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Review: Arts in Motion's Production of DISNEY'S BEAUTY AND THE BEAST at the IPAC
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 OF ARTURO UI
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
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 Jobsite Theater
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 LAURA NYRO
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
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
A song cycle featuring six incredibly talented actors. Not to be missed!...
Review: Suncoast Broadway Dinner Theatre Presents Kander & Ebb's Stunning CHICAGO
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 POTUS at JOBSITE THEATER
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
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 PLAYERS
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 ...
Review: The Tampa Bay Theatre Festival's 2024 Short Play Competition
It's a hit and miss affair, showcasing some of the best playwrights in Tampa Bay....
Review: A Thrilling Take on a Life We Never Knew With THRICE TO MINE at Jobsite Theater
Though Shakespeare’s Tragedy is often regaled as one of the “Greatest Tragedies ever written,” it does little if any true accounts behind the people these characters actually were. Regarded as being steeped in its history, one of Shakespeare’s most popular plays is actually founded in lore, ...
Review: A WORLD PREMIERE ABOUT THE MOTHER OF ALL MUSICALS WITH FABLE: A FABLE ABOUT A MUSICAL FABLE at FreeFall Theatre
Doug Devita’s Fable makes its World Premiere as it anchors center stage right in the heart of St. Petersburg, to tackle the story of the Mother of all musicals.
Fable tells the story about the creative differences and feuds that arise following the mounting of yet another revival of Gypsy. In the...
Review: NTP's Production of SINGIN' IN THE RAIN at the New Tampa Performing Arts Center
It will put a smile on your face!...
Review: Dive into THE SPONGEBOB MUSICAL at the Carrollwood Cultural Center
What did our critic think of THE SPONGEBOB MUSICAL at the Carrollwood Cultural Center?...
Review: A Dazzling ROCKY HORROR SHOW Ushers in an Overwhelming Feeling of Love at Jobsite Theater
Something we knew we always wanted, but unexpected is how much we would need a show like this. Who’d of thought, Rocky Horror in July? If ever there was a truer testament to the old saying, “If you build it, they will come...,” then that would be none other than Jobsite and their production of...
Review: Roxanne Fay Astounds in Powerstories' Production of IRENA'S VOW
A heartbreaking and moving real-life story, performed at the Stageworks Theatre, with a brilliant turn by Roxanne Fay!...
Review: Jobsite Theater's THE ROCKY HORROR SHOW at the Jaeb
With a cast led by Clay Christopher as Dr. Frank-N-Furter, this is one glorious production that will be talked about for years....
Review: Don't Miss FALSETTOS at Stageworks
Perfect to celebrate Pride Month!...
Review: MAD Theatre of Tampa Presents URINETOWN: THE MUSICAL at the Shimberg Playhouse
Dystopia and pee; there's nothing like URINETOWN!...
Review: Bridget Bean's One Woman Show THE DROPPING WELL at the Tampa Fringe Festival
Bridget Bean is a born storyteller. You can tell as she immediately enters the stage that she is 100% in her element. If there’s anything we’ve learned from her past One Woman Shows (including Shirley Valentine and her Titanic Fringe piece from two years ago), it’s that this format works b...
Review: Harmonie del Sur's BLOWING WIND: THE ORIGINAL NOISEMAKERS at the Tampa Fringe Festival
The Tampa Fringe Festival is like a Smorgasbord of the Arts; so many great works to choose from, some small, some large, some cool, some wacky. You get over a week to fill your plate with all of these unforgettable, mostly yummy works. If you’re lucky enough to get into the wild SMUTTY BURLESQUE...
Review: FALSETTOS PROVES TO BE VERY SOBERING at STAGEWORKS THEATRE
Falsettos, a primarily sung-through musical was written by William Finn and James Lapine and features two one-act installments March of the Falsettos and Falsettoland. The aforementioned are the last two additions to a trio of one-act musicals by Finn and Lapine, the other being called In Trousers....
Review: Deborah Bostock-Kelley's Powerful NOT ONE MORE at the Tampa Fringe Festival
The aftermath of a school shooting is examined in this potent piece by playwright Bostock-Kelley....
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Tampa Metropolitan Improv Carrollwood Cultural Center (5/29-5/29) |
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Predictor Powerstories Theatre @Stageworks Theatre (7/17-7/26) |
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Night Out with Cypress Creek Jazz Band Carrollwood Cultural Center (6/20-6/20) |
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Come from Away MAD Theatre of Tampa (6/11-6/28) |
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Jonathan Van Ness: Hot & Healed Comedy Tour 2026 Seminole Hard Rock Tampa Event Center (11/19-11/19) |
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R.U.R. (Rossum's Universal Robots) Carrollwood Cultural Center (8/22-8/23) |
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Clean Comedy Powerhouse Rahn Hortman Brings "Good Game" to New Port Richey’s Richey Suncoast Theatre Richey Suncoast Theatre (6/26-6/26) |
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The Lightning Thief Carrollwood Cultural Center (6/25-6/25) |
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Sounds of Simon and Garfunkel Carrollwood Cultural Center (6/27-6/27) |
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Goo Goo Dolls at MidFlorida Credit Union Amphitheatre MidFlorida Credit Union Amphitheatre (8/24-8/24) |
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