Dennis T. Giacino and Fiely Matias – collectively known as The OOPS Guys – are making their triumphant return to Orlando with the Fringe Festival hit DISENCHANTED! as the musical makes its final stops before debuting Off-Broadway in New York City.
Giacino and Matias were fixtures of the Orlando theater community from the late 1990s through 2011, performing and producing at the Orlando International Fringe Festival, as well as Mad Cow Theater, the Orlando Shakespeare Center, the Studio Theater at the old theater garage, PH’s Footlights Theatre and SAK Comedy Lab.
“Orlando is like a second home to us; we have produced here more than any other city in the world,” said Giacino. “We’re pleased and proud to bring DISENCHANTED! back to Orlando on its way to Off Broadway.”
Since founding The OOPS Guys in 1991, Giacino and Matias have written, co-produced, co-directed and been featured in such popular and award-winning Orlando International Fringe Festival hits as Asian Sings The Blues, The Naked Guy and Bitches of The Kingdom! (now known as DISENCHANTED!). All three productions received ‘Best of Fest’ nods from The Orlando Sentinel and have gone on to rank as some of the highest-selling shows in Orlando Fringe history.
The OOPS GUYS are known for producing shows that skewer the ridiculousness of today’s entertainment, poking fun at farcical sitcoms, mind-numbing reality television competition shows, movement theater, and self-centered cabaret and lounge acts…and princesses.
“DISENCHANTED! is our fun-loving comment on the princess culture, theme parks and animated movies, and how that form of entertainment oftentimes sends a number of wrong messages to children,” says Matias. “It’s a musical comedy about self-acceptance, empowerment, and being authentically oneself.”
DISENCHANTED! has played to sold out houses and raves in New York City, Orlando, Philadelphia, the San Francisco Bay area, Sarasota, Syracuse NY, Rochester NY, NJ, and Missouri. The show is also slated as part of the 2013-14 Straz Center Broadway Series in Tampa.
DISENCHANTED! will be presented at The Abbey in downtown Orlando September 19 through October 27, 2013. Tickets can be purchased at TicketWeb.com or by calling 1-866-468-7630. To purchase tickets in person, visit the Orlando Broadway box office located at 100 South Eola Drive, Suite 101, in downtown Orlando. Tickets for DISENCHANTED! are $40; VIP tickets are available for $50 and include upfront seating and a complimentary glass of wine.
For more information, visit www.AbbeyOrlando.com or www.DISENCHANTEDmusical.com.
