Disney's THE LION KING Sells Out Tampa Engagement
by BWW News Desk - February 16, 2016
Disney's THE LION KING continues to reign across North America with a sold-out engagement in Tampa, which concluded on Sunday, Feb. 14, at the Straz Center for the Performing Arts. The triumphant four-week return grossed more than $5.6 million at the box office and entertained nearly 75,000 patrons during 32 performances.
by BWW News Desk - February 16, 2016
Disney's THE LION KING continues to reign across North America with a sold-out engagement in Tampa, which concluded on Sunday, Feb. 14, at the Straz Center for the Performing Arts. The triumphant four-week return grossed more than $5.6 million at the box office and entertained nearly 75,000 patrons during 32 performances.
Czech National Symphony Orchestra to Perform Disney's FANTASIA at Van Wezel
by BWW News Desk - February 16, 2016
? Witness the legendary music and imagery from the animated films, Fantasia and Fantasia 2000, with Disney Fantasia Live in Concert, performed by the Czech National Symphony Orchestra, at the Van Wezel Performing Arts Hall on Wednesday, March 9th at 8:00pm.
by BWW News Desk - February 16, 2016
? Witness the legendary music and imagery from the animated films, Fantasia and Fantasia 2000, with Disney Fantasia Live in Concert, performed by the Czech National Symphony Orchestra, at the Van Wezel Performing Arts Hall on Wednesday, March 9th at 8:00pm.
YANK! Opens Tonight at Manatee Performing Arts Center
by BWW News Desk - February 16, 2016
Yank! tells the story of Stu, a Midwestern kid who gets drafted for World War II in 1943, and becomes a reporter for Yank Magazine, the journal 'for the servicemen, by the servicemen.' Yank! has a score that pays homage to the 1940s and explores what it means to be a man, and what it is to fall in love and struggle. Intelligent and impassioned, suffused with songs in swing, big band and boogie-woogie styles, the show explores the stories that don't get told in wartime, and how WWII became a great catalyst in bringing gay men and women together.
by BWW News Desk - February 16, 2016
Yank! tells the story of Stu, a Midwestern kid who gets drafted for World War II in 1943, and becomes a reporter for Yank Magazine, the journal 'for the servicemen, by the servicemen.' Yank! has a score that pays homage to the 1940s and explores what it means to be a man, and what it is to fall in love and struggle. Intelligent and impassioned, suffused with songs in swing, big band and boogie-woogie styles, the show explores the stories that don't get told in wartime, and how WWII became a great catalyst in bringing gay men and women together.
MAD Theatre of Tampa Announces Auditions for CABARET
by BWW News Desk - February 13, 2016
MAD Theatre of Tampa, Inc. is now holding auditions for their upcoming musical CABARET. Performance dates are June 9 - June 25, 2016, Fridays and Saturdays at 8:00 p.m., Sundays at 2:00 p.m., at The Straz Center for the Performing Arts.
by BWW News Desk - February 13, 2016
MAD Theatre of Tampa, Inc. is now holding auditions for their upcoming musical CABARET. Performance dates are June 9 - June 25, 2016, Fridays and Saturdays at 8:00 p.m., Sundays at 2:00 p.m., at The Straz Center for the Performing Arts.
Asolo Rep to Host 2016 CABARET AT THE TROPICANA in March
by BWW News Desk - February 12, 2016
Asolo Rep's Annual Gala 2016: Cabaret at The Tropicana, will be held on Saturday, March 5, 2016 at The Ritz-Carlton Sarasota.
by BWW News Desk - February 12, 2016
Asolo Rep's Annual Gala 2016: Cabaret at The Tropicana, will be held on Saturday, March 5, 2016 at The Ritz-Carlton Sarasota.
Maks & Val Chmerkovskiy Coming to Van Wezel, 6/16
by BWW News Desk - February 12, 2016
? Maks & Val Live On Tour: Our Way is the thrilling all-new smash hit dance tour of the summer. Maksim and Valentin Chmerkovskiy, the hottest stars of ABC's hit show Dancing with the Stars, bring their all-new sizzling theatrical dance tour to the Van Wezel Performing Arts Hall on Thursday, June 16, 2016 at 8PM.
by BWW News Desk - February 12, 2016
? Maks & Val Live On Tour: Our Way is the thrilling all-new smash hit dance tour of the summer. Maksim and Valentin Chmerkovskiy, the hottest stars of ABC's hit show Dancing with the Stars, bring their all-new sizzling theatrical dance tour to the Van Wezel Performing Arts Hall on Thursday, June 16, 2016 at 8PM.
Asolo Rep to Stage GUESS WHO'S COMING TO DINNER This Spring
by BWW News Desk - February 12, 2016
Nearly 50 years after the groundbreaking film inspired the world, Asolo Rep is thrilled to present Todd Kreidler's electric stage adaptation of the iconic Academy Award-winning film GUESS WHO'S COMING TO DINNER.
by BWW News Desk - February 12, 2016
Nearly 50 years after the groundbreaking film inspired the world, Asolo Rep is thrilled to present Todd Kreidler's electric stage adaptation of the iconic Academy Award-winning film GUESS WHO'S COMING TO DINNER.
Beatles Tribute THE MCCARTNEY YEARS to Play Van Wezel, 3/2
by BWW News Desk - February 11, 2016
?Praised by the late Beatles promoter Sid Bernstein - the man who brought the original Beatles to North America - as 'the best on the scene today' The McCartney Years, a note-for-note faithful recreation of a 1973 Wings over America concert, performs at the Van Wezel Performing Arts Hall on Wednesday, March 2, 2016, at 8pm.
by BWW News Desk - February 11, 2016
?Praised by the late Beatles promoter Sid Bernstein - the man who brought the original Beatles to North America - as 'the best on the scene today' The McCartney Years, a note-for-note faithful recreation of a 1973 Wings over America concert, performs at the Van Wezel Performing Arts Hall on Wednesday, March 2, 2016, at 8pm.
Inside Asolo Rep Event Slated for ALL THE WAY, GUESS WHO'S COMING TO DINNER
by BWW News Desk - February 10, 2016
Asolo Rep presents Inside Asolo Rep: ALL THE WAY and GUESS WHO'S COMING TO DINNER on February 24, 2016.
by BWW News Desk - February 10, 2016
Asolo Rep presents Inside Asolo Rep: ALL THE WAY and GUESS WHO'S COMING TO DINNER on February 24, 2016.
FST to Host Pay What You Can Night, 2/27
by BWW News Desk - February 10, 2016
Florida Studio Theatre hosts a special Pay What You Can Night of the Mainstage hit, Butler by Richard Strand. The performance will be held on February 27 at 8pm in the Keating Theatre.
by BWW News Desk - February 10, 2016
Florida Studio Theatre hosts a special Pay What You Can Night of the Mainstage hit, Butler by Richard Strand. The performance will be held on February 27 at 8pm in the Keating Theatre.
BWW Review: MEMPHIS Cast Redefines Community
by Desiree Fantal - February 09, 2016
I have seen a lot of great theatre & I've also seen a lot of leave-as-soon-as-the-curtain-drops-so-no-one-asks-my-opinion sort of 'bad theatre.' Many think Community Theatre only produces the latter. I dare that lot to go see Memphis the Musical at St. Pete City Theatre.
by Desiree Fantal - February 09, 2016
I have seen a lot of great theatre & I've also seen a lot of leave-as-soon-as-the-curtain-drops-so-no-one-asks-my-opinion sort of 'bad theatre.' Many think Community Theatre only produces the latter. I dare that lot to go see Memphis the Musical at St. Pete City Theatre.
The Jerusalem Symphony Orchestra Coming to Van Wezel, 3/1
by BWW News Desk - February 08, 2016
World-renowned Jerusalem Symphony Orchestra will perform at the Van Wezel Performing Arts Hall on Tuesday, March 1st at 8pm.
by BWW News Desk - February 08, 2016
World-renowned Jerusalem Symphony Orchestra will perform at the Van Wezel Performing Arts Hall on Tuesday, March 1st at 8pm.
Junior Theatre Begins Tuesday, Feb 9 at City Theatre
by BWW News Desk - February 07, 2016
Registration is now open for Junior Theatre's upcoming session at St. Petersburg City Theatre. Check out full details below!
by BWW News Desk - February 07, 2016
Registration is now open for Junior Theatre's upcoming session at St. Petersburg City Theatre. Check out full details below!
St. Petersburg City Theatre Extends MEMPHIS
by BWW News Desk - February 04, 2016
Due to popular demand, St. Petersburg City Theatre will extend the run of MEMPHIS through February 14th.The production is directed by Erica Sutherlin, with choreography by Rodney Hamilton and Music Direction by Latoya McCormick, and features a cast of 30, plus a live 7-piece band that performs onstage as part of the action. This is a first for St. Petersburg City Theatre, which is the oldest, continually operating community theatre in the state of Florida, providing live theatre to the community since 1925.
by BWW News Desk - February 04, 2016
Due to popular demand, St. Petersburg City Theatre will extend the run of MEMPHIS through February 14th.The production is directed by Erica Sutherlin, with choreography by Rodney Hamilton and Music Direction by Latoya McCormick, and features a cast of 30, plus a live 7-piece band that performs onstage as part of the action. This is a first for St. Petersburg City Theatre, which is the oldest, continually operating community theatre in the state of Florida, providing live theatre to the community since 1925.
Van Wezel Receives Grant from Eluned and Edward Russell Charitable Foundation
by BWW News Desk - February 04, 2016
?The Van Wezel Education department's Very Special Arts Project is grateful to receive a $7,500 grant from Eluned and Edward Russell Charitable Foundation. The Very Special Arts Project is now in its fifth year of the Van Wezel's formal programming to better serve students with disabilities. The program will allow students with disabilities from Oak Park School to work with students from Lakeview Elementary School, this is the fourth year that the program has enabled these two schools to collaborate. The grant was awarded to the Van Wezel Foundation for the benefit of the Van Wezel's Education program.
by BWW News Desk - February 04, 2016
?The Van Wezel Education department's Very Special Arts Project is grateful to receive a $7,500 grant from Eluned and Edward Russell Charitable Foundation. The Very Special Arts Project is now in its fifth year of the Van Wezel's formal programming to better serve students with disabilities. The program will allow students with disabilities from Oak Park School to work with students from Lakeview Elementary School, this is the fourth year that the program has enabled these two schools to collaborate. The grant was awarded to the Van Wezel Foundation for the benefit of the Van Wezel's Education program.
West Coast Players to Stage SAME TIME, NEXT YEAR, 3/4-20
by BWW News Desk - February 02, 2016
West Coast Players will present SAME TIME NEXT YEAR by Bernard Slade from March 4 - March 20, 2016.
by BWW News Desk - February 02, 2016
West Coast Players will present SAME TIME NEXT YEAR by Bernard Slade from March 4 - March 20, 2016.
Florida Studio Theatre Extends YESTERDAY Through Mid-May
by BWW News Desk - February 01, 2016
YESTERDAY is a hit! Due to popular demand, FST announces the extension of its second show of the Winter Cabaret season only three weeks after it opened. Developed by Richard Hopkins, Rebecca Hopkins, and Jim Prosser the show is held over in Florida Studio Theatre's Goldstein Cabaret through May 8, 2016.
by BWW News Desk - February 01, 2016
YESTERDAY is a hit! Due to popular demand, FST announces the extension of its second show of the Winter Cabaret season only three weeks after it opened. Developed by Richard Hopkins, Rebecca Hopkins, and Jim Prosser the show is held over in Florida Studio Theatre's Goldstein Cabaret through May 8, 2016.
Moscow Festival Ballet's CINDERELLA Set for Van Wezel
by BWW News Desk - February 01, 2016
See the enchanted tale of Cinderella come to life through the Moscow Festival Ballet's exquisite performance at the Van Wezel Performing Arts Hall on Wednesday, February 24th at 7pm. The Moscow Festival Ballet was founded in 1989 when legendary principal dancer of the Bolshoi Ballet Sergei Radchencko brought together the highest classical elements of the great Bolshoi and Kirov Ballet companies in an independent new company within the framework of Russian classic ballet.
by BWW News Desk - February 01, 2016
See the enchanted tale of Cinderella come to life through the Moscow Festival Ballet's exquisite performance at the Van Wezel Performing Arts Hall on Wednesday, February 24th at 7pm. The Moscow Festival Ballet was founded in 1989 when legendary principal dancer of the Bolshoi Ballet Sergei Radchencko brought together the highest classical elements of the great Bolshoi and Kirov Ballet companies in an independent new company within the framework of Russian classic ballet.
THE CRIPPLE OF INISHMAAN Staged Reading at the Black Box Theater at Carrollwood Players
by BWW News Desk - January 31, 2016
The Cripple of Inishmaan - Staged Reading at the Black Box Theater at Carrollwood Players, Saturday March 5, 2016 - 8 pm and Sunday March 6, 2016 - 3pm.
by BWW News Desk - January 31, 2016
The Cripple of Inishmaan - Staged Reading at the Black Box Theater at Carrollwood Players, Saturday March 5, 2016 - 8 pm and Sunday March 6, 2016 - 3pm.
FST to Present LAUGHING MATTERS (VOL. 5)
by BWW News Desk - January 29, 2016
It's time to face the facts and discuss the most serious of laughing matters. Florida Studio Theatre serves up some hometown humor in the third Cabaret show of the Winter Season, Laughing Matters (vol. 5) Lock the Gates! Subscriptions for all three Cabaret shows can be purchased for as little as $39. Tickets may be purchased online at FloridaStudioTheatre.org, by phone at (941) 366-9000, or by visiting the Box Office.
by BWW News Desk - January 29, 2016
It's time to face the facts and discuss the most serious of laughing matters. Florida Studio Theatre serves up some hometown humor in the third Cabaret show of the Winter Season, Laughing Matters (vol. 5) Lock the Gates! Subscriptions for all three Cabaret shows can be purchased for as little as $39. Tickets may be purchased online at FloridaStudioTheatre.org, by phone at (941) 366-9000, or by visiting the Box Office.
Florida Studio Theatre to Host 60s Shindig on 2/22
by Louisa Brady - January 28, 2016
Florida Studio Theatre will host a 60's Shindig on February 22, 2016 at 5:30pm in the Hegner Theatre Wing. Celebrating FST's ongoing campaign to support the Rosemary Artist Housing Project, this 60's shindig will also include the presentation of this year's Jon Spelman Award. Tickets are $200 per person with proceeds supporting the ongoing work of FST.
by Louisa Brady - January 28, 2016
Florida Studio Theatre will host a 60's Shindig on February 22, 2016 at 5:30pm in the Hegner Theatre Wing. Celebrating FST's ongoing campaign to support the Rosemary Artist Housing Project, this 60's shindig will also include the presentation of this year's Jon Spelman Award. Tickets are $200 per person with proceeds supporting the ongoing work of FST.
FSU/Asolo Conservatory for Actor Training to Present MACBETH
by BWW News Desk - January 28, 2016
The FSU/Asolo Conservatory for Actor Training continues its 2015-16 season with Shakespeare's iconic MACBETH. An electrifyingly potent tale rife with passion, betrayal, and shadows of the supernatural, MACBETH is esteemed worldwide as a masterpiece of linguistic genius and dramatic brilliance. Since 1849 it has had nearly 50 Broadway runs and over 10 adaptations for film and television in the U.S. and around the world. It has been adapted into numerous books, has had dozens of performances on the radio, and has influenced artistic pieces by Henry Fuseli, Johann Zoffany, and others. Directed by Shakespeare expert Jonathan Epstein, MACBETH previews in the Cook Theatre at the FSU Center for Performing Arts on Tuesday, February 23 at 7:30pm with a special 'Pay What You Can Performance,' officially opens on Wednesday, February 24 at 7:30pm, and runs through Sunday, March 13.
by BWW News Desk - January 28, 2016
The FSU/Asolo Conservatory for Actor Training continues its 2015-16 season with Shakespeare's iconic MACBETH. An electrifyingly potent tale rife with passion, betrayal, and shadows of the supernatural, MACBETH is esteemed worldwide as a masterpiece of linguistic genius and dramatic brilliance. Since 1849 it has had nearly 50 Broadway runs and over 10 adaptations for film and television in the U.S. and around the world. It has been adapted into numerous books, has had dozens of performances on the radio, and has influenced artistic pieces by Henry Fuseli, Johann Zoffany, and others. Directed by Shakespeare expert Jonathan Epstein, MACBETH previews in the Cook Theatre at the FSU Center for Performing Arts on Tuesday, February 23 at 7:30pm with a special 'Pay What You Can Performance,' officially opens on Wednesday, February 24 at 7:30pm, and runs through Sunday, March 13.
ONCE UPON A MATTRESS to Play Temple Terrace
by BWW News Desk - January 28, 2016
Florida College is at it again, and the production of their annual musical has begun. They are proud to announce the title of this year's show: Once Upon a Mattress.
by BWW News Desk - January 28, 2016
Florida College is at it again, and the production of their annual musical has begun. They are proud to announce the title of this year's show: Once Upon a Mattress.
Carrollwood Players Theatre' FOX ON THE FAIRWAY Begins in February
by BWW News Desk - January 27, 2016
?The Carrollwood Players Theatre, 4333 Gunn Highway, tees off in February with Ken Ludwig's The Fox on the Fairway, a modern day farce about love and golf. Taking place in the tap room of the exclusive Quail Valley Country Club, the story is rich with colorful, madcap characters and a hilarious plot that moves at a furious, but always engaging, pace. Golf has never been this much fun to watch!
by BWW News Desk - January 27, 2016
?The Carrollwood Players Theatre, 4333 Gunn Highway, tees off in February with Ken Ludwig's The Fox on the Fairway, a modern day farce about love and golf. Taking place in the tap room of the exclusive Quail Valley Country Club, the story is rich with colorful, madcap characters and a hilarious plot that moves at a furious, but always engaging, pace. Golf has never been this much fun to watch!
Aretha Franklin Coming to Van Wezel, 3/29
by BWW News Desk - January 26, 2016
Both a 20th and 21st century musical and cultural icon known the world over, Aretha Franklin, the reigning and undisputed “Queen Of Soul,” makes her Sarasota debut at the Van Wezel Performing Arts Hall on Tuesday, March 29th at 8pm, performing The Hits And The Great Diva Classics!
by BWW News Desk - January 26, 2016
Both a 20th and 21st century musical and cultural icon known the world over, Aretha Franklin, the reigning and undisputed “Queen Of Soul,” makes her Sarasota debut at the Van Wezel Performing Arts Hall on Tuesday, March 29th at 8pm, performing The Hits And The Great Diva Classics!
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