Review Roundup: MURDER ON THE ORIENT EXPRESS at Asolo Rep - What Did the Critics Think?
by BWW News Desk - January 13, 2020
Asolo Rep kicks off its winter repertory season with Agatha Christie's MURDER ON THE ORIENT EXPRESS. The classic edge-of-your-seat murder mystery will be brought to the stage with a new adaptation by two-time Tony Award-winning master of farce Ken Ludwig and directed by Asolo Rep Associate Artist Peter Amster.
by BWW News Desk - January 13, 2020
Asolo Rep kicks off its winter repertory season with Agatha Christie's MURDER ON THE ORIENT EXPRESS. The classic edge-of-your-seat murder mystery will be brought to the stage with a new adaptation by two-time Tony Award-winning master of farce Ken Ludwig and directed by Asolo Rep Associate Artist Peter Amster.
Photo Flash: First Look at MURDER ON THE ORIENT EXPRESS at Asolo Rep
by BWW News Desk - January 13, 2020
Asolo Rep kicks off its winter repertory season with Agatha Christie's MURDER ON THE ORIENT EXPRESS. The classic edge-of-your-seat murder mystery will be brought to the stage with a new adaptation by two-time Tony Award-winning master of farce Ken Ludwig and directed by Asolo Rep Associate Artist Peter Amster. MURDER ON THE ORIENT EXPRESS previews January 8 and 9, opens January 10 and runs in rotating repertory through March 8 in the Mertz Theatre, located in the FSU Center for the Performing Arts.
by BWW News Desk - January 13, 2020
Asolo Rep kicks off its winter repertory season with Agatha Christie's MURDER ON THE ORIENT EXPRESS. The classic edge-of-your-seat murder mystery will be brought to the stage with a new adaptation by two-time Tony Award-winning master of farce Ken Ludwig and directed by Asolo Rep Associate Artist Peter Amster. MURDER ON THE ORIENT EXPRESS previews January 8 and 9, opens January 10 and runs in rotating repertory through March 8 in the Mertz Theatre, located in the FSU Center for the Performing Arts.
BWW Review: Will There Be a Better Performance in 2020 Than Kayla Witoshynsky's in Innovocative Theatre's Production of Barbara Lebow's A SHAYNA MAIDEL?
by Peter Nason - January 11, 2020
Powerful stuff, with a revelatory performance by Ms. Witoshynsky at the heart and soul of it.
by Peter Nason - January 11, 2020
Powerful stuff, with a revelatory performance by Ms. Witoshynsky at the heart and soul of it.
MARIE & ROSETTA Comes to FreeFall
by BWW News Desk - January 11, 2020
freeFall Theatre in St. Petersburg and The Hippodrome Theatre in Gainesville have joined forces to co-present MARIE & ROSETTA opening January 18 and closing February 16. freeFall will then transfer the production to The Hippodrome for performances at their venue opening on February 28 and running through March 22.
by BWW News Desk - January 11, 2020
freeFall Theatre in St. Petersburg and The Hippodrome Theatre in Gainesville have joined forces to co-present MARIE & ROSETTA opening January 18 and closing February 16. freeFall will then transfer the production to The Hippodrome for performances at their venue opening on February 28 and running through March 22.
Broadway Theatre Project Announces Guest Artist Michael Cerveris
by BWW News Desk - January 10, 2020
Broadway Theatre Project has announced that two-time Tony Award winning actor Michael Cerveris will be a guest artist at BTP's summer 2020 intensive: BTP AT LAND AND SEA! At the project, Cerveris will teaching musical theatre techniques--sharing his knowledge of the artform and industry with aspiring musical theatre performers.
by BWW News Desk - January 10, 2020
Broadway Theatre Project has announced that two-time Tony Award winning actor Michael Cerveris will be a guest artist at BTP's summer 2020 intensive: BTP AT LAND AND SEA! At the project, Cerveris will teaching musical theatre techniques--sharing his knowledge of the artform and industry with aspiring musical theatre performers.
BWW Previews: WINTER CABARET SHOWCASES PATEL STUDENTS AND FACULTY at Straz Center For The Performing Arts' TECO Theatre
by Deborah Bostock-Kelley - January 10, 2020
Performed by Patel Conservatory students, grade 7-adult and several faculty, the Patel Conservatory will present a a?oeWinter Cabareta?? on Jan. 15 at 7 p.m., in the TECO Theater. The show will feature renditions of solo, duet and small group musical theater favorites with Patel faculty performing a comical a?oeOverdone Audition Song.a??
by Deborah Bostock-Kelley - January 10, 2020
Performed by Patel Conservatory students, grade 7-adult and several faculty, the Patel Conservatory will present a a?oeWinter Cabareta?? on Jan. 15 at 7 p.m., in the TECO Theater. The show will feature renditions of solo, duet and small group musical theater favorites with Patel faculty performing a comical a?oeOverdone Audition Song.a??
BWW Previews: INNOVOCATIVE THEATRE BRINGS A SHAYNA MAIDEL, STORY OF FAMILY REUNITING AFTER HOLOCAUST to Stageworks Theatre
by Deborah Bostock-Kelley - January 08, 2020
In a country wrought with divisiveness, Innovocative Theatre is bringing A Shayna Maidel by Barbara Lebow to stage at Stageworks on January 10 a?' 19. Directed by Staci Sabarsky, starring Larry Corwin, Kristina Kourkoulos, Kayla Witoshynsky, Thomas Brown, Michele McCarty, and Sunshine Hughes, A Shayna Maidel is a tale of a Jewish family picking up the pieces of their lives and coming together, despite each person having traveled a different life path to be reunited after World War II in 1946.
by Deborah Bostock-Kelley - January 08, 2020
In a country wrought with divisiveness, Innovocative Theatre is bringing A Shayna Maidel by Barbara Lebow to stage at Stageworks on January 10 a?' 19. Directed by Staci Sabarsky, starring Larry Corwin, Kristina Kourkoulos, Kayla Witoshynsky, Thomas Brown, Michele McCarty, and Sunshine Hughes, A Shayna Maidel is a tale of a Jewish family picking up the pieces of their lives and coming together, despite each person having traveled a different life path to be reunited after World War II in 1946.
Florida Professional Theatre Companies Join Forces For Exciting Co-Productions
by BWW News Desk - January 07, 2020
freeFall Theatre in St. Petersburg, FL and The Hippodrome Theatre in Gainesville, FL have joined forces to co-present two productions in their 2019/2020 season. freeFall will present MARIE & ROSETTA opening January 18 and Hippodrome will present LONE STAR SPIRITS opening January 24. The company will then transfer the productions to their respective spaces after the initial run of each show. Both shows will run a combined total of over 8 weeks.
by BWW News Desk - January 07, 2020
freeFall Theatre in St. Petersburg, FL and The Hippodrome Theatre in Gainesville, FL have joined forces to co-present two productions in their 2019/2020 season. freeFall will present MARIE & ROSETTA opening January 18 and Hippodrome will present LONE STAR SPIRITS opening January 24. The company will then transfer the productions to their respective spaces after the initial run of each show. Both shows will run a combined total of over 8 weeks.
West Coast Players Presents FOREVER PLAID
by BWW News Desk - January 07, 2020
West Coast Players will present Forever Plaid by Stuart Ross, directed by Ashlie Timberlake with musical direction by Donna Grabill, by special arrangement with Music Theatre International, January 24-February 9, 2020 at West Coast Players, 21905 US 19 North, near the corner of Drew St. and US 19 N.
by BWW News Desk - January 07, 2020
West Coast Players will present Forever Plaid by Stuart Ross, directed by Ashlie Timberlake with musical direction by Donna Grabill, by special arrangement with Music Theatre International, January 24-February 9, 2020 at West Coast Players, 21905 US 19 North, near the corner of Drew St. and US 19 N.
Roxanne Fay's THRICE TO MINE Benefit At TampaRep
by BWW News Desk - January 06, 2020
Tampa Repertory Theatre will present Thrice to Mine, an original and stirring imagining of the life of Shakespeare's Lady Macbeth written and performed by award-winning actor Roxanne Fay, in the Studio Theatre of HCC-Ybor City, on the corner of East Palm Ave. and Avenida Republica de Cuba, on January 24 and 25 at 8 PM. All proceeds from this special benefit performance will go toward paying the artists involved in TampaRep's spring production of Shakespeare's King Lear.
by BWW News Desk - January 06, 2020
Tampa Repertory Theatre will present Thrice to Mine, an original and stirring imagining of the life of Shakespeare's Lady Macbeth written and performed by award-winning actor Roxanne Fay, in the Studio Theatre of HCC-Ybor City, on the corner of East Palm Ave. and Avenida Republica de Cuba, on January 24 and 25 at 8 PM. All proceeds from this special benefit performance will go toward paying the artists involved in TampaRep's spring production of Shakespeare's King Lear.
Broadway Theatre Project's BTP AT LAND AND SEA Will Host Guest Artist Donna McKechnie And Award The Donna McKechnie Musical Theatre Scholarship
by BWW News Desk - January 06, 2020
by BWW News Desk - January 06, 2020
BWW Review: Celebrating Fats Waller with Eight O'Clock Theatre's AIN'T MISBEHAVIN' at the Central Park Performing Arts Center
by Peter Nason - January 05, 2020
With Latoya McCormick and Tron Montgomery leading the way in this Fats Waller revue, 'it's so nice, it should be illegal.'
by Peter Nason - January 05, 2020
With Latoya McCormick and Tron Montgomery leading the way in this Fats Waller revue, 'it's so nice, it should be illegal.'
WMOR-TV Working To Renew CARRIAGE On DirecTV
by BWW News Desk - January 03, 2020
Following protracted negotiations, the efforts of Hearst Television, parent of WMOR-TV, to achieve a new carriage agreement with DIRECTV, reached an impasse, and, as a result, WMOR-TV is now no longer being carried by DIRECTV's satellite system or its internet-delivered platform AT&T TV Now (formerly known as DIRECTV TV Now).
by BWW News Desk - January 03, 2020
Following protracted negotiations, the efforts of Hearst Television, parent of WMOR-TV, to achieve a new carriage agreement with DIRECTV, reached an impasse, and, as a result, WMOR-TV is now no longer being carried by DIRECTV's satellite system or its internet-delivered platform AT&T TV Now (formerly known as DIRECTV TV Now).
Florida Professional Theatre Companies Join Forces For Exciting Co-Productions
by BWW News Desk - January 03, 2020
freeFall Theatre in St. Petersburg, FL and The Hippodrome Theatre in Gainesville, FL have joined forces to co-present two productions in their 2019/2020 season. freeFall will present MARIE & ROSETTA opening January 18 and Hippodrome will present LONE STAR SPIRITS opening January 24. The company will then transfer the productions to their respective spaces after the initial run of each show. Both shows will run a combined total of over 8 weeks.
by BWW News Desk - January 03, 2020
freeFall Theatre in St. Petersburg, FL and The Hippodrome Theatre in Gainesville, FL have joined forces to co-present two productions in their 2019/2020 season. freeFall will present MARIE & ROSETTA opening January 18 and Hippodrome will present LONE STAR SPIRITS opening January 24. The company will then transfer the productions to their respective spaces after the initial run of each show. Both shows will run a combined total of over 8 weeks.
Broadway Theatre Project Announces BTP ON LAND AND SEA
by BWW News Desk - December 29, 2019
Broadway Theatre Project (BTP) has announced its 2020 summer intensive BTP ON LAND AND SEA!
by BWW News Desk - December 29, 2019
Broadway Theatre Project (BTP) has announced its 2020 summer intensive BTP ON LAND AND SEA!
BWW Preview: Eleven Local Shows That We Can't Wait to See in 2020
by Peter Nason - December 29, 2019
freeFall Theatre, American Stage, Jobsite, Stageworks and a slew of community theatre companies all promise exciting shows this year.
by Peter Nason - December 29, 2019
freeFall Theatre, American Stage, Jobsite, Stageworks and a slew of community theatre companies all promise exciting shows this year.
Final Week To Vote for the 2019 BroadwayWorld Tampa Awards
by BWW Staff - December 23, 2019
There's just one final week to submit votes for the 2019 BroadwayWorld Tampa Awards, brought to you by TodayTix! Vote today to make sure your favorite local theatre's achievements and performers are recognized!
by BWW Staff - December 23, 2019
There's just one final week to submit votes for the 2019 BroadwayWorld Tampa Awards, brought to you by TodayTix! Vote today to make sure your favorite local theatre's achievements and performers are recognized!
BWW Review: The Best of the Decade - Reviewer Peter Nason Picks the Top 25 Local Shows & Performances of the Past 10 Years
by Peter Nason - December 21, 2019
25 Shows & Performances in the Tampa Bay Area That Rocked Our World from 2010 to 2019!
by Peter Nason - December 21, 2019
25 Shows & Performances in the Tampa Bay Area That Rocked Our World from 2010 to 2019!
BWW Review: Stellar Cast and A Flying Magic Carpet Enchant With Disney's ALADDIN At David A. Straz, Jr. Center For Performing Arts
by Drew Eberhard - December 21, 2019
From a Kabuki drop and into the world of Agrabah the audience Friday night was completely swept up in a glamorous spectacle that continued throughout the evening. From moving set pieces, a flying carpet, and stunning costumes all the stops were pulled out for this production. Not one minute of this high flying production allowed for the audience to be underwhelmed. The choreography was perfectly in sync, and the voices matched and blended so seamlessly, it was hard to catch your breath from all the jaw dropping performances laid before you, as this cast truly like a well-oiled machine left everything on the stage.
by Drew Eberhard - December 21, 2019
From a Kabuki drop and into the world of Agrabah the audience Friday night was completely swept up in a glamorous spectacle that continued throughout the evening. From moving set pieces, a flying carpet, and stunning costumes all the stops were pulled out for this production. Not one minute of this high flying production allowed for the audience to be underwhelmed. The choreography was perfectly in sync, and the voices matched and blended so seamlessly, it was hard to catch your breath from all the jaw dropping performances laid before you, as this cast truly like a well-oiled machine left everything on the stage.
December 19th Update: NEWSIES - Arts In Motion Leads Best Musical Category in the BWW Tampa Awards Voting
by BWW Staff - December 19, 2019
We're heading into the final week of voting for the 2019 BroadwayWorld Tampa Awards, brought to you by TodayTix! Vote today to make sure your favorite local theatre's achievements and performers are recognized!
by BWW Staff - December 19, 2019
We're heading into the final week of voting for the 2019 BroadwayWorld Tampa Awards, brought to you by TodayTix! Vote today to make sure your favorite local theatre's achievements and performers are recognized!
BWW Previews: THIRTY PATEL CONSERVATORY STUDENTS BRING WHITE CHRISTMAS at Straz Center For The Performing Arts
by Deborah Bostock-Kelley - December 17, 2019
Coming to Straz Performing Arts Center, under the expert direction of Suzanne Livesay, Vice President of Education, 30 seventh through twelfth graders, Mackenzie Prince, Aaron Graham, Wren Livesay, Isabella Ferber, Will Wallace, Alondra Rios, Victoria Huerta, Quinten Hall, Ericca Leyva, Emily Patrick, Ryan Pope, Tristan Horta, Hathaway Miller, Dawson Snyder, Emma Oros, Emma Iannuzzi, Ben Avriett, Asia Folsch, Mara Gamson, Jazmine Jackson, Ben Avriett, Kennedie Clinton, Alexandra DeRousie, Asia Folsch, Mara Gamson, Brilee Gold, Emmerson Grabill, Quinten Hall, Tristan Horta, Jazmine Jackson, Ericca Leyva, Hathaway Miller, Jadon Milne, Samantha Money, Emma Oros, Sofia Oros, Emily Patrick, Ryan Pope, Zoe Priolo, Gabe Russe, Dawson Snyder, and Caroline Williamson star in the beloved classic story White Christmas on December 20.
by Deborah Bostock-Kelley - December 17, 2019
Coming to Straz Performing Arts Center, under the expert direction of Suzanne Livesay, Vice President of Education, 30 seventh through twelfth graders, Mackenzie Prince, Aaron Graham, Wren Livesay, Isabella Ferber, Will Wallace, Alondra Rios, Victoria Huerta, Quinten Hall, Ericca Leyva, Emily Patrick, Ryan Pope, Tristan Horta, Hathaway Miller, Dawson Snyder, Emma Oros, Emma Iannuzzi, Ben Avriett, Asia Folsch, Mara Gamson, Jazmine Jackson, Ben Avriett, Kennedie Clinton, Alexandra DeRousie, Asia Folsch, Mara Gamson, Brilee Gold, Emmerson Grabill, Quinten Hall, Tristan Horta, Jazmine Jackson, Ericca Leyva, Hathaway Miller, Jadon Milne, Samantha Money, Emma Oros, Sofia Oros, Emily Patrick, Ryan Pope, Zoe Priolo, Gabe Russe, Dawson Snyder, and Caroline Williamson star in the beloved classic story White Christmas on December 20.
Photo Flash: Meet The Cast of Jobsite Theater's A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM
by BWW News Desk - December 16, 2019
Jobsite Theater continues their 21st season, “a great reckoning in a little room,” with Shakespeare's magical romantic comedy, A Midsummer Night's Dream. Join Jobsite Jan. 15 – Feb. 9, 2020, for another intimate Shakespearean spectacle featuring aerial and circus choreography, high-def video projection, songs, an original score, and some of the region's finest actors.
by BWW News Desk - December 16, 2019
Jobsite Theater continues their 21st season, “a great reckoning in a little room,” with Shakespeare's magical romantic comedy, A Midsummer Night's Dream. Join Jobsite Jan. 15 – Feb. 9, 2020, for another intimate Shakespearean spectacle featuring aerial and circus choreography, high-def video projection, songs, an original score, and some of the region's finest actors.
BWW Review: 19 for 2019: The Best Local Shows and Performances of the Year
by Peter Nason - December 14, 2019
BWW Reviewer Peter Nason chooses the best of the best that he saw onstage in the Tampa Bay area in 2019.
by Peter Nason - December 14, 2019
BWW Reviewer Peter Nason chooses the best of the best that he saw onstage in the Tampa Bay area in 2019.
BWW Previews: LOCAL ACTRESS COMES HOME FOR HOLIDAYS AS ALADDIN SOARS INTO Straz Center For The Performing Arts
by Deborah Bostock-Kelley - December 11, 2019
Something magical is flying into the Straz Center. Disney's Aladdin is landing its magic carpet at Morsani Hall on December 19, 2019 a?' January 5, 2020. Based on the on the Academy Award-winning 1992 animated film, Aladdin combines adventure, comedy and romance, featuring a full score, with familiar songs and more written specifically for the stage adaption. Aladdin ensemble actress Carissa Fiorillo is especially excited to be returning to Tampa. Aladdin at the Straz means Christmas with the family that she hasn't seen since the beginning of the year.
by Deborah Bostock-Kelley - December 11, 2019
Something magical is flying into the Straz Center. Disney's Aladdin is landing its magic carpet at Morsani Hall on December 19, 2019 a?' January 5, 2020. Based on the on the Academy Award-winning 1992 animated film, Aladdin combines adventure, comedy and romance, featuring a full score, with familiar songs and more written specifically for the stage adaption. Aladdin ensemble actress Carissa Fiorillo is especially excited to be returning to Tampa. Aladdin at the Straz means Christmas with the family that she hasn't seen since the beginning of the year.
BWW Previews: A DICKENS COURTYARD CHRISTMAS BRINGS HOLIDAY MAGIC to Oxford Exchange
by Deborah Bostock-Kelley - December 10, 2019
On Thursday, December 19, for one night only, a beloved Christmas classic will call Oxford Exchange home. Performed in the thrust setting around the Oxford Exchange atrium fountain, A Dickens Courtyard Christmas is director Matthew Belopavlovich's second collaboration with the venue. He will bring the holiday tale to life using the venue's gorgeous backdrop as inspiration.
by Deborah Bostock-Kelley - December 10, 2019
On Thursday, December 19, for one night only, a beloved Christmas classic will call Oxford Exchange home. Performed in the thrust setting around the Oxford Exchange atrium fountain, A Dickens Courtyard Christmas is director Matthew Belopavlovich's second collaboration with the venue. He will bring the holiday tale to life using the venue's gorgeous backdrop as inspiration.
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A Christmas Carol: A Live Radio Play
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Into the Woods
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M*A*S*H
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Schoolhouse Rock Live!
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20,000 Leagues Under the Seas
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The Scarlet Letter
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Straight From The Fringes
TheatreFor (1/8 - 1/11) | |
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Treasure Coast Theatre presents the Tony Award winning musical 'She Loves Me'
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