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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....

Review: THE SHARK IS BROKEN SETS SAIL at JOBSITE THEATER


by Drew Eberhard - March 13, 2026

FADE IN: The open ocean, 1974. Filming is delayed...again. The lead actors- theatre and film vet Robert Shaw and up-and-coming Hollywood hotshots Richard Dreyfuss and Roy Scheider- are crammed into a too-small boat, entirely at the mercy of foul weather and a faulty mechanical star. Alcohol flows, e...

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...

Past Shows

Fable
Fable
Aug 9 – Sep 8, 2024

Who has the right to tell your story? Fable explores the nature of memory through the eyes of two very different show business siblings. When one sister...

Kurt Vonnegut's God Bless You, Mr. Rosewater
Kurt Vonnegut's God Bless You, Mr. Rosewater
Feb 9 – Mar 10, 2024

God Bless You, Mr. Rosewater, pays homage to Vonnegut’s witty humor and energetic dialogue with an infectious score by the Oscar-winning team of Alan Menken...

Miracle on 34th Street: A Live Musical Radio Play
Miracle on 34th Street: A Live Musical Radio Play
Nov 24 – Dec 24, 2023

It's 1947, and a group of America's best and brightest entertainers have joined forces to present Miracle on 34th Street: A Live Musical Radio Play. This classic...

The Rose and The Beast
The Rose and The Beast
Jun 25 – Aug 8, 2021

This summer, step into an experience like none other. Through visual storytelling, theatre design, multimedia, and augmented reality enter the world of The Rose and...

Leonard Bernstein's New York
Leonard Bernstein's New York
Apr 2 – May 9, 2021

freeFall's next drive-in concert event opens April 2 and runs through May 9. Dont miss the rousing Leonard Bernsteins New York. This joyous concert revue...

Lone Star Spirits
Lone Star Spirits
Feb 28 – Mar 29, 2020

Marley is back in her small Texas hometown for what she hopes will be an easy trip to deal with some family business. When she...

The Lion In Winter
The Lion In Winter
Nov 22 – Dec 22, 2019

Henry II has let his wife Eleanor of Aquitaine out of prison to spend Christmas with the family. But more is afoot than decking the...

Perfect Arrangement
Perfect Arrangement
Jan 26 – Feb 24, 2019

It’s 1950, and new colors are being added to the Red Scare. Two U.S. State Department employees, Bob and Norma, have been tasked with identifying...

Every Christmas Story Ever Told
Every Christmas Story Ever Told
Dec 1 – Dec 30, 2018

Instead of performing Charles Dickens’ beloved holiday classic for the umpteenth time, three actors decide to perform every Christmas story ever told – plus Christmas...

The Fantasticks
The Fantasticks
Sep 22 – Oct 21, 2018

“Try To Remember” a time when this romantic charmer wasn’t enchanting audiences around the world. The Fantasticks is the longest running musical in the world...

The Musical of Musicals (The Musical)
The Musical of Musicals (The Musical)
Jun 22 – Jul 15, 2018

I can't pay the rent! You must pay the rent! I'll pay the rent! From this humble, classic American plot come not one, not three...

The Machine Stops
The Machine Stops
May 4 – May 27, 2018

by E.M. Forster...

Daddy Long Legs
Daddy Long Legs
Mar 16 – Apr 8, 2018

Jerusha Abbott is the "Oldest Orphan in the John Grier Home" until a mysterious benefactor decides to send her to college to be educated as...

The Glass Menagerie
The Glass Menagerie
Jan 26 – Feb 18, 2018

Amanda Wingfield dwells in memories of her idealized youth, when she entertained gentleman callers who, according to her, rivaled over her hand in marriage. With...

The Little Prince
The Little Prince
Nov 24 – Dec 24, 2017

An aviator crashes his plane in the Sahara Desert. There he meets a little prince who has left his home on Asteroid B-612 and its...

White Fang
White Fang
Sep 29 – Oct 22, 2017

1898. Northwestern Canada. Deep in the forests of the Yukon Territory. After the massacre of her tribe, a young girl is rescued from the snow...

Marie Antoinette
Marie Antoinette
Jul 15 – Aug 13, 2017

This pulsating contemporary look at one of history’s most enigmatic pariahs puts Marie Antoinette under the microscope of our own society’s obsession with celebrity. While...

Peter and The Starcatcher & Peter Pan
Peter and The Starcatcher & Peter Pan
Dec 9 – Jan 29, 2017

Escape with freeFall’s Starstuff Repertory Players to a world of mermaids, pirates, lost boys and fairy dust. In what can only be described as an...

Spring Awakening
Jul 19 – Aug 18, 2013

The ground-breaking rock musical that took Broadway by storm, with a powerful score by Duncan Sheik, will take to the stage as the finale of...

John & Jen
May 3 – May 26, 2013

Jen and her younger brother John are growing up in the ever-changing world of mid-century America. As the country becomes divided over the war in...

An Empty Plate in the Cafe du Grand Boeuf
An Empty Plate in the Cafe du Grand Boeuf
Jan 24 – Feb 17, 2013

Eccentric Victor is owner and sole patron of the finest restaurant in Paris which opens its doors for him alone. So when he returns from...

An Empty Plate in the Café du Grand Boeuf
An Empty Plate in the Café du Grand Boeuf
Jan 25 – Feb 17, 2013

Eccentric Victor is owner and sole patron of the finest restaurant in Paris which opens its doors for him alone. So when he returns from...

A Christmas Carol: A New Musical
A Christmas Carol: A New Musical
Dec 13 – Dec 30, 2012

A freeFall holiday tradition continues with Keith Ferguson's and Bruce Greer's enchanting new musical adaptation of the Dickens classic. With a soaring and inspirational score,...

Romeo + Juliet
Romeo + Juliet
Oct 26 – Nov 18, 2012

“Two houses, both alike in dignity, in fair Verona where we lay our scene.” So begins one of the most widely known and best-loved plays...

Cabaret
Cabaret
Aug 30 – Sep 30, 2012

By overwhelming popular demand, freeFall's bold production of this classic returns for five weeks to open our 2012-2013 season. The legendary 1966 musical smash with...

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