Betty Buckley, who has been called “The Voice of Broadway” by New York magazine, plays the lead
role in an award-winning revival of Hello, Dolly. Buckley played Grizabella in the original Broadway
production of Cats, which won her a Tony for Best Featured Actress in a Musical in 1983.
very FAIRWINDS Broadway in Orlando
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that the 2018–19 season has been the
most eagerly anticipated yet. Plenty
of superlatives have been tossed around,
but one Facebook post may have best described
the reaction — and it contained just
three simple words: “Best. Season. Ever.”
Jersey
Boys, a hit-packed musical about Frankie
Valli and the Four Seasons, will rock the house
October 30 through November 4.
Remember, your season subscription does
not include Jersey Boys. But season subscribers
do have priority access to purchase tickets
for the show, which tells the story of four
kids from Newark, New Jersey, who go on
to induction in the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame.
Subscriptions for the seven-show season to
follow have been at capacity for months.
Tickets for single shows will go on sale closer
to their opening dates.
The season includes award-winning new
shows, including the Tony- and Grammywinner
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Dear Evan Hansen, alongside timetested
audience favorites such as Hello,
Dolly! — starring Broadway icon Betty Buckley
— and Fiddler on the Roof.
Still, much of the buzz is about Lin-Man-
Hamilton, winner of 11 Tonys
and the Pulitzer Prize for Drama in 2016. The
Treasury will command the Walt Disney Theater
stage for three full weeks, during which
24 shows are slated.
66,000 people will have an opportunity to
see Hamilton — and few, if any, empty seats
into Camping World Stadium (formerly the
Citrus Bowl).
splashy blockbusters with more thoughtprovoking
fare; familiar classics with leadingedge
contemporary works.
“This will be a standout season on so many
levels,” says Kathy Ramsberger, the arts cen-
Not only will Orlando theater-lovers have
a chance to see some of the most in-de-
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