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 early...
Review: MAD Theatre of Tampa AIDA at the Shimberg Playhouse
by Peter Nason - June 08, 2025
Everyone has a favorite Elton John song. Ask anyone and they probably won’t even hesitate to tell you their selection: Maybe “Tiny Dancer,” a song impossible not to sing along with in your own version of carpool karaoke? ...
Review: MAD Theatre of Tampa Presents ROCK OF AGES at the Shimberg Playhouse in the Straz Center
by Peter Nason - January 19, 2025
It's a balls to the walls, big-hearted but empty-headed jukebox musical that celebrates the 1980s hair bands. Guaranteed to make you escape the world's current tumult!...
Previews: BRINGING THE SMASH-HIT MUSICAL ROCK OF AGES TO THE STRAZ CENTER at MAD Theatre Of Tampa
by Drew Eberhard - January 02, 2025
MAD Theatre of Tampa proudly presents Rock of Ages, the high-energy, feel-good musical that takes audiences on a rock-and-roll journey back to the 1980s. Opening January 16 and running through February 2, 2025, this electrifying production will light up the Shimberg Playhouse at the Straz Center for...
Past Shows
Guys & Dolls
1/15 - 2/1/2026
Considered by many to be the perfect musical comedy, Guys and Dolls ran for 1,200 performances when it opened on Broadway in 1950. It received ...
Elton John & Tim Rice’s Aida
6/5 - 6/22/2025
MAD Theatre of Tampa Presents Elton John & Tim Rice’s Aida Love, loyalty, and destiny collide in this Tony Award-winning musical, brought to life ...
Rock of Ages
1/16 - 2/2/2025
Here is a press release for media both social media and news outlets! Tampa, FL – MAD Theatre of Tampa proudly presents Rock of Ages, ...
Assassins
4/16 - 5/3/2020
A multiple Tony Award-winning theatrical tour-de-force, Assassins combines Sondheims signature blend of intelligently stunning lyrics and beautiful music with a panoramic story of our nations ...
Disenchanted!
11/14 - 11/24/2019
Poisoned apples. Glass slippers. Who needs em?! Welcome to the kingdom of DISENCHANTED! princesses. These wonderfully empowered and funny women have come together in a ...
It Shoulda Been You
7/12 - 7/29/2018
Broadway’s wild musical farce with blushing brides, nervous grooms, overbearing moms, unexpected guests and plenty of crazy twists and turns....
Green Day's American Idiot
4/5 - 4/15/2018
Green Day’s powerhouse album is brought to life in this electric-rock musical of youthful disillusion....
Disaster!
10/5 - 10/22/2017
Earthquakes, tidal waves, infernos and the unforgettable songs of the ’70s take center stage in Broadway’s side-splitting homage to classic disaster films....
Company
6/15 - 7/2/2017
mad Theatre of Tampa presents Stephen Sondheim's musical comedy Company . Company is largely regarded as a trailblazer of the dark-comedy, modern-musical genre and the ...
Spring Awakening
9/8 - 9/18/2016
With music and lyrics by Duncan Sheik and Steven Sater, Spring Awakening is an electrifying fusion of morality and sensuality with an alternative rock and ...
Spring Awakening
9/8 - 9/18/2016
With music and lyrics by Duncan Sheik and Steven Sater, Spring Awakening is an electrifying fusion of morality and sensuality with an alternative rock and ...
CABARET: mad Theatre of Tampa
6/9 - 6/26/2016
Sexually progressive and politically relevant, Kander and Ebb’s landmark musical details the end of an era. A playful and profound depiction of the early days ...
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4/1 - 4/17/2016
With music and lyrics by Jeff Bowen and a book by Hunter Bell, [title of show] chronicles its own creation as an entry in the ...
Next to Normal
10/29 - 11/15/2015
mad Theatre of Tampa is excited to present the Tampa Bay premiere of the Tony award-winning musical, Next to Normal. With book and lyrics by ...
The Great American Trailer Park Musical
6/4 - 6/21/2015
The Great American Trailer Park Musical, presented by 2014 broadwayworld.com winner for Best Community Theatre Company, mad Theatre of Tampa. Direction by Anthony Paul Gilkinson ...
RENT
2/5 - 2/22/2015
Rent, winner of the Tony award for Best Musical and Pulitzer Prize for Drama, is an inspiring rock musical with music and lyrics by Jonathan ...
Videos
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AN INTIMATE EVENING WITH DAVID FOSTER & KATHARINE McPHEE
Duke Energy Center for the Arts Mahaffey Theater (2/20 - 2/20) | |
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God of Carnage
HCC Studio Theatre (1/29 - 2/15) | |
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25/26 Bank of America Broadway at Straz Center Season
Straz Center (9/16 - 5/31) | |
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War Virgin
TheatreFor (6/19 - 7/12) | ||
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Powerstories 6th Annual Voices of Women Theatre Festival
Hillsborough College Theatre, YPAB - Ybor Performing Arts Building, 1411 E. 11th Ave. (3/5 - 3/8) | |
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O.A.R. at St Augustine Amphitheatre
St Augustine Amphitheatre (11/14 - 11/14) | |
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Schoolhouse Rock Live!
Carrollwood Cultural Center (7/17 - 7/26) | |
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Nikki Glaser
Barbara B Mann Performing Arts Hall (9/19 - 9/20) | ||
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Straight Outta Florida
The Ghostlight Lounge (1/14 - 4/29) | |
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