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TAMPA THEATER REVIEWS

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Review: American Stage in the Park's Production of HAIR

Review: American Stage in the Park's Production of HAIR

by Peter Nason — March 30, 2025
Beads! Flowers! Freedom! Happiness!...
Review: Jobsite Theater Presents Martin McDonagh's THE PILLOWMAN at the Shimberg Play

Review: Jobsite Theater Presents Martin McDonagh's THE PILLOWMAN at the Shimberg Playhouse

by Peter Nason — March 22, 2025
Harrowing & Hilarious, the play's comedy is pitch black and the show itself is pitch perfect....
Review: Mark E. Leib's WHEN THE RIGHTEOUS TRIUMPH at the Jaeb Theater

Review: Mark E. Leib's WHEN THE RIGHTEOUS TRIUMPH at the Jaeb Theater

by Peter Nason — March 16, 2025
It's a celebration of our city and local black history, marvelously acted in a thrill ride of a show....
Review: Robert Harling's STEEL MAGNOLIAS at the Carrollwood Cultural Center

Review: Robert Harling's STEEL MAGNOLIAS at the Carrollwood Cultural Center

by Peter Nason — March 15, 2025
A stellar cast brings its A-game to this wonderful, tight production....
Review: A Blistering, Searing No-Holds-Barred Thriller Takes Center Stage with Martin

Review: A Blistering, Searing No-Holds-Barred Thriller Takes Center Stage with Martin Mcdonagh’s THE PILLOWMAN at Jobsite Theater

by Drew Eberhard — March 14, 2025
This evening, or rather last evening, during their “Final Preview,” I was once again regaled to my seat with baited breath as I waited for the lights to fall on McDonagh’s masterpiece and, forthrightly, my favorite play, The Pillowman....
Review: A Timely & Much-Needed HAIRSPRAY at the Carrollwood Players

Review: A Timely & Much-Needed HAIRSPRAY at the Carrollwood Players

by Peter Nason — March 5, 2025
Now that we are a quarter of the way through the 21st Century, the serious debate can begin: What is the best stage musical of this century so far? There are several contenders, including The Producers, Hamilton, Waitress, Wicked, Spring Awakening, Fun Home, Next to Normal and In the Heights. High o...
Review: DISENCHANTED! at Straz' Jaeb Theatre

Review: DISENCHANTED! at Straz' Jaeb Theatre

by Deborah Bostock-Kelley — March 1, 2025
Every princess delivers powerful notes that could shatter glass, making each number a thrilling experience. Playwrights Dennis Giacino and Fiely Matias' were in the audience, and it was as much fun watching them react to the actors as it was for this reviewer to watch the show and introduce her best...
Review: Stephen Sondheim's ROAD SHOW at freeFall

Review: Stephen Sondheim's ROAD SHOW at freeFall

by Peter Nason — February 22, 2025
Sondheim deserves the best, and that's what freeFall has certainly delivered!...
Review: Land O Lakes High School’s Production of MEAN GIRLS: THE MUSICAL

Review: Land O Lakes High School’s Production of MEAN GIRLS: THE MUSICAL

by Peter Nason — February 17, 2025
After experiencing it, and after the cast and crew put on one hell of a show, I just couldn’t shake my disdain for the actual material.   It sometimes seemed unworthy of these delightful performers....
Review: A Dazzling, Sparkling, Spectacle, Makes A BEAUTIFUL NOISE at Straz Center

Review: A Dazzling, Sparkling, Spectacle, Makes A BEAUTIFUL NOISE at Straz Center

by Drew Eberhard — February 14, 2025
A Beautiful Noise is a Jukebox musical centered around Neil Diamond’s life, times, and music. It celebrated its Opening Night on Broadway at the Broadhurst Theatre on December 4, 2022. Garnering much acclaim, the musical grossed more than $1 million at the Box Office leading up to its official ope...
Review: MAD Theatre of Tampa Presents ROCK OF AGES at the Shimberg Playhouse in the S

Review: MAD Theatre of Tampa Presents ROCK OF AGES at the Shimberg Playhouse in the Straz Center

by Peter Nason — January 19, 2025
It's a balls to the walls, big-hearted but empty-headed jukebox musical that celebrates the 1980s hair bands. Guaranteed to make you escape the world's current tumult!...
Review: THE CHER SHOW at Straz Center

Review: THE CHER SHOW at Straz Center

by Deborah Bostock-Kelley — January 17, 2025
Whether you're a lifelong fan or new to Cher's legacy, The Cher Show, currently running at the Straz Center through this Sunday, is a musical that doesn't just celebrate her life—it captures the enduring spirit and resilience of one of the greatest icons of our time, making it an unforgettable the...
Review: A Look Back at the Best of 2024; Thank God for Local Theatre

Review: A Look Back at the Best of 2024; Thank God for Local Theatre

by Peter Nason — December 31, 2024
Local theatre saved me in 2024, which turned out to be an extremely rocky year--with statewide and national political maelstroms and two hurricanes hitting our area weeks apart....
Review: USHERING IN THE HOLIDAYS WITH ITS A WONDERFUL LIFE: A LIVE RADIO PLAY at Tamp

Review: USHERING IN THE HOLIDAYS WITH ITS A WONDERFUL LIFE: A LIVE RADIO PLAY at TampaRep

by Drew Eberhard — December 8, 2024
What did our critic think of USHERING IN THE HOLIDAYS WITH ITS A WONDERFUL LIFE: A LIVE RADIO PLAY at TampaRep?...
Review: Arts in Motion's Production of DISNEY'S BEAUTY AND THE BEAST at the IPAC

Review: Arts in Motion's Production of DISNEY'S BEAUTY AND THE BEAST at the IPAC

by Peter Nason — November 24, 2024
A young cast brings Disney's most iconic musical to life, led by two scene-stealers: Larkin Mainwaring as Madame de la Grande Bouche and (especially) Ruby Ricardo as a boisterous LeFou....
Review: USF School of Theatre & Dance Presents Bertolt Brecht's THE RESISTIBLE RISE O

Review: USF School of Theatre & Dance Presents Bertolt Brecht's THE RESISTIBLE RISE OF ARTURO UI

by Peter Nason — November 23, 2024
Cody Farkas is stunning as the title character in Brecht's frightening and funny work....
Review: ALL'S WELL: A STEAMPUNK MUSICAL at The Royal Knight Stage Company of RRHS

Review: ALL'S WELL: A STEAMPUNK MUSICAL at The Royal Knight Stage Company of RRHS

by Peter Nason — November 10, 2024
A marvelous cast of River Ridge students breathes the Bard to life!...
Review: GOREY STORIES is a Haunting Delight for Spooky Season...The Perfect Treat at

Review: GOREY STORIES is a Haunting Delight for Spooky Season...The Perfect Treat at Jobsite Theater

by Drew Eberhard — October 28, 2024
Jobsite Theater once again dives headfirst into a world only they know how to portray. A world reveling in the strange, the unorthodox, and yet proving to be a masterclass of all things twisted and warped. This production which harkens back to their production of Shockheaded Peter, a few seasons bac...
Review: Erica Garraffa Brings Laura Nyro to Life in SOUL PICNIC: A CELEBRATION OF LAU

Review: Erica Garraffa Brings Laura Nyro to Life in SOUL PICNIC: A CELEBRATION OF LAURA NYRO

by Peter Nason — October 27, 2024
There is no one in pop and rock like Laura Nyro, and Erica Garraffa is spellbinding as the great singer-songwriter....
Review: EVIL DEAD: THE MUSICAL, Is Campy, Killer Fun at WestCoast Players Theatre

Review: EVIL DEAD: THE MUSICAL, Is Campy, Killer Fun at WestCoast Players Theatre

by Drew Eberhard — October 22, 2024
Somewhere in a world on a road less traveled, between the likes of The Rocky Horror Picture Show, American Psycho, Carrie, and the more recently conceptualized Beetlejuice lies the twisted campy world in which the characters of Evil Dead the Musical reside. First performed in 2003 in Toronto, this c...
Review: The USF School of Theatre & Dance Presents the Breathtaking FUGITIVE SONGS

Review: The USF School of Theatre & Dance Presents the Breathtaking FUGITIVE SONGS

by Peter Nason — October 5, 2024
A song cycle featuring six incredibly talented actors. Not to be missed!...
Review: Suncoast Broadway Dinner Theatre Presents Kander & Ebb's Stunning CHICAGO

Review: Suncoast Broadway Dinner Theatre Presents Kander & Ebb's Stunning CHICAGO

by Peter Nason — September 28, 2024
You'll be hard-pressed to find a better production of this iconic musical!...
Review: LAUNCHING THEIR 26TH SEASON INTO THE STRATOSPHERE WITH SELINA FILLINGER'S POT

Review: LAUNCHING THEIR 26TH SEASON INTO THE STRATOSPHERE WITH SELINA FILLINGER'S POTUS at JOBSITE THEATER

by Drew Eberhard — September 7, 2024
Alice Paul...remember her? In 1920, she was THE WOMAN, THE SUFFRAGIST, who secured the right to vote for women, and wrote the unratified Equal Rights Amendment. Further explanation of her movement can be found in the recent musical Suffs, Shaina Taub’s musical which more recently won Best Book of ...
Review: The Carrollwood Players Production of ANNIE

Review: The Carrollwood Players Production of ANNIE

by Peter Nason — September 7, 2024
It has a lot going for it, but it's a hit and miss affair, with moments that make us soar and moments that make us cringe....
Review: A BLISTERING “BLACKBIRD,” WILL LEAVE YOU BREATHLESS at THE OFF-CENTRAL PL

Review: A BLISTERING “BLACKBIRD,” WILL LEAVE YOU BREATHLESS at THE OFF-CENTRAL PLAYERS

by Drew Eberhard — September 6, 2024
In researching and marinating the events that played out in my head following the opening night performance of the Off-Central Player’s production of David Harrower’s Blackbird, I ran across this quote. The quote in which I will speak about is actually fitting to the play itself. I’m going to ...
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