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BWW Review: LIE, CHEAT AND GENUFLECT by Billy Van Zandt and Jane Milmore at the Carrollwood Players
It's like 'Some Like It Hot' meets 'Nuns on the Run!'...
BWW Review: Eight O'Clock Theatre Presents HOW TO SUCCEED IN BUSINESS WITHOUT REALLY TRYING
A very good production of one of the greatest musicals of all time....
BWW Review: Robert Caisley's Updated, Trumped-Up Take on Moliere's TARTUFFE at American Stage
It's funny, biting and scary, but will it be as humorous after Election Day?...
BWW Review: Jobsite Theater's LIZZIE: A KILLER ROCK MUSICAL at the Jaeb - It's To Die For!
The leading ladies sing their hearts out in this incredibly dark, hard rockin' musical treat....
BWW Interview: Britt Michael Gordon of ASSASSINS at FreeFall Theatre
I have what I like to call 'theatre crushes;' gender nonspecific affections that occur whenever I see a stage performance that greatly interests or moves me to the point where I want to see everything that actor does for the rest of their career. I'm unashamedly open about these reasons for theatric...
BWW Review: Stageworks Theatre Presents Charles Busch's PSYCHO BEACH PARTY
Zachary Hines, Matthew McGee & Ricky Cona are the Holy Trinity of Camp in this fun-fun-fun production....
BWW Review: Stephen Sondheim's ASSASSINS at freeFall Theatre is Darkly Funny & Terrifyingly Timely
One of the darkest musicals ever gets an A+ treatment at freeFall, thanks to an outstanding cast and director....
BWW Review: Former US Army Captain Laura Westley's WAR VIRGIN: MY JOURNEY OF REPRESSION, TEMPTATION AND LIBERATION
It's 'Spring Awakening' meets 'The Hurt Locker,' with 'South Park'-like humor thrown in for good measure....
BWW Review: The Kids Aren't Alright in SPRING AWAKENING
When did you learn about sex? How? Who told you about 'the birds and the bees,' 'making a baby,' 'when two people really love one another'? I'm not sure where I picked it up, though I'm fairly certain it wasn't from my parents. The gag reflex rising in my throat even at the thought makes me certain ...
BWW Review: Miraculous Rebecca Dines in David Lindsay-Abaire's Powerful GOOD PEOPLE at American Stage
Director Stephanie Gularte leads a brilliant ensemble in an astounding season opener....
BWW Review: freeFall Theatre's THE PIRATES OF PENZANCE Is Out of This World Fun
Gilbert and Sullivan meets 80's synth-pop and 'Star Wars' in this brilliant adaptation by Eric Davis and Michael Raabe....
BWW Review: Carly Mensch's NOW CIRCA THEN at the Silver Meteor Gallery
The talents of Nick Hoop and Marlene Peralta are showcased in this comedy-drama....
BWW Review: Multi-Talented Mary Olive Gauthier in CSA's Production of NEXT TO NORMAL
Can a group of talented teenagers make this adult musical work?...
BWW Review: Set & Costumes the Stars of NTP's Production of Disney's BEAUTY AND THE BEAST
A well-done production that is a feast for the eyes....
BWW Review: Ruth Eckerd Hall's Marcia P. Hoffman School of the Arts Presents THE LITTLE MERMAID
The powerhouse Courteney McClutchy and the lovely Katie Davis lead the cast in this enjoyable version of the classic Disney musical....
BWW Review: Wondrous Ensemble in THE PITMEN PAINTERS at American Stage
Lee Hall's play ends the American Stage season with a bang; it's a lovely production....
BWW Review: Mark Chambers Impresses as Truman Capote in TRU at The Studio 620
Chambers channels Capote and gives an incredibly strong performance....
BWW Review: History Comes Alive with Eight O'Clock Theatre's Winning 1776: THE MUSICAL
EOT proves once again that they are several notches above other community theatres; this is one terrific show where everything comes together....
BWW Review: Love and Obligation are at War in TIME STANDS STILL
TIME STANDS STILL is the story of Sarah, a photojournalist injured while covering the war in Iraq, and her boyfriend, James, a foreign correspondent who had left Iraq prior to Sarah's accident. We meet them shortly after Sarah's return from a hospital in Germany, and we quickly learn that there was ...
BWW Review: Riveting Joanna Sycz in Jobsite Theater's TIME STANDS STILL at the Shimberg Playhouse
A fine cast led by Sycz's haunting portrayal of a photo-journalist brings to life this incisive play....
BWW Review: Patel Conservatory's LES MISERABLES, SCHOOL EDITION at the TECO Theater
The classic mammoth musical is given a Grade-A treatment by 42 talented students, ages eight to nineteen....
BWW Review: Tampa Rep's Brave, Epic Production of Eugene O'Neill's Masterpiece, THE ICEMAN COMETH
Ned Averill-Snell as Hickey brilliantly leads a strong cast in bringing this mammoth show to life....
BWW Review: freeFall Theatre's Exquisite THE LIGHT IN THE PIAZZA
Melissa Minyard, Kelly Pekar and Nick Lerew shine in this beautiful production....
BWW Review: M.A.D. Theatre of Tampa's Edgy CABARET Is More Pertinent Now Than Ever
Aaron Castle as the Emcee and Lauren Buglioli as Sally Bowles shine in this memorable, devastating show....
BWW Review: American Stage in the Park Presents MONTY PYTHON'S SPAMALOT
Michael Ray, Chris Crawford and Scott Daniel dazzle in this hilarious musical....
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