- April 3, 2025
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Theatre South members helped open the show with a performance of “Beautiful City” from Godspell.
Members of the Lauriel Aerial Angels showed off their skills on silks.
Members of the Lauriel Aerial Angels showed off their skills on silks.
Emily Murphy, an eighth-grade Theatre South vocalist, performed “Ring of Keys” from Fun Home.
Byron DeMent, vocalist and songwriter, sang a heartfelt original piece titled “Breathe” that he wrote on the day of the Pulse tragedy.
Samantha Cohen, an eighth-grade Theatre South vocalist, sang “Super Boy and the Invisible Girl” from Next to Normal.
Members of Theatre South came together to entertain the crowd with “Seasons of Love” from Rent.
Dancers from the Shooting Stars School of Performing Arts danced for a piece called “Glory.”
Dancers from the Shooting Stars School of Performing Arts danced for a piece called “Glory.”
Jordan Woods-Robinson played the violin to “More Love” by the Dixie Chicks.
Dee Cue, Kayla Morales, Byron DeMent and Joshian Morales united to sing “A New World” from Songs From A New World.
Andrea Hochkeppel had backup singers to help her debut her original piece, “Love is Love.”
Hosts Hillary Brook and Billy Flanigan entertained the crowd throughout the evening.
A piece titled “A Musical” from Something Rotten was a crowd pleaser.
Theatre South owner and brain behind the benefit, Hillary Brook, stayed in character during “A Musical” from Something Rotten.
Cast members held up signs with rainbow-colored hearts on them at the end of “A Musical” from Something Rotten.
Bert Rodriguez, David Kelley, Hillary Brook and Krista Kelley performed “Unlikely Lovers” from Falsettoland.
Two weeks after the June 12 Pulse Orlando nightclub shooting, community members and performers gathered for a theatrical benefit of hope and love. Theatre South hosted the show, called “Believe,” on Sunday, June 26, at the Rosen Jewish Community Center. Beginning at 4 p.m., the benefit showcased performers from a range of local visual and performing-arts sources of talent. Among them were Theatre South’s company, Lauriel’s Aerial Angels, Shooting Stars School of Performing Arts and Disney’s Encore Cast Choir.
Admission was based solely on donations, and local restaurants, theme parks and other organizations donated items for a live silent auction. Overall, the evening raised more than $2,000, which will go directly to the OneOrlando Fund to benefit Pulse victims and their families.
“We are taking what was intended for evil and turning it into good,” said Billy Flanigan, one of the show’s hosts for the evening.
Contact Danielle Hendrix at dhendrix@orangeobserver.com.
