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Ruth Eckerd Hall President & CEO Susan Crockett Named 2019 Business Woman Of The Year

Ruth Eckerd Hall President & CEO Susan Crockett Named 2019 Business Woman Of The Year Honoree

by BWW News Desk — August 1, 2019
The Tampa Bay Business Journal has announced that Susan Crockett, Ruth Eckerd Hall, Inc.
Steve Martin's METEOR SHOWER Comes to Tampa in September

Steve Martin's METEOR SHOWER Comes to Tampa in September

by BWW News Desk — July 31, 2019
Jobsite begins their 21st season, themed a great reckoning in a little room, in Sep.
BWW Previews: INNOVOCATIVE THEATRE'S THE HUNDRED DRESSES SHINES LIGHT ON BULLYING at

BWW Previews: INNOVOCATIVE THEATRE'S THE HUNDRED DRESSES SHINES LIGHT ON BULLYING at Stageworks Theatre

by Deborah Bostock-Kelley — July 31, 2019
In a time where bullying is national crisis, leading to children as young as nine years old taking their own lives, Innovocative Theatre's production The Hundred Dresses is opening at Stageworks Theatre on August 4.
BWW Review: Swim on out to The New Tampa Players' THE LITTLE MERMAID at the Universit

BWW Review: Swim on out to The New Tampa Players' THE LITTLE MERMAID at the University Area CDC

by Peter Nason — July 27, 2019
Patty Smithey is marvelous as Ariel, but the show belongs to the amazing Janelle Richardson as Ursula.
BWW Previews: NEW TAMPA PLAYER'S THE LITTLE MERMAID IS A CIRQUE TWIST ON A DISNEY CLA

BWW Previews: NEW TAMPA PLAYER'S THE LITTLE MERMAID IS A CIRQUE TWIST ON A DISNEY CLASSIC at University Area CDC

by Deborah Bostock-Kelley — July 26, 2019
New Tampa Players and director Derek Baxter are putting a fresh, new spin on the classic love story of mermaid and man.
BWW Previews: TRANSFORMATIONS FREE PERFORMANCE EVENT CELEBRATING ADA ANNIVERSARY at S

BWW Previews: TRANSFORMATIONS FREE PERFORMANCE EVENT CELEBRATING ADA ANNIVERSARY at Straz Center For The Performing Arts

by Deborah Bostock-Kelley — July 25, 2019
In collaboration with the Hillsborough County Alliance for Citizens with Disabilities and Tampa Mayor's Alliance for Persons with Disabilities, on July 26, The Straz Center is presenting the inaugural performance event, Transformations: Building a World of Access and Inclusion.
BWW Review: POWERHOUSE VOCALISTS WERE ON STAGE IN VIVID THEATRE PRODUCTIONS' BROADWAY

BWW Review: POWERHOUSE VOCALISTS WERE ON STAGE IN VIVID THEATRE PRODUCTIONS' BROADWAY MISCAST at Powerstories Theatre

by Deborah Bostock-Kelley — July 25, 2019
Broken into two acts with a 15 minute intermission in between, in the first hour, to open each song, the singer told a story of what it meant to them.
BWW Previews: VIVID THEATRE PRODUCTIONS' BROADWAY MISCAST CABARET SWAPS SONG GENDER a

BWW Previews: VIVID THEATRE PRODUCTIONS' BROADWAY MISCAST CABARET SWAPS SONG GENDER at Powerstories Theatre

by Deborah Bostock-Kelley — July 23, 2019
Starring Brilee Gold, Sean McKinley, Heather Mendoza, Kidany Camillo, Lena Morrisseau, Jason Ensor, Erica Garraffa, Topher Warren, Chonesty Montgomery, Sonali Balan, Bri Filippelli, and Drew, on July 24, Broadway Miscast is not your typical cabaret.
BWW Review: freeFall Theatre's Inventive Treatment of Stephen Schwartz's PIPPIN - The

BWW Review: freeFall Theatre's Inventive Treatment of Stephen Schwartz's PIPPIN - They've Got Magic To Do

by Peter Nason — July 22, 2019
It has a little bit of everything.
BWW Review: An Intimate, Devastating FUN HOME at American Stage

BWW Review: An Intimate, Devastating FUN HOME at American Stage

by Peter Nason — July 21, 2019
Don't miss this stellar production, beautifully directed with incredible performances, that left me speechless.
BWW Review: The Marcia P. Hoffman School of the Arts Summer Camp Presents Stephen Son

BWW Review: The Marcia P. Hoffman School of the Arts Summer Camp Presents Stephen Sondheim's Hilarious A FUNNY THING HAPPENED ON THE WAY TO THE FORUM at Ruth Eckerd Hall

by Peter Nason — July 19, 2019
When it comes to Tony Award snubbing, there are several artistic high crimes and misdemeanors.
BWW Previews: LIFE, LIBERTY AND THE SEARCH FOR HAPPINESS – IT'S ABOUT TIME at Power

BWW Previews: LIFE, LIBERTY AND THE SEARCH FOR HAPPINESS – IT'S ABOUT TIME at Powerstories Theatre

by Deborah Bostock-Kelley — July 17, 2019
Imagine having a piano call to you - a soft whisper urging that you must play, asking if you remember.
BWW Review: Kudos to the Wilde Theatre Company and Their Production of Frank Wildhorn

BWW Review: Kudos to the Wilde Theatre Company and Their Production of Frank Wildhorn's JEKYLL & HYDE: THE MUSICAL

by Peter Nason — July 17, 2019
A new professional theatre company is officially born in the Tampa Bay Area!
BWW Review: CONSTELLATIONS: AN OUT OF THIS WORLD SUCKER PUNCH TO THE HEART at Jobsite

BWW Review: CONSTELLATIONS: AN OUT OF THIS WORLD SUCKER PUNCH TO THE HEART at Jobsite Theater

by Drew Eberhard — July 15, 2019
Not very often does a piece of theatre come along that is truly cathartic, visceral and downright unnerving, but humbling as well.
BWW Review: Eight O'Clock Theatre Puts on the Ritz with Mel Brooks' YOUNG FRANKENSTEI

BWW Review: Eight O'Clock Theatre Puts on the Ritz with Mel Brooks' YOUNG FRANKENSTEIN

by Peter Nason — July 12, 2019
It's a marvelous production of a so-so musical.
BWW Review: PETER AND THE STARCATCHER A Beloved Story Turned On Its Head At Aeon Life

BWW Review: PETER AND THE STARCATCHER A Beloved Story Turned On Its Head At Aeon Life Theater At Aeon Life Theater

by Drew Eberhard — July 12, 2019
We all know the beloved classic story written by J.
BWW Review: THE LIGHTNING THIEF:THE PERCY JACKSON MUSICAL Soars Into Tampa at Straz C

BWW Review: THE LIGHTNING THIEF:THE PERCY JACKSON MUSICAL Soars Into Tampa at Straz Center

by Drew Eberhard — July 11, 2019
How does a book so grounded in popularity in Young-Adult fiction, that was then translated to a 2 film series, transition its magical storytelling to the stage? These and more are the questions I asked myself upon entering Morsani Hall Tuesday evening for the opening of The Lightning Thief: The Perc
BWW Previews: VICTORIAN LOONEY TUNES IN THE FORM OF THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING EARNEST a

BWW Previews: VICTORIAN LOONEY TUNES IN THE FORM OF THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING EARNEST at Carrollwood Players Theatre

by Deborah Bostock-Kelley — July 10, 2019
Coming to stage at Carrollwood Players Theatre is Oscar Wilde's The Importance of Being Earnest on July 12 through August 3.
BWW Previews: MUSICAL FUN HOME COMBINING HEARTBREAK AND HUMOR IS COMING TO American S

BWW Previews: MUSICAL FUN HOME COMBINING HEARTBREAK AND HUMOR IS COMING TO American Stage

by Deborah Bostock-Kelley — July 10, 2019
Powerful, honest and uplifting are the three adjectives director Karla Hartley used to describe Alison Bechdel's Fun Home coming to American Stage July 17 through August 18.
Innovocative Theatre Targets Tampa Grade-school Bullying In THE HUNDRED DRESSES

Innovocative Theatre Targets Tampa Grade-school Bullying In THE HUNDRED DRESSES

by BWW News Desk — July 9, 2019
Local theater's bold season on childhood and adolescent peer abuse concludes with an award-winning children's classic
BWW Review: NEWSIES at The Straz Center

BWW Review: NEWSIES at The Straz Center

by Drew Eberhard — July 8, 2019
Everyone knows the story, and or has seen the classic film starring a young Christian Bale.
American Stage Presents FUN HOME

American Stage Presents FUN HOME

by BWW News Desk — July 2, 2019
GROW UP.
BWW Previews: THE LIGHTNING THIEF COMES to the Straz Center For The Performing Arts

BWW Previews: THE LIGHTNING THIEF COMES to the Straz Center For The Performing Arts

by Deborah Bostock-Kelley — July 1, 2019
Coming to Straz Center on July 9-14 is The Lightning Thief: The Percy Jackson Musical, a musical adaption of the New York Times best-selling novel written by Rick Riordan Hall.
BWW Review: HUMOR AND HEART - THE LITTLE BLACK DRESS RETURNS to Straz Center For The

BWW Review: HUMOR AND HEART - THE LITTLE BLACK DRESS RETURNS to Straz Center For The Performing Arts

by Deborah Bostock-Kelley — July 1, 2019
Like the shopkeeper who helps Mom introduce a reluctant teenaged Dee and her best friend Mandy to a special article of clothing affectionately dubbed LBD, the original musical playing at the Straz Center's Jaeb Theatre, Little Black Dress is FABULOUS.
BWW Previews: DIAVOLO Brings A Unique And Breathtaking Spectacle With The Veterans Pr

BWW Previews: DIAVOLO Brings A Unique And Breathtaking Spectacle With The Veterans Project At Straz Center For The Performing Arts

by Drew Eberhard — July 1, 2019
In the traditional sense, dance, and art-forms alike are put on stage to evoke feeling and emotions from the audience.

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