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Photos: Laura Peterson's INTERGLACIAL Captures An Interval Of Uncertainty With Real-Time Dance Sculpture
by BWW News Desk - February 08, 2022
Hillsborough Community College’s Visual and Performing Arts Series presents Interglacial by Laura Peterson Choreography on February 11 & 12 at 7:30 pm, HCC Mainstage Theatre. 
American Stage And Creative Pinellas Presents FIRST MONDAYS
by BWW News Desk - February 07, 2022
American Stage has announced a new free monthly reading series, “First Mondays” in partnership with Creative Pinellas.
BWW Previews: PATEL CONSERVATORY OFFERS INNOVATIVE TAKE ON THE LAST FIVE YEARS at Straz' TECO Theatre
by Deborah Bostock-Kelley - February 07, 2022
Under the direction of Matt Belopavlovich, the musical features the Ohio Cast: Cathy - Megan Lisko-Snelling and Sydney Beck, Jamie - Jackson Fowler and James King, the New York City Cast: Cathy - Madelyn Ruyle and Brilee Gold, Jamie - Linus O’Palick and Jadon Milne, and ensemble: Ava Shimmel, Ava Cornett, Jordan Hunter, Jordan Landry, Tia Olivia, and Zoe Priolo.
BWW Review: Yasmina Reza's Winning ART at the Carrollwood Cultural Center
by Peter Nason - February 06, 2022
Director Derek Baxter leads three terrific actors--Jeremiah Murzinsky, David the Day, and Steven C. Fox--in this acerbically hilarious show.
BWW Previews: BIPOC PLAY-READING SERIES DEBUTS WITH LORRAINE at Straz Center's TECO Theatre
by Deborah Bostock-Kelley - February 05, 2022
Lorraine follows the year before Martin Luther King’s assassination. Writer Melvin Coleman’s goal is to capture Martin Luther King as a person, not a mythical figure, who was in Memphis at the time to support the sanitation workers who were on strike for unequal pay and unfair work environment.
BWW Review: Tampa Repertory Theatre's Production of Perhaps William Shakespeare's Greatest Tragedy: KING LEAR
by Peter Nason - February 05, 2022
Dedicated to the late C. David Frankel, this is the first KING LEAR produced locally in almost 30 years.
BWW Review: ANTIONETTE NWANDU'S PASSOVER STRIKES A POWERFUL CHORD at OUTCAST THEATRE COLLECTIVE
by Drew Eberhard - February 05, 2022
Kitch and Moses sit on the corner of a nondescript street, underneath a streetlight adorned with an old tire and over-turned shopping cart. “The Block” is what they call this specific corner. No city has been identified, but we know the time is now, but also 1855, but also 13th Century BCE. Like I stated before; a ghetto street, a lamppost at night, but also a plantation, but also Egypt, a city built by slaves. Crystal clear, right? Let’s break it down even further as we explore the inner workings of Antoinette Nwandu’s explosive new play Passover, onstage and in collaboration with Studio620 and Outcast Theatre Collective.
BWW Previews: TAMPAREP BRINGS KING LEAR to USF
by Deborah Bostock-Kelley - February 04, 2022
KING LEAR is the debut of an educational collaboration between TampaRep and the USF School of Theatre and Dance. For this production, students will study and create under the guidance of professional designers working on the project. And In addition, late artistic director C. David Frankel will be memorialized with an annual scholarship at USF.
BWW Previews: OUTCAST THEATRE COLLECTIVE'S PASSOVER at thestudio@620
by Deborah Bostock-Kelley - February 04, 2022
In PASSOVER, Tron Montgomery plays Moses, while Lance Felton and Joshua Dupree play Kitch. Michael Menszycki portrays both Mister and Ossifer.
BWW Previews: Stage And Screen Icons Phyllis Yvonne Stickney And Jennifer Leigh Warren In SCHOOL GIRLS; OR, THE AFRICAN MEAN GIRLS PLAY At American Stage
by Deborah Bostock-Kelley - February 03, 2022
At American Stage now through February 27 is SCHOOL GIRLS; OR, THE AFRICAN MEAN GIRLS PLAY by Jocelyn Bioh. SCHOOL GIRLS is loosely based on a true story that tells the tale of an all-girls school in Ghana and a prestigious Miss Global Universe pageant. A new, beautiful, and talented American student challenges the queen bee and gets noticed by the pageant recruiter. What ensues is a comedy that explores the universal struggles, similarities, and differences of teen girls, and the need to feel like you belong.
BWW Review: DEAR EVAN HANSEN RETURNS REFRESHED, RENEWED AND BETTER THAN EVER! at Straz Center For Performing Arts
by Drew Eberhard - February 03, 2022
Almost exactly two years since Dear Evan Hansen first stepped onto the Straz Center stage and into our hearts, the show that has left a mark on everyone that has seen it, or heard the soundtrack is back under the lights of Carol Morsani Hall. It’s hard to imagine two years, and yet here we are. It felt like just yesterday with bated breath we were sitting in our seats awaiting the dim of the lights and the story to unfold before our eyes.
Photos/Video: First Look at SCHOOL GIRLS; OR, THE AFRICAN MEAN GIRLS PLAY at American Stage
by BWW News Desk - February 03, 2022
Picture it. 1986. An all girls school in Ghana and there’s a new girl in town, an American, who challenges the reigning queen bee. There’s a prestigious pageant on the line, which could provide the opportunity to move up in the world to the lucky winner.  This is a funny and touching story about the universal teenage struggle, and the need to feel like you belong. 
The Off-Central Players Announces 2022 Spring Season
by BWW News Desk - February 02, 2022
After opening their doors seven months ago and five productions now under their belts, The Off-Central Players head into 2022 with a Spring Season program for everyone. From standup comedy to cabaret, a Shakespeare Festival, musicals and feature length plays, bay area residents can expect something new almost every month.
Ciara Alyse Harris of DEAR EVAN HANSEN at Straz Center
by Deborah Bostock-Kelley - February 01, 2022
Ciara said, 'I got this beautiful message the other day from a mom telling me her daughter felt so connected to Alana. She was crying and said, 'Mom, that's me.' That changed my whole world because I have this mission that I'm going to change a lot of the ways people think about Alana. The fans are amazing, and it's a constant reminder of what we are doing for a young community and mental health, as well.'
BWW Previews: THINKTANK THEATRE'S COMEDY ALL THE GREAT BOOKS (ABRIDGED) at Straz's Shimberg Playhouse
by Deborah Bostock-Kelley - January 31, 2022
Flipping the all-male script, the ensemble features all women: local actors Katie Calahan, Katie Huettel, and Jessy Julianna under the direction of Brianna Larson.
Student Blog: Just My Type...
by Student Blogger: Madalyn Macko - January 28, 2022
'Type' can be a representation of the skills, characteristics, and aesthetics an actor can create very easily. However, stereotyping is easily caused when 'typing', due to preconceived ideas about gender presentation, body type, height, behaviors, and other overt physical features.
CHRIS PINNELLA: SINATRA AT THE SANDS Comes to Lauderhill PAC
by BWW News Desk - January 27, 2022
Flashback to 1966 Las Vegas & join powerhouse vocalist Chris Pinnella along with his exceptional 6-Piece Little Big Band as they perform the iconic live album 'Sinatra at the Sands' from beginning to end. Featuring the Quincy Jones & Count Basie arrangements along with audio clips of Old Blue Eyes himself setting up songs, cracking jokes, and telling stories; making the evening a true tribute, not impersonation, to the legendary Chairman of the Board.
BWW Review: BOASTING A BOLD AND DIVERSE CAST JOBSITE TACKLES SHAKESPEARE'S MOST “FAMOUS PLAY” WITH ROMEO & JULIET at JOBSITE THEATER
by Drew Eberhard - January 21, 2022
The year 1985, the setting Fair Verona where we lay our scene. Over the years Romeo & Juliet has been translated, interpreted and conceived in many different forms and fashion. Outside of literature none more so than that of film and stage. Diverting back to literature briefly, Romeo & Juliet was first translated into English in 1562 as a poem entitled The Tragic History of Romeus and Juliet by Arthur Brooke.
The Schmidt Boca Raton History Museum Announces Town Hall Talk On AI & Health
by BWW News Desk - January 20, 2022
The Schmidt Boca Raton History Museum (SBRHM) invites the public to a timely and fascinating discussion in its newly remodeled space in historic Town Hall at 71 N. Federal Highway (33432).
The Off-Central Players Announce Spring 2022 Season
by BWW News Desk - January 18, 2022
After opening their doors seven months ago and five productions now under their belts, The Off-Central Players head into 2022 with a Spring Season program for everyone.
Tampa Repertory Theatre to Stage KING LEAR
by BWW News Desk - January 16, 2022
Previewing on February 3rd (Pay What You Can), and running just three weekends (Feb 4-20) at The University of South Florida School of Theatre and Dance, the production features TampaRep mainstay Michael Mahoney (Heisenberg, The Iceman Cometh) in the title role.
Winners Announced For The BroadwayWorld 2021 Tampa Awards
by BWW Awards - January 14, 2022
Winners have been announced for the 2021 BroadwayWorld Tampa Awards. The 2021 Regional Awards honor productions which had their first performance between October 1, 2020 through September 30, 2021.
BWW Previews: DONNA: THE DONNA SUMMER MUSICAL at Straz Center
by Deborah Bostock-Kelley - January 13, 2022
At Straz Center through January 16 is a tribute to a beloved icon of music, Donna Summer. DONNA: THE DONNA SUMMER MUSICAL examines the singer's life, how she broke barriers to perform her own music. The score features over 20 classic hits, including 'Bad Girls,' 'Love to Love You Baby,' and 'Hot Stuff.'
Casting Announced for freeFall's I LOVE TO EAT
by BWW News Desk - January 13, 2022
I Love to Eat invites you to meet the man described as “the face and belly of American gastronomy” in this play by James Still that imagines a late night in Beard’s Greenwich Village home.
BWW Review: SUMMER: THE DONNA SUMMER MUSICAL DAZZLES AND SPARKLES at Straz Center For Performing Arts
by Drew Eberhard - January 12, 2022
Over the past several years, one thing is for certain Broadway audiences and Regional audiences alike come out in droves to witness, experience, dance, and sing along with well known songs that have defined music across many generations. With shows like Ain’t too Proud: Life and Times of the Temptations, and MJ: The Michael Jackson Musical, Broadway is no stranger to this type of tale. Tuesday night was no exception as the doors of Morsani Hall at the Straz Center burst at the seams with only the glitz and glamour that the Queen of Disco could bring to the party. Summer: The Donna Summer Musical is a jam-packed 115 minute spectacle of grandeur. The talent here is absolutely no joke and is full of all the Donna Summer songs we have come to know and love.

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