09.24.07
Posted in Puppets, Events, Announcements at 9:49 pm by Ryan
The week before the Orlando Puppet Festival’s third run, veteran Broadway performer and Tony nominee John Tartaglia, AKA Princeton and Rod from Avenue Q.
Press release for you:
AN EVENING WITH JOHN TARTAGLIA AND FRIENDS!
Don’t miss this Orlando Puppet Festival exclusive! Spend An Evening With John Tartaglia And Friends as this exuberant performer discusses his career and this “meet the artist” session becomes an evening of performance. Highlighting songs from his Broadway and television career, this performance features special guest (and former Central Floridian) Leslie Carrara-Rudolph, puppeteer of Sesame Street’s “Abby Cadabby” and Ginger from Johnny and the Sprites. The evening is loaded with surprises in an intimate setting and tickets are sure to go fast.
John Tartaglia is best known to adults as a Tony Award-nominee from the original cast of Avenue Q, and with families as Johnny and the executive producer of the Disney Channel’s Johnny and the Sprites. He recently finished a run on Broadway as Lumiere in Disney’s Beauty and the Beast and is a 10-year veteran of Sesame Street. Tartaglia started at Sesame Street at the age of 16 and was one of the youngest puppeteers ever to perform on the show. His television puppetry credits also include Sesame English, Play with me Sesame, Bear in the Big Blue House, Jo Jo’s Circus, Animal Jam and many more!
An Evening With John Tartaglia and Friends will be held October 18, 2007 at 8:15pm and 10:15pm at the Mad Cow Theatre, 105 South Magnolia Avenue in downtown Orlando.
Opflogo_2 WHO: The Orlando Puppet Festival
Presented by IBEX and Mad Cow Theatre
WHAT: An Evening With John Tartaglia And Friends
WHEN: October 18, 2007
8:15 pm and 10:15pm, approx 90 min
WHERE: Mad Cow Theatre
105 South Magnolia Avenue
Orlando, FL 32801
TICKETS: All tickets, $20
Tickets may be purchased here or by calling the Mad Cow Theatre box office at 407.297.8788.
Reservations recommended, there is limited seating.
Contains adult themes. Must be 8 or older to be admitted.
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09.14.07
Posted in Events, Announcements, Recommendations at 3:16 am by Ryan
Cabaret Party is returning to Orlando, and I’m so very happy about it!
Cabaret Party
September, 27 2007 at Mobile Mud coffeehouse
8139 Vineland Avenue, Orlando, Florida
Cost: $12 / $10 industry
That would be near Dixie Stampede.
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09.11.07
Posted in Ryan, Puppets, Events, Announcements at 11:18 pm by Ryan
I absolutely love Orlando Puppet Festival.
Can’t wait until October 26th?
Quench your puppetry thirst now, with these upcoming events as we Countdown to OPF 2007!
POTPOURRI OF PUPPETRY CABARET
WHERE THE AUDIENCE BECOMES THE PERFORMERS!
Join everyone’s favorite puppet host, Chupacabra and human host Tony Giordano as they kick off a hilarious evening of puppetry entertainment in a Potpourri of Puppetry Cabaret!
In the tradition of puppetry festivals throughout the nation, The Orlando Puppet Festival provides a stage for those performers experimenting in the art of puppetry. Whether nurturing a piece that has been developed over time, or spontaneously taking the stage with a fresh idea, the Potpourri of Puppetry Cabaret welcomes one and all.
Premiering in Central Florida in 2002, this evening of adult puppetry has featured a myriad of artists, experimenting with pieces before an eager audience. From laughter to tears, to sheer amazement, the audience is taken on a journey into each artist’s mind, as they present their short pieces in an open-mic format. Kick back, sip a complimentary beverage and enjoy an anything goes evening of puppetry entertainment: some planned, some inspired by the moment!
Potpourri of Puppetry Cabaret will be held at 7:30 pm on September 15, 2007 at Mad Cow Theatre, 105 South Magnolia Avenue in downtown Orlando.
Want to be part of the act? Sign up ahead of time by contacting Jamie Donmoyer at 407.760.9290 or info@orlandopuppetfestival.com or just show up! Puppets will be provided for improvised acts!
WHO: The Orlando Puppet Festival
Presented by IBEX and Mad Cow Theatre
WHAT: Potpourri of Puppetry Cabaret
WHEN: September 15, 2007
7:30 pm, Approx. 120 min
WHERE: Mad Cow Theatre
105 South Magnolia (between Pine St. and Church St.)
Orlando, FL 32801
TICKETS: $8 per person, includes a complimentary beverage!
Tickets are available by calling the Box Office at 407.297.8788 or visiting www.madcowtheatre.com.
Reservations are recommended, must be 17 or older to be admitted.
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Posted in General Fringe Info, Ryan, Announcements, Requests at 1:23 am by Ryan
The all-new OrlandoFringe.org website has a link to the 2008 Fringe artist application. I am helping out with some programming and implementation of the site this year, and I’m very honored to be able to help out.
I was thinking about doing a Blogging Fringe show (or something in a similar vein) but then I saw that you can get 7 shows at the outdoor stage for less money than I paid to rent a vendor space last year - I’m so taking that option. Expect to see 7 Blogging Fringe shows, all videotaped, all including interviews with patrons and artists, all including songs and dances (maybe). Who knows what we’ll be doing? All I know is I’ll have to apply later, because I’m broke.
If I could bind myself to doing 7 events during Fringe this year, then maybe I can prove my ability to do 7 shows next year, or perhaps an outdoor event will always be our deal from now on.
What would you like to see at a Blogging Fringe show outdoors?
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