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Review: A Look Back at the Best of 2024; Thank God for Local Theatre
by Peter Nason - December 31, 2024
Local theatre saved me in 2024, which turned out to be an extremely rocky year--with statewide and national political maelstroms and two hurricanes hitting our area weeks apart.
Last Chance To Vote for the 2024 BroadwayWorld Tampa Awards; ANNIE at Carrollwood players Leads Best Musical!
by BWW Awards - December 27, 2024
This is the last chance to vote for the 2024 BroadwayWorld Tampa Awards! Voting ends on 12/31 at midnight. Don't miss out on making sure that your favorite theatres, stars, and shows get the recognition they deserve!
Final Week To Vote for the 2024 BroadwayWorld Tampa Awards; Carrollwood players Leads Favorite Local Theatre!
by BWW Awards - December 23, 2024
This is the final week to vote for the 2024 BroadwayWorld Tampa Awards! Voting ends on 12/31 at midnight. Don't miss out on making sure that your favorite theatres, stars, and shows get the recognition they deserve!
Video: Watch the Trailer for MAMMA MIA! at Straz Center
by BWW News Desk - December 21, 2024
Straz Center will present Mamma Mia! this winter. Get a first look at footage from the production here! Learn more about the musical featuring the hits of ABBA.
Vote For The 2024 BroadwayWorld Tampa Awards; ANNIE at Carrollwood players Leads Best Musical!
by BWW Awards - December 16, 2024
Voting continues for the 2024 BroadwayWorld Tampa Awards! Voting ends on 12/31 at midnight. Don't miss out on making sure that your favorite theatres, stars, and shows get the recognition they deserve!
Latest Standings Announced For The 2024 BWW Tampa Awards
by BWW Awards - December 10, 2024
Don't miss your chance to vote for the 2024 BroadwayWorld Tampa Awards! Voting ends on 12/31 at midnight. Don't miss out on making sure that your favorite theatres, stars, and shows get the recognition they deserve!
MATT & BEN Comes to ThinkTank
by BWW News Desk - December 10, 2024
ThinkTank Theatre will once again head across the bay with its upcoming production of Matt & Ben. The comedy is co-written by Mindy Kaling and Brenda Withers.
TO LIFE 5 Opens at the Willow Theatre Next Month
by BWW News Desk - December 10, 2024
Jewish icons of the stage, screen, and recording studio will be celebrated in To Life 5: Jewish Broadway to Hollywood! Stories & Music Celebrating the Contributions of Jewish Composers and Entertainers to Broadway and the Great Hollywood Musicals.
Review: USHERING IN THE HOLIDAYS WITH ITS A WONDERFUL LIFE: A LIVE RADIO PLAY at TampaRep
by Drew Eberhard - December 08, 2024
What did our critic think of USHERING IN THE HOLIDAYS WITH ITS A WONDERFUL LIFE: A LIVE RADIO PLAY at TampaRep?
Embracing Our Differences' 2025 Outdoor Art Exhibitions to Open in January; Winners Revealed
by Blair Ingenthron - December 07, 2024
For 21 years, Embracing Our Differences has held its annual outdoor display of 50 billboard-sized works of art and accompanying quotes. Learn more about this year's event here!
Previews: JANE: ABORTION AND THE UNDERGROUND at Powerstories @HCC Mainstage Ybor
by Deborah Bostock-Kelley - December 04, 2024
'It is crucial that we performed this play even though the hurricane delayed it. I remember as a college student fighting for the issue of women's rights, and here I am again, fighting this important battle to give women's rights over their own bodies,” says Fran Powers. “We must keep marching.'
Previews: THE GREAT AMERICAN TRAILER PARK MUSICAL at Stageworks Theatre
by Deborah Bostock-Kelley - November 30, 2024
Director Karla Hartley hopes the audience will have a great time. 'I hope that they can overcome any holiday blues and laugh together with the Stageworks Family.'
WONDERFUL LIFE and TINSELTOWN USA Come to American Stage
by BWW News Desk - November 27, 2024
American Stage is ringing in the holiday season with two festive events. Learn more about Wonderful Life and Tinseltown USA and find out how to get tickets here!
Review: Arts in Motion's Production of DISNEY'S BEAUTY AND THE BEAST at the IPAC
by Peter Nason - November 24, 2024
A young cast brings Disney's most iconic musical to life, led by two scene-stealers: Larkin Mainwaring as Madame de la Grande Bouche and (especially) Ruby Ricardo as a boisterous LeFou.
Review: USF School of Theatre & Dance Presents Bertolt Brecht's THE RESISTIBLE RISE OF ARTURO UI
by Peter Nason - November 23, 2024
Cody Farkas is stunning as the title character in Brecht's frightening and funny work.
CRAZY QUILTS Closes This Weekend At LAB Theater Project
by BWW News Desk - November 20, 2024
CRAZY QUILTS is set to close this weekend at LAB Theater Project in Tampa. This dark comedy by Karen Fix Curry plays with the notion that things are not always what they seem.
Zubrick Magic Theatre Will Host HOLIDAY SPECTACULAR
by BWW News Desk - November 15, 2024
This holiday season, The Zubrick Magic Theatre will present its 'Holiday Spectacular' – a performance that redefines holiday entertainment in St. Petersburg.
Voting Open for the 2024 BroadwayWorld Tampa Awards
by BWW Awards - November 13, 2024
Voting is now open for the 2024 BroadwayWorld Tampa Awards! Nominations were reader-submitted and now our readers get to vote for their favorites.
Photos: THE MOUNTAINTOP at American Stage
by Blair Ingenthron - November 10, 2024
American Stage is currently presenting Katori Hall's Pulitzer Prize-winning play following Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. on the last night of his life. Check out production photos here!
Review: ALL'S WELL: A STEAMPUNK MUSICAL at The Royal Knight Stage Company of RRHS
by Peter Nason - November 10, 2024
A marvelous cast of River Ridge students breathes the Bard to life!
THE GREAT AMERICAN TRAILER PARK MUSICAL Comes to Stageworks Theatre
by BWW News Desk - November 08, 2024
Stageworks Theatre will present 'The Great American Trailer Park Christmas Musical' This production will be performed November 29 through December 22, 2024 at Stageworks Theatre.
Ruth Eckerd Hall Partners With Homeless Empowerment Program To Host Non-Perishable Food Drive
by BWW News Desk - November 05, 2024
Ruth Eckerd Hall and the Homeless Empowerment Program have announced a non-perishable food drive to support local communities. The initiative aims to collect essential items for those in need.
Previews: DESDEMON , a play about a handkerchief at TheatreFor
by Deborah Bostock-Kelley - October 31, 2024
Set during the War of Cyprus, the play highlights the restricted roles of women in Venetian society, where they were either property or sex workers with limited agency. 'Today, women are, in theory, as free as men to do what they will, but in practice in American society, their lives are often circumscribed as their Venetian forbears. Many are still entirely dependent on a patriarchal structure, and despite the progress of the past 150 years, true agency is still a dream for many. It is sad but inescapable: In many ways, old white men still run the show....'
The Off Central Players Will Perform THE SOUND INSIDE
by BWW News Desk - October 30, 2024
The Off Central Players fourth season will continue by featuring artistic associate Roxanne Fay in Pulitzer Prize finalist Adam Rapp’s The Sound Inside. 
LAB Theater Project To Present CRAZY QUILTS In November
by BWW News Desk - October 29, 2024
LAB Theater Project has announced the premiere of CRAZY QUILTS, a new play exploring themes of family and identity.

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