Laura Hodos News

Martin Charnin, creator, director and lyricist of Annie, will be theatrically reunited with his original Annie, Andrea McArdle, for the first time since the mega-musical was on Broadway in 1977. They team up again in Love is Love, a brand new musical revue conceived and directed by Charnin, which will premiere in Florida at the Maltz Jupiter Theatre for ten performances as a special limited engagement from October 15 - 25, 2009.

At the end of last year, when the future of the Carbonell Awards seemed in doubt, the community rallied together to voice support for South Florida's oldest and most prestigious arts honors which applaud the best shows and performances in Miami-Dade, Broward and Palm Beach counties.

The Garden Theatre presents the Orlando Theatre Project production of I Do, I Do from April 3-19, 2009, at the Garden Theatre (160 West Plant Street). This touching musical follows a couple through 50 years of marriage. Renowned actors David Kelley and Laura Hodos portray the husband and wife duo. Hodos was recently nominated for a Carbonell Award for her performance in She Loves Me at the Caldwell Theatre Company in Boca Raton. With story and lyrics written by the infamous Tom Jones, there is no better director than Tom Jones? wife Janet Watson. She has choreographed several incarnations of I Do, I Do off-Broadway.

The Garden Theatre presents the Orlando Theatre Project production of I Do, I Do from April 3-19, 2009, at the Garden Theatre (160 West Plant Street). This touching musical follows a couple through 50 years of marriage. Renowned actors David Kelley and Laura Hodos portray the husband and wife duo. Hodos was recently nominated for a Carbonell Award for her performance in She Loves Me at the Caldwell Theatre Company in Boca Raton. With story and lyrics written by the infamous Tom Jones, there is no better director than Tom Jones? wife Janet Watson. She has choreographed several incarnations of I Do, I Do off-Broadway.

At the end of last year, when the future of the Carbonell Awards seemed in doubt, the community rallied together to voice support for South Florida's oldest and most prestigious arts honors which applaud the best shows and performances in Miami-Dade, Broward and Palm Beach counties.

Broadway's Davis Gaines takes the starring role as the demon barber of Fleet Street along with Tony Award winner Faith Prince as the diabolical Mrs. Lovett. The two have worked together before on several projects including Guys and Dolls in Seattle and In Living Color in New York and Orlando.