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Review: ROSENCRANTZ AND GUILDENSTERN ARE DEAD at Jobsite Theater
by Drew Eberhard - September 18, 2023

Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead, an absurdist, existential tragic-comedy written by British Playwright Tom Stoppard opened Friday evening amidst a room full of eager audience members and hearty laughter. Bringing a cast so deserving of the praise to the top of their game, showcasing their hard...

Review: Jason Robert Brown's THE LAST 5 YEARS at the Richey Suncoast Theatre
by Peter Nason - September 16, 2023

Check out what our critic had to say about Jason Robert Brown's THE LAST 5 YEARS at the Richey Suncoast Theatre!...

Review: The Stage Is Set for Something Brilliant, with Duncan Macmillan's Every Brilliant Thing at The Offcentral Players
by Drew Eberhard - September 07, 2023

Duncan MacMillan’s Every Brilliant Thing is different than anything we have seen as of late. I think this is what truly makes it an endearing yet very sobering piece. Grounded in Audience Participation and two constants, a list and the Mother’s mental illness. In this fast-paced but never rushed 65 ...

Review: The Tampa Bay Theatre Festival Short Play Competition at The Straz Center in The Teco Theater
by Peter Nason - September 05, 2023

The 11 short plays were all over the place in quality and subject matter, but it was so much fun to watch....

Review: A Remount Of Epic Proportions Brings TWILIGHT: LOS ANGELES 1992 Back at Jobsite Theater
by Drew Eberhard - August 20, 2023

27 Characters, 1 performer, allow me to say it again...27 DIFFERENT CHARACTERS, 1 PERFORMER. Over the course of a 2 Hour span, 1 Performer has the daunting task of honing in on 27 different perspectives, different accounts of a real event. A real event that happened in 1992 but hits just as hard at ...

Review: MONTY PYTHON'S SPAMALOT at Carrollwood Cultural Center
by Deborah Bostock-Kelley - July 29, 2023

Whether you are a devoted Monty Python fan or someone seeking to escape into a silly night of theatre, Carrollwood Cultural Center's SPAMALOT is a sidesplittingly funny, masterful work that lovingly parodies the legendary Arthurian tale....

Review: New Tampa Players Present GREASE at the New Tampa Performing Arts Center
by Peter Nason - July 22, 2023

It's a hit or miss show, but the youthful cast and the new performing arts facility make it worth your while....

Review: An Epic Remount Brings New Life to LIZZIE at Jobsite Theater
by Drew Eberhard - July 16, 2023

Rage! Sex! Betrayal! Bloody Murder! Sounds like the makings of a good time right? What if the good time is focused on a retelling of myth, lore, and just pure rock & roll. ...

Review: Tampa Bay Regional Premiere of THE PROM Takes Center Stage at Mad Theatre of Tampa
by Drew Eberhard - July 16, 2023

The Prom a new musical with music by Matthew Sklar, lyrics by Chad Beguelin, and a book by Bob Martin and Chad Beguelin is based on an original concept by Jack Viertel....

Review: Bernard Slade's Same Time, Next Year at Early Bird Dinner Theater
by Drew Eberhard - June 26, 2023

Same Time, Next Year is a romantic comedy written by Bernard Slade that premiered in 1975 at the Brooks Atkinson Theatre. The plot revolves around a man and woman, George and Doris (respectively), who meet together once a year for a rendezvous over the course of 24 years despite being married to oth...

Review: THE DROWSY CHAPERONE Comes Alive at the SPC Theater
by Peter Nason - June 24, 2023

Marguerite Reed and Jeffrey Walker III lead a cast that will give you a rollicking good time!...

Review: THE GREAT AMERICAN TRAILER PARK MUSICAL at Stageworks Theatre
by Drew Eberhard - June 12, 2023

The Great American Trailer Park Musical written by David Nehls and Betsy Kelso is a two-act musical exploring relationships between the tenants of Armadillo Acres Trailer Park in Starke, Florida. Its main focus is between Pippi a “stripper on the run,” Jeannie an Agoraphobic, and Norbert, Jeannie’s ...

Review: ANNIE at Straz Center for The Performing Arts
by Drew Eberhard - June 09, 2023

Annie, is a musical based off of the 1924 comic book Little Orphan Annie written by Harold Gray. The musical features music by Charles Strouse, lyrics by Martin Charnin, and features a book written by Thomas Meehan....

Review: Tampa Repertory Theatre's Riveting Production of Arthur Miller's ALL MY SONS
by Peter Nason - June 06, 2023

Led by a top-tiered cast, Tampa Rep’s ALL MY SONS finally gives us the production that this tremendous script deserves!...

Review: A Beautiful Vision of How the Classic Tale of Oz Came to Be With OZ: A NEW MUSICAL at FreeFall Theatre Company
by Drew Eberhard - June 05, 2023

Oz: A New Musical, is an original musical exploring the genius of L. Frank Baum and his complicated relationship with his most famous creation, the Land of Oz. This is the story of a dreamer at the dawn of a new age who reinvented the fairy tale in a distinctly American way, painting an idealized an...

Review: A Stunning Take on A Classic Piece, Makes This Top-Notch ALL MY SONS One to Remember at TampaRep
by Drew Eberhard - June 03, 2023

Arthur Miller's subliminal masterpiece in a Three-Act structure All My Sons is what Miller considered his last-ditch effort at writing a commercially successful play. You see Miller's first play The Man Who Had All the Luck failed miserably on Broadway lasting a total of four performances. Miller co...

Review: Rodgers & Hammerstein's THE SOUND OF MUSIC at the Carrollwood Players
by Peter Nason - June 03, 2023

The von Trapp children will melt your heart!...

Review: JAGGED LITTLE PILL at Straz Center
by Deborah Bostock-Kelley - May 19, 2023

What did our critic think of JAFrom the outside looking in, the Healeys are seemingly the Gold Standard flawless upper-middle-class family living in the Connecticut suburbs. JAGGED LITTLE PILL begins with the mom writing the annual holiday Christmas newsletter bragging about her husband's job and he...

Review: ALANIS MORISSETTE'S JAGGED LITTLE PILL Will Leave You Breathless At Straz Center
by Drew Eberhard - May 17, 2023

Jagged Little Pill, is the latest “Jukebox Musical,” in a rather long line of “Jukebox Musicals,” to make it on Broadway and then tour in recent years. With music by Alanis Morissette, book by Diablo Cody, and additional music by Michael Farrell and Guy Sigsworth, the show traverses the iconic lands...

Review: A BOLD AND TWISTED TAKE ON THE LEWIS CARROLL CLASSIC, ALICE GETS THE JOBSITE TREATMENT at JOBSITE THEATER
by Drew Eberhard - May 15, 2023

If its the weird and somewhat twisted that you seek...if you find entertainment in exploring a warped sense of fantasy, then look no further than the genius that is the Ensemble Company of Jobsite Theater. Ever since its production of Shockheaded Peter, Jobsite has harnessed a niche in the realm of...

Review: David Mamet's REVENGE OF THE SPACE PANDAS OR BINKY RUDICH AND THE TWO SPEED CLOCK at Off-Central Players
by Drew Eberhard - May 15, 2023

Mamet’s full-length comedy penned to appeal to young audiences premiered in 1978 at the Town Hall Performing Arts Center in Flushing, Queens a borough of New York City. The plot is messy, convoluted, and at some times almost mind-warping. The story follows the adventures of Binky Rudich, his friend...

Review: SINGLE WIDE SAVIOR at the TAMPA FRINGE FESTIVAL
by Peter Nason - May 14, 2023

A mostly improvised affair, it does the soul good, no matter what your religious leanings....

Review: Laila Lee's LIGHT BRINGER 2: THE CHASE at the TAMPA FRINGE FESTIVAL
by Peter Nason - May 13, 2023

Ms. Lee gets a friend request from herself, and then her world spins into a living nightmare....

Review: JON BENNETT: AMERICAN'T Is a Triumph at the TAMPA FRINGE FESTIVAL
by Peter Nason - May 13, 2023

The Aussie comedian packs quite a punch with his latest!...

Review: Jem Rolls' MAXIMUM CRUSOE at the 7th Annual TAMPA FRINGE FESTIVAL
by Peter Nason - May 13, 2023

Maximum entertainment in the hands of a master storyteller....