Games: Feb. 6-11. Mentalist show.
Golf, the Musical: March 13-18. Michael Roberts musical revue.
Educational theater program:
If You Give a Mouse a Cookie: Oct. 10. Adaptation of Laura Numeroff children's book.
Alice by Whoopi Goldberg: Oct. 24. Kim Hines adaptation of Whoopi Goldberg children's book.
Children's Letters to God: Oct. 25 and 26. Stuart Hample-David Evans-Douglas J. Cohen musical.
A Midnight Cry: Nov. 1. James DeVita drama.
Discover Theatre!: Nov. 28. Comedy featuring Disney's The Jungle Book Kids and Cinderella Kids.
Santa's Holiday Revue: Dec. 6. Holiday musical.
Snowflake: Jan. 29. Gale LaJoye one-man show.
Peking Acrobats: Feb. 15. Chinese acrobats.
Step Afrika!: March 20. African/American dance show.
Clifford the Big Red Dog Live!: April 10. Adaptation of TV series.
Ramona Quimby: April 11. Adaptation of Beverly Cleary children's book.
A Kid's Life: May 3. Cynthia Riddle-Peter Hunziker-Corey Leland musical.
LAKE WALES LITTLE THEATRE
The theater is at 411 N. Third St., Lake Wales. Season tickets are $45 adults, $30 age 18 and younger. Season tickets to the three adult plays are $30. Details: 863-676-1266 or lwlt.org.
Little Red, Life in the Hood: Sept. 15-24. Claudia Haas-Richard Cash children's show.
The Farndale Avenue Housing Estates Townswomen's Guild Dramatic Society's Production of 'MacBeth': Nov. 3-19. David McGillivray-Walter Zerlin Jr. comedy.
A Texas Romance: Jan. 19-Feb. 4. Ellsworth Schave comedy.
Opal's Million Dollar Duck: April 13-29. John Patrick comedy.
On the Air: June 15-24. Jim Gustafson teen show.
LITTLE THEATRE OF NEW SMYRNA BEACH
The theater is at 726 Third Ave., New Smyrna Beach. Season tickets are $75. Details: nsbplayers.org or 386-423-1246.
Love, Sex and the IRS: Sept. 8-17. Billy Van Zandt-Jane Milmore farce.
The Unexpected Guest: Oct. 20-29. Agatha Christie mystery.
Lend Me a Tenor: Jan. 12-21. Ken Ludwig farce.
The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas: Feb. 16-March 4. Carol Hall-Larry L. King-Peter Masterson musical.
Waiting in the Wings: March 30-April 8. Noel Coward drama.
Plaza Suite: May 4-13. Neil Simon comedy.
MAD COW THEATRE
The company's two theaters are at 105 S. Magnolia Ave., Orlando. Season subscriptions are $186 for both series, $114 and $126 for Stage Left and $72 for Stage Right, with discounts available for seniors, students and educators. Details: madcowtheatre.com or 407-297-8788.
Stage Left series:
Sweeney Todd: Sept. 14-Oct. 22. Stephen Sondheim-Hugh Wheeler musical.
Present Laughter: Nov. 16-Dec. 17. Noel Coward comedy.
Talley's Folly: Jan. 25-Feb. 25. Lanford Wilson comic drama.
The Seagull: March 15-April 15. Anton Chekhov drama.
Glengarry Glen Ross: May 31-July 1. David Mamet comic drama.
The Fantasticks: July 19-Sept. 2. Tom Jones-Harvey Schmidt musical.
Stage Right series:
A Number: Oct. 5-29. Caryl Churchill drama.
The Caretaker: Feb. 8-March 4. Harold Pinter drama.
American Voices: An Evening of One-Acts: June 7-July 1. Tennessee Williams, William Inge and Thornton Wilder one-acts.
Pericles: July 26-Aug. 19. William Shakespeare drama.
Special events:
A Child's Christmas in Wales: Nov. 30-Dec. 17. Dramatization of Dylan Thomas memoir.
Orlando Cabaret Festival: April 26-May 13.
MELBOURNE CIVIC THEATRE
The theater has moved to Le Gallerie Arcade at 817 E. Strawbridge Ave., Melbourne. Subscriptions (not including The Eight: Reindeer Monologues or Murder at Rutherford House) are $100. Details: mymct.org or 321-723-1668.
All the Great Books (abridged): Sept. 7-24: Reed Martin-Austin Tichenor comedy.
Cannibal the Musical: Oct. 12-29. Trey Parker musical.
The Farndale Avenue Housing Estate Townswomen's Guild Dramatic Society's Production of 'A Christmas Carol': Nov. 23-Dec. 10. David MacGillivray-Walter Zerlin Jr. comedy.
The Eight: Reindeer Monologues: Dec. 14-17. Jeff Goode comedy.
Murder at Rutherford House: Dec. 29-Jan. 13. Tom Chiodo-Peter DePietro mystery.
The Veggie Villain, or He Had a Steak In It: Jan. 18-28. Craig Sodaro melodrama.
The Sunshine Boys: Feb. 8-25. Neil Simon comedy.
The Bible: The Complete Word of God (abridged): March 8-25. Adam Long-Reed Martin-Austin Tichenor comedy.
A Night on Broadway 2007: April 12-29. Musical variety show.
Barefoot in the Park: May 10-27. Neil Simon comedy.
MELON PATCH PLAYERS
Performances are at the Melon Patch Playhouse, 311 N. 13th St., Leesburg. Five-play season tickets are $65; six-play season tickets are $78. Details: businessmasters.net/melon patch or 352-787-3013.
The Mousetrap: Through next Sunday. Agatha Christie mystery.
The Fantasticks: Oct. 13-29. Tom Jones-Harvey Schmidt musical.
Miracle on 34th Street: Dec. 1-17. Patricia Di Benedetto Snyder-Will Severin-John Vreeke comedy.
The 1940s Radio Hour: Jan. 19-Feb. 4. Walton Jones play with music.
The Music Man: March 16-April 8. Meredith Willson musical.
Lost in Yonkers: May 4-20. Neil Simon comic drama.
MOONLIGHT PLAYERS
Performances are at the Moonlight Warehouse Theatre, 732-B W. Montrose St., Clermont. Details: moonlightplayers.com or 352-319-1116.
Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead: Sept. 22-Oct. 22. Tom Stoppard comedy.
Annie Get Your Gun: Nov. 17-Dec. 17. Irving Berlin-Herbert Fields-Dorothy Fields-Peter Stone musical.
Urinetown: Jan. 12-Feb. 18. Mark Hollmann-Greg Kotis musical.
Moon Over Buffalo: March 9-April 1. Ken Ludwig farce.
The Secret Garden: April 27-May 27. Marsha Norman-Lucy Simon musical.
All Stars: June 15-July 8. Tom Kline play.
A young people's Shakespeare production will be presented June 15-July 8.
MOUNT DORA THEATRE COMPANY
Performances are at the IceHouse Theatre, 1100 N. Unser St., Mount Dora. Mainstage season tickets are $65 and $75, and flex-passes are $80. Details: icehousetheatre.com or 352-383-4616.
Singin' in the Rain: Sept. 15-Oct. 15. Nacio Herb Brown-Arthur Freed musical.
The Nerd: Nov. 17-Dec. 10. Larry Shue comedy.
Damn Yankees: Jan. 12-Feb. 11. Richard Adler-Jerry Ross-George Abbott-Douglass Wallop musical.
Rumors: March 9-April 11. Neil Simon farce.
Blithe Spirit: May 4-27. Noel Coward farce.
Young Actors' Theatre:
Halloween Costume Bash & Show: Oct. 28 and 29.
Cinderella: Dec. 15-17. Gerry Cullity adaptation.
Young Actors Theatre Follies: Feb. 24 and 25.
School House Rock Jr.: April 27-29.
MUSEUM DOWNSTAGE
Performances are in the Harris Auditorium at the Brevard Museum of Art and Science, 1463 Highland Ave., Melbourne. Details: 321-728-9927.
From Poe to Pooh: Nov. 18. Monologues, poems and sketches by a variety of authors.
NAKED ORANGE THEATRE COMPANY
Performances of VarieTease will be in the Cabaret Show Bar at Southern Nights, 375 S. Bumby Ave., Orlando. Details: 407-454-8478 or nakedorange.org.
VarieTease: Through Aug. 31. Go-go cabaret rock 'n' roll carnival spectacular, in collaboration with Blue Star Productions.
NOTHIN' PRODUCTIONS
Performances will be at the Osceola Center for the Arts, 2411 E. U.S. Highway 192, Kissimmee. Details: 407-846-6257.
Peter Pan: Oct. 20-29. Adaptation of the J.M. Barrie book.
My Favorite Year: Dec. 28-Jan. 7. Lynn Ahrens-Stephen Flaherty-Joseph Dougherty musical.
ORLANDO BLACK ESSENTIAL THEATRE
The company has not yet chosen its season. Details: 407-963-4191407-963-4191 or obet.org.
ORLANDO INTERNATIONAL FRINGE FESTIVAL
The 2007 Fringe will take place May 17-28 in Orlando's Loch Haven Park. Details: orlando fringe.org or 407-648-0077.
ORLANDO REPERTORY THEATRE
Performances are in the Edyth Bush Theatre, the Tupperware Theatre and the Universal Orlando Stage, 1001 E. Princeton St., Orlando. Subscription packages are $36-$84 for adults, $24-$56 for youth under 18. Details: orlandorep.com or 407-896-7365.
You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown: Sept. 7-Oct. 1. Clark Gesner-John Gordon musical.
Thomas Edison: One-Man Show: Oct. 12-27. Frank Attwood-Mark Brotherton drama.
Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing: Oct. 26-Nov. 19. Bruce Mason adaptation of Judy Blume's book.
Miracle on 34th Street: Nov. 16-Dec. 19. Patricia Di Benedetto Snyder-Will Severin-John Vreeke comedy.
Go, Dog! Go!: Feb. 1-25. Allison Gregory-Steven Dietz adaptation of P.D. Eastman's book.
To Kill a Mockingbird: March 1-25. Christopher Sergel adaptation of Harper Lee novel.
Seussical The Musical: April 12-May 6. Lynn Ahrens-Stephen Flaherty musical.
ORLANDO THEATRE PROJECT
Performances are in the Tupperware Theatre at Orlando Repertory Theatre, 1001 E. Princeton St., Orlando, and in the Mandell Studio Theater at the Lowndes Shakespeare Center, 812 E. Rollins St., Orlando. Three-show subscriptions are $66 general, $54 seniors and students. Details: otp.cc or 407-491-1397.
Souvenir: Oct. 12-Nov. 5. Stephen Temperley comedy. Tupperware Theatre.
Tuesdays With Morrie: Jan. 18-Feb. 11. Mitch Albom-Jeffrey Hatcher drama based on Albom's memoir. Mandell Studio Theater.
A Body of Water: March 22-April 15. Lee Blessing drama. Tupperware Theatre.
ORLANDO-UCF SHAKESPEARE FESTIVAL
All performances are at the Lowndes Shakespeare Center, 812 E. Rollins St., Orlando. Six-show season tickets are $65-$180, and a six-show flex pass is $195. Three-show season tickets are $90. Season tickets for the two-show Darden Theater for Young Audiences series are $20. Details: shakespeare fest.org or 407-447-1700.
Into the Woods: Sept. 13-Oct. 8. Stephen Sondheim-James Lapine musical.
Frankenstein The Modern Prometheus: Oct. 11-Nov. 26. Jim Helsinger adaptation of Mary Shelley's novel.
Every Christmas Story Ever Told: Nov. 29-Dec. 24. Michael Carleton-John Alvarez-Jim Fitzgerald comedy.
King Lear: Jan. 10-Feb. 4. William Shakespeare tragedy.
Crime and Punishment: Feb. 7-March 18. Marilyn Campbell-Curt Columbus adaptation of Fyodor Dostoevsky novel.
The Merry Wives of Windsor: April 4-29. William Shakespeare comedy.
Darden Theater for Young Audiences series:
Miss Nelson Has a Field Day: Oct. 21-Nov. 18. Joan Cushing adaptation of Harry Allard's book.
Really Rosie: Feb. 17-March 24. Maurice Sendak-Carole King musical.
Special event:
Harriett Lake Festival of New Plays: Feb. 23-March 4. Festival featuring workshop productions and staged readings of new plays for adults and children, master classes, panel discussions and other events.
OSCEOLA PLAYERS
Performances are in the Catherine Beauchamp Theater at the Osceola Center for the Arts, 2411 U.S. Highway 192, Kissimmee. Season ticket prices are 10 percent off individual ticket prices. Details: ocfta.com or 407-846-6257.
Moon Over Buffalo: Sept. 22-Oct. 8. Ken Ludwig farce.
A Tuna Christmas: Dec. 1-17. Joe Sears-Jaston Williams-Ed Howard comedy.
Cheaper by the Dozen: Jan. 26-Feb. 11. Christopher Sergel adaptation of Frank Gilbreth-Ernestine Gilbreth Carey memoir.
They're Playing Our Song: March 9-25. Neil Simon-Marvin Hamlisch-Carole Bayer Sager musical.
Rumors: May 11-27. Neil Simon farce.
Applause Academy:
Fiddler on the Roof Jr.: Nov. 10-19. Adaptation of Sheldon Harnick-Jerry Bock-Joseph Stein musical.
Rats! The Story of the Pied Piper: March 31 and April 1. Dave Perry-Jean Perry musical.
High School Musical: April 13-22. Peter Barsocchini musical.
PEOPLE'S THEATRE COMPANY
Performances of School Daze and Seven Guitars will be at Jones High School auditorium, 801 S. Rio Grande Ave., Orlando. Performances of Jitney will be at Orlando Repertory Theatre, 1001 E. Princeton St., Orlando. Performances of Pinder's Boys will be at a venue to be announced. Details: 407-426-0545 or www.peoplestheatre.org
School Daze: Nov. 10-19. Adaptation of Spike Lee movie.
Jitney: Jan. 13-29. August Wilson drama.
Pinder's Boys: May 18-20. Original play.
Seven Guitars: Aug. 17-26. August Wilson drama.
PIED PIPER PLAYERS
Lakeland's community theater is at 121 S. Lake Ave., Lakeland. Season tickets are $75 adults, $36 students younger than 21. Details: 863-603-7529 or piedpiperplayers.com.
Main Stage:
You Can't Take It With You: Oct. 5-15. George S. Kaufman-Moss Hart comedy.
Steel Magnolias: Dec. 8-17. Robert Harling dark comedy.
Guys and Dolls: March 1-11. Frank Loesser-Abe Burrows-Jo Swerling musical.
Grace and Glorie: April 26-May 6. Tom Zeigler drama.
How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying: July 12-22. Frank Loesser-Abe Burrows-Jack Weinstock-Willie Gilbert musical.
Youth Theatre:
Charlotte's Web: Sept. 22-24. Joseph Robinette adaptation of E.B. White book.
Another children's show will be presented June 8-10.
PINOCCHIO'S MARIONETTE THEATRE
The theater is in the Colonial Promenade Shopping Center at 525 S. Semoran Blvd., Winter Park. Five-show season tickets are $36 for adults, $32 for seniors and children 3-12. Details: pinocchios.net or 407-677-8831.
Aladdin and the Wonderful Lamp: Through next Sunday. David Eaton-Kent Smith marionette show.
Pinocchio!: Sept. 2-Nov. 12. David Eaton-Kent Smith marionette show.
The Holly Follies!: Nov. 18-Dec. 31. David Eaton marionette show.
Rumpelstiltskin: Jan. 6-March 25. David Eaton marionette show.
Jack and the Beanstalk: March 31-June 17. David Eaton-Kent Smith marionette show.
Snow White: June 23-Sept. 9. David Eaton marionette show.
PLATFORM THEATRE
This Valencia Community College group performs in Building 2 at the Valencia Osceola campus, 1800 Denn John Lane, Kissimmee. Admission is free. Details: 407-582-4124.
The Miracle Worker: Dec. 7-10. William Gibson drama.
The Comedy of Errors: Feb. 15-18. William Shakespeare comedy.
Man of La Mancha: April 19-22. Dale Wasserman-Mitch Leigh-Joe Darion musical.
PLAYWRIGHTS' ROUND TABLE
Readings of new plays will take place the second Sunday of each month at Woolson House, Rollins College, 1000 Holt Ave., Winter Park. Admission is free. Autumn Short Play Fest and One-Minute Play Fest will be at Ventura Country Club, 3201 Woodlake Blvd., Orlando, and at the Rock, 2921 Orlando Drive (North U.S. Highway 17-92) , Sanford. Launch 2007 will be at Theatre Downtown, 2113 N. Orange Ave., Orlando. Details: playwrights roundtable.org or 407-788-8468.
Autumn Short Play Fest: Oct. 19-28. Playwrights and titles to be announced.
Launch 2007: Jan. 4-6. Playwrights and titles to be announced.
One-Minute Play Fest: Mid-March. Dates, playwrights and titles to be announced.
PLAYWRIGHTS WORKSHOP OF BREVARD
Performances will be in the Studio Theater, Building 4, at Brevard Community College, 1519 Clearlake Road, Cocoa. Details: 321-783-0801 or playwrightsworkshopbrevard.org.
November productions: Nov. 25. Productions of Chris Fleitas's Ten Good Deeds for the Devil, John Goring's Treena and a play by John Jordan.
January productions: Jan. 25-28. Plays to be announced.
May productions: May 3-6. Plays to be announced.
SAK COMEDY LAB
Sak improvises original comedy five nights a week at the Theatre Garage at 380 W. Amelia St., Orlando. Details: sak.com or 407-648-0001.
SANDS THEATER CENTER
The center is at 600 N. Woodland Blvd., DeLand. Season tickets for the five-show main-stage season or for any five shows are $65, $60 for members. Season tickets for any seven shows are $87 for general audiences, $80 for members. Flex-passes for any 10 shows are $120 for general audiences, $110 for members. Details: sandstheatercenter.com or 386-736-7456.
Main stage:
Seussical the Musical: Sept. 22-Oct. 8. Lynn Ahrens-Stephen Flaherty musical.
Proposals: Nov. 3-19. Neil Simon comedy.
Inherit the Wind: March 9-25. Jerome Lawrence-Robert E. Lee drama.
The Pirates of Penzance: May 4-20. William S. Gilbert-Arthur Sullivan operetta.
Stage II:
The Cemetery Club: Through next Sunday. Ivan Menchell comedy.
Hit Parade From the Sands of Time: Feb. 16-25. Musical entertainment.
The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (abridged): April 13-29. Jess Borgeson-Adam Long-Daniel Singer comedy.
Storybook Theater Company:
The Emperor's New Clothes: Oct . 14 and 15.
Rikki-Tikki-Tavi: Oct. 21 and 22.
The Mark Twain Show: March 10 and 17.
Tartuffe: June 8-17. Moliere farce performed by high-school students.
How to Eat Like a Child: July 20-29. Delia Ephron-John Forster-Judith Kahan one-act performed by upper elementary- and middle-school students.
Special event:
DeLand Theater Festival 2007: Jan. 19-28. Ten days of original plays.
SEASIDE MUSIC THEATER
Performances are at the News-Journal Center, 221 N. Beach St., Daytona Beach. Subscriptions for the winter season are $99 general, $60 college students and $42 younger than18; show titles and subscription prices for the summer 2007 season have not been announced. Details: seasidemusictheater.org, 386-252-6200 or 1-800-854-55921- FREE.
Winter:
Arms and the Man: Oct. 26-Nov. 5. George Bernard Shaw comedy.
Million Dollar Quartet: Nov. 9-Dec. 3. Colin Escott-Floyd Mutrux musical revue.
The Mystery of Edwin Drood: Jan. 11-28. Rupert Holmes musical.
SEMINOLE COMMUNITY COLLEGE FINE ARTS THEATRE
The theater is on the campus of Seminole Community College, 100 Weldon Blvd., Sanford. Four-show season tickets are $20 for general audiences and $16 for seniors. Flex-passes are $20. Admission to Oleanna is free. Details: 407-708-2040.
Smokey Joe's Cafe: Oct. 6-15. Jerry Leiber-Mike Stoller musical revue.
Oleanna: Nov. 2-5. David Mamet drama.
Mother Courage and Her Children: Dec. 1-10. Bertolt Brecht drama.
Fences: Jan. 26-Feb. 4. August Wilson drama.
Red Herring: April 13-22. Michael Hollinger dark comedy.
SHOESTRING THEATRE
The theater is at 380 S. Goodwin St., Lake Helen. Season tickets are $50 for general audiences, $25 for students. Details: 386-228-3777.
Working: Sept. 15-Oct. 1. Craig Carnelia-Micki Grant-Mary Rodgers-Stephen Schwartz-James Taylor-Susan Birkenhead musical.
A Party to Murder: Nov. 3-19. Marcia Kash-Douglas E. Hughes mystery.
Jitters: Jan. 12-28. David French comedy.
Arsenic and Old Lace: March 2-18. Joseph Kesselring comedy.
Breakfast in Bed: April 27-May 13. Jack Popplewell comedy.
Another show will be presented June 15-24.
SLEUTHS MYSTERY DINNER SHOWS
The company presents 11 comic mysteries at 8267 International Drive, Orlando. Tickets, including performance, dinner and drinks, are $47.95 plus tax for adults, $23.95 plus tax for children 3-11. Details: 407-363-1985 or sleuths .com.
SOUTHERN WINDS THEATER
Performances of Kitchen Recipes will be at the Studio Theatre, 398 W. Amelia St., Orlando. The company also will present its one-man version of A Christmas Carol at times and places to be announced. Details: southernwindstheatre .com or 407-647-3987407-647-3987.
Kitchen Recipes: Wednesday-Sept. 3. Steve A. Rowell comic drama.
STARLIGHT THEATER
The theater is at 3376 Edgewater Drive, Orlando. Single tickets are $45 and $49 with dinner, $30 for the show alone. Details: 407-843-6275 or starlightorlando.com.
Nunsense A-Men: Through Sept. 17. Dan Goggin musical.
The Pirates of Penzance: Sept. 21-Oct. 22. William S. Gilbert-Arthur Sullivan operetta.
Singin' in the Rain: Oct. 26-Nov. 26. Nacio Herb Brown-Arthur Freed musical.
A Starlight Holiday Spectacular: Nov. 30-Dec. 31.
Cabaret: Jan. 4-Feb. 11. John Kander-Fred Ebb-Joe Masteroff musical.
Babes in Arms: Feb. 14-March 18. Richard Rodgers-Lorenz Hart musical.
Guys and Dolls: March 22-April 29. Frank Loesser-Abe Burrows-Jo Swerling musical.
Bye Bye Birdie: May 24-June 24. Michael Stewart-Charles Strouse-Lee Adams musical.
The Sound of Music: June 28-Aug. 5. Richard Rodgers-Oscar Hammerstein II-Howard Lindsay-Russel Crouse musical.
A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum: Aug. 9-Sept. 8: Stephen Sondheim-Burt Shevelove-Larry Gelbart musical.
Jekyll & Hyde: Sept. 13-Oct. 14. Frank Wildhorn-Leslie Bricusse musical.
Fiddler on the Roof: Oct. 18-Nov. 25. Jerry Bock-Sheldon Harnick-Joseph Stein musical.
Starlight Holiday Spectacular!: Nov. 30-Dec. 31. Seasonal celebration.
STOVER THEATRE
The theater is on the campus of Stetson University at 535 N. Florida Ave., DeLand. Details: 386-822-8700.
The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (abridged): Sept. 28-Oct. 1. Jess Borgeson-Adam Long-Daniel Singer comedy.
Stop Kiss: Nov. 16-19. Diana Son dark comedy.
Broken Eggs: Feb. 22-25. Eduardo Machado comedy.
Student-directed one-acts: April 12-15.
SURFSIDE PLAYERS
Performances are at the Surfside Theatre, 320 S. Fifth St., Cocoa Beach. Details: surfside players.com or 321-783-3127.
Godspell: Through next Sunday. Stephen Schwartz musical.
The Foreigner: Sept. 29-Oct. 15. Larry Shue comedy.
The Gifts of the Magi: Nov. 23-Dec. 10. Adaptation of O. Henry story.
The Seven Year Itch: Jan. 19-Feb. 4. George Axelrod comedy.
A Chorus Line: March 2-18. James Kirkwood-Nicholas Dante-Ed Kleban-Marvin Hamlisch musical.
Our Town: April 13-29. Thornton Wilder drama.
Second Stage series:
The Laramie Project: Sept. 8-17. Moises Kaufman-Tectonic Theater Company drama.
The Rocky Horror Picture Show: Oct. 20-Nov. 4. Jim Sharman movie version of Richard O'Brien musical.
Falsettos: Feb. 9-18. William Finn musical.
THEATRE DOWNTOWN
The theater is at 2113 N. Orange Ave., Orlando. Four-show subscriptions are $60. Details: theatredowntown.net or 407-841-0083.
West Side Story: Through today. Leonard Bernstein-Arthur Laurents-Stephen Sondheim musical.
Man From Nebraska: Sept. 8-30. Tracy Letts drama.
Little Shop of Horrors: Oct. 13-Nov. 4. Howard Ashman-Alan Menken musical.
A Christmas Carol: Nov. 24-Dec. 17. Adaptation of Charles Dickens Christmas tale.
THEATRE WINTER HAVEN
Performances are at the Chain O' Lakes Civic Center, 210 Cypress Gardens Blvd., Winter Haven. Details: 863-294-7469 or theatre winterhaven.com.
Beehive: Sept. 21-Oct. 15. Larry Gallagher musical revue.
Beauty and the Beast: Nov. 1-5. Young People's production of Alan Menken-Howard Ashman-Tim Rice-Linda Woolverton musical.
The Foreigner: Nov. 30-Dec. 17. Larry Shue comedy.
I Love You, You're Perfect, Now Change: Jan. 11-28. Joe DiPietro-Jimmy Roberts musical revue.
Oklahoma!: Feb. 15-March 11. Richard Rodgers-Oscar Hammerstein II musical.
Affections of May: March 29-April 15. Norm Foster comedy.
Lilly's Purple Plastic Purse: May 2-6. Young People's production of Kevin Kling comedy, adapted from Kevin Henkes book.
TITUSVILLE PLAYHOUSE
Performances are at the Emma Parrish Theatre, 301 Julia St., Titusville. Season tickets are $50-$72 general, $41-$60 seniors and students. Season tickets for Rising Star series are $12 and $15. Details: titusvilleplayhouse.com or 321-268-1125.
Funny Girl: Friday-Sept. 10. Jule Styne-Bob Merrill-Isobel Lennart musical.
Deathtrap: Sept. 29-Oct. 15. Ira Levin mystery.
Cabaret: Nov. 3-19. John Kander-Fred Ebb-Joe Masteroff musical.
On Golden Pond: Jan. 12-28. Ernest Thompson comic drama.
Camelot: March 16-April 1. Alan Jay Lerner-Frederick Loewe musical.
Noises Off: May 11-27. Michael Frayn farce.
Emma's Attic series:
An Adult Evening With Shel Silverstein: Oct. 20-27. Short plays by Shel Silverstein.
The Glass Menagerie: Feb. 2-10. Tennessee Williams drama.
Rising Stars Theatre:
Babes in Toyland: Dec. 15-17. Ken Holamon adaptation of Victor Herbert musical.
Step on a Crack: Feb. 16-18. Suzan Zeder drama.
The Hobbit: April 20-22. Adaptation of J.R.R. Tolkien novel.
TOC PRODUCTIONS
Performances will be at the Plaza Theatre, 425 N. Bumby Ave., Orlando. Single tickets are $36 plus a $1-$3 service charge. Details: 407-228-1220 or menopausethemusical.com.
Menopause the Musical: Sept. 20-open run. Jeanie Linders musical revue.
UCF CONSERVATORY THEATRE
Performances are at the University Theatre on the University of Central Florida campus in Orlando; at the News-Journal Center, 221 N. Beach St., Daytona Beach; and at Orlando Repertory Theatre, 1001 E. Princeton St., Orlando. Subscriptions to all 11 shows (not including the one-act play festivals) are $115 general, $95 seniors and $70 students. Many other packages are available. Admission to the one-act festivals is free. Details: cas.ucf.edu/theatre or 407-823-1500.
Noises Off: Sept. 21-Oct. 1. Michael Frayn farce. UCF main campus, Main Stage.
Anna in the Tropics: Oct. 5-15. Nilo Cruz drama. UCF main campus, Black Box.
Baby: Oct. 5-15. Richard Maltby Jr.-David Shire-Sybille Pearson musical. Daytona Beach.
Fiddler on the Roof: Oct. 19-Nov. 5. Jerry Bock-Sheldon Harnick-Joseph Stein musical. UCF main campus, Main Stage.
Don Juan Comes Back From the War: Nov. 9-19. Odon von Horvath drama. UCF main campus, Black Box.
Project Spotlight Fall One-Act Festival: Nov. 12-14. Works created, directed and produced by students. UCF main campus, Main Stage.
The Marriage of Figaro: Jan. 25-Feb. 4. Pierre-Augustin Caron de Beaumarchais comedy. UCF main campus, Main Stage.
Shapeshifter: Feb. 22-March 4. Laura Schellhardt drama. UCF main campus, Black Box.
Project Spotlight Spring One-Act Festival: March 22-28. Works created, directed and produced by students. UCF main campus, Main Stage.
The Rocky Horror Show: March 29-April 15. Richard O'Brien musical. UCF main campus, Main Stage.
Musical Theater Cabaret Showcase: April 9-17. Daytona Beach.
An Original Black Box show: April 18-22. Play devised by the acting company. UCF main campus, Black Box.
Dance Concert: April 19-22. Orlando Repertory Theatre.
VALENCIA CHARACTER COMPANY
Performances are in the Performing Arts Center or the Black Box Theater at Valencia Community College East Campus, 701 N. Econlockhatchee Trail, Orlando. Season tickets are $26 for general audiences and $20 for seniors and students. Details: valencia characterco.com or 407-582-2900.
A Chorus Line: Oct. 27-Nov. 5. James Kirkwood-Nicholas Dante-Edward Kleban-Marvin Hamlisch musical.
Romeo and Juliet: Feb. 15-25. William Shakespeare drama.
New Works: April 3-7. Title and playwright to be announced.
Proof: June 7-17. David Auburn drama.
WEKIVA RIVER PLAYERS
The Wekiva River Players are searching for a new performance venue and have postponed their main-stage season. Junior Theatre performances will be at South Seminole Middle School, 101 S. Winter Park Drive, Casselberry. Details: wekivariverplayers.org or 407-262-1801.
Junior Theatre:
Into the Woods, Jr.: Dates in November to be announced. Stephen Sondheim-James Lapine musical, scaled back for young people.
Jungle Book Kids: Dates in November to be announced. Marcy Heisler-Richard M. Sherman-Robert B. Sherman-Terry Gilkyson musical.
WINTER PARK PLAYHOUSE
The theater is at 711-B Orange Ave., Winter Park. Seven-show season tickets are $154 and $210 general, $196 seniors, $140 students. Six-show series tickets are $132 and $180 general, $168 seniors, $120 students. Five-show series tickets are $110 and $150 general, $140 seniors, $100 students. Four-show series tickets are $88 and $120 general, $112 seniors, $80 students. Details: winter parkplayhouse.org or 407-645-0145.
Yada, Yada, Yada: Sept. 8-16. Cabaret show.
Are We There Yet?: Oct. 13-Nov. 4. Jim Hindman-Ray Roderick musical revue.
Fruitcakes: Dec. 1-9. Holiday cabaret show.
Let's Face the Music: A Tribute to Fred Astaire: Feb. 2-11. Roy Alan musical revue.
What You Don't Know About Women: Feb. 23 and 24. Cabaret show.
I Love a Piano: March 23-April 21. Ray Roderick musical revue of the songs of Irving Berlin.
Jack and the Beanstalk: June 21-30. Jim Eiler-Jeanne Bargy musical adaptation of fairy tale.
WOMEN PLAYWRIGHTS INITIATIVE
Performances of A Thousand Variations on a Lie Told Once will be at the Tupperware Theatre at Orlando Repertory Theatre, 1001 E. Princeton St., Orlando. The group seeks scripts Sept. 1-Nov. 1 from women playwrights in the Southeast. Details: 407-380-1812 or womenplaywrights.com.
A Thousand Variations on a Lie Told Once: Sept. 13-17. New drama by Stacey Lane.
Parts of Speech: Dates in October and venue to be announced. Reading of new play by Janet Burroway.
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