Student Blog: Post-Grad Limbo
by Student Blogger: Aubrey Donovan - May 22, 2023
My first year of college is over and for some reason, nothing seems to have changed. I’m still lost on where my life is going, let alone where the next year is going, and I still feel like I’m just laying in post-high school degree limbo. I’m still trying to find the right school and I’m still trying to accept the change that was solidified when I moved my tassel.
by Student Blogger: Aubrey Donovan - May 22, 2023
My first year of college is over and for some reason, nothing seems to have changed. I’m still lost on where my life is going, let alone where the next year is going, and I still feel like I’m just laying in post-high school degree limbo. I’m still trying to find the right school and I’m still trying to accept the change that was solidified when I moved my tassel.
Review: JAGGED LITTLE PILL at Straz Center
by Deborah Bostock-Kelley - May 19, 2023
What did our critic think of JAFrom the outside looking in, the Healeys are seemingly the Gold Standard flawless upper-middle-class family living in the Connecticut suburbs. JAGGED LITTLE PILL begins with the mom writing the annual holiday Christmas newsletter bragging about her husband's job and her beloved Harvard-bound son. From the inside looking out, just beneath the surface, they are a family imploding, struggling. GGED LITTLE PILL at Straz Center?
by Deborah Bostock-Kelley - May 19, 2023
What did our critic think of JAFrom the outside looking in, the Healeys are seemingly the Gold Standard flawless upper-middle-class family living in the Connecticut suburbs. JAGGED LITTLE PILL begins with the mom writing the annual holiday Christmas newsletter bragging about her husband's job and her beloved Harvard-bound son. From the inside looking out, just beneath the surface, they are a family imploding, struggling. GGED LITTLE PILL at Straz Center?
Previews: OUR SOLE PURPOSE TAP SHOWCASE at Straz Center
by Deborah Bostock-Kelley - May 18, 2023
OUR SOLE PURPOSE is the invention of twenty-six-year-old Ashlyn, a prolific tap dancer, owner of Tampa Bay Taps for six years, and an instructor at Straz' Patel Conservatory. The Rhythm and Sole Tap Ensemble, Tampa native band NIGHTBREAKERS, and the Youth Tap Crew will band together to explore the meaning of dance, music, and life.
by Deborah Bostock-Kelley - May 18, 2023
OUR SOLE PURPOSE is the invention of twenty-six-year-old Ashlyn, a prolific tap dancer, owner of Tampa Bay Taps for six years, and an instructor at Straz' Patel Conservatory. The Rhythm and Sole Tap Ensemble, Tampa native band NIGHTBREAKERS, and the Youth Tap Crew will band together to explore the meaning of dance, music, and life.
Review: ALANIS MORISSETTE'S JAGGED LITTLE PILL Will Leave You Breathless At Straz Center
by Drew Eberhard - May 17, 2023
Jagged Little Pill, is the latest “Jukebox Musical,” in a rather long line of “Jukebox Musicals,” to make it on Broadway and then tour in recent years. With music by Alanis Morissette, book by Diablo Cody, and additional music by Michael Farrell and Guy Sigsworth, the show traverses the iconic landscape of songs represented on Morissette’s 1995 album of the same name, and touches on topics of pain, healing, and empowerment.
by Drew Eberhard - May 17, 2023
Jagged Little Pill, is the latest “Jukebox Musical,” in a rather long line of “Jukebox Musicals,” to make it on Broadway and then tour in recent years. With music by Alanis Morissette, book by Diablo Cody, and additional music by Michael Farrell and Guy Sigsworth, the show traverses the iconic landscape of songs represented on Morissette’s 1995 album of the same name, and touches on topics of pain, healing, and empowerment.
Previews: Broadway Star of The Future Awards Showcase at Straz Center
by Deborah Bostock-Kelley - May 17, 2023
Fashioned after the Tony Awards,® The Broadway Star of the Future Awards Showcase is the Tampa Bay area's regional awards program affiliated with the National High School Musical Theatre Awards (NHSMTA) or the Jimmy® Awards, named in honor of James M. Nederlander, renowned Broadway theater owner, and producer.
by Deborah Bostock-Kelley - May 17, 2023
Fashioned after the Tony Awards,® The Broadway Star of the Future Awards Showcase is the Tampa Bay area's regional awards program affiliated with the National High School Musical Theatre Awards (NHSMTA) or the Jimmy® Awards, named in honor of James M. Nederlander, renowned Broadway theater owner, and producer.
Previews: Bipoc Play Reading Series to Feature LeAnne Howe at Straz' Teco Theatre
by Deborah Bostock-Kelley - May 17, 2023
In Savage Conversations, the President's largest mass execution of thirty-eight Dakota nightly haunts the First Lady. Although she has never met an American Indian, grappling with grief, she claims that a Savage Indian enters her bedroom, slashes her face and scalp, and is committed to Bellevue Place Sanitarium.
by Deborah Bostock-Kelley - May 17, 2023
In Savage Conversations, the President's largest mass execution of thirty-eight Dakota nightly haunts the First Lady. Although she has never met an American Indian, grappling with grief, she claims that a Savage Indian enters her bedroom, slashes her face and scalp, and is committed to Bellevue Place Sanitarium.
Review: David Mamet's REVENGE OF THE SPACE PANDAS OR BINKY RUDICH AND THE TWO SPEED CLOCK at Off-Central Players
by Drew Eberhard - May 15, 2023
Mamet’s full-length comedy penned to appeal to young audiences premiered in 1978 at the Town Hall Performing Arts Center in Flushing, Queens a borough of New York City. The plot is messy, convoluted, and at some times almost mind-warping. The story follows the adventures of Binky Rudich, his friend Vivian Mooster and an almost human-like sheep Bob as they struggle to get the two-speed clock to work. Soon, Binky’s mother known as Mrs. Rudich calls for Binky to come down for lunch, Binky decides to hit the clock with a hammer one last time hoping to make it work. Suddenly the kids have blasted nearly 50 lightyears away from anything they’ve known to the planet of Crestview.
by Drew Eberhard - May 15, 2023
Mamet’s full-length comedy penned to appeal to young audiences premiered in 1978 at the Town Hall Performing Arts Center in Flushing, Queens a borough of New York City. The plot is messy, convoluted, and at some times almost mind-warping. The story follows the adventures of Binky Rudich, his friend Vivian Mooster and an almost human-like sheep Bob as they struggle to get the two-speed clock to work. Soon, Binky’s mother known as Mrs. Rudich calls for Binky to come down for lunch, Binky decides to hit the clock with a hammer one last time hoping to make it work. Suddenly the kids have blasted nearly 50 lightyears away from anything they’ve known to the planet of Crestview.
Review: A BOLD AND TWISTED TAKE ON THE LEWIS CARROLL CLASSIC, ALICE GETS THE JOBSITE TREATMENT at JOBSITE THEATER
by Drew Eberhard - May 15, 2023
If its the weird and somewhat twisted that you seek...if you find entertainment in exploring a warped sense of fantasy, then look no further than the genius that is the Ensemble Company of Jobsite Theater. Ever since its production of Shockheaded Peter, Jobsite has harnessed a niche in the realm of the weird, and unexpected. Damn do they do it well.
by Drew Eberhard - May 15, 2023
If its the weird and somewhat twisted that you seek...if you find entertainment in exploring a warped sense of fantasy, then look no further than the genius that is the Ensemble Company of Jobsite Theater. Ever since its production of Shockheaded Peter, Jobsite has harnessed a niche in the realm of the weird, and unexpected. Damn do they do it well.
Student Blog: 20/23
by Student Blogger: Aubrey Donovan - May 15, 2023
But twenty is just a number… a larger, older number. A number that marks that a person has had two decades of life experience. You’d think that would actually mean something.
by Student Blogger: Aubrey Donovan - May 15, 2023
But twenty is just a number… a larger, older number. A number that marks that a person has had two decades of life experience. You’d think that would actually mean something.
FreeFall Theatre Reveals 2023/2024 Season
by BWW News Desk - May 15, 2023
Subscriptions and single tickets are now on sale for freeFall's 2023/2024 season. Learn more about the lineup here!
by BWW News Desk - May 15, 2023
Subscriptions and single tickets are now on sale for freeFall's 2023/2024 season. Learn more about the lineup here!
Review: SINGLE WIDE SAVIOR at the TAMPA FRINGE FESTIVAL
by Peter Nason - May 14, 2023
A mostly improvised affair, it does the soul good, no matter what your religious leanings.
by Peter Nason - May 14, 2023
A mostly improvised affair, it does the soul good, no matter what your religious leanings.
Review: Laila Lee's LIGHT BRINGER 2: THE CHASE at the TAMPA FRINGE FESTIVAL
by Peter Nason - May 13, 2023
Ms. Lee gets a friend request from herself, and then her world spins into a living nightmare.
by Peter Nason - May 13, 2023
Ms. Lee gets a friend request from herself, and then her world spins into a living nightmare.
Review: JON BENNETT: AMERICAN'T Is a Triumph at the TAMPA FRINGE FESTIVAL
by Peter Nason - May 13, 2023
The Aussie comedian packs quite a punch with his latest!
by Peter Nason - May 13, 2023
The Aussie comedian packs quite a punch with his latest!
Review: Jem Rolls' MAXIMUM CRUSOE at the 7th Annual TAMPA FRINGE FESTIVAL
by Peter Nason - May 13, 2023
Maximum entertainment in the hands of a master storyteller.
by Peter Nason - May 13, 2023
Maximum entertainment in the hands of a master storyteller.
The Off-Central Players Close Spring Season With THE REVENGE OF THE SPACE PANDAS OR BINKY RUDICH AND THE TWO-SPEED CLOCK
by BWW News Desk - May 11, 2023
That's right, coming from the guy who wrote Glengarry Glen Ross, American Buffalo, and Sexual Perversity in Chicago, The Off-Central Players present David Mamet's The Revenge of the Space Pandas or Binky Rudich and the Two-Speed Clock.
by BWW News Desk - May 11, 2023
That's right, coming from the guy who wrote Glengarry Glen Ross, American Buffalo, and Sexual Perversity in Chicago, The Off-Central Players present David Mamet's The Revenge of the Space Pandas or Binky Rudich and the Two-Speed Clock.
David Foley, Jr. to Lead World Premiere Musical OZ at FreeFall Theatre Company
by BWW News Desk - May 10, 2023
Preempted from freeFall’s 19/20 season, the world-premiere musical OZ by freeFall’s artistic director Eric Davis and resident music director Michael Raabe finally takes its turn.
by BWW News Desk - May 10, 2023
Preempted from freeFall’s 19/20 season, the world-premiere musical OZ by freeFall’s artistic director Eric Davis and resident music director Michael Raabe finally takes its turn.
Review: Pam Harbaugh's Delightful, Award-Winning CASSEROLE at the Early Bird Dinner Theatre
by Peter Nason - May 09, 2023
I wish more people in the world were like Claire Wilson. As the central character in Pam Harbaugh's endearing, award-winning CASSEROLE, she exudes such enthusiasm, liveliness, acceptance, strength, quirkiness and, best of all, love. Speaking in a midwestern accent with enough 'doncha knows' and 'You betchas' to make Fargo-fans happy, Claire is a gem of a soul, a godly woman who doesn't condemn or even judge. She celebrates her bizarre recipes with a smile and a hug, and she represents the very best of us. She may not be perfect, but she comes mighty close.
by Peter Nason - May 09, 2023
I wish more people in the world were like Claire Wilson. As the central character in Pam Harbaugh's endearing, award-winning CASSEROLE, she exudes such enthusiasm, liveliness, acceptance, strength, quirkiness and, best of all, love. Speaking in a midwestern accent with enough 'doncha knows' and 'You betchas' to make Fargo-fans happy, Claire is a gem of a soul, a godly woman who doesn't condemn or even judge. She celebrates her bizarre recipes with a smile and a hug, and she represents the very best of us. She may not be perfect, but she comes mighty close.
Review: GYPSY at Carrollwood Cultural Center
by Deborah Bostock-Kelley - May 08, 2023
Though Sunday was the closing show of Gypsy at Carrollwood Cultural Center, the talent on that stage will live on indefinitely.
by Deborah Bostock-Kelley - May 08, 2023
Though Sunday was the closing show of Gypsy at Carrollwood Cultural Center, the talent on that stage will live on indefinitely.
Review: THE DEVIL'S STAIRCASE at Carrollwood Players
by Deborah Bostock-Kelley - May 08, 2023
A CWP Black Box Production at Carrollwood Players, The Devil’s Staircase, written and directed by Gabriel Flores, had its world debut on Friday night and runs through May 13.
by Deborah Bostock-Kelley - May 08, 2023
A CWP Black Box Production at Carrollwood Players, The Devil’s Staircase, written and directed by Gabriel Flores, had its world debut on Friday night and runs through May 13.
Review: AIN'T TOO PROUD: THE LIFE AND TIMES OF THE TEMPTATIONS at Straz Center For The Performing Arts
by Drew Eberhard - May 03, 2023
Ain’t Too Proud is a 2018 Jukebox Musical with original music and lyrics by the Temptations and a book written by Dominique Morisseau. It opened on Broadway at the Imperial Theatre in March of 2019.
by Drew Eberhard - May 03, 2023
Ain’t Too Proud is a 2018 Jukebox Musical with original music and lyrics by the Temptations and a book written by Dominique Morisseau. It opened on Broadway at the Imperial Theatre in March of 2019.
LAB Theatre Project Presents FIRE THIEF
by BWW News Desk - May 02, 2023
The LAB Theater Project will present Fire Thief by Laura Hirshberg. Based on a Greek myth, this new drama explores the path of the titan Prometheus as he sacrifices his place on Mt. Olympus to bring fire to mankind. The story illuminates the joy and pain that inspiration and creativity can bring to creators and to those around them.
by BWW News Desk - May 02, 2023
The LAB Theater Project will present Fire Thief by Laura Hirshberg. Based on a Greek myth, this new drama explores the path of the titan Prometheus as he sacrifices his place on Mt. Olympus to bring fire to mankind. The story illuminates the joy and pain that inspiration and creativity can bring to creators and to those around them.
ThinkTank Teams up with freeFall and Stageworks for their Both Sides of the Bay Cabaret Series
by BWW News Desk - May 02, 2023
ThinkTank Theatre is teaming up with freeFall and Stageworks Theatres for their May Cabaret Series appropriately named ‘Both Sides of the Bay Cabaret’. The cast will feature local favorites and newcomers as well members of ThinkTank’s Young Artists’ Ensemble Company.
by BWW News Desk - May 02, 2023
ThinkTank Theatre is teaming up with freeFall and Stageworks Theatres for their May Cabaret Series appropriately named ‘Both Sides of the Bay Cabaret’. The cast will feature local favorites and newcomers as well members of ThinkTank’s Young Artists’ Ensemble Company.
Review: With River Ridge High School's Talented Royal Knight Stage Company's Production, MEAN GIRLS Is So Fetch!
by Peter Nason - May 01, 2023
The musical may have many flaws, but this is one stellar production of it featuring so many fabulously talented teens.
by Peter Nason - May 01, 2023
The musical may have many flaws, but this is one stellar production of it featuring so many fabulously talented teens.
Interview: Margaret Cho of LIVE AND LIVED at Straz Center
by Deborah Bostock-Kelley - May 01, 2023
Broadway World spoke with Cho about many things, including being a trailblazer in comedy, paving the path for LGBTQIA and Asian-American comedians and actors, the travel advisory to avoid Florida, and why you should really try Fusion Pasta.
by Deborah Bostock-Kelley - May 01, 2023
Broadway World spoke with Cho about many things, including being a trailblazer in comedy, paving the path for LGBTQIA and Asian-American comedians and actors, the travel advisory to avoid Florida, and why you should really try Fusion Pasta.
Student Blog: Giving Iowa (A Second) Try… Let's Not Give It A Third
by Student Blogger: Aubrey Donovan - May 01, 2023
The title of this blog embodies how I felt after I exited the theater of my high school’s spring musical. And just to be clear, this feeling was not conjured due to the performance but from the inevitable comparison of the past and the alienation the title ‘alumnus’ brings.
by Student Blogger: Aubrey Donovan - May 01, 2023
The title of this blog embodies how I felt after I exited the theater of my high school’s spring musical. And just to be clear, this feeling was not conjured due to the performance but from the inevitable comparison of the past and the alienation the title ‘alumnus’ brings.
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