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.
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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!
Review: Theatre eXceptional's INTO THE NIGHT at the Tampa Fringe Will Make Your Heart Sing
A wonderful cast, led by Nicole Jeannine Smith and Ryan Prince, brings this sweet show to life, another treasure at the Fringe.
Review: NEIL SIMON'S ROSE &WALSH WILL STIR THE SOUL AND WARM THE HEART at FreeFall Theatre Company
As the final play written by the great Neil Simon, Rose & Walsh previously entitled Rose’s Dilemma ran in Los Angeles and Off-Broadway in 2003.
Review: Spanish Lyric Theatre's Production of Lin-Manuel Miranda's IN THE HEIGHTS Roars with Energy
Doug Buffaloe, Elizabeth Sierra Cabrera and a marvelous ensemble stand out in a musical that's wonderfully alive.
Review: STRANGE GIRLS at the Tampa Fringe with Bridget Bean, Dawn Truax, Laila Lee and Madison LeVine
Some of the monologues are more gripping than others, but they are all captivating.
Review: Matthew Belopavlovich's GOING TO THE TOP at the Tampa Fringe
Based on real life events, it's a coming out story that needs to be expanded to be able to feel the full emotional weight.
Review: Taryn Lumia and Todd William Donovan Dazzle in the Tarpon Arts Production of Disney's BEAUTY AND THE BEAST
It's mostly a beauty of a production with some beastly issues that get in the way.
Review: RAJIV JOSEPH'S ANIMALS OUT OF PAPER PROVES TO BE A MASTERCLASS FOLLOWING A 4 YEAR HIATUS at JOBSITE THEATER
In its complexities of storytelling, we find a narrative grounded in teacher-student relationships that surround the 100-minute One-Act currently onstage at the Shimberg Playhouse at Tampa’s Straz Center.
Review: NUNSENSE A-MEN Proves to Be a Confession Full of Laughs, and Just What We Needed at Straz Center for The Performing Arts
Nunsense premiered off-Broadway in 1985 with music, lyrics, and a book by Dan Goggin.
Review: Amiri Baraka/Leroi Jones' DUTCHMAN Is a Powerful Punch in the Gut at American Stage
Led by a visionary, risk-taking director, Erica Sutherlin, this important work will rattle you to your core.
Review: Stephen Sondheim's SUNDAY IN THE PARK WITH GEORGE Thrills at the Marcia P. Hoffman School of the Arts at Ruth Eckerd Hall
What did our critic think? Chris Cavazza as George and Lindsey Fabian as Dot are stellar in this production of one of Sondheim's most uncompromising shows.
Review: Party Hearty Like It's 1985 with THE WEDDING SINGER at the Carrollwood Players
It's a feel-good retro-musical set in the era of Miami Vice jackets and Flock of Seagulls haircuts, parachute pants and Rubik's Cubes.
Review: Young Performers Shine in LES MISERABLES, SCHOOL EDITION at the Tota Music and Theatre Conservatory
A heartbreaking and potent production featuring students who prove that the future of the performing arts is in good hands!
Review: Attend the Tale of Stephen Sondheim's Masterpiece at SPC: SWEENEY TODD: THE DEMON BARBER OF FLEET STREET
Director Scott Cooper has done it again with this incredible production!
BWW Review: 25TH ANNUAL PUTNAM COUNTY SPELLING BEE SHINES at STAGEWORKS THEATRE
Every so often in our lives along comes a musical full of heart.
BWW Review: John Patrick Shanley's THE DREAMER EXAMINES HIS PILLOW Delivers a Captivating Blow of Reality at Tampa Rep
John Patrick Shanley’s The Dreamer Examines His Pillow, is a complex and intricate story that dives not only into the depths of our subconscious but boldly sits on the surface level of our emotions as well.
BWW Review: Arts in Motion Presents an Adorable SHREK THE MUSICAL at the PHSC Instructional Performing Arts Center in Wesley Chapel
Director Mitchell Gonzalez leads his young cast in bringing to life this audience favorite.
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Bat Boy: The Musical Carrollwood Cultural Center (10/16-10/25) |
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TMI presents 'War of the Worlds' Carrollwood Cultural Center (2/20-2/21) |
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Golden Girls The Laughs Continue Ruth Eckerd Hall (10/24-10/24) VIDEOS |
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Tampa Metropolitan Improv (TMI) Carrollwood Cultural Center (12/18-12/18) |
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Lemons Lemons Lemons Lemons Lemons Carrollwood Cultural Center (5/14-5/23) |
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O.A.R. at St Augustine Amphitheatre St Augustine Amphitheatre (11/14-11/14) |
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The Wash Powerstories Theatre (10/01-10/11) |
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Tampa Metropolitan Improv (TMI) Carrollwood Cultural Center (11/20-11/20) |
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Rush at Hard Rock Live Hard Rock Live (11/05-11/06) |
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Peter and the Starcatcher Shimberg Playhouse, Straz Center for the Performing Arts (11/05-11/22) |
