Review: THE NIGHT BEFORE is the Perfect Gift at FreeFall Theatre Company
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Review: THE ROAD TO HELL IS A BEAUTIFUL RELEVANT JOURNEY WITH HADESTOWN at Straz Center For The Performing Arts
Yes, the Holiday Season is once again upon us.
Review: Kander & Ebb's Brilliant, Terrifically Terrifying CABARET at the Asolo Rep
It's a technical marvel from all aspects, with an outstanding cast beautifully directed by Josh Rhodes.
Review: GEORGE C WOLFE'S “THE COLORED MUSEUM” ON EXHIBIT at American Stage
The Colored Museum a play with music was written by George C.
Review: Caryl Churchill's A NUMBER at Studio Grand Central
A Number written by British Playwright Caryl Churchill first premiered in September of 2002 at the Royal Court Theatre in London, England.
Review: Rick Elise's Wildly Inventive PETER AND THE STARCATCHER at the Stage West Playhouse
An all-star ensemble with Ryan Bintz soaring to the top as the evil Black Stache!
Review: Lucas Hnath's A DOLL'S HOUSE PART 2 at Tampa Repertory Theatre
Playwright Lucas Hnath was born and raised in Orlando, Florida.
Review: SIX! THE MUSICAL SPARKLES AND DAZZLES at Straz Center For The Performing Arts
On Tuesday evening a packed house at Carol Morsani Hall at Tampa, Florida's Straz Center for the Performing Arts sat waiting in anticipation for the Broadway Season Opener SIX to begin.
Review: Arthur Miller's ALL MY SONS Proves to Be a Relevant Classic at Berkley Preparatory School
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.
Review: THE DROWSY CHAPERONE is Anything but Drowsy at MAD Theatre of Tampa
The Drowsy Chaperone is a musical comedy, about a musical within a comedy, featuring music and lyrics by Lisa Lambert and Greg Morrison.
Review: A Powerful Production of Arthur Miller's THE CRUCIBLE at Palm Harbor University High School
In 2022, it's more pertinent and scary now than ever!
Review: Steven Dietz Adaptation Of The Bram Stoker Classic DRACULA Commands the Stage in True Gothic-Noir Fashion at Jobsite Theater
Dracula, a novel written by Bram Stoker and published in 1897, became Stoker’s most definitive work.
Review: STEVE MARTIN'S ABSURDIST PICASSO AT THE LAPIN AGILE TAKES CENTER STAGE at JOBSITE THEATER
Anyone who has any grasp on popular culture knows of, or has heard of Comedic Actor Steve Martin.
Review: A Cute FIRST DATE at the Carrollwood Cultural Center
Craig Ruska and Kara Doyle endear as the leads in this small-scale slice of life musical.
Review: Jobsite Theater Presents Steve Martin's Absurdist Comedy PICASSO AT THE LAPIN AGILE at the Shimberg
Albert Einstein meets Pablo Picasso (as well as some surprise guests) in this hilarious but sometimes forced comedy.
Review: J. Elijah Cho Channels Mickey Rooney in the Delightful, Hilarious and Moving One Man Show, MR. YUNIOSHI, at Urbanite Theatre (and freeFall Sept. 15-18)
In a clever twist, Cho, an Asian actor, plays the white Hollywood star who, in 'Breakfast at TifFany's,' played every Asian stereotype as Mr.
Review: THE COLOR PURPLE: THE MUSICAL is an Exquisite Masterpiece at Stageworks Theatre
From the moment the lights descended on the stage at 1120 E Kennedy Blvd.
Review: GREEN DAY'S AMERICAN IDIOT Snaps, Crackles and Rocks at American Stage
Amazing songs and a strong cast can't mask the fact that American Stage is a peculiar venue to house Green Day's riotous punk masterwork.
Review: AVENUE Q At Straz Center Proves That Puppets, Like People, Can Have A Whole Lot Of Heart
Avenue Q, a musical comedy featuring puppets controlled by human actors premiered off-Broadway at the Vineyard Theatre in 2003.
Review: Lab Theater Project Presents Owen Robertson's CREATING MONSTERS, A New Take on Mary Shelley's Creation of Frankenstein
It's structurally a mess, but well worth your time to explore.
Review: An Experimentally Avant-Garde Staging of Jonathan Larson's RENT at Eight O'Clock Theatre
Jonathan Larson a name synonymous with American Musical Theatre in the 90s penned this phenom of a Musical based on the Puccini Opera La Boheme.
Review: MATT HARMON'S EXHILARATING AND POIGNANT “EXHIBITS IN THE ZOO” at ThinkTankTYA
Matt Harmon’s Exhibits in the Zoo displays what life was like for people prior to the Holocaust living out their days in the confines of the Warsaw Ghetto.
Review: Latoya McCormick and Topher Warren Rock the House in Eight O'Clock Theatre's Production of Jonathan Larson's RENT
The musical is all over the place, but key performances make this one show to go out of your way to see.
Review: SELINA FILLINGER'S SOMETHING CLEAN at Studio Grand Central
These questions and more are the thoughts that fill my mind upon exiting the theatre following the opening night of Studio Grand Central’s Second Season opener Something Clean by Selina Fillinger.
Review: Stephen Sondheim's INTO THE WOODS at the Marcia P. Hoffman School of the Arts at Ruth Eckerd Hall Is Filled with an Abundance of Heart and Soul
The wonderful young cast makes this show feel entirely fresh and new!
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Ken Ludwig's Dear Jack, Dear Louise Shimberg Playhouse, Straz Center for the Performing Arts (7/09-7/26) |
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Schoolhouse Rock Live! Carrollwood Cultural Center (7/17-7/26) |
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R.U.R. (Rossum's Universal Robots) Carrollwood Cultural Center (8/22-8/23) |
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A Night With Janis Joplin American Stage Theatre Company (9/16-10/11) |
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Penelope Jobsite Theater (8/19-9/06) |
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Goo Goo Dolls at MidFlorida Credit Union Amphitheatre MidFlorida Credit Union Amphitheatre (8/24-8/24) |
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Spoon River Anthology: Voices from the Dead TheatreFor (7/31-8/09) |
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Rush at Hard Rock Live Hard Rock Live (11/05-11/06) |
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The Gods of Comedy Carrollwood Players Theatre (8/14-8/30) |
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Hamilton (Angelica Company) Straz Center [Carol Morsani Hall] (10/21-11/08) |