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BWW Reviews: Next Stop Broadway's BEAUTY AND THE BEAST IN CONCERT at the Capitol Theatre
by Peter Nason - July 27, 2014
Jarrett Koski's direction is tight and imaginative, and though we may miss certain perks that would come with a full-scale production of the show, the concert version is simply stunning.
Jobsite Theater to Kick Off 2014-15 Season with THE LAST NIGHT OF BALLYHOO, 9/3-28
by BWW News Desk - July 24, 2014
Jobsite begins their 2014-15 season in partnership with the Tampa Jewish Community Center and Federation and Alfred Uhry's award-winning The Last Night of Ballyhoo, playing September 3-28, 2014, in the Shimberg Playhouse at the Straz Center where Jobsite is resident theater company.
FST Stages the U.S. Premiere of TAKING SHAKESPEARE, Now thru 8/17
by BWW News Desk - July 23, 2014
Florida Studio Theatre announces the U.S. premiere of Taking Shakespeare, by John Murrell, the final show in the Summer Mainstage Season. The show will run in the Gompertz Theatre today, July 23 through August 17, 2014.
The Capitol Steps, Wanda Sykes, Mannheim Steamroller, Kenny Rogers and More Join The Van Wezel's 2014-15 Lineup
by BWW News Desk - July 22, 2014
Seven spectacular shows just added to the upcoming 2014-15 season at the Van Wezel! Tickets go on sale Friday, July 25 at 10am at the Box Office, online, and by phone.
Photo Flash: First Look at freeFall Theatre Company's ONE FLEW OVER THE CUCKOO'S NEST
by BWW News Desk - July 22, 2014
freeFall Theatre's production of ONE FLEW OVER THE CUCKOO'S NEST will open August 2 for a limited run of only 22 performances. Previews begin on August 1 and the play closes on August 31. Scroll down for production photos!
BWW Reviews: The World Premiere of COUPLED at the Jimmy Ferraro Studio Theatre
by Peter Nason - July 22, 2014
It's a lively, fun, yet moving musical that fits that needed niche between the young marrieds in "I Love You, You're Perfect, Now Change" and the older "Menopause: The Musical" ladies.
BWW Reviews: Laughter Abounds in NOISES OFF at Carrollwood Players Theatre
by Peter Nason - July 21, 2014
Even with some flaws in the production, the mirth never stops in NOISES OFF. It's marvelous fun.
BWW Reviews: Brilliant GOD OF CARNAGE at American Stage
by Peter Nason - July 20, 2014
What do you get when you mix a great script, a perfect ensemble and Karla Hartley's exemplary direction? A show that is nothing short of a masterpiece.
Photo Flash: First Look at Show Palace Entertainment's FOREVER PLAID, Opening Tonight
by BWW News Desk - July 19, 2014
Show Palace Entertainment presents FOREVER PLAID, running tonight, July 19 - August 24, 2014. BroadwayWorld has a first look at the cast in action below!
BWW Reviews: American Stage's GOD OF CARNAGE Presents Tulips and Tumult
by Desiree Fantal - July 18, 2014
Yasmina Reza's play, 'God of Carnage,' aims to destroy the facade of civility initially presented by the four characters on stage.
DISCOVER DAVINCI AND MICHELANGELO: SIDE BY SIDE Returns to Manatee Performing Arts Center This Weekend
by BWW News Desk - July 18, 2014
The 'Discover DaVinci & Michelangelo: Side by Side' original, theater performance returns to the Manatee Performing Arts Center in Bradenton, FL for two nights today, July 18th and Saturday July 19th, 2014.
Manatee Performing Arts Center Adds New Shows Including ALMOST MANILOW, FORBIDDEN BROADWAY: GREATEST HITS & more
by Jillian Gaier - July 16, 2014
In an effort to bring a wider variety of entertainment to our patrons, several shows have been added to the Manatee Performing Arts schedule! Tickets to these added shows are $24 for adults and $12 for students under 18. Tickets to these and all the shows currently scheduled at the Manatee Performing Arts Center are available by calling the ticket office at 941-748-5875 or online at www.manateeplayers.com. Watch for more exciting shows to be announced soon! The Manatee Performing Arts Center is located at 502 3rd Avenue West in Bradenton, FL.
St. Petersburg City Theatre to Present SUMMER SHORTS 2014, 8/15-17
by BWW News Desk - July 15, 2014
St Petersburg City Theatre, Florida's oldest, continuously operating community theatre, announces the first annual one-act play festival, Summer Shorts August 15 - 17 on its mainstage at the theatre at 4025 31st Street South, St. Petersburg, FL 332712.
BWW Reviews: Jobsite's Inventive INVENTING VAN GOGH at the Shimberg
by Peter Nason - July 15, 2014
INVENTING VAN GOGH is a beautifully written and acted time-skipping love letter to art history, an accurate examination of the struggles each artist (not just Van Gogh) faces in the creation of something new, and a mystery in a world that has a hard time telling the difference between what is genuine and what is imagination.
ONE FLEW OVER THE CUCKOO'S NEST to Close freeFall's 2013-14 Season, 8/1-31
by BWW News Desk - July 15, 2014
freeFall Theatre's production of ONE FLEW OVER THE CUCKOO'S NEST will open August 2 for a limited run of only 22 performances. Previews begin on August 1 and the play closes on August 31. James Oliver (freeFall's MISS JULIE, NBC's Frasier) and award-winning actress Roxanne Fay (Creative Loafing's Best Actress - Best of the Bay 2013) star and Eric Davis directs. ONE FLEW OVER THE CUCKOO'S NEST is the final show of freeFall's 2013/14 Season of Outcasts. freeFall's new season begins in the fall with Stephen Sondheim's INTO THE WOODS.
BWW Reviews: Intriguing INVENTING VAN GOGH at Jobsite Theater
by Desiree Fantal - July 14, 2014
Patrick Stone is a Van Gogh-hating painter suffering from artist's block. He is approached by an unscrupulous art dealer who convinces him into attempting to produce a forgery of Van Gogh's last work - which may or may not actually exist.
BWW Reviews: Return to the Age of Aquarius with HAIR at Eight O'clock Theatre
by Peter Nason - July 13, 2014
Despite some flaws, EOT's HAIR is a high-energy musical that's not to be missed, especially if you want to re-live those glory days of Be-Ins, peace signs and flower power.
Photo Flash: First Look at Jordan Foote and More in Jobsite Theater's INVENTING VAN GOGH, Opening Tonight
by BWW News Desk - July 11, 2014
Jobsite wraps their most successful season to date with Steven Dietz's quasi-historical mystery Inventing Van Gogh. This potent meditation on the nature of truth and art is on stage through August 3, 2014, in the Shimberg Playhouse at the Straz Center where Jobsite is resident theater company. BroadwayWorld has a first look at the cast in action below!
FST Presents the 6th Annual Sarasota Improv Festival Today
by BWW News Desk - July 11, 2014
Summer's here and the snowbirds have migrated back up north. That means it's time again for the annual funny fest known as the Sarasota Improv Festival. The non-stop laughter returns today and tomorrow, July 11 and 12 for two days and nights of unpredictable and hysterical comedy, with 17 of the hottest groups on the national improv scene.
Photo Flash: First Look at Show Palace Entertainment's FOREVER PLAID
by BWW News Desk - July 09, 2014
Show Palace Entertainment presents FOREVER PLAID, running July 19 - August 24, 2014. BroadwayWorld has a first look at the cast in action below!
Florida Studio Theatre to Celebrate Garland & Midler with SOMEWHERE OVER THE ROSE, 8/5-31
by BWW News Desk - July 09, 2014
Two iconic female performers are remembered and honored in song and story at Florida Studio Theatre's Court Cabaret. The final show in FST's Summer Sidekicks Series, Somewhere Over the Rose: The Songs and Stories of Judy Garland and Bette Midler, opens August 5 and runs through August 31. Single tickets are on sale for $32. Tickets may be purchased online at FloridaStudioTheatre.org, by phone at (941) 366-9000, or by visiting the Box Office.
Broadway Boot Camp Presents CHILDREN OF EDEN at Manatee Performing Arts Center, 7/25-26
by BWW News Desk - July 09, 2014
Broadway Boot Camp at the Manatee Performing Arts Center will present the Stephen Schwartz musical CHILDREN OF EDEN on July 25 at 7 p.m. and July 26 at 2 p.m.
Photo Flash: First Look at the Cast of Manatee Players' TARZAN
by BWW News Desk - July 09, 2014
The Manatee Players' production of Disney's TARZAN will be the area premier of this family friendly musical! Disney's TARZAN opens at the Manatee Performing Arts Center on Thursday August 7 and plays through Sunday August 24. Check out a first look at the cast below!
BROADWAY AT ITS BEST Travels from Las Vegas to Bradenton, 8/2-3
by BWW News Desk - July 08, 2014
The Las Vegas based production, Broadway at its Best, starring the highly-acclaimed musical group, "The Phat Pack" will make its Florida debut in the Bradenton Auditorium on August 2nd and 3rd. The Broadway-style, musical variety group was given the "Best of Las Vegas 2013 Award" for Best All Around Performers by the Las Vegas Review Journal.
Photo Flash: First Look at Jordan Foote and More in Jobsite Theater's INVENTING VAN GOGH
by BWW News Desk - July 08, 2014
Jobsite wraps their most successful season to date with Steven Dietz's quasi-historical mystery Inventing Van Gogh. This potent meditation on the nature of truth and art is on stage tomorrow, July 9, through August 3, 2014, in the Shimberg Playhouse at the Straz Center where Jobsite is resident theater company. BroadwayWorld has a first look at the cast in action below!

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