The annual event hosted by the Winter Garden Rotary Club raised money for local nonprofit organizations through performances by members from Broadway, Off-Broadway, Disney, and local artists.
The Winter Garden Rotary Club hosted the annual Broadway and Beyond event on Saturday, March 26 at Newton Park.
The event aimed to raise money for local nonprofit organizations including the West Orange Scholarship Fund, Matthew’s Hope, Hope Church, and Habitat for Humanity through a series of performances by members from Broadway, Off-Broadway, Disney, and local artists.
The evening was hosted by longtime Disney performer Billy Flanigan and sponsored by a variety of local organizations such as Orlando Health, the city of Winter Garden, Orange Observer, and Healthy West Orange.
Winter Garden Rotary Club President Jo Barsh, previous president Eric Roukey, City Mayor John Rees, and Orlando Health Horizon West President Brian Wetzel all spoke at the beginning of the event.
The Orlando Youth Chamber Ensembles and Gymnastics USA then kicked off the evening with pre-show performances.
The main show included performances by the Rotary Club’s six dancers, Flanigan, Rebecca Krainik, Qiana Miles, Sarah Whittemore, John B. deHaas, Carol Stein, Grant Norman, and Tom Sardinia.
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Annabelle Sikes is a staff writer at the West Orange Times & Observer, Southwest Orange Observer and OrangeObserver.com. She graduated in May 2021 from the University of Central Florida with a bachelor's degree in journalism and a minor in sociology. Her past...
