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BWW Review: Kylie Arseneau Was Born to Play Millie in THOROUGHLY MODERN MILLIE at the

BWW Review: Kylie Arseneau Was Born to Play Millie in THOROUGHLY MODERN MILLIE at the River Ridge Center for the Arts

by Peter Nason — July 1, 2019
This is one fast and furiously entertaining show!
BWW Review: Stephen Schwartz's PIPPIN Comes to Life in St. Petersburg College Theater

BWW Review: Stephen Schwartz's PIPPIN Comes to Life in St. Petersburg College Theater Department's Crazily Creative, Exuberant Production

by Peter Nason — June 30, 2019
Students from ten high schools and six colleges have come together to create an extraordinary, stunning summertime show.
BWW Review: TOTA Music & Theatre Conservatory's Magical Production of Roald Dahl's MA

BWW Review: TOTA Music & Theatre Conservatory's Magical Production of Roald Dahl's MATILDA: THE MUSICAL

by Peter Nason — June 28, 2019
An astounding nine-year-old Berlin Head leads a cast of amazingly talented kids.
West Coast Players Presents LOVE, LOSS AND WHAT I WORE

West Coast Players Presents LOVE, LOSS AND WHAT I WORE

by BWW News Desk — June 27, 2019
West Coast Players will present the comedydrama Love, Loss and What I Wore by Nora Ephron and Delia Ephron, based on the book by Ilene Beckerman, directed by Dan Kelley, by special arrangement with Dramatists Play Service, Inc.
Spanish Lyric Theatre Presents YBOR CITY CINDERELLA

Spanish Lyric Theatre Presents YBOR CITY CINDERELLA

by BWW News Desk — June 25, 2019
Spanish Lyric TheatreSLT Productions is excited to present Ybor City Cinderella one weekend only July 26-28, 2019.
Chris Loving And Senna Prasatthong Represent Straz Center at JIMMY AWARDS at Minskoff

Chris Loving And Senna Prasatthong Represent Straz Center at JIMMY AWARDS at Minskoff Theatre

by Deborah Bostock-Kelley — June 21, 2019
Recent high school graduates, eighteen-year-old Chris Loving and seventeen-year-old Senna Prasatthong are in New York, on Broadway preparing to perform on Monday night not only in front of a live audience at the famous Minskoff Theatre in Manhattan, but in front of the world on Facebook Live.
BWW Previews: NEWSIES AT PATEL CONSERVATORY at Ferguson Hall At Straz Center

BWW Previews: NEWSIES AT PATEL CONSERVATORY at Ferguson Hall At Straz Center

by Drew Eberhard — June 21, 2019
Before the high-flying, energetic production of Newsies put on by the Patel Conservatory takes the stage at Ferguson Hall, I had the chance to sit down with Director Suzanne Livesay and Student Performer Jaden Waz and discuss the show and what makes it memorable to all who see the show.
VIDEO: First Look At CONSTELLATIONS At Jobsite Theatre

VIDEO: First Look At CONSTELLATIONS At Jobsite Theatre

by BWW News Desk — June 20, 2019
What if every decision we've made-and not made-exists simultaneously in infinite parallel universes? So goes this bracing, glorious love story of Marianne and Roland, an urban beekeeper and a physicist, whose myriad possibilities unfold in sumptuous arcs and trajectories that challenge the distincti
BWW Previews: PIPPIN! at FreeFall Theatre

BWW Previews: PIPPIN! at FreeFall Theatre

by Drew Eberhard — June 19, 2019
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BWW Review: A Big Bright Beautiful SHREK: THE MUSICAL at the Show Palace Dinner Theat

BWW Review: A Big Bright Beautiful SHREK: THE MUSICAL at the Show Palace Dinner Theatre

by Peter Nason — June 17, 2019
A perfect remedy for the summertime blahs.
BWW Review: NYNE'S CABARET A DAZZLING, CAUTIONARY TALE at Portico

BWW Review: NYNE'S CABARET A DAZZLING, CAUTIONARY TALE at Portico

by Deborah Bostock-Kelley — June 16, 2019
I was a blank page and opening night, the NYNE cast of Cabaret left permanent marks all over me.
BWW Review: Mad Theatre of Tampa's Production of MAN OF LA MANCHA at the Shimberg Pla

BWW Review: Mad Theatre of Tampa's Production of MAN OF LA MANCHA at the Shimberg Playhouse

by Peter Nason — June 15, 2019
Yes, it features perhaps the greatest song in musical theatre history, but does Don Quixote's quest here lack zest?
Jobsite Finishes Record-Setting 20th Season Among The Stars

Jobsite Finishes Record-Setting 20th Season Among The Stars

by BWW News Desk — June 14, 2019
Jobsite Theater went into their 20th anniversary season with the tagline ad astra per aspera through hardships to the stars.
BWW Review: ROCK OF AGES 10TH ANNIVERSARY TOUR TOTALLY ROCKS at Straz Center For The

BWW Review: ROCK OF AGES 10TH ANNIVERSARY TOUR TOTALLY ROCKS at Straz Center For The Performing Arts

by Deborah Bostock-Kelley — June 13, 2019
In 1987, the sleazy Sunset Strip is hopping and Dupree's Bourbon Room, a hair band bar owned by Dennis (Ryan M.
BWW Previews: NOTHING BUT A GOOD TIME WITH ROCK OF AGES at Straz Center For The Perfo

BWW Previews: NOTHING BUT A GOOD TIME WITH ROCK OF AGES at Straz Center For The Performing Arts

by Deborah Bostock-Kelley — June 10, 2019
Nominated for five Tony Awards, Rock of Ages showcases the iconic era of 80s Hollywood.
BWW Review: THE JUNGLE BOOK, A MUSICAL IS ENTERTAINING, IMMERSIVE EXPERIENCE at Carro

BWW Review: THE JUNGLE BOOK, A MUSICAL IS ENTERTAINING, IMMERSIVE EXPERIENCE at Carrollwood Players Theatre

by Deborah Bostock-Kelley — June 9, 2019
Seldom does a reviewer get to see 'behind the curtain,' the director's enthusiastic vision of the set carefully sketched in a notepad long before it becomes an actual intricate tiered wooden platform or the director painstakingly folding pieces of paper together that would eventually be black lit p
BWW Review: Eugene O'Neill's Penetrating, Heartbreaking LONG DAY'S JOURNEY INTO NIGHT

BWW Review: Eugene O'Neill's Penetrating, Heartbreaking LONG DAY'S JOURNEY INTO NIGHT at American Stage - Is It The Greatest American Play Ever Written?

by Peter Nason — June 9, 2019
Janis Stevens gives the performance of the year in a show that you won't be able to shake for a long time.
BWW Review: The Asolo's Inventive, Slapstick Production of Jules Verne's AROUND THE W

BWW Review: The Asolo's Inventive, Slapstick Production of Jules Verne's AROUND THE WORLD IN 80 DAYS - Perfect for the Kid Inside Every Adult

by Peter Nason — June 8, 2019
It's crazily creative, winding up like Disney's 'It's a Small World' ride on methamphetamine.
BWW Previews: Florida Drama Kids Brings THE LION KING JR. AND INTO THE WOODS JR. at H

BWW Previews: Florida Drama Kids Brings THE LION KING JR. AND INTO THE WOODS JR. at HCC Brandon Campus Theatre

by Deborah Bostock-Kelley — June 7, 2019
Under co-direction of Faith Clark and Jake Indano, on June 8 and 9, Florida Drama Kids will bring to stage Disney's The Lion King Jr.
BWW Previews: UPTOWN MUSIC FESTIVAL AN EVENING OF SAX THERAPY at University Area CDC

BWW Previews: UPTOWN MUSIC FESTIVAL AN EVENING OF SAX THERAPY at University Area CDC

by Deborah Bostock-Kelley — June 6, 2019
On Saturday, June 15, University Area CDC (Community Development Corporation) will present Uptown Music Festival - an Evening of Sax Therapy featuring nationally known jazz artists, from 4 to 10 p.
BWW Review: 9/11 MUSICAL COME FROM AWAY CELEBRATES KINDNESS OF SMALL COMMUNITY at Str

BWW Review: 9/11 MUSICAL COME FROM AWAY CELEBRATES KINDNESS OF SMALL COMMUNITY at Straz Center For The Performing Arts

by Deborah Bostock-Kelley — June 5, 2019
Unless you were a very young child protected from the brutal images on the TV screen, most can remember where they were on September 11, 2001 when our country became acutely aware of how airplanes under terrorist control were leveraged as deadly history-creating bombs.
BWW Review: Talent Overflows in the Broadway Star of the Future Showcase at the Straz

BWW Review: Talent Overflows in the Broadway Star of the Future Showcase at the Straz Center's Ferguson Hall, Hosted by Eric Petersen

by Peter Nason — June 4, 2019
Congratulations to Palm Harbor University High School's Chris Loving and Shorecrest's Senna Prasatthong-osath for their Best Actor and Best Actress win!
BWW Review: Tampa Repertory Theatre's Production of Aaron Posner's STUPID F**KING BIR

BWW Review: Tampa Repertory Theatre's Production of Aaron Posner's STUPID F**KING BIRD

by Peter Nason — June 2, 2019
This re-imagining of Chekhov's 'The Seagull' is super-smart and boasts a dynamite cast.
Susan M. Crockett Named Ruth Eckerd Hall Inc. President And CEO

Susan M. Crockett Named Ruth Eckerd Hall Inc. President And CEO

by BWW News Desk — May 30, 2019
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