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Horizon West Middle School presents Elvis inspired musical comedy

Audience members must also have a Fringe Button to enter the theater, in keeping with festival tradition

Orlando Fringe Festival

ORLANDO, Fla. — Horizon West Middle School students will perform an Elvis Presley-inspired musical comedy at the Orlando International Fringe Theatre Festival this month.

The school’s theater program is presenting All Shook Up Younger@Part at the Peach Venue inside Orlando Family Stage.

The show is a fast-paced musical comedy set in the 1950s. It follows a small town disrupted by the arrival of a mysterious guitar-playing traveler.

The production features several Elvis Presley hits, including “Jailhouse Rock,” “Blue Suede Shoes” and “Hound Dog.”

School officials said the performance is a major opportunity for students to showcase their work in a professional setting during the Orlando Fringe Festival.

The festival is described as the longest-running festival of its kind in the United States.

Performance dates and times:

  • Thursday, May 14 at 7:30 p.m.
  • Sunday, May 17 at noon
  • Monday, May 18 at 5:40 p.m.
  • Thursday, May 21 at 7:10 p.m.
  • Friday, May 22 at 5:10 p.m.
  • Saturday, May 23 at 2:10 p.m.
  • Sunday, May 24 at 1:50 p.m.

Tickets are available online through the Orlando Fringe box office.

Audience members must also have a Fringe Button to enter the theater, in keeping with festival tradition.

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Brody Wooddell

Brody Wooddell, WFTV.com

Brody Wooddell is a digital journalist and media leader with more than a decade of experience in content strategy, audience growth, and digital storytelling across television and online news platforms.

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