Review: A Unique Telling Of A Poirot Mystery as POIROT RETURNS Continues Their Sleuthing at Stageworks Theatre
Playwright Larry Alexander has always been a fan of Agatha Christie and over the years has read and re-read her work.
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Review: The Royal Knight Stage Company of River Ridge High School Presents the Timely, Devastating I NEVER SAW ANOTHER BUTTERFLY
A gutsy director leads a gutsy young cast in telling this classic true-life story.
Review: Spooktacular production of BEETLEJUICE THE MUSICAL at Straz Center
BEETLEJUICE THE MUSICAL is a show that revels in its own weirdness and invites the audience to do the same.
Review: A Rocky Start Helps to Usher in Halloween With BEETLEJUICE THE MUSICAL at Straz Center for The Performing Arts
Beetlejuice the Musical, is a live stage musical, based on the 1988 film of the same name in which Michael Keaton plays the iconic ghoul.
Review: Chris Cordero, Brianna Filippelli & Evan Lomba Lead a Great Cast in New Tampa Players' SHREK: THE MUSICAL
The entire cast is stellar, but Evan Lomba is extraordinary as a Donkey like no other!
Review: A Blistering Adaptation of FRANKENSTEIN Will Take Your Breath Away at Jobsite Theater
Set to the “heartbeat” of an unbelievably brilliant sound design by Jeremy Douglass, Jobsite Theater’s presentation of Nick Dear’s Frankenstein, is a slow-burn, salt-in-the-wound, gripping, tour-de-force that will leave you speechless.
Review: THE WORLD PREMIERE OF NATALIE SYMONS' NIGHTSWEAT TAKES CENTER STAGE at FreeFall Theatre
Nightsweat is a comedic farce mixed with a a little mystery and some horror tropes placed throughout.
Review: THe World Premiere of GHOST STORIES FROM YELLOWSTONE Takes Center Stage at The Off-Central Players
Written and Directed by local area playwright William Leavengood, this marks the 3rd collaboration with the Off-Central Players, following The Sister-Mothers of Gulfport, and The Azure Sky in Oz.
Review: THE CHOIR OF MAN at Straz Center's Jaeb Theatre
The story, created by Nic Doodson and Andrew Kay, lets us in on The Jungle's long history of having a choir.
Review: St. Petersburg City Theatre Brings Disney's Magical MARY POPPINS to Life in a Most Delightful Way
A large talented cast with so much energy brings this iconic musical to life!
Review: Direct from the UK, THE CHOIR OF MAN Welcomes Tampa to the Jungle at Straz Center for the Performing Arts
Created by Nic Doodson and Andrew Kay, The Choir of Man is a British musical set inside a traditional British or Irish Pub.
Review: Paula Vogel's Stunning INDECENT at American Stage
What did our critic think of Paula Vogel's INDECENT at American Stage?
Review: Arthur Miller's THE CRUCIBLE Staged in Unique Form At ThinkTank Theater And Tampa Rep
Arthur Miller’s Masterpiece The Crucible is a 1953 play that is both dramatized and fictionalized around the true events of the Salem Witch Trials between 1692-93.
Review: Tampa Rep and Think Tank Theatre's Production of Arthur Miller's THE CRUCIBLE
It's all over the place in style and tone, but the acting and Miller's wondrous words save the day.
Review: USF School of Theatre & Dance Presents the Cult Favorite RIDE THE CYCLONE
See what all the buzz is about!
Review: Jason Robert Brown's Subliminal Masterpiece THE LAST FIVE YEARS OPENS at Richey Suncoast Theatre
The Last Five Years is a musical by Jason Robert Brown that received its premiere at Chicago’s Northlight Theatre in 2001, late in 2002 it was produced off-Broadway.
Review: ROSENCRANTZ AND GUILDENSTERN ARE DEAD at Jobsite Theater
Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead, an absurdist, existential tragic-comedy written by British Playwright Tom Stoppard opened Friday evening amidst a room full of eager audience members and hearty laughter.
Review: Jason Robert Brown's THE LAST 5 YEARS at the Richey Suncoast Theatre
Check out what our critic had to say about Jason Robert Brown's THE LAST 5 YEARS at the Richey Suncoast Theatre!
Review: The Stage Is Set for Something Brilliant, with Duncan Macmillan's Every Brilliant Thing at The Offcentral Players
Duncan MacMillan’s Every Brilliant Thing is different than anything we have seen as of late.
Review: The Tampa Bay Theatre Festival Short Play Competition at The Straz Center in The Teco Theater
The 11 short plays were all over the place in quality and subject matter, but it was so much fun to watch.
Review: A Remount Of Epic Proportions Brings TWILIGHT: LOS ANGELES 1992 Back at Jobsite Theater
27 Characters, 1 performer, allow me to say it again.
Review: MONTY PYTHON'S SPAMALOT at Carrollwood Cultural Center
Whether you are a devoted Monty Python fan or someone seeking to escape into a silly night of theatre, Carrollwood Cultural Center's SPAMALOT is a sidesplittingly funny, masterful work that lovingly parodies the legendary Arthurian tale.
Review: New Tampa Players Present GREASE
It's a hit or miss show, but the youthful cast and the new performing arts facility make it worth your while.
Review: An Epic Remount Brings New Life to LIZZIE at Jobsite Theater
Rage! Sex! Betrayal! Bloody Murder! Sounds like the makings of a good time right? What if the good time is focused on a retelling of myth, lore, and just pure rock & roll.
Review: Tampa Bay Regional Premiere of THE PROM Takes Center Stage at Mad Theatre of Tampa
The Prom a new musical with music by Matthew Sklar, lyrics by Chad Beguelin, and a book by Bob Martin and Chad Beguelin is based on an original concept by Jack Viertel.
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Ken Ludwig's Dear Jack, Dear Louise Shimberg Playhouse, Straz Center for the Performing Arts (7/09-7/26) |
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Schoolhouse Rock Live! Carrollwood Cultural Center (7/17-7/26) |
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Rush at Hard Rock Live Hard Rock Live (11/05-11/06) |
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Penelope Jobsite Theater (8/19-9/06) |
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War Virgin TheatreFor (6/19-7/12) |
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South of the Border: A Tribute to Tijuana Brass Carrollwood Cultural Center (9/12-9/12) |
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Trouble Man - A tribute To Marvin Gaye New Tampa Performing Arts Center (7/12-7/12) |
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A Night With Janis Joplin American Stage Theatre Company (9/16-10/11) |
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Young Performers to Roar onto the Stage at Richey Suncoast Theatre's "The Lion King" Summer Camp Richey Suncoast Theatre (7/06-7/10) |
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A Divine, Divine Comedy, Comedy TheatreFor (8/21-9/06) |