Arts, Music & Entertainment in Orlando

Looking for entertainment choices in Orlando? You've come to the right city. O-Town is filled with creative outlets like the symphony, improv troupes and tons of specialty theaters. Whether you prefer the Bard or the Blue Man Group, Orlando has your entertainment agenda covered.

Step onto a sound stage and view props, costumes and sets from TV and film at the American Film Institute Showcase at Disney's Hollywood Studios theme park. Fun exhibits include "Villains: Movie Characters You Love to Hate."

Phone: (407) 939-6244
Web: www.disneyworld.disney.go.com

Listen to up-and-coming musical talent at the Florida Symphony Youth Orchestra, considered to be one of the nation's premiere youth orchestras. The symphony stages a full season of pops, classics and special performances.

Address: Carr Performing Arts Centre, 401 West Livingston St., Orlando FL 32801 - MAP
Phone: (407) 849-2577
Web: www.fsyo.net

It's all funny business at SAK Comedy Lab, a 200-seat improv comedy theater. The troupe puts on an all-ages comedy show and even holds improv classes for those of you who dream of stealing the spotlight.

Address: 29 South Orange Ave., Orlando FL 32801 - MAP
Phone: (407) 648-0001
Web: www.sak.com

The play's the thing at the Orlando Shakespeare Theater, a professional group that stages a full season each year. The roster of performances includes those penned by the Bard, with a liberal sprinkling of new scripts in the same vein as Shakespeare's stories. Learn more...

Address: 812 East Rollins St., Orlando, FL 32803 - MAP
Phone: (407) 447-1700
Web: www.shakespearefest.org

Watch the masters of musical PVC pipes perform live on stage six nights a week. It's the Blue Man Group, who combine music, comedy and multimedia theatrics into one entertaining and amazing show. They perform nightly at Universal Orlando.

Address: 6000 Universal Blvd, Orlando, FL 32819 - MAP
Phone: (407) 363-8000
Web: www.blueman.com

Catch a show at Orlando's Theatre Downtown, where you'll see cutting-edge productions and the classics redefined and reinvigorated for today's audiences. The theater was established in 1989 and quickly made its mark on the local theater scene, winning "Best Local Repertory Company" in Orlando Weekly. Learn more...

Address: 2113 North Orange Ave., Orlando, FL 32804 - MAP
Phone: (407) 841-0083
Web: www.theatredowntown.net

You never know what the actors will unleash during a production at the Mad Cow Theatre, an award-winning Orlando theater known for its talented core of actors, directors and behind-the-scenes magic-makers. You'll enjoy both classic and contemporary plays on stage here, like "Speed The Plow," "The Laramie Project," "Sweeney Todd" and "The Fantasticks." Learn more...

Address: 105 South Magnolia Ave., Orlando, FL 32801 - MAP
Phone: (407) 297-8788
Web: www.madcowtheatre.com

Get the best arts, music and entertainment value at Amway Center, where there's always an event going on to suit your taste. Sports? Check. Musical performances? Definitely. Family shows? Covered. From the Orlando Magic, to Elton John, to the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus, your entertainment buck stops here. Learn more...

Address: 400 West Church St., Orlando, FL 32801 - MAP
Phone: (407) 440-7000
Web: www.amwaycenter.com

Tour a replica of Bob Marley's Kingston, Jamaica home at "Bob Marley - A Tribute to Freedom." The Universal CityWalk celebration of Marley's music and culture includes artifacts, photos, and video clips in the open-air veranda and courtyard.

Address: 1000 Universal Studios Plaza, Orlando FL 32819 - MAP
Phone: (407) 363-8000
Web: www.universalorlando.com

Also...

Bob Carr Performing Arts Centre

Address: 401 W Livingston St., Orlando, FL 32801 - MAP
Phone: (407) 849-2577
Web: www.orlandovenues.net

Plaza Theatre

Address: 425 North Bumby Ave., Orlando, FL 32803 - MAP
Phone: (407) 228-1220
Web: www.plazaliveorlando.com

Orlando Museum of Art

Address: 2416 North Mills Ave., Orlando, FL 32803 - MAP
Phone: (407) 896-4231
Web: www.omart.org

Arabian Nights Dinner Theater

Address: 3081 Arabian Nights Blvd., Kissimmee FL 34747 - MAP
Phone: (800) 553-6116
Web: www.arabian-nights.com

Orlando Ballet

Address: 1111 N. Orange Ave., Orlando FL 32804 - MAP
Phone: (407) 426-1733
Web: www.orlandoballet.org

Orlando Philharmonic Orchestra

Address: 812 E Rollins St # 300, Orlando FL 32803 - MAP
Phone: (407) 896-6700
Web: www.orlandophil.org

Orlando Repertory Theatre

Address: 1001 East Princeton St., Orlando, FL 32803 - MAP
Phone: (407) 896-7365
Web: www.orlandorep.com

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