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Straz Center for the Performing Arts

PO BOX 731 New York
Tampa, FL

Straz Center for the Performing Arts is a theatre in Tampa.

Upcoming Shows

C.S. Lewis On Stage: Further Up & Further In

C.S. Lewis On Stage: Further Up & Further In

Jan 16, 2027

Don’t miss this mesmerizing, one-of-a-kind stage experience that promises to take you further up and further in the heart and mind of C.S. Lewis. Award-winning actor Max McLean’s tour de force performance captures C.S. Lewis’ magnetic personality, astonishing eloquence and...

Articles

Review: COME FROM AWAY at NEW TAMPA PLAYERS

Review: COME FROM AWAY at NEW TAMPA PLAYERS

by Drew Eberhard · October 29, 2026

We all remember the exact moment in history when the world as we knew it changed forever. We remember where we were, what we were doing, and how an otherwise ordinary day became something none of us could have anticipated.…

Review: HAMILTON Still Blows Us All Away at the Straz Center

Review: HAMILTON Still Blows Us All Away at the Straz Center

by Deborah Bostock-Kelley · October 23, 2026

I enjoyed Hamilton every bit as much as I did in 2019. What struck me most this time was the sheer skill and stamina required of the cast. I still can't imagine performing this fast-paced, rap lyric-heavy musical night after night. Though it's one of the longest musicals I've attended, it moves at s…

Review: BAT BOY THE MUSICAL at Carrollwood Cultural Center

Review: BAT BOY THE MUSICAL at Carrollwood Cultural Center

by Deborah Bostock-Kelley · October 17, 2026

Bat Boy isn’t my usual cup of tea. It’s loud, strange, and unapologetically over the top, and for the first few scenes I wasn’t sure what to make of it. I went in skeptical and came out cheering. Bat Boy is bizarre, brash, and nothing like what I normally see, and it completely won me over. Ju…

Review: COME FROM AWAY at Eight O'Clock Theatre

Review: COME FROM AWAY at Eight O'Clock Theatre

by Deborah Bostock-Kelley · September 8, 2026

When 38 planes were grounded in Gander after 9/11, the small town didn't ask where the 7,000 strangers on those planes came from, what they believed, or who they voted for - they just opened their homes. Eight O'Clock Theatre's production doesn't sentimentalize that choice; it makes you feel how sim…

Review: BANKSY EXHIBITION at Straz Center

Review: BANKSY EXHIBITION at Straz Center

by Deborah Bostock-Kelley · August 6, 2026

Walking the timeline of Banksy’s work at the Straz was extraordinary, with over 160 pieces revealing his evolution. The stories behind the photos and the accompanying video added a deeper layer to the experience.…

Review: KEN LUDWIG’S DEAR JACK, DEAR LOUISE at TampaRep

Review: KEN LUDWIG’S DEAR JACK, DEAR LOUISE at TampaRep

by Drew Eberhard · July 27, 2026

When the idea of seeing this Ken Ludwig play came to fruition, I was immediately enamored with the idea that it is based on a true story. Chronologically retelling the story of his parents courtship amidst the backdrop of war, specifically World War II, created a strong presence, I knew would resona…

Past Shows

42 total · showing 1–10

25/26 Bank of America Broadway at Straz Center Season

25/26 Bank of America Broadway at Straz Center Season

Sep 16 – May 31, 2026

Broadway season ticket packages include these nine shows: Dracula: A Comedy of Terrors , The Wiz , Water For Elephants , Kimberly Akimbo , The Outsiders , & Juliet , Hell's Kitchen , Stereophonic and The Notebook .

Menopause The Musical 2: Cruising Through ‘The Change’®

Menopause The Musical 2: Cruising Through ‘The Change’®

Feb 12

All aboard, sisters! The hysterical sequel to the smash-hit Menopause The Musical® is finally here! Five years after their chance encounter in a department store, we set sail with our beloved ladies for more high jinks on the high seas. Menopause The Musical 2: Cruising Through...

Kimberly Akimbo

FeaturedKimberly Akimbo

Nov 18 – Nov 23, 2025

A new musical about growing up and growing old (in no particular order), Kimberly Akimbo is the winner of five Tony Awards® including Best Musical. It features Tony Award-winning book and lyrics by David Lindsay-Abaire ( Shrek ), a Tony Award-winning score by Jeanine Tesori (...

2024-2025 Bank of America Broadway at The Straz Season

Featured2024-2025 Bank of America Broadway at The Straz Season

Oct 1 – Jun 8, 2025

Broadway season ticket packages include these shows: THE BOY WHO LOVED BATMAN , DR. SEUSS' HOW THE GRINCH STOLE CHRISTMAS! The Musical , SOME LIKE IT HOT , THE CHER SHOW , A BEAUTIFUL NOISE , MJ , Disney's THE LION KING , MYSTIC PIZZA and SHUCKED .

Shucked

FeaturedShucked

Jun 3 – Jun 8, 2025

SHUCKED is the Tony Award®–winning musical comedy The Wall Street Journal calls “flat out hilarious!” And nobody knows funny like economists. Featuring a book by Tony Award winner Robert Horn ( Tootsie ), a score by the Grammy® Award–winning songwriting team of Brandy Clark and...

The Choir of Man

The Choir of Man

Oct 3 – Nov 26, 2023

Known across the globe as “the ultimate-feel good show,” THE CHOIR OF MAN offers up 90 minutes of indisputable joy. It’s a party. It’s a concert. It’s the best pub lock-in you’ve ever been to. Featuring pop, classic rock, folk, Broadway and pub tunes, THE CHOIR OF MAN has...

American Heartbeat

American Heartbeat

Aug 5 – Aug 7, 2016

A powerful MUSICAL that asks - what is indestructible between people? Honor? Laughter? Heart? Love? Its 1992, JARVIS, a Viet Nam Marine Vet with PTSD, meets MARCO, an illegal immigrant, a hopeful spirit. Jarvis, once the work site boss, now competes with illegals for the same...

mad Theatre presents [title of show]

mad Theatre presents [title of show]

Apr 1 – Apr 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 New York Musical Theatre Festival. This one-act musical directed by Anthony Paul Gilkinson with music direction by Peter A. Belk, follows two guys...

ONCE

ONCE

Sep 22 – Sep 27, 2015

Winner of eight 2012 Tony Awards® including Best Musical, ONCE is a truly original Broadway experience. Featuring an impressive ensemble of actor/musicians who play their own instruments onstage, ONCE tells the enchanting tale of a Dublin street musician who's about to give up...

The Illusionists - Witness The Impossible™

The Illusionists - Witness The Impossible™

May 26 – May 31, 2015

“It’s deliciously, self-knowingly over the top and brain-bendingly spectacular - genuinely satisfying family entertainment that should not be missed.” - The Daily Telegraph. Direct from Broadway, the world’s best-selling magic show is coming to Tampa. This mind-blowing...

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