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Review: BRIGHT STAR Takes Center Stage at Manatee Players


by Drew Eberhard - March 09, 2026

Bright Star is a Bluegrass/Folk musical written and composed by Steve Martin and Edie Brickell. Its tale is set in the vast landscape of North Carolina’s Blue Ridge Mountains between the years 1945-46, and features flashbacks to the year 1923. The pair produced a Grammy-winning album in 2013 entit...

Review: A Night with Audra Mcdonald Delivers at The Florida Orchestra Gala at Straz Center


by Drew Eberhard - March 02, 2026

The Quintessential voice, the one and only Audra McDonald. Captivating the room and singing selections from Broadway’s Great American Songbook, totaling 15 incredible selections in a swift 90-minute presentation. ...

Review: HADESTOWN: TEEN EDITION Presented by the Gator Lane Players of Land O'Lakes High School


by Peter Nason - March 01, 2026

It's a fabulous journey led by a fine cast and the legendary theatre teacher and director, Sabrina Hydes....

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

Sin, Sex and the CIA
Sin, Sex and the CIA
Feb 11 – Feb 20, 2022

Huge oil reserves have been discovered in the Chagos Islands. OPEC is pressuring the islands to join the cartel. Seeking the protection of the US,...

Shrek the Musical Jr.
Shrek the Musical Jr.
Oct 25 – Oct 26, 2019

Come see our talented young performers ages 7-14 in this heart warming show based on the Oscar-winning DreamWorks Animation film and fantastic Broadway musical. It's...

The Sunset Limited
The Sunset Limited
Apr 27 – May 6, 2018

From Cormac McCarthy, author of No Country for Old Men and The Road comes this searing two-character drama about the choice people frequently make; to...

Dream Child - The Trial of Alice in Wonderland - with Roxanne Fay
Dream Child - The Trial of Alice in Wonderland - with Roxanne Fay
Apr 13

ONE NIGHT ONLY! PRICE INCLUDES APPETIZERS AND DRINKS! Journey through the surreal worlds of memory, sin and absolution within the mind of Alice Liddell, Lewis...

Jesus Christ Superstar
Jesus Christ Superstar
Mar 15 – Mar 25, 2018

One of the greatest stories ever told comes to life in this rendition of Jesus Christ Superstar, the iconic rock opera with music by Andrew...

Regrets Only
May 2 – May 18, 2014

Paul Rudnick's newest play Regrets Only, a modern day social comedy...

Crimes of the Heart
Mar 7 – Mar 23, 2014

Crimes of the Heart is a play by Beth Henley. ... Henley completed her play in 1978 and submitted it to several regional theatres without...

Hello Dolly
Jan 17 – Feb 2, 2014

Hello, Dolly! is a musical with lyrics and music by Jerry Herman and a book by Michael Stewart, based on Thornton Wilder's 1938 farce The...

It’s a Wonderful Life
Dec 6 – Dec 22, 2013

It's A Wonderful Life--as a traditional stage drama, with sets, costumes and props. The stage play is faithful to the film while being thoroughly entertaining...

Over The Tavern
Oct 25 – Nov 10, 2013

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Lend me A Tenor
Sep 13 – Sep 29, 2013

Lend Me a Tenor is a comedy by Ken Ludwig. The play was produced on both the West End and Broadway. It received nine Tony...

Doubt
Doubt
May 31 – Jun 16, 2013

Suspicion is cast on a priest’s behavior in a captivatingly nuanced story that balances all sides....

The Dixie Swim Club
The Dixie Swim Club
Apr 19 – May 5, 2013

Follow the funny & sometime touching escapades of five southern women, as they meet annually at a beach house....

To Kill a Mockingbird
To Kill a Mockingbird
Mar 1 – Mar 17, 2013

By Christopher Sergel from the novel by Harper Lee A gripping must-see, classic of modern literature ... the loss of innocence and the impact of...

To Kill a Mockingbird
To Kill a Mockingbird
Mar 1 – Mar 17, 2013

The loss of innocence & the impact of a miscarriage of justice as seen through the eyes of a child....

9 to 5: The Musical
9 to 5: The Musical
Jan 18 – Feb 3, 2013

The beloved movie comes to the stage. Fast, Fabulous and Funny, with over a dozen new songs by Dolly Parton. Business men beware these ladies...

Cool Yule at the City
Cool Yule at the City
Dec 7 – Dec 16, 2012

A holiday musical treat for the whole family....

The Sensuous Senator
The Sensuous Senator
Nov 2 – Nov 18, 2012

Just in time for the elections, meet Senator Harry Douglas, a candidate running on morality and family values. You can also meet his secretary or...

Rumors
Rumors
Sep 14 – Sep 30, 2012

High society scandal, someone’s shot and the hostess is missing. Neil Simon’s most hilarious farce....

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