All cabarets for the 2025-2026 season will be held in the Mandell Theatre at Orlando Shakes. All seats will be a ticketed admission. Drinks are not included in the ticket price but are available for purchase at the lobby bar.

Laura Hodos

Live performances: January 28 & 29, 2026 at 7:30pm

Virtual encore viewing: February 13–16, 2026

Ms. Laura Hodos returns to The Winter Park Playhouse cabaret stage in her latest solo cabaret Old Friends on January 28 and 29, 2026. Playhouse Music Director Christopher Leavy will accompany on piano. The Playhouse cabarets are currently being performed in the Mandell Theater at Orlando Shakes located at 812 East Rollins Street Orlando FL 32803.

Join Laura for a stellar cabaret filled with iconic tunes and crowd-pleasing favorites, blending nostalgia, storytelling, and show-stopping vocals. Laura will wrap you in an evening of timeless songs that shape our lives, featuring hits from celebrated artists such as Patsy Cline, Frank Sinatra, Stephen Sondheim, Billy Joel, Harry Chapin, Andrew Lloyd Webber, Ethel Merman and more!

Laura Hodos is an award-winning singer, actor, and cabarista. She has been a soloist with the Orlando Philharmonic, Jacksonville Symphony, Sarasota Orchestra, and Klezmer Company Jazz Orchestra. Laura has shared the stage with Titus Burgess, Laura Osnes, Jeremy Jordan, Faith Prince, Davis Gaines, Andrea McCardle, Jason Robert Brown, and Donna Murphy.

She's performed at The Duplex and Don't Tell Mama in New York City, as well as Radio City Music Hall and Lincoln Center. Her theatre credits are too numerous to count, but Laura has performed in many professional theatres up and down the east coast and regionally has been seen at The Winter Park Playhouse, Orlando Shakes, Asolo Rep, Alhambra, Orlando Rep, Riverside, Maltz Jupiter, Palm Beach Dramaworks and more. Laura has just finished an award-winning run as Momma Rose in Gypsy at The Wick Theatre in South Florida.

The Winter Park Playhouse Spotlight Cabarets are being performed inside the Mandell Theater at Orlando Shakes located at 812 E. Rollins Street, Orlando, FL 32803. Tickets are $23 and all seats are reserved.

The cabaret will be filmed and available to enjoy virtually Friday, February 13th through Monday, February 16th, 2026. A private link will be sent at 5:00 pm on Friday, February 13th, and will be valid for 4 days. Virtual tickets are $20 and can be purchased online or by calling the box office.