Review: &JULIET REWRITES THE NARRATIVE at STRAZ CENTER
by Drew Eberhard - February 14, 2026
&Juliet is a 2019 jukebox musical, featuring a book by David West Read and music by Max Martin, a Swedish Pop songwriter. On the surface, its story is fairly simple when laid out, but the adventures of its characters and how they traverse the narrative is whatreally get to the heart of the story....
Review: & JULIET at Straz Center
by Deborah Bostock-Kelley - February 11, 2026
Created by the Emmy®-winning writer from Schitt’s Creek, &Juliet at the Straz was a witty burst of female power, driven by knockout vocals. Anne’s challenge to Shakespeare to imagine a stronger woman set the whole story in motion. Though even with strong performances from the men, this show bel...
Review: David Greig's Riveting TOUCHING THE VOID at Stageworks
by Peter Nason - January 31, 2026
A high octane tour de force, brilliantly directed by Karla Hartley....
Review: MAD Theatre of Tampa Presents Frank Loesser's GUYS AND DOLLS at the Shimberg Playhouse
by Peter Nason - January 20, 2026
Does GUYS AND DOLLS belong in the conversation as the greatest musical written in the 20th Century? The answer may certainly be a big fat “YES,” but the competition is fierce; it must go head to head with the likes of West Side Story, My Fair Lady, Gypsy, Cabaret, Sweeney Todd and any of the...
Review: BLUE MAN GROUP at Straz Center
by Deborah Bostock-Kelley - January 18, 2026
This was a technicolor circus‑concert fever dream. If you’ve ever wondered what would happen if a circus, a rock concert, and a neon‑soaked art installation had a baby, the answer is simple: Blue Man Group. And let me tell you — it was amazing, bright, colorful, and unapologetically LOUD in ...
Review: A Literary Work Becomes a Phenomenon With THE OUTSIDERS: A NEW MUSICAL at the Straz Center
by Drew Eberhard - January 03, 2026
The year, 1967, the place, Tulsa, Oklahoma, and its central narrative came from the scrawlings of a 16-year-old named Susan Eloise Hinton, and the rest as we know it is solidified into literary history. History so much, that it has sparked a re-birth with a new generation and with the new stage adap...
Review: STOMP at Straz Center
by Deborah Bostock-Kelley - December 28, 2025
STOMP at the Straz Center is a loud, brilliant, wildly inventive work of art, a thunderous, joyful explosion of rhythm and creativity that turned everyday objects into pure theatrical adrenaline....
Past Shows
SPRING DANCE CONCERT
Apr 17 – Apr 19, 2025
HCC Dance Program Presents the Spring Dance ConcertApril 17-19, 2025 | 7:30 p.m. | HCC Mainstage TheatreTampa, FL – The Hillsborough Community College (HCC) Dance...
Spring Dance Concert
Apr 18 – Apr 20, 2024
Join us for an evening of dance featuring the HCC Dance Ensemble performing works by faculty and guest choreographers.Choreographers include: Christina Acosta, Helen French, Julie...
Water Street Dance Milwaukee at HCC
Feb 23 – Feb 24, 2024
Hailed as “Top 25 to Watch”, Water Street Dance Milwaukee Unveils an Exciting Mix of Athletic and Innovative Performances at HCC.Hillsborough Community College’s Visual and...
Stewart/Owen Dance
Oct 28
Stewart/Owen Dance brings a dynamic collection of contemporary choreography and audience favorites to Tampa. The program's centerpiece is Stewart/Owen Dance’s newest work, Again, for the...
Stewart/Owen Dance
Oct 27
Stewart/Owen Dance brings a dynamic collection of contemporary choreography and audience favorites to Tampa. The program's centerpiece is Stewart/Owen Dance’s newest work, Again, for the...
Ghost Factory by Bridgman|Packer Dance
Oct 28 – Oct 29, 2022
Hillsborough Community College’s Visual and Performing Arts Series presents Ghost Factory performed by Bridgman|Packer Dance (NYC) on October 28 and 29 at 7:30 p.m. at the HCC...
Interglacial
Feb 11 – Feb 12, 2022
Interglacial is a new multidisciplinary dance work through which choreographer Laura Peterson explores the urgent topic of climate change, inspired by minimalist geometric art and...
Spring Dance Concert
Apr 22 – Apr 24, 2021
This years concert features performances by the HCC Dance Ensemble performing works by faculty and guest choreographers. Choreography include works by Julie Harlan, Richard Allan...
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