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For those sultry summer nights, tickets are on sale at drphillipscenter.org The 2022 Dr. Phillips Center “Applause Awards”
WORLD BALLET Competition GALA at the Chapin Theater
June 4
Orange County Convention Center
The Dr. Phillips Center will celebrate top HIGH SCHOOL talent at its 8th annual “Applause Awards,” (modeled after Broadway’s TONY Awards). A panel of prestigious casting agents have selected 400 students from 30 high schools for this ultra-high-energy evening featuring live performances by the winners, AND thousands of dollars in scholarships. Tickets at drphillipscenter.org.
June 18 at 7 pm
Jesus Christ Superstar – the 50th Anniversary Production
Every summer in June, Orlando is honored to host the World Ballet Competition. Packed into one talent filled week, young dancers from around the world compete for prizes and recognition of their youthful artistry. The week ends with a GALA that brings together the winners with guest performances by some of the world’s greatest dancers. Visit worldballetcompetition.com or call 407.849.4669
Dr. Phillips Center
Ragtime: A Benefit Concert by CFCArts
June 7 to 12
June 18 & 19 at 3 pm and 8 pm
In celebration of the musical’s 50th Anniversary, a magical new production of this all-time audience favorite – Jesus Christ Superstar – is being called a “Reinvention for a new Millennium.” Appealing to both theater and concert music fans, the iconic music by Andrew Lloyd Webber, Superstar’s legendary score reflects the rock roots that literally “defined a generation.” Visit drphillipscenter.org/event
CFCArts invites us to Ragtime: A Benefit Concert. At the dawn of a new century, in turn-of-the-century New York, three very American stories are woven together united by a belief in the promise of the future. Confronting the timeless contradictions of wealth and poverty, freedom, and prejudice, hope and despair, the characters come to understand what it means to live in America.
“3rd Thursday” – Monthly at City Arts Center June 16 from 6 pm to 9 pm Now that ‘masks’ are coming off, the “3rd Thursday” event, hosted monthly by the Downtown Orlando Arts District, is a great way to come back to being among people. The diverse crowd is friendly, and the art on the walls is as diverse as the crowd at the uniquely green “Kiene Building.” 3rd Thursday is a FREE event, and the Art is affordable at any price range. Call 407.648.7060 or visit downtownartsdistrict.com
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Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix™ in Concert with the Orlando Philharmonic Orchestra June 25 & 26 at 2 pm and 7 pm Experience your favorite movies transformed with the music of the Orlando Philharmonic LIVE in the Harry Potter™ Film Concert Series. Now audiences can rediscover the magic of Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix™ while the OPO performs Nicholas Hooper’s unforgettable score and Harry Potter™ soars across the big screen in high definition.
