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Gala to Celebrate The Ritz Theater 100th Anniversary

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Theater to Auction Donated $8,000 Viking Cruise Package The restored, historic Ritz Theater Sanford is celebrating its 100th anniversary with a black tie/roaring 20s gala fundraiser street party and we invite the community to join us. The evening’s live entertainment will feature the Sanford Jazz Ensemble’s music through the decades (featuring singer Courtney Johnson) and an awards ceremony celebrating the...

The Beloved Tony Award-Winning Musical ‘Once’ will be Taking the Stage at Theater West End

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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...

The Wayne Densch Performing Arts Center Presents Mamma Mia!

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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,...

Theater West End Kicks Off Second Season with ‘Once On This Island’ in Historic Downtown Sanford

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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 to stage Central Florida Regional Premiere of ‘If/Then’ in Historic Downtown Sanford

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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...

Theater West End to Present Musical Adaptation of the 1990 Academy Award-Winning Film ‘Ghost’

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Theater West End is proud to present the musical adaptation of the 1990 Academy Award-winning film Ghost, which follows the love story of Sam (Preston Ellis*) and Molly (Lea Marinelli*). Their romance takes a shocking turn after Sam's untimely death. Trapped between two worlds, Sam refuses to leave Molly when he learns she is in grave danger. In an attempt...

Lady Day At Emerson’s Bar & Grill Opens Today at Theater West End

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Lady Day At Emerson's Bar & Grill opens today at Theater West End and runs May 3rd - May 12th. The time is 1959. The place is a seedy bar in Philadelphia. The audience is about to witness one of Billie Holiday’s last performances, given four months before her death. More than a dozen musical numbers are interlaced with salty,...

Andrew Lippa’s Darkly-Brilliant ‘Wild Party’ Premieres in Historic Downtown Sanford

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The buzz is in the air! Fresh off the success of an extended sold-out run of West Side Story, Theater West End presents Wild Party, with book, music and lyrics by Andrew Lippa, March 29 - April 14 in Historic Downtown Sanford. The musical is directed by Artistic Director Derek Critzer, with music direction by Austin Paul McElwain, and choreography...

‘West Side Story’ to Open Limited Run February 8-24 at Theater West End

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Theater West End in Historic downtown Sanford, will present “West Side Story” for a limited engagement, February 8-24, 2019. The three-time Tony® Award-winning musical about star-crossed lovers and racial tension is relevant, raw and more poignant now than ever. Sanford audiences will be mesmerized by the contemporary Romeo and Juliet story about young lovers yearning to be together, even though...