TAMPA THEATER REVIEWS

A great set and some strong performances can't save a mundane script and some serious pacing issues....

It takes you on a fast-moving elevator ride from the party-hardy highs of the Eighties club scene to the crash-landing lows of the morning after....

If you want to have a few laughs with a story that takes a contemporary look at dating in 2015, "FIRST DATE" is the new little musical for you!...

Despite some flaws, this is a riveting production with immersion staging that puts us right there in the jury room....

The production is of such high quality that oftentimes we forget that MAD is a community theatre....

It's a light-hearted romp with four actors playing every role. Underneath the sweetness and humor lies a deep, heart-warming view of love and marriage equality....

It will be your loss to miss this incredible show with a top-flight cast that nails every word, every pause, every moment. RADIO GOLF is a spellbinding experience....

A heartfelt, entertaining show from one of the best community theaters in the Tampa area....

This is a tremendous show, filled with lots of dark humor and plenty of tears. It's a wonderfully written play that has found a venue (and talented cast) where it gets to beautifully shine....

The latest work by husband and wife team Morello & Gilhooley may have mixed results, but we should thank the fine folks at Gypsy Stage for bringing original local works like this to light....

This is an eye-popping, slam dunk production, with a star turn by Giles Davies as Malvolio that leaves the audience in hysterics....

I'm prepared to lose friends as I type this, but I'm actually not a huge of Will S. Perhaps attending a Shakespeare camp in my youth would've lead me in a different path, but in the past I'd spend so much time sifting through and interpreting the language, that the overall impact of the story was lo...

David Mann is astonishing as Scrooge in this Dickens masterpiece, brought to life by the miraculous team at freeFall Theatre....

Just in time for the Christmas and Hanukkah seasons, this show is a real charmer, a perfect stocking stuffer to help get you in the holiday spirit....

And if you like 'DIRTY DANCING', the film, this stage version is indeed a 'cinematic' stage production....

It features top-notched performances by some of our area's finest actors, including Glenn Gover who steals the entire show from the rest of the talented cast and gives one of the year's best performances....

The production has some shaky moments, but it soon settles into a wonderful, captivating show with a stunning performance of 'I Will Cover You (Reprise)' that is an out-of-the-park home run....

This is a show where everything comes together--acting, set design, sound, direction and that wonderful script. This is as good as community theatre gets....

Under the direction of David Jenkins, Busch's campy brand of depravity was perfectly executed on Jobsite's set. Brian Smallheer's minimalistic set design engages the eye just enough, while allowing the players to retain the audience's attention....

Zachary Hines shines in a performance that could be considered a master class in camp....

A new theatre company tackles this teenage view of the Holocaust, set in both the 1990's and the 1940's. It's like 'Night and Fog' as written by John Hughes....

If you like classic fairytales with a new, comedic, contemporary twist, Rodgers + Hammerstein's "CINDERELLA" is the show for you, and the entire family!...

Two actors in top form capture the spirit of Rudolf Nureyev and Jamie Wyeth in a wonderfully intimate production that needs to be seen during its brief run....

Despite some issues, it's best to surrender to the show's madcap hilarity, marvelous set and memorable characters....

This beautifully surreal production of INTO THE WOODS is the finest production of a Sondheim musical I have had the pleasure of seeing on the stage....