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Anthony Paul Gilkinson

Birth Place: Tampa

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Anthony Paul Gilkinson BIO

Anthony Paul Gilkinson returned to his hometown of Tampa, Florida in April 2011. During his Seattle years, Tony was a singing member, choreographer and member of the dance corps for one of the largest gay choral organizations in the United States, Seattle Men’s Chorus. Tony also founded and performed with Seattle vocal quintet, The BEARatones. Under Tony’s direction, the group enjoyed a lot of success over the years with original shows like Singing In Our Underpants and My Fuzzy Valentine, which both played to sold-out audiences.

Since returning to Tampa, he has directed exclusively for mad Theatre of Tampa. Past productions include Avenue Q, Nunsense A-Men!, You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown, RENT, The Great American Trailer Park Musical, Next to Normal, [title of show], Spring Awakening, Company and It Shoulda Been You. In 2020, Tony accepted the role as Artistic Director for mad Theatre of Tampa in addition to his professional Learning & Development career.

Tony is currently directing Falsettos for mad Theatre of Tampa which runs February 3 - 19, 2023 at the Straz Center for the Performing Arts' Shimberg Playhouse in Downtown Tampa, Florida.

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Previews: FALSETTOS at MadTheatre


A story created from two one-acts written nearly a decade apart, Falsettos pairs 1980s March of the Falsettos and 1990s Falsettoland, two acclaimed Off-Broadway musicals, with music and lyrics by William Finn and book by William Finn and James Lapine.

Vote For the 2017 BroadwayWorld St. Petersburg Awards; Just Two Weeks Left!


The 2017 awards honor productions which opened between October 1, 2016 and September 30, 2017. Nominations were completely reader-submitted and after the nomination period ended October 31, BroadwayWorld's local editors proofed the list for eligibility and errors.

Vote For the 2017 BroadwayWorld St. Petersburg Awards; ALL MY SONS Leads Best Musical!


The 2017 awards honor productions which opened between October 1, 2016 and September 30, 2017. Nominations were completely reader-submitted and after the nomination period ended October 31, BroadwayWorld's local editors proofed the list for eligibility and errors.

Vote For the 2017 BroadwayWorld St. Petersburg Awards; HAIRSPRAY Leads Best Musical!


The 2017 awards honor productions which opened between October 1, 2016 and September 30, 2017. Nominations were completely reader-submitted and after the nomination period ended October 31, BroadwayWorld's local editors proofed the list for eligibility and errors.

Vote For the 2017 BroadwayWorld St. Petersburg Awards; freeFall's HAIRSPRAY Leads as Best Musical!


The 2017 awards honor productions which opened between October 1, 2016 and September 30, 2017. Nominations were completely reader-submitted and after the nomination period ended October 31, BroadwayWorld's local editors proofed the list for eligibility and errors.

BWW Review: MAD Theatre of Tampa Presents Stephen Sondheim's Iconic COMPANY at the Shimberg


Ricky Marenda as Bobby leads a strong cast in a show that, nearly fifty years after it first opened, still resonates.

BWW Preview: DARK COMEDY MUSICAL COMPANY DEBUTS JUNE 15 at mad Theatre


DARK COMEDY MUSICAL COMPANY DEBUTS JUNE 15 AT at Mad Theatre

BWW Review: The Kids Aren't Alright in SPRING AWAKENING


When did you learn about sex? How? Who told you about 'the birds and the bees,' 'making a baby,' 'when two people really love one another'? I'm not sure where I picked it up, though I'm fairly certain it wasn't from my parents. The gag reflex rising in my throat even at the thought makes me certain I never flat out asked my mother. In any case the information got to me somehow, and I lived to tell the tale via hazy, inconsistent memories. mad Theatre of Tampa's production of SPRING AWAKENING, the first show of their 16th season, follows a group of adolescents in late 19th century Germany as they question what's happening to their bodies - physically and emotionally

Photo Flash: Meet the Cast of mad Theatre of Tampa's SPRING AWAKENING


mad Theatre of Tampa, 2014 & 2015 Best Community Theater from BroadwayWorld.com, continues their successful 2016-2017 season with their production of the Tony Award-winning musical Spring Awakening. Mad Theatre of Tampa is excited to move into the Jaeb Theater at the Straz Center for the Performing Arts for this production. Scroll down for a sneak peek at the cast in costume!

mad Theatre Announces Opening of SPRING AWAKENING


mad Theatre of Tampa, a resident musical theatre company at the Straz Center, is proud to announce their next production opening of the Tony award-winning musical Spring Awakeningon September 8, 2016 at the Jaeb Theater at the Straz Center for the Performing Arts.

Photo Flash: Meet the Cast of mad Theatre of Tampa's SPRING AWAKENING


mad Theatre of Tampa, 2014 & 2015 Best Community Theater from BroadwayWorld.com, continues their successful 2016-2017 season with their production of the Tony Award-winning musical Spring Awakening. Mad Theatre of Tampa is excited to move into the Jaeb Theater at the Straz Center for the Performing Arts for this production. Scroll down for a sneak peek at the cast in costume!

BWW Review: M.A.D. Theatre of Tampa Presents the Quirky [TITLE OF SHOW] at the Shimberg


M.A.D. likes to push the envelope, and with Jeff Bowen and Hunter Bell's humorous cult classic, they have gleefully ripped up that envelope and stomped it to the ground.

BWW Review: M.A.D. Theatre's NEXT TO NORMAL at the Shimberg Playhouse


A good production of the great Pulitzer Prize winning musical.

BWW Reviews: THE GREAT AMERICAN TRAILER PARK MUSICAL at MAD Theatre of Tampa


Great cast and amazing vocals from the fine folks at Mad Theatre; too bad the script and the score are not worthy of their talent.

BWW Reviews: MAD Theatre of Tampa's RENT at the Shimberg Playhouse


The production is of such high quality that oftentimes we forget that MAD is a community theatre.

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