The address is the same, but everything else is new. The Winter Park Playhouse celebrated a year-long renovation of its long-time home on July 7. The ribbon-cutting event showcased the updates made at 711 Orange Avenue, which include a new theater and seating, updated lobby and restrooms, dedicated cabaret space, and other structural improvements.
“This beautiful renovation is proof of what can happen when a community shares a vision,” said Winter Park Mayor Sheila DiCiccio. “Donors believed in it. Orange County invested in it. They believed in it. Together we created something that will serve our community for decades to come.”
DiCiccio added that the Playhouse brings in more than $2 million to the local economy annually.
The City of Winter Park and Winter Park Playhouse teamed up in 2024 to apply for an $8 million Tourist Development Tax grant. With the addition of individual donors, that funding allowed the Playhouse to not only remodel its facility, but to acquire the property as well…