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Voting has opened for the 2015 BroadwayWorld Orlando Regional Awards! Check out the latest live stats as of November 27th. Nominations were reader-submitted and after the nomination period ended, BroadwayWorld's local editors proofed the list for eligibility and errors. Voting runs through December 31.

Voting has opened for the 2015 BroadwayWorld Orlando Regional Awards! Check out the latest live stats as of November 27th. Nominations were reader-submitted and after the nomination period ended, BroadwayWorld's local editors proofed the list for eligibility and errors. Voting runs through December 31.

There's really no getting around it, BAT BOY: THE MUSICAL is weird, albeit wonderfully so. It's an audacious musical comedy ripped from the headlines of a supermarket tabloid. Inspired by the on-going Weekly World News articles that began with 1992's 'Bat Child Found in Cave!,' the musical tells the story of a half-bat/half-boy creature feared and tormented by close-minded townsfolk, despite the fact that all he wants to do is learn to be human and find a home. Musicals don't get much weirder than that. But, it is for this very reason that Gen Y Productions has become the most exciting theatre company in Orlando in less than a year of operation. Not only are they willing to do shows that are outside the scope of traditional companies, but they also do them extremely well. BAT BOY, a cult favorite since it debuted Off-Broadway in 2001, is far from a perfect show, but Gen Y's version, directed by Kenny Howard and running through Halloween at The Abbey, just might be as perfect of a production as possible.

Based off a Weekly World News story, the hilariously thrilling BAT BOY THE MUSICAL will be playing at the Abbey tonight, October 15, through October 31.

Based off a Weekly World News story, the hilariously thrilling BAT BOY THE MUSICAL will be playing at the Abbey October 15 - 31.

The Marsh has announced award-winning actor/playwright Geoff Hoyle's newest solo show Lear's Shadow will extend, with continuing performances through June 27. It may be business-as-usual when great tragedians such as Laurence Olivier, Sir Ian McKellen, and Paul Scofield perform in King Lear, but this time a great clown tackles Shakespeare's masterpiece. Audiences experience King Lear like never before as the Jester (played by Hoyle), recently unemployed, tells his side to Shakespeare's most tragic, cosmic, and human of stories in this poignant solo performance. Lear's Shadow, written in collaboration with and directed by the master of the solo form David Ford, will run Wednesdays and Thursdays at 8pm and Saturdays at 5pm through May 30. Beginning June 4, Lear's Shadow will be performed Thursdays at 8pm and Saturdays at 5pm at The Marsh (1062 Valencia Street, San Francisco).  For tickets ($20-$100), the public may visit www.themarsh.org or call 415-282-3055 between 1:00 pm and 4:00 pm, Monday through Friday.

Scottsdale Center for the Performing Arts will present the international smash hit Menopause The Musical for an eight-show engagement, today, March 31 to April 5, in the Virginia G. Piper Theater.

Scottsdale Center for the Performing Arts will present the international smash hit Menopause The Musical for an eight-show engagement, March 31 to April 5, in the Virginia G. Piper Theater.

Artful Events and Gen Y Productions partner to bring Orlando audiences Cabaret at The Abbey. Sitting comfortably in the venue of this space, Cabaret feels so intimate that it makes me wonder why it took so long for Cabaret to be mounted in this venue.

Artful Events and Gen Y Productions has announced the full cast of the upcoming production of CABARET at The Abbey. Joining the previously announced Blue Star as Sally Bowles, will be Griffith Whitehurst (Freefall's Into The Woods) as the Emcee, Robert Stack (Spank! The Fifty Shades Parody at The Abbey) as Cliff, Rebecca Fisher (Lizzie) as Fraulein Schneider, and Doug Ba'aser as Herr Schultz. Alexander Mrazek (Garden Theatre's Sweeney Todd) will play Ernst Ludwig, with Natalie Doliner (Theatre Downtown's Sylvia) as Fraulein Kost, and Megan Boetto, Lauren Culver, Tymisha Harris, Adam Galarza, Eddie Zitka, and Daniel Longacre rounding out the ensemble. CABARET plays at The Abbey January 29 through February 8.

Artful Events announces programming for the AUTUMN AT THE ABBEY series, featuring a wide variety of local and nationally renowned talent that will be taking the stage at The Abbey this fall. The lineup includes a weekly cabaret series, comedy offerings, happy hours and more.

The Abbey's brand new Monday Night Cabaret Series kicks off on September 8 at 8 p.m. with Rebecca Fisher's Sin. Play. Live. Joining Fisher - some of Orlando's biggest local stars will be taking the stage each week for spirited storytelling and live entertainment, including Andrea Canny, John Ryan and Eddie Cooper, Kevin Kelly and Jessica Hoehn.

Artful Events announces programming for the AUTUMN AT THE ABBEY series, featuring a wide variety of local and nationally renowned talent that will be taking the stage at The Abbey this fall. The lineup includes a weekly cabaret series, comedy offerings, happy hours and more.

Veteran solo performer Mark Kenward (Riding From Normal, The Yoga of Moby-Dick), returns to The Marsh with his most ambitious work yet. NANTUCKET, a haunting yet hilarious memoir about Kenward's years growing up on the fabled island, is a unique solo performance event featuring guest artists presenting music, video, and fine art photography inspired by Nantucket. Audience members will enjoy a New England picnic dinner from the East Bay premiere artisan takeout restaurant Gregoire (included with admission). NANTUCKET will play May 3 - June 14, 2014 at The Marsh Berkeley (2120 Allston Way), with performances Thursdays and Saturdays at 7pm. (Press opening is Saturday, May 10.) For tickets ($25-$30 open seating; $50-$100 reserved), the public may visit www.themarsh.org or call 415-282-3055 between 1:00 pm and 4:00 pm, Monday through Friday.

As part of a week-long holiday celebration, The Abbey will present Naughty Is Nice: A Christmas Cabaret December 19-22.

The Fringe has staying power. While three "Best of Fringe" shows closed the 22nd Annual San Francisco Fringe Festival with encore performances on September 21, four more "Best of" shows will return every weekend in November. Audiences will have the opportunity to see what they missed - or want to see again.

Orlando is no stranger to high-profile murder trials, so sensationalism hits home with the true life tale of LIZZIE BORDEN. Set to a pretty score with music composed by Rich Charron, book and lyrics by Michael Wanzie, and new arrangements by John B. deHaas, all Orlando residents, this original production is a comedic musical biography.

Balagan Theatre continued its Summer New Works program the other night with their reading of the Anton Chekov and Kurt Cobain inspired, 'Nirvanov'. And Broadway World was given exclusive access to bring you photos from the reading of this fascinating look into one of Seattle's biggest and most tragic citizens.

Menopause the Musical opens at Beef and Boards Dinner Theatre this week to the sound of an audience gone wild. Who knew menopausal-age women (and their menfolk, by the way) could be so energetic and exuberant?

The 40th Anniversary Season heats up in a flash when Menopause, The Musical makes its debut this spring at Beef & Boards Dinner Theatre. This hilarious and fun celebration of women and "the change" is live on stage March 27 through May 12.