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Review: RENT at Carrollwood Players Theatre


by Deborah Bostock-Kelley - June 08, 2026

The performances, the vocals, the intimacy of the space, all of it hit me in the best way. It felt honest and alive, and I walked out really glad I saw it. Celebrate Pride Month with RENT, a production that honors LGBTQ+ lives and the power of standing together....

Review: Jonathan Larson's RENT at the Carrollwood Players


by Peter Nason - June 07, 2026

Director David Valdez guides a wonderful production of this famous but flawed musical....

Review: THE NOTEBOOK MUSICAL at Straz Center


by Deborah Bostock-Kelley - May 28, 2026

Prepare to cry. The Notebook musical was quietly powerful, beautifully performed, emotionally shattering, and enriched by thoughtful new creative choices that deepen the story without distracting from it....

Review: JOB-SIDE PRODUCTIONS RESURRECTED WITH CROUCH’S I, BANQUO at Job-Side Productions Jobsite


by Drew Eberhard - May 21, 2026

British Playwright Tim Crouch has tackled the tale of Macbeth’s friend and ultimate cohort with I, Banquo, a 40-minute one-man tour-de-force that is a dramatic retelling of the famous Scottish Play from the perspective of Banquo’s Ghost. ...

Review: SIX IGNITES THE STAGE at Straz Center


by Deborah Bostock-Kelley - May 13, 2026

It was empowering and absolutely outstanding from start to finish, the kind of night that hits with attitude, precision, and pure joy. The queens owned the stage, the vocals were unreal, and the entire production felt like a history‑meets‑rock explosion....

Review: Arts in Motion's Production of TUCK EVERLASTING at the IPAC


by Peter Nason - May 10, 2026

Imagine a rustic musical episode of The Waltons merged with The Twilight Zone....

Review: AN AMBITIOUS STAGING OF DREAMWORKS PRINCE OF EGYPT ARRIVES at St Petersburg City Theatre


by Drew Eberhard - March 29, 2026

DreamWorks The Prince of Egypt is a stage musical with a book by Phillip LaZebnik and music/lyrics by the great Stephen Schwartz. A retelling of the Book of Exodus, based on the 1998 DreamWorks Animation film of the same name. The story follows Moses on his journey from being the Prince of Egypt, be...

Review: HELL'S KITCHEN at Straz Center


by Deborah Bostock-Kelley - March 27, 2026

I walked in knowing only a handful of the songs, and it made no difference. Hell’s Kitchen at the Straz is driven by feeling, character, and raw honesty. The music meets you where you are....

Review: WOMEN OF RESISTANCE at New Tampa Performing Arts Center


by Deborah Bostock-Kelley - March 26, 2026

Women of Resistance at New Tampa Performing Arts Center is stirring, urgent, and unforgettable, blending history and artistry in a way that stays with you....

Review: JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR at the Carrollwood Cultural Center


by Peter Nason - March 16, 2026

We forgive any flaws in the production because, with Patty Smithey as Jesus and Evan Lomba as Judas, it's triumphant....

Past Shows

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...

The Lonesome West

Jul 10 – Aug 4, 2013

A return to Leenane and one of Jobsite's favorite playwrights! Jobsite has previously produced McDonagh's The Pillowman, The Lieutenant of Inishmore, and The Beauty Queen...

Behind the Gates

May 1 – May 26, 2013

Jobsite partners with the Tampa Jewish Community Center & Foundation for the eastern United States premiere of this controversial and important play. "Passionate ... powerful...

The Good Doctor

Apr 18 – Apr 20, 2013

This Broadway hit is a composite of Neil Simon and Anton Chekhov. In one sketch a harridan storms a bank and upbraids the manager for...

Suicide Punchline

Mar 17

Suicide is only the beginning for survivors. Join solo performer Jen Tuder as she cross-examines her ghosts, knocks ‘em dead at cocktail parties, and enters...

Videos


Night Out with Cypress Creek Jazz Band in Tampa Night Out with Cypress Creek Jazz Band
Carrollwood Cultural Center (6/20-6/20)
The Music of Duke Ellington and Count Basie in Tampa The Music of Duke Ellington and Count Basie
Carrollwood Cultural Center (8/08-8/08)
Broadway Miscast in Tampa Broadway Miscast
Carrollwood Players Theatre (7/10-7/25)
R.U.R. (Rossum's Universal Robots) in Tampa R.U.R. (Rossum's Universal Robots)
Carrollwood Cultural Center (8/22-8/23)
Come from Away in Tampa Come from Away
MAD Theatre of Tampa (6/11-6/28)
American Idiot in Tampa American Idiot
Jobsite Theater (7/15-8/09)
RENT in Tampa RENT
Carrollwood Players Theatre (6/05-6/27)
Rush at Hard Rock Live in Tampa Rush at Hard Rock Live
Hard Rock Live (11/05-11/06)
Jonathan Van Ness: Hot & Healed Comedy Tour 2026 in Tampa Jonathan Van Ness: Hot & Healed Comedy Tour 2026
Seminole Hard Rock Tampa Event Center (11/19-11/19)
War Virgin in Tampa War Virgin
TheatreFor (6/19-7/12)