After winning two honors at Orlando Fringe, The Single Rider Songbook: The Extended Queue is moving from the festival to a three-night run at The Abbey in downtown Orlando, Sept. 28 through Sept. 30. The musical turns lesser-known Walt Disney World attraction characters into people navigating personal crises. The encore brings back the central cast with additional songs, as reported by Orlando Weekly.
From Fringe Tent to Full Production
Emilie Jean Scheetz wrote the original song cycle, which gives theme-park characters normally outside the spotlight a story of their own. The production received the Patron's Pick and the Critic's Choice Award for Outstanding Original Music at Orlando Fringe 2026, according to BroadwayWorld. Orlando Weekly also listed the show among the festival's original-music honorees.
For its Abbey engagement, the production returns as the Extended Queue version. The new staging adds three songs to the original score and includes further surprises, according to WDWNT.
Meet the Riders
Scheetz and Aaron Otten direct the returning cast, according to the BroadwayWorld report. The characters include Aidan Wamsley's Seeker from Dinosaur, Cassie Klinga's Skipper from the Jungle Cruise, Lex Bentley's Starlet from the Tower of Terror, Christian Inirio's Specter from the Haunted Mansion, Paige Christoffers' Scoundrel from Smuggler's Run, and Molly Cabbage's Swashbuckler from Pirates of the Caribbean.
The characters each face heartbreak, isolation or another kind of upheaval, with the story bringing their separate experiences together. BroadwayWorld says the show has a fifteen-minute intermission and is billed as suitable for audiences of all ages.
A Score That Jumps Eras
The score moves across contrasting musical styles. Orlando Weekly's coverage of the Fringe awards described a range spanning swing-era sounds and a futuristic shanty, one element that distinguished the show among this year's original-music entries.
Half-Remembered Nightmare is presenting the Abbey encore with sponsorship from the Florida Theatrical Association, per BroadwayWorld. The shift from a festival slot to a standalone three-night engagement gives the Fringe production a dedicated venue run.
A recurring local festival
The production’s Fringe origins connect it to a recurring event that spans more than theatre: according to Orlando Fringe, its annual international festival runs for two weeks each May and includes live entertainment, theatre, visual art, activities and free outdoor concerts.
Where and When
The Abbey in downtown Orlando hosts performances Sept. 28 through Sept. 30, according to BroadwayWorld's listing. BroadwayWorld and WDW News Today reported the encore on Sept. 8, 2026, followed by Orlando Weekly on Sept. 23, 2026. The returning cast will perform the expanded version.
