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Theatre Tallahassee's version of It's Only a Play, directed by Matthew Watson, gives us as audience members the opportunity to observe the angst, ecstasy, exhaustion, and a multitude of other emotions of a group of people with various motives to care about the production's outcome.

'Bella' portrays the story of a kidnapped family imprisoned in a basement. The family members have to escape before their tormentor, Michael, feeds them to his man-eating dog, Bella. As time goes by, the family members wonder if it's Bella they really need to worry about.

Theatre Tallahassee's Studio Theatre is kicking off the 2017-18 season with its production of Constellations, a play written by Nick Payne.

As a 9 to 5 the Musical audience member at Theatre Tallahassee, I was kind of grateful to be a 'mid-life' individual. References to carbon paper, white-out and other uniquely 80s (and prior) items were not at all lost on me. I could relate to a secretary's joy over the wonder of self-regulating left margins on typewriters.

I would love to have been a fly on the wall as Stephen Sondheim and Hal Prince collaborated on Sweeney Todd, the Demon Barber of Fleet Street. Maybe one of them said, "what's the darkest topic we could tackle that will allow us to incorporate gorgeous musicality?"

The Florida Gateway College Entertainment Series brought Beauty and the Beast - The Broadway Musical - to life on stage beautifully.

Leon High Performing Arts' The Hunchback of Notre Dame transports audiences to the 1400s while creating timeless appeal.

This New Stage Theatreworks production of In the Heights takes viewers far beyond Tallahassee, puts us squarely in Washington Heights, and gets us bailando.

Theatre Tallahassee's A Streetcar Named Desire closes out the 2016-17 season with classic Tennessee Williams.

In its Summer Series opener, Quincy Music Theatre presents Once on This Island. Can love weather the storm of poverty vs wealth?

At Quincy Music Theatre, Thoroughly Modern Millie takes audiences back to 1922, before trying to find love involved 'swiping' and apps, when marriage for social stature was (for some women) more important than marriage for love and when a 'bob' hairstyle was a renegade choice.

After seeing Peter and the Starcatcher at Theatre Tallahassee, I have a deeper appreciation for how Peter got his name. Superb physical comedy, seasoned actors, and a sense of whimsy combined for a delightful show.