Jim Wolfe

Review: The Manatee Players Present EVITA by Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice
by Peter Nason - May 11, 2025

I thought everyone had heard of Evita, a show that I consider Andrew Lloyd Webber’s finest work.  But in the lobby of the Manatee Performing Arts Center, just before the Saturday night performance of Evita began, a middle-aged couple walked up to me.

Review: A Powerful PARADE Sparks the Conversation at Manatee Players
by Drew Eberhard - Mar 10, 2024

From the moment the lights dim to the opening chords of the Prologue, the audience knew they were in for a treat. A haunting and stirring rendition of The Old Red Hills of Home, led by young actor Elijah Zurek as the Young Soldier, will have you in a chokehold from the very start.

BWW Review: JOSEPH AND THE AMAZING TECHNICOLOR DREAMCOAT at The Players Centre
by Carolan Trbovich - Oct 1, 2019

The Players Centre Goes Technicolor for 90th Birthday