Andy Haynes

“How does a bastard, orphan, son of a whore and Scotsman … grow up to be a hero and a scholar?” The opening lines of “Hamilton” (now playing at the Dr. Phillips Center For the Performing Arts in Orlando, Fla.) ask this very evocative question.

I was invited to the opening night of “Six” at The Dr. Phillips Center for the Performing Arts in Orlando. “Six” imagines a world where King Henry VIII’s six ex-wives form a power rock and pop singing girl group, currently touring the world.

Recently, the “Attractions Magazine” crew was invited out by Escapology Orlando to try their newest room, Star Trek: Quantum Filament. As big fans of Star Trek in all of its incarnations, we were very excited to try out this officially licensed escape room experience.

The Attractions Magazine team was recently invited out to try the all-new Smoke & Mirrors: Houdini’s Final Escape at The Escape Hatch of Orlando.

The Attractions Magazine Escape Team was recently invited to check out Puppet Heist: The Hand of Life at The Bureau Orlando.

The fiftieth anniversary tour of “Jesus Christ Superstar” began its Orlando run on June 7, 2022, and Attractions Magazine was invited to find out what’s the buzz and to tell everyone what’s a-happening!

The Attractions Magazine team was invited out to play The Escape Game Orlando’s award-winning game, “The Playground.” In “The Playground,” our team found ourselves in the role of fourth graders on the last day of school, in danger with, apparently, a large number of our assignments left undone. Not only did we need to finish everything in sixty minutes in order to avoid summer school, we also had to finish in time to face the fifth graders in an epic kickball tournament.

This weekend, Fairwinds Broadway in Orlando presents the Tony and Grammy award-winning “Beautiful: The Carole King Musical” at The Dr. Phillips Center.

Recently, Attractions Magazine was invited to attend “The Science of Wine” at The Orlando Science Center. This year marks the return of the long running fundraiser after its cancellation the last two years due to COVID. The event is an all-inclusive ticket allowing guests to sample more than 150 different wines from around the world, as well as food from local restaurants and caterers.

Recently, The Attractions Magazine team was invited to test our skills at “The Depths,” the newest Escape room offering at The Escape Game Orlando.