A Cast of Four to Bring a Bilingual Fairytale Production to Pinellas Schools
by BWW News Desk - October 07, 2022
For many Pinellas K-5 students, Cinderella Eats Rice and Beans: A Salsa Fairytale may be the first theatre production they experience, and the cast and creative team is making sure it's one to remember.
by BWW News Desk - October 07, 2022
For many Pinellas K-5 students, Cinderella Eats Rice and Beans: A Salsa Fairytale may be the first theatre production they experience, and the cast and creative team is making sure it's one to remember.
LAB Theater Project Presents THE ABBEY OF THE HOLY LONESOME
by BWW News Desk - October 05, 2022
LAB Theater Project will present the world premiere of The Abbey of the Holy Lonesome, by Andra Laine Hunter. The play is a spooky but lyrical tale of longing and repression, enchantment and treachery, told with a poetic sensibility and a finely crafted sense of its isolated, back-woods location.
by BWW News Desk - October 05, 2022
LAB Theater Project will present the world premiere of The Abbey of the Holy Lonesome, by Andra Laine Hunter. The play is a spooky but lyrical tale of longing and repression, enchantment and treachery, told with a poetic sensibility and a finely crafted sense of its isolated, back-woods location.
The Off-Central Players' Ward Smith and Anthony Gervais Team Up as Father and Son(s) in A NUMBER
by BWW News Desk - October 04, 2022
Producing artistic director Ward Smith begins rehearsals this week for his company's 11th production, Caryl Churchill 's brilliant play, A Number.
by BWW News Desk - October 04, 2022
Producing artistic director Ward Smith begins rehearsals this week for his company's 11th production, Caryl Churchill 's brilliant play, A Number.
ThinkTank Theatre Postpones Opening of THE LIGHTNING THIEF
by BWW News Desk - September 30, 2022
Hurricane Ian will cause ThinkTank Theatre's next show to be postponed by a week.
by BWW News Desk - September 30, 2022
Hurricane Ian will cause ThinkTank Theatre's next show to be postponed by a week.
Tampa Repertory Theatre Presents A DOLL'S HOUSE PART 2 at Stageworks
by BWW News Desk - September 27, 2022
In the season opener for TampaRep, freedom, choice, and responsibility are on display. Playing four shows a week through Nov 20, 2022 A Doll's House Part 2 by Lucas Hnath will open wide the door to Nora, who famously left her husband and children in the original play by Henrik Ibsen. One doesn't need to know “Part 1” to enjoy this funny and compelling new look at divorce in the modern age.
by BWW News Desk - September 27, 2022
In the season opener for TampaRep, freedom, choice, and responsibility are on display. Playing four shows a week through Nov 20, 2022 A Doll's House Part 2 by Lucas Hnath will open wide the door to Nora, who famously left her husband and children in the original play by Henrik Ibsen. One doesn't need to know “Part 1” to enjoy this funny and compelling new look at divorce in the modern age.
Enjoy Tricks And Treats Galore At The Off-Central Players Haunted Cabaret
by BWW News Desk - September 23, 2022
Get a jump on your Halloween season and join your fellow creatures of the night at The Off -Central Players Haunted Cabaret.
by BWW News Desk - September 23, 2022
Get a jump on your Halloween season and join your fellow creatures of the night at The Off -Central Players Haunted Cabaret.
Rupert Holmes Penned RBG Play Makes Its World Premiere In St. Petersburg
by BWW News Desk - September 21, 2022
This fall, freeFall continues their American Character Series with All Things Equal: The Life and Trials of Ruth Bader Ginsburg. Other popular freeFall shows that have saluted the unique and enduring legacies of American Masters have included productions featuring the stories of James Beard, Judy Garland, Billie Holiday and Sister Rosetta Tharpe.
by BWW News Desk - September 21, 2022
This fall, freeFall continues their American Character Series with All Things Equal: The Life and Trials of Ruth Bader Ginsburg. Other popular freeFall shows that have saluted the unique and enduring legacies of American Masters have included productions featuring the stories of James Beard, Judy Garland, Billie Holiday and Sister Rosetta Tharpe.
Review: STEVE MARTIN'S ABSURDIST PICASSO AT THE LAPIN AGILE TAKES CENTER STAGE at JOBSITE THEATER
by Drew Eberhard - September 19, 2022
Anyone who has any grasp on popular culture knows of, or has heard of Comedic Actor Steve Martin. With such notable roles in films such as Father of the Bride, The Jerk, Cheaper by the Dozen, and It’s Complicated, Steve Martin has graced both small and large format screens with some of the finest actors/actresses of our time. Outside of Film, Steve Martin plays bluegrass music, and as a writer has written several plays, and co- wrote Bright Star with Edie Bricknell.
by Drew Eberhard - September 19, 2022
Anyone who has any grasp on popular culture knows of, or has heard of Comedic Actor Steve Martin. With such notable roles in films such as Father of the Bride, The Jerk, Cheaper by the Dozen, and It’s Complicated, Steve Martin has graced both small and large format screens with some of the finest actors/actresses of our time. Outside of Film, Steve Martin plays bluegrass music, and as a writer has written several plays, and co- wrote Bright Star with Edie Bricknell.
Review: A Cute FIRST DATE at the Carrollwood Cultural Center
by Peter Nason - September 18, 2022
Craig Ruska and Kara Doyle endear as the leads in this small-scale slice of life musical.
by Peter Nason - September 18, 2022
Craig Ruska and Kara Doyle endear as the leads in this small-scale slice of life musical.
Review: Jobsite Theater Presents Steve Martin's Absurdist Comedy PICASSO AT THE LAPIN AGILE at the Shimberg
by Peter Nason - September 17, 2022
Albert Einstein meets Pablo Picasso (as well as some surprise guests) in this hilarious but sometimes forced comedy.
by Peter Nason - September 17, 2022
Albert Einstein meets Pablo Picasso (as well as some surprise guests) in this hilarious but sometimes forced comedy.
Ruth Eckerd Hall Is Nominated Theatre Of The Year By Industry Leader IEBA
by BWW News Desk - September 15, 2022
IEBA (International Entertainment Buyers Association), the leading not-for-profit trade organization for live entertainment industry professionals who buy, book and sell talent, has announced the nomination of Ruth Eckerd Hall for 2022 Theatre of the Year.
by BWW News Desk - September 15, 2022
IEBA (International Entertainment Buyers Association), the leading not-for-profit trade organization for live entertainment industry professionals who buy, book and sell talent, has announced the nomination of Ruth Eckerd Hall for 2022 Theatre of the Year.
Review: J. Elijah Cho Channels Mickey Rooney in the Delightful, Hilarious and Moving One Man Show, MR. YUNIOSHI, at Urbanite Theatre (and freeFall Sept. 15-18)
by Peter Nason - September 11, 2022
In a clever twist, Cho, an Asian actor, plays the white Hollywood star who, in 'Breakfast at TifFany's,' played every Asian stereotype as Mr. Yunioshi.
by Peter Nason - September 11, 2022
In a clever twist, Cho, an Asian actor, plays the white Hollywood star who, in 'Breakfast at TifFany's,' played every Asian stereotype as Mr. Yunioshi.
Review: THE COLOR PURPLE: THE MUSICAL is an Exquisite Masterpiece at Stageworks Theatre
by Drew Eberhard - September 10, 2022
From the moment the lights descended on the stage at 1120 E Kennedy Blvd., Unit 151 otherwise known as Stageworks Theatre, the opening night audience sat with bated breath as we awaited the opening notes of The Color Purple: The Musical Adaptation with book by Marsha Norman and music/lyrics by Brenda Russell, Allee Willis, and Stephen Bray.
by Drew Eberhard - September 10, 2022
From the moment the lights descended on the stage at 1120 E Kennedy Blvd., Unit 151 otherwise known as Stageworks Theatre, the opening night audience sat with bated breath as we awaited the opening notes of The Color Purple: The Musical Adaptation with book by Marsha Norman and music/lyrics by Brenda Russell, Allee Willis, and Stephen Bray.
Review: GREEN DAY'S AMERICAN IDIOT Snaps, Crackles and Rocks at American Stage
by Peter Nason - September 10, 2022
Amazing songs and a strong cast can't mask the fact that American Stage is a peculiar venue to house Green Day's riotous punk masterwork.
by Peter Nason - September 10, 2022
Amazing songs and a strong cast can't mask the fact that American Stage is a peculiar venue to house Green Day's riotous punk masterwork.
Photos: American Stage Presents Green Day's AMERICAN IDIOT
by BWW News Desk - September 09, 2022
American Stage is kicking off its 2022 -23 season, 'This is America' with a homage to the punk rock movement of the 1990s and early 2000s - Green Day's American Idiot is a 22-song musical featuring songs from Green Day's hit album of the same name. See photos from the production.
by BWW News Desk - September 09, 2022
American Stage is kicking off its 2022 -23 season, 'This is America' with a homage to the punk rock movement of the 1990s and early 2000s - Green Day's American Idiot is a 22-song musical featuring songs from Green Day's hit album of the same name. See photos from the production.
Previews: AMERICAN IDIOT at American Stage
by Deborah Bostock-Kelley - September 08, 2022
This frenetic-paced, intense, gritty show follows three disgruntled young men, Johnny, Tunny, and Will, stuck in suburbia, examining the vastly different paths they take and the people they cling to and abandon to find meaning in a post 9/11 world.
by Deborah Bostock-Kelley - September 08, 2022
This frenetic-paced, intense, gritty show follows three disgruntled young men, Johnny, Tunny, and Will, stuck in suburbia, examining the vastly different paths they take and the people they cling to and abandon to find meaning in a post 9/11 world.
Coral Springs Center For The Arts Will Present THE SIMON & GARFUNKEL STORY in February 2023
by BWW News Desk - September 07, 2022
The internationally-acclaimed hit theater show The Simon & Garfunkel Story will stop by the Coral Springs Center for the Arts on Thursday, February 9, 2023, during the coast-to-coast U.S. tour.
by BWW News Desk - September 07, 2022
The internationally-acclaimed hit theater show The Simon & Garfunkel Story will stop by the Coral Springs Center for the Arts on Thursday, February 9, 2023, during the coast-to-coast U.S. tour.
ThinkTank Theatre Announces Cast Of THE LIGHTNING THIEF
by BWW News Desk - September 07, 2022
ThinkTank Theatre has announced casting for their 22/23 season opener, 'The Lightning Thief; The Percy Jackson Musical'. The musical is based on The Lightning Thief, the first book in the Percy Jackson and the Olympians series by Rick Riordan.
by BWW News Desk - September 07, 2022
ThinkTank Theatre has announced casting for their 22/23 season opener, 'The Lightning Thief; The Percy Jackson Musical'. The musical is based on The Lightning Thief, the first book in the Percy Jackson and the Olympians series by Rick Riordan.
Review: AVENUE Q At Straz Center Proves That Puppets, Like People, Can Have A Whole Lot Of Heart
by Drew Eberhard - September 06, 2022
Avenue Q, a musical comedy featuring puppets controlled by human actors premiered off-Broadway at the Vineyard Theatre in 2003. Opening to rave reviews and claiming Tony Nominations for Best Musical, Best Original Score, and Best Book all of which it won and several nominations in the acting categories, Avenue Q proved to be a juggernaut of its time. Having assumed much praise for its approach to racism, homosexuality, and internet pornography Avenue Q proved that even puppetry can be fun for adults.
by Drew Eberhard - September 06, 2022
Avenue Q, a musical comedy featuring puppets controlled by human actors premiered off-Broadway at the Vineyard Theatre in 2003. Opening to rave reviews and claiming Tony Nominations for Best Musical, Best Original Score, and Best Book all of which it won and several nominations in the acting categories, Avenue Q proved to be a juggernaut of its time. Having assumed much praise for its approach to racism, homosexuality, and internet pornography Avenue Q proved that even puppetry can be fun for adults.
Nominations Open For 2022 BroadwayWorld Tampa Awards
by BWW Awards - September 06, 2022
Nominations are now open for the 2022 BroadwayWorld Tampa Awards! The 2022 Regional Awards honor productions which had their first performance between October 1, 2021 through September 30, 2022.
by BWW Awards - September 06, 2022
Nominations are now open for the 2022 BroadwayWorld Tampa Awards! The 2022 Regional Awards honor productions which had their first performance between October 1, 2021 through September 30, 2022.
MR. YUNIOSHI Comes To FreeFall Next Month
by BWW News Desk - August 30, 2022
In Mr. Yunioshi, J. Elijah Cho cleverly explores Mickey Rooney's infamous performance as Mr. Yunioshi in 'Breakfast at Tiffany's,' often pointed to as the most egregious example of yellowface in the movies. Rooney's 'over the top' characterization is cringeworthy to watch to this day, but it also raises several questions: Should actors have the opportunity to play ANY role? Could there ever have been a 'right' way to play it? And what compels an actor to play a character that they really shouldn't be playing? Asian-American writer/performer J. Elijah Cho attempts to explore these topics and more in this poignant and funny satire.
by BWW News Desk - August 30, 2022
In Mr. Yunioshi, J. Elijah Cho cleverly explores Mickey Rooney's infamous performance as Mr. Yunioshi in 'Breakfast at Tiffany's,' often pointed to as the most egregious example of yellowface in the movies. Rooney's 'over the top' characterization is cringeworthy to watch to this day, but it also raises several questions: Should actors have the opportunity to play ANY role? Could there ever have been a 'right' way to play it? And what compels an actor to play a character that they really shouldn't be playing? Asian-American writer/performer J. Elijah Cho attempts to explore these topics and more in this poignant and funny satire.
Review: Lab Theater Project Presents Owen Robertson's CREATING MONSTERS, A New Take on Mary Shelley's Creation of Frankenstein
by Peter Nason - August 27, 2022
It's structurally a mess, but well worth your time to explore.
by Peter Nason - August 27, 2022
It's structurally a mess, but well worth your time to explore.
Previews: AVENUE Q at Straz Center
by Deborah Bostock-Kelley - August 22, 2022
On stage from August 31 to September 25 is Avenue Q, an edgy Broadway musical with puppets. Now reading this, you may think it's a perfectly innocent story to introduce the kiddies to live theatre. You would be wrong, so very, very wrong.
by Deborah Bostock-Kelley - August 22, 2022
On stage from August 31 to September 25 is Avenue Q, an edgy Broadway musical with puppets. Now reading this, you may think it's a perfectly innocent story to introduce the kiddies to live theatre. You would be wrong, so very, very wrong.
American Stage Presents Green Day's AMERICAN IDIOT, September 9
by BWW News Desk - August 17, 2022
American Stage is kicking off its 2022 -23 season, “This is America” with a homage to the punk rock movement of the 1990s and early 2000s — opening night is Sept. 9. Green Day's American Idiot is a 22-song musical featuring songs from Green Day's hit album of the same name.
by BWW News Desk - August 17, 2022
American Stage is kicking off its 2022 -23 season, “This is America” with a homage to the punk rock movement of the 1990s and early 2000s — opening night is Sept. 9. Green Day's American Idiot is a 22-song musical featuring songs from Green Day's hit album of the same name.
Review: An Experimentally Avant-Garde Staging of Jonathan Larson's RENT at Eight O'Clock Theatre
by Drew Eberhard - August 14, 2022
Jonathan Larson a name synonymous with American Musical Theatre in the 90s penned this phenom of a Musical based on the Puccini Opera La Boheme. Featuring a rock and roll score unlike anything heard on Broadway at its time, Rent received critical and mass acclaim following the untimely passing of its creator, who passed prior to its premiere. With such recognizable songs as, “Take Me or Leave Me,” “Will I,” “Out Tonight,” and probably the biggest musical theatre anthem of its time “Seasons of Love,” Rent went on to achieve Tony and Pulitzer claim and won the world over with its unique score and storyline of unlikely characters who were mirror images of very real people in its time. Still a musical that has many outdated references manages mass appeal today.
by Drew Eberhard - August 14, 2022
Jonathan Larson a name synonymous with American Musical Theatre in the 90s penned this phenom of a Musical based on the Puccini Opera La Boheme. Featuring a rock and roll score unlike anything heard on Broadway at its time, Rent received critical and mass acclaim following the untimely passing of its creator, who passed prior to its premiere. With such recognizable songs as, “Take Me or Leave Me,” “Will I,” “Out Tonight,” and probably the biggest musical theatre anthem of its time “Seasons of Love,” Rent went on to achieve Tony and Pulitzer claim and won the world over with its unique score and storyline of unlikely characters who were mirror images of very real people in its time. Still a musical that has many outdated references manages mass appeal today.
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