Pictures: Vans Warped Tour in Orlando

Orlando Sentinel (Soundboard) 11/18 5:43A Patrick Connolly

Vans Warped Tour pops up with music and skating at Tinker Field outside of Camping World Stadium on Nov. 16, 2025. (Patrick Connolly/Orlando Sentinel) Streetlight Manifesto performs during Vans Warped...

Strolling through the streets, holiday treats of SeaWorld, Jollywood

Orlando Sentinel (Soundboard) 11/18 4:59A Dewayne Bevil

This holiday season at Orlando’s theme parks is a bit like that comfy cardigan you’ve had stowed away for several months. It’s totally familiar, full of memories and, oh, there are a couple of things...

With a ‘Bah, humbug,’ Greg Wood returns to Orlando after 30 years

Orlando Sentinel (Soundboard) 11/17 10:30P Matthew J. Palm

Like a ghost of Christmas past, Greg Wood is back in Central Florida and working with Orlando Shakes . The stage and screen actor, who recently performed in Broadway s star-driven Othello with Denzel...

Get crackin’: Six ways to experience ‘The Nutcracker’ this holiday season

Orlando Sentinel (Soundboard) 11/17 10:00P Matthew J. Palm

The Nutcracker   is a perennial holiday favorite as generation after generation falls in love with the story of little Clara who is whisked away to the enchanted fairytale Land of Sweets on Christmas...

Dr. Phillips Center’s holiday gift to Orlando: A free monthlong festival

Orlando Sentinel (Soundboard) 11/16 10:00P Matthew J. Palm

The Dr. Phillips Center for the Performing Arts has a plan to make downtown Orlando extra merry and bright during this year s holiday season with a new free outdoor festival featuring seasonal movies,...

Growing struggle for public dollars worries Central Florida arts leaders

Orlando Sentinel (Soundboard) 11/15 10:00P Matthew J. Palm

When Orange County commissioners approved $5.16 million in cultural-tourism grants at the end of October, it was a rare bright spot in an autumn of uncertainty for Central Florida s arts organizations. Local cultural leaders have cast a wary eye...

IAAPA Expo: Business goes beyond the booths

Orlando Sentinel (Soundboard) 11/14 4:59A Dewayne Bevil

The impending return of IAAPA Expo means a surge of attraction vendors, suppliers and theme park operators that are meeting, greeting and taking care of business at the Orange County Convention Center...

Column: Women grapple with profound loneliness in a trio of new TV shows

Orlando Sentinel (Soundboard) 11/14 3:40A Nina Metz

Search the internet for “male loneliness” and you’ll find articles both parsing this so-called epidemic and others challenging its existence. Regardless of gender, I suspect most people are lonely...

Rudolph, friends have shining moments in Gaylord Palms ice exhibit

Orlando Sentinel (Soundboard) 11/14 3:20A Dewayne Bevil

A very shiny nose is a focal point of this year’s Gaylord Palms ice sculpture display, which opened to the public Friday. Scenes from “Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer” have been re-created inside the...

Peacock series presents Epic Universe scoops, Universal memories

Orlando Sentinel (Soundboard) 11/13 11:06P Dewayne Bevil

Theme-park fans can take an intriguing peek behind the curtain with the new three-part Peacock series “Epic Ride: The Story of Universal Theme Parks.” The programs tell the somewhat parallel stories...

‘Let the People Sing’ could tighten focus but lets history ring | Review

Orlando Sentinel (Soundboard) 11/13 10:00P Matthew J. Palm

Zora Neale Hurston was a fascinating woman, by all accounts. And Let The People Sing, the play about her that s onstage at Rollins College in Winter Park, gives us a taste of her fire and drive....

Where to get stuffed on Thanksgiving in Orlando

Orlando Sentinel (Soundboard) 11/13 3:00A Amy Drew Thompson

The year has flown by, and it s already time to talk turkey again. And for families seeking a little bit of help in preparing or picking the venue for their holiday meal, there is a veritable...

Like pizza? The Neighbors’ version is just that: ‘like’ pizza. And it’s perfect. | Review

Orlando Sentinel (Soundboard) 11/12 10:00P Amy Drew Thompson

Confession: I already have a few Christmas gifts in my closet. I know, I know, but A, it s not like I m alone in this, and B, it s really just organic. During other times of the year, say, April or...

Broadway’s ‘Queen of Versailles’ is on shaky ground

Orlando Sentinel (Soundboard) 11/11 10:29P Matthew J. Palm

Orlando has found a home on Broadway — in a musical all about an Orlando home. The Queen of Versailles, based on the documentary about Central Florida socialite Jackie Siegel and her quest to build...

The ‘Bad Girls’ once again take over Breakthrough Theatre

Orlando Sentinel (Soundboard) 11/11 10:00P Matthew J. Palm

Who can resist a bad girl? Breakthrough Theatre Company will revive Redlight: The Bad Girls of Broadway, one of its biggest hits and the show that put the theater on the map at the Orlando Fringe...