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Return to the Forbidden Planet at Carrollwood Cultural Center
Dates: 7/18/2025 - 7/27/2025
📍 Theatre: Carrollwood Cultural Center
4537 Lowell Road, Tampa, FL 33618
Tampa, FL 33618
Phone: (813) 922-8167
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Return to the Forbidden Planet
By Bob Carlton
Shakespeare’s forgotten rock and roll masterpiece! Inspired by The Tempest, this high-energy jukebox musical is packed with rock ‘n’ roll classics, including “Great Balls of Fire,” “Good Vibrations,” “Don’t Let Me Be Misunderstood,” “Young Girl” and “Gloria.”
Blast off on a routine flight and crash into the planet D’Illyria, where a sci-fi version of The Tempest – set to rock ‘n’ roll golden oldies – unfolds with glee! The planet is inhabited by a sinister scientist, Dr. Prospero; his delightful daughter Miranda; Ariel, a faithful robot on roller skates; and an uncontrollable monster, the product of Prospero’s id, whose tentacles penetrate the space craft.
Presented through Concord Theatricals.
An ASL interpreter will be present for the production on July 18. Please inquire when purchasing tickets.
Cast and Creative Team for Return to the Forbidden Planet at Carrollwood Cultural Center
Cast
Craig Ruska
Captain Tempest
Luis Graham
Doctor Prospero
Elliana Gorecki
Miranda
Anny DePolis
Ariel
Rhett Ricardo
Cookie
Erin Ruska
Gloria the Science Officer
James Madden
Bosun Arras
Jayden Parsons
The Navigation Officer
Creative Team
Bob Carlton
Author
Chris Holcom
Director
Latoya McCormick-Hutchinson
Music/Band Director
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Review: RETURN TO THE FORBIDDEN PLANET at the Carrollwood Cultural Center
July 20, 2025 I guess it’s hard to live in the present because we always seem to be looking backwards at past decades. It’s something we still do, escaping our current life especially when our world is in such destructive disarray.
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Carrollwood Cultural Center is at 4537 Lowell Road, Tampa, FL.
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