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Review: THE BOOK OF MORMON at Straz Center
If you're ready to laugh, cringe, and convert, THE BOOK OF MORMON pokes good (un)clean fun right into the heart of organized religion.
Review: American Stage's BEAUTY AND THE BEAST IN THE PARK at Demens Landing
It's a perfect fit for the American Stage in the Park experience!
Review: Dive Headfirst into the Upside Down with STRANGER SINGS: A MUSICAL PARODY at Straz Center
Stranger Sings! is a musical parody based on the adventures of some unlikely heroes set in the 1980’s in Hawkins, Indiana.
Review: GIRL FROM NORTH COUNTRY at Straz Center
What did our critic think of GIRL FROM NORTH COUNTRY at Straz Center? On March 27, I experienced GIRL FROM NORTH COUNTRY at the Straz Center, a production on stage until March 31.
Review: A Breathtaking, Poignant Lens Shines On GIRL FROM THE NORTH COUNTRY at Straz Center
“Tonight’s story begins and ends at a guesthouse in Duluth, Minnesota, in the winter of 1934.
Review: A Top Notch Cast Delivers with BEAUTY QUEEN OF LEENANE at Jobsite Theater
What did our critic think of BEAUTY QUEEN OF LEENANE at Jobsite Theater?
Review: Stephen Sondheim's SUNDAY IN THE PARK WITH GEORGE at the Carrollwood Cultural Center
This Pulitzer Prize winner is as uncompromising and beautiful as musical theatre can get.
Review: A Powerful PARADE Sparks the Conversation at Manatee Players
From the moment the lights dim to the opening chords of the Prologue, the audience knew they were in for a treat.
Review: Breathtaking 50th Anniversary Tour of JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR at Straz Center
An explosive 90-minute sung-through Rock Opera written by Andrew Lloyd Webber, with lyrics by Tim Rice, took the Carol Morsani Hall by storm Tuesday evening.
Review: Find Yourself on 'Island Time' with ESCAPE TO MARGARITAVILLE at Eight O'Clock Theatre
Escape to Margaritaville, is a 2017 Jukebox Musical written by Greg Garcia, and Mike O’Malley, and based on songs by Jimmy Buffett.
Review: BYE BYE BIRDIE at the Haines City Theatre
HCT is a small theatre with a big heart, and their production spotlights the show's strengths and weaknesses.
Review: A Powerhouse Performance by Rp Mclaughlin, a Story of Identity with I AM MY OWN WIFE at Stageworks Theatre
Doug Wright a Drama Desk Nominated and Tony Award-winning Playwright wrote I Am My Own Wife, based on his conversations with German Antiquarian Charlotte von Mahlsdorf.
Review: Land O Lakes High School Presents MAMMA MIA! at the Wesley Chapel Performing Arts Center
What did our critic think of MAMMA MIA! at the Wesley Chapel Performing Arts Center?
Review: Lloyd Suh's Unforgettable THE CHINESE LADY at American Stage
A brilliant and thought-provoking production about the first Chinese woman to set foot on American soil.
Review: MOULIN ROUGE! THE MUSICAL at Straz Center
Throughout the entire production, the energy remains electric, fueled by exceptional lead performers and a truly astonishing ensemble.
Review: MOULIN ROUGE! At Straz Center For The Performing Arts Is A Dazzling, Romantic, Bohemian Affair
What did our critic think of MOULIN ROUGE! At Straz Center For The Performing Arts.
Review: An Eye-Opening STRAIGHT WHITE MEN by Young Jean Lee Premieres at Tamparep
Young Jean Lee’s Straight White Men is a 2014 Dramatic Comedy that premiered off-Broadway at the Public Theatre in New York City on November 7, 2014.
Review: New Tampa Players Production of DREAMGIRLS at the New Tampa Performing Arts Center
It's a dream of a musical with nightmarish sound issues.
Review: A Dynamic and Galvanizing CABARET at the Studio Theatre Tierra Del Sol in the Villages
Terrifically terrifying and timely!
Review: Shakespeare's TWELFTH NIGHT Proves to Be a Romantic Case of Mistaken Identities at Jobsite Theatre
Twelfth Night is a romantic comedy written by William Shakespeare.
Review: MAD Theatre Presents THE 25TH ANNUAL PUTNAM COUNTY SPELLING BEE at the Straz Center's Shimberg Playhouse
Quirky, irreverent, and so much fun, the show even offers audience members the chance to go onstage to be a part of the Bee.
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Bat Boy: The Musical Carrollwood Cultural Center (10/16-10/25) |
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Miracle on 34th Street: A Live Musical Radio Play Shimberg Playhouse, Straz Center for the Performing Arts (12/03-12/23) |
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Hans Zimmer Benchmark International Arena (3/14-3/14) |
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Tampa Metropolitan Improv (TMI) Carrollwood Cultural Center (10/30-10/30) |
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Dancing Lessons The Off-Central (2/18-2/28) |
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Misery Jobsite Theater (10/14-11/08) |
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Home for the Holidays American Stage Theatre Company (12/04-12/13) |
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Spring Awakening MAD Theatre of Tampa (10/09-10/18) |
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Cinderella Eight O'Clock Theatre (11/06-11/15) |
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Hate Mail The Off-Central (1/14-1/24) |









