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Review: THE BOOK OF MORMON at Straz Center


by Deborah Bostock-Kelley - April 17, 2024

If you're ready to laugh, cringe, and convert, THE BOOK OF MORMON pokes good (un)clean fun right into the heart of organized religion. This musical is a religious experience, a testament to the power of laughter, the spirit of musical theater, and a whole lot of heart....

Review: American Stage's BEAUTY AND THE BEAST IN THE PARK at Demens Landing


by Peter Nason - April 07, 2024

It's a perfect fit for the American Stage in the Park experience!...

Review: MRS. DOUBTFIRE IS A COMEDIC GEM, WITH A REFLECTIVE LENS at STRAZ CENTER


by Drew Eberhard - April 05, 2024

Mrs. Doubtfire, a new musical based on the 1993 hit family film of the same name, is actually based on the 1987 novel Alias Madame Doubtfire by Anne Fine. The stage musical in all its purposes features music and lyrics by Karey and Wayne Kirkpatrick, with a book by Karey Kirkpatrick and John O’Farre...

Review: Dive Headfirst into the Upside Down with STRANGER SINGS: A MUSICAL PARODY at Straz Center


by Drew Eberhard - March 30, 2024

Stranger Sings! is a musical parody based on the adventures of some unlikely heroes set in the 1980’s in Hawkins, Indiana. Created in part to celebrate the fandom surrounding the Netflix behemoth, Stranger Things super fans Jonathan Hogue and Nick Flatto, whereas Flatto also serves as producer-direc...

Review: GIRL FROM NORTH COUNTRY at Straz Center


by Deborah Bostock-Kelley - March 28, 2024

What did our critic think of GIRL FROM NORTH COUNTRY at Straz Center? On March 27, I experienced GIRL FROM NORTH COUNTRY at the Straz Center, a production on stage until March 31. Conor McPherson's direction and Simon Hale's Tony Award-winning orchestrations breathe new life into 20 of Bob Dylan's l...

Review: A Breathtaking, Poignant Lens Shines On GIRL FROM THE NORTH COUNTRY at Straz Center


by Drew Eberhard - March 28, 2024

“Tonight’s story begins and ends at a guesthouse in Duluth, Minnesota, in the winter of 1934.” These were the opening words spoken by Dr. Walker, as he sets the scene. An evening of love, pain, suffering, interloped with a lush score based on the music of Bob Dylan. Girl from the North Country, is ...

Review: A Top Notch Cast Delivers with BEAUTY QUEEN OF LEENANE at Jobsite Theater


by Drew Eberhard - March 17, 2024

What did our critic think of BEAUTY QUEEN OF LEENANE at Jobsite Theater?...

Review: Stephen Sondheim's SUNDAY IN THE PARK WITH GEORGE at the Carrollwood Cultural Center


by Peter Nason - March 17, 2024

This Pulitzer Prize winner is as uncompromising and beautiful as musical theatre can get....

Review: A Powerful PARADE Sparks the Conversation at Manatee Players


by Drew Eberhard - March 10, 2024

From the moment the lights dim to the opening chords of the Prologue, the audience knew they were in for a treat. A haunting and stirring rendition of The Old Red Hills of Home, led by young actor Elijah Zurek as the Young Soldier, will have you in a chokehold from the very start....

Review: Breathtaking 50th Anniversary Tour of JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR at Straz Center


by Drew Eberhard - March 07, 2024

An explosive 90-minute sung-through Rock Opera written by Andrew Lloyd Webber, with lyrics by Tim Rice, took the Carol Morsani Hall by storm Tuesday evening. This reimagined 50th Anniversary Tour, is the story loosely based on the Gospels’ accounts of the Passion. It works to interpret the psycholog...

Past Shows

Hypnotized Live! starring Michael C. Anthony: SEE the Show or BE the Show


HYPNOTIZED LIVE! starring Michael C. Anthony is a hilarious blend of the human psyche and interactive theater. Thirty willing volunteers will be hypnotized to believe ...

Next Generation Ballet’s Giselle


As George Balanchine said, “Like Hamlet, Giselle is a classic …people go to see Giselle and to see ballerinas dance it for the same reason ...

Patel Conservatory presents On The Edge


Featuring the award-winning dancers of the Patel Conservatory Popular Dance Program alongside artists from Next Generation Ballet, On the Edge offers something from the contemporary ...

Anjelah Johnson


She's a Mexican Native-American actress, comedienne, and former NFL cheerleader (yes, really!). Perhaps it's this varied career path that makes it so easy for Anjelah ...

Breakin' Out


The spring recital features students in Preparatory tap, Level 1A jazz and tap, Level 1B jazz, Young Children’s Tap Gr. K, Young Children’s Tap Gr. ...

Patel Conservatory presents Spring Into Dance


The spring recital features students enrolled in Beginning Dance 2, Beginning Dance 3 and Primary. It is an opportunity for the students to have their ...

Junie B.'s Essential Survival Guide to School


Now that Junie B. Jones has been going to school for over one-and-a-half years, who better to write the book on everything you need to ...

Habana Compas Dance


Direct from Havana, Cuba, Habana Compás Dance encompasses the rich rhythm and flow of the island, performing traditional and modern dances born from their Spanish, ...

The Lightning Thief


Adapted from the book The Lightning Thief by Rick Riordan. Percy Jackson is about to be kicked out of boarding school ... again. And that’s ...

David Cross


Many know him as the kooky never-nude Tobias Funke from the cult classic show Arrested Development, or as the titular character in black comedy The ...

Celtic Nights


The show Celtic Nights will fill you with laughter, sadness, melancholy, a sense of who we are and who our children will grow up to ...

Joel Mchale


The multi-talented Joel McHale first won over America's TV audiences with his weekly tirades in E! Entertainment's The Soup. Analyzing showbiz news with an acerbic ...

Luis Bravo's Forever Tango


“Smart, even funny … a sensuous, seductive pleasure!” (USA Today). Luis Bravo’s internationally acclaimed dance spectacular, Forever Tango, mixes sleek, sexy tango with eye-popping performances ...

Zakir Hussain’s “Masters of Percussion”


The tabla, a traditional Indian drum, has one reigning superstar, and that is Zakir Hussain. Respected the world over by preeminent musicians and world music ...

Savannah's Rainforest Adventure


Savannah's Rainforest Adventure, tells the story of a young girl named Savannah, who visits South America on a business trip with her father. While there, ...

Opera Tampa New Voices in Concert


The Opera Tampa New Voices are four talented vocal artists on the precipice of launching careers as opera singers who will inspire audiences with their ...

Ethan Bortnick featuring Damian McGinty in Concert


In support of the recent PBS Special "The Power of Music", 13 year old Ethan Bortnick will be in concert in the Ferguson Hall featuring ...

The Whispers and The Manhattans


The Whispers is a group from Los Angeles, California, with a consistent track record of hit records dating back to the late 1960s. The Whispers ...

Summer Fantasy


More than 200 NGB Summer Intensive pre-professional ballet students from around the globe will showcase the hard work they put in this summer in classical ...

Laughs for the Troops


Laughs for the Troops (501©3 non-profit) is a comedy show designed for military personnel and their families whos lives have been affected by PTSD and ...

Tchaikovsky's Pathetique


Strauss, R: Le Bourgeois Gentihomme, Op. 60 Suite Sierra: Concierto Barroco Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 6 in B minor, Op. 74 "Pathetique" Hailed as “a superior ...

Sleeping Beauty
Sleeping Beauty
5/9 - 5/10/2014


This classic tale of romantic love hides a stirring tension between the forces of good and evil at the heart of human experience. With a ...

Sleeping Beauty Kids


Introduce your little one to the love of dance with this condensed version of NGB’s magical interpretation of Sleeping Beauty. Slated at an audience-appropriate 50-minutes ...

Spring Into Dance


Our annual recital is the perfect performance to display the growth and talent of more than 200 dancers enrolled in our many movement classes. For ...

On the Edge


Patel Conservatory dancers dazzle in this showcase of technical and emotional versatility! The performance will include a variety of modern dance styles – including ensemble ...

It's Just Rocket Science


Introducing an all-new show focusing on the scientific hurdles involved in space travel. It’s Just Rocket Science combines high-energy interactive comedy and an explosive line ...

L’Amour Toujours, a Popera! Concert


Opera Tampa’s artistic director and conductor Daniel Lipton presents opera’s greatest hits – breathtaking music from your favorite operas sung by international artists with a ...

The Magic Flute
The Magic Flute
2/7 - 2/9/2014


ACT I A young prince named Tamino is being chased by a serpent through a valley. After he falls unconscious, three ladies emerge from a ...

Let's Go Science Show


The Let’s Go Science Show is a wacky look at “how things work” with Professor Smart and Ms. Knowitall. This fun-filled production teaches physics concepts ...


This critically acclaimed ballet is something the whole family can enjoy. With humorously wicked step-sisters, a handsome Prince, magical stepmother and the rags-to-riches story, you ...


Amy Schumer is one of the hottest stars in comedy, with her blend of girl-next-door looks and edgy humor. Schumer is the creator, star and ...


Next Generation Ballet and Patel Conservatory Youth Ballet dancers will demonstrate their technical and emotional versatility in this showcase which is literally on the edge! ...


The Spring Into Dance recital features more than 200 students from Patel Conservatory Youth Ballet (PCYB) enrolled in Creative Movement 1 through Level 2B (ages ...


SPANK! The Fifty Shades Parody is the hilarious new musical produced by Mills Entertainment that puts its own clever and comedic take on the risqué, ...


Whether it’s gossip, men, sex, family, friends – this all-female stand-up comedy showcase featuring four of the funniest female comics in the country covers it ...

Jim Breuer
4/12


With more than 20 years of stand-up comedy experience, Jim Breuer remains one of today’s top entertainers and continues to win over audiences with his ...


In this hilarious, take no prisoners comedy, Avner the Eccentric uses clowning and the silent theater skill of mime in a performance that defies the ...


It may seem an odd pairing at first, this Grammy Award-nominated alt-country darling and a pianist known for her interpretations of Bach, Beethoven and Shubert. ...


Pandit Shivkumar Sharma is India’s greatest living santoor player. If the santoor today needs no introduction, it is due to his work and genius. He ...


These four, multi-talented gal pals, each a brilliant writer-musician-comedienne, share the stage filling it with luxurious harmonies and sophisticated (never blue) stand-up comedy, creating an ...


From the bombastic and epic, to the folky and mystical, Get The Led Out have captured the essence of the recorded music of Led Zeppelin ...

On The Edge


On the Edge showcases contemporary dance artists in the Tampa Bay area with a vast array of modern dance styles. Audience members can expect to ...

Beauty and The Beast


You’ll be enchanted by this classic tale about a prince cast under a spell of ugliness and loneliness. With the help of Belle, misunderstood herself, ...

Are You My Mother?


Based on P.D. Eastman’s classic picture book for beginning readers, this enchanting story about Baby Bird’s journey is one that overflows with love, dedication and ...

Arias & Encores: A Concert of Beautiful Music


Opera Tampa’s own Sherrill Milnes, the leading baritone of his time, is your host for an evening of all your favorite opera music and show ...

The Life and Adventures of Santa


Based on the book by L. Frank Baum, this story follows the life of Santa Claus. Sing along and draw close to the fire, all ...

ImaginOcean


A one-of-a-kind, musical puppet show, John Tartaglia's ImaginOcean is a magical undersea adventure. Tank, Bubbles and Dorsel are three best friends who just happen to ...

Junie B. Jones


Junie B. Jones, First Grader (at last!), has a brand new musical! Based on the books by Barbara Parks, it’s got loads of funny songs ...

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