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BWW Review: Annie Baker's Brilliant Pulitzer Prize Winning THE FLICK at Jobsite Theater is a Movie Lover's Dream Play
It's the most fun I've had at the theater since...well, since the last Annie Baker play I've seen....
BWW Review: BROADWAY BENT: VILLIANS STEP INTO THE BAD SIDE at The Studio At Carrollwood Cultural Center
Performed in The Studio at Carrollwood Cultural Center, BROADWAY BENT: VILLIANS was a celebration of the most despicable, evil, contemptable characters in the history of Broadway....
BWW Review: Highs and Lows at the Short Play Competition at the Tampa Bay Theatre Festival
Deb Kelley's '11:11,' Lisa VillaMil's 'Hearsay' and Kevin Michael Wesson's 'No Hole, No Soul' stand out as the best of the competition....
BWW Review: GOOD TIMES ABOUND AT SMOKEY JOE'S CAFE at Show Palace Dinner Theatre
From the first note of In The Neighborhood coming from the fire escape on the side stage to the incredible finale of Stand By Me, center stage in front of a door stoop, only one word could describe the high-energy, powerhouse performances in Smokey Joe's Cafe: The Songs of Leiber and Stoller at Show...
BWW Review: Lots of Energy and Heart in New Tampa Players' Production of THE WIZ
Tron Montgomery as Scarecrow, Thomas Williams as Tin Man and Michael Jo'Mae as Lion help turn this into a stunningly entertaining show....
BWW Review: One Hell of a Good Time at freeFall Theatre's Production of David Adjmi's MARIE ANTOINETTE
I've never had so much fun on the road to a beheading. ...
BWW Review: Innovocative Theatre, A New Theatre Company, Debuts with David Auburn's PROOF
A satisfying play with strong performances and a great script....
BWW Review: A CHORUS LINE CAST IS ONE SINGULAR SENSATION at Eight O' Clock Theatre
A CHORUS LINE CAST IS ONE SINGULAR SENSATION at Eight O' Clock Theatre. A Chorus Line is not often seen in community theatre because it requires multiple triple-threats - singers, dancers and actors in one talented package. Fortunately, director James Grenelle and assistant director Rocco Morabito ...
BWW Review: The Bay Area Premiere of Laura Eason's Meaningful, Timely SEX WITH STRANGERS at American Stage
With fine acting by Carey Urban and Ben Williamson, it captures life in the 2010's like few other plays....
BWW Review: The St. Petersburg Opera Company Presents Stephen Sondheim's INTO THE WOODS at the Palladium
Some performances and strong (perhaps too strong) orchestration aren't enough to save this odd production of a classic musical....
BWW Review: SHORTS PLAYS WRITTEN AND ON STAGE A DAY LATER at 4x6 FEST At CL Space
EIGHT SHORTS PLAYS WERE WRITTEN AND ON STAGE A DAY LATER at 4x6 Fest At CL Space...
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 Review: A FARTING BELCHING OGRE WILL STEAL YOUR HEART at Dreamhouse Theatre
A FARTING BELCHING OGRE WILL STEAL YOUR HEART at Dreamhouse Theatre. This show has it all - part twisted fairytale, part irreverent fun....
BWW Review: Sharr White's Thought-Provoking THE OTHER PLACE at Tampa Rep
A smart, sharply executed production of an exceptionally written play. ...
BWW Review: The Tarpon Arts One Act Plays Festival at the Tarpon Springs Performing Arts Center
You'll find some hits, some misses, but all with something to offer....
BWW Review: A Chilling Benjamin T. Ismail Haunts Ayad Akhtar's THE INVISIBLE HAND at American Stage
It's 'Zero Dark Thirty' meets 'The Big Short.'...
BWW Review: Ned Averill-Snell Stands Out in Jobsite Theater's Fine Production of Israel Horovitz's GLOUCESTER BLUE
Averill-Snell's performance is dizzying in its brilliant unpredictability. The show is, too....
BWW Review: TMI - LIVE RADIO SHOW OF DECADE'S PAST DEBUTS at Urban Phoenix
TMI - LIVE RADIO SHOW OF DECADE'S PAST DEBUTS at Urban Phoenix to laughter, groans, and more laugher....
BWW Review: THE NEXT CHARLES…. DICKENS OR MANSON at Crowbar
A timely and dark reflection on a school shooting, 47 REASONS TO LIVE will not leave you like some performances do. It will cause the reflections, the discussions, the remembrances of over 200 school shootings since 2013 and pose the question, how do we fix a broken child....
BWW Review: A Fun Stageworks Journey to AVENUE Q
Funny and serious, cynical and heartwarming at the same time, it's extremely enjoyable but offers nothing new or revelatory....
BWW Review: Lots of Heart and Laughs at American Stage in the Park's HAIRSPRAY
Allyson Pace brilliantly inhabits the role of Tracy Turnblad in this sure-footed, fun, energetic production of the iconic musical....
BWW Review: VANYA AND SONIA AND MASHA AND SPIKE IS DARK NEUROTIC COMEDY at West Coast Players
ANYA AND SONIA AND MASHA AND SPIKE IS DARK NEUROTIC COMEDY at West Coast Players about regrets and the road not taken....
BWW Review: TRAILER PARK TRIALS AND TRIBULATIONS at Show Palace Dinner Theatre
THE GREAT AMERICAN TRAILER PARK MUSICAL is expertly directed by Matthew Belopavlovich and Steven Jones, also the choreographer. Matty Colonna, who also plays Duke, is the music director. This show is a triple win for the three men....
BWW Reviews: BIANCA DEL RIO Keeps Hilarious Rolodex of Hate Spinning
Drag queen phenomenon Bianca Del Rio spent nearly two hours exploring her infamous 'rolodex of hate' to Tampa's receptive crowd, still managing to shock and surprise in her tour's final legs....
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