Mel Brooks’ madcap comedy collides with Mary Shelley’s classic monster tale Young Frankenstein. Victor Frankenstein, the mad scientist of legend, has died and left everything to his grandson, Frederick, who wants nothing to do with the family’s notorious legacy. To settle his inheritance, he travels to his grandfather’s castle in Transylvania, meeting the grandson of Victor’s loyal henchman, Igor; the...
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Imagine the hilarity as a group of misplaced New Yorkers arrive at the Sanford, Florida Riverboat the “Barbara Lee” for one of the most entertaining, madcap, and chaotically planned weddings in the history of the St Johns River! The audience joins in as "wedding guests" at this absurdly comic and immersive live theatre show as you become part of the...
Love Your Shorts Film Festival’s mid-year bonus, the Summer Rewind, will be presented Friday, August 25th, at the Ritz Theater featuring some of the most talked about films from February’s 13th annual festival. The 11 shorts (below) represent all of the festival’s categories: Comedy, Drama, Animation, Documentary, Sci-Fi/Horror, International, Florida Flavor, and E for Everyone. The films will start at...
Beginning in July, the Ritz Theater at the Wayne Densch Performing Arts Center will begin a year-long celebration marking its 100th Anniversary of entertaining the community. “In a country less than 300 years old, celebrating a centennial milestone is quite the achievement. The Ritz Theater has seen her hometown of Sanford, FL, grow and change immensely in her time. No matter what...
The Ritz Theater in Sanford invites families to join us and sing along to the “mysterious and spooky altogether kooky” The Addams Family: A New Musical Comedy opens Friday, October 8 at 7:30pm and runs through October 17 with evening and matinee performances. “The Addams Family Musical is based on the classic cartoon and beloved television show that has become...
The beloved Tony award-winning musical Once will be taking the stage at Theater West End starting on May 14 through May 30. The broadway smash hit includes a cast of actors that also play their own instruments onstage, a rare sight for Theater West End audiences. Once has been described as “a show that demands that its audience listen,” by...
Move over Meryl Streep: There’s a new Mamma Mia in town! On March 6, the WDPAC will be opening its latest community production of Mamma Mia. It’s a story of love and hidden pasts. When young Sophie Sheridan is about to married, she discovers that her estranged father could be one of three men! To figure out the paternal mystery,...
Hey, neighbor! It’s about time for you to come on down to Theater West End, or as we like to call it now… Armadillo Acres II. Starting January 24, director Derek Critzer will wow you with the boisterous and sometimes downright loud tenants of America’s favorite fictional trailer park at the center of The Great American Trailer Park Musical. Be...
An enchanting musical tale, ONCE ON THIS ISLAND tells the story of forbidden love between two people from different worlds. Originally inspired by The Little Mermaid and Romeo & Juliet, this award-winning musical is set on an island in the French Antilles where social prejudices run deep and Caribbean music plays hot. Dazzling choreography, lush ballads and rousing choral numbers...
Theater West End is proud to present the Central Florida Regional Premiere of the Broadway musical If/Then, featuring music by Tom Kitt, with lyrics and book by Brian Yorkey. If/Then opens in Historic Downtown Sanford on August 16 and runs through September 1. With unforgettable songs and a deeply moving story by Pulitzer Prize and Tony Award-winning creators of Next...
