An actor, director, and theatre teacher, Peter Nason fell in love with the theatre at the tender age of six when he saw Mickey Rooney in “George M!” at the Shady Grove in Washington, D.C. He has appeared in dozens of productions around the country, helmed several films and directed over thirty plays. His love of the theatre, and his passion for the craft of acting and directing, has led him to reach hundreds of Florida teenagers to help make the stage their home. He has currently started a new theatre program at the CCMS Conservatory of the Arts where he hopes the students there will find the same joy of performing that he found.
A graduate of the University of Alabama and the Scuola Lorenzo de Medici in Florence, Italy, Peter is an award-winning playwright and has written for various periodicals and newspapers, including “The Tampa Tribune,” where he was a book reviewer and community columnist. One of his literary heroines, the late great Pauline Kael, summed up his philosophy of reviewing: “In the arts, the critic is the only independent source of information. The rest is advertising.” Peter resides in Wesley Chapel, Florida with his beloved Boston Terrier, Ike.
Review: Party Hearty Like It's 1985 with THE WEDDING SINGER at the Carrollwood Players
June 27, 2022
June 27, 2022
It's a feel-good retro-musical set in the era of Miami Vice jackets and Flock of Seagulls haircuts, parachute pants and Rubik's Cubes.
Review: Young Performers Shine in LES MISERABLES, SCHOOL EDITION at the Tota Music and Theatre Conservatory
June 26, 2022
June 26, 2022
A heartbreaking and potent production featuring students who prove that the future of the performing arts is in good hands!
Review: Attend the Tale of Stephen Sondheim's Masterpiece at SPC: SWEENEY TODD: THE DEMON BARBER OF FLEET STREET
June 25, 2022
June 25, 2022
Director Scott Cooper has done it again with this incredible production!
Feature: The 101 GREATEST YACHT ROCK SONGS OF ALL TIME for Your Summer Playlist - featuring Michael McDonald, Kenny Loggins, Christopher Cross and Steely Dan
June 16, 2022
June 16, 2022
Reviewer Peter Nason counts down the greatest 101 YACHT ROCK HITS for your summertime listening pleasure.
BWW Review: Arts in Motion Presents an Adorable SHREK THE MUSICAL at the PHSC Instructional Performing Arts Center in Wesley Chapel
May 27, 2022
May 27, 2022
Director Mitchell Gonzalez leads his young cast in bringing to life this audience favorite.
BWW Review: A Soaring, Powerful TITANIC THE MUSICAL at the Manatee Players
May 15, 2022
May 15, 2022
No matter how much you know about the Titanic disaster, the musical grounds the story, humanizes it, and you leave the theatre an emotional wreck.
BWW NEWS: The 2022 TAMPA INTERNATIONAL FRINGE FESTIVAL Application Deadline Has Been Extended Until MONDAY, APRIL 25
April 23, 2022
April 23, 2022
Festival dates are July 28-August 7, 2022.
BWW Review: Mad Theatre of Tampa Hits the Bull's-Eye with Their Production of Sondheim's ASSASSINS
April 2, 2022
April 2, 2022
Trevor Lloyd as John Wilkes Booth leads the talented cast in telling this scary, pertinent tale.
BWW Exclusive: Broadway Icon CHITA RIVERA Visits the Cast of Eight O'Clock Theatre's SWEET CHARITY in Largo
March 14, 2022
March 14, 2022
She calls this production of SWEET CHARITY 'fabulous!' It runs through March 20th in Largo at the Central Park Performing Arts Center.
BWW Tribute: Joseph Parra, An Appreciation
March 6, 2022
March 6, 2022
As amazing as he was onstage, his legacy is the joy he spread offstage.
BWW Review: Hey, Big Spender...Spend a Little Time with Eight O'Clock Theatre's Splendid SWEET CHARITY
March 5, 2022
March 5, 2022
Take a dive and swim to Fosse Land!
BWW Review: The Brilliant GILES DAVIES Will Take Your Breath Away in Ronan Noone's THE SMUGGLER at Urbanite Theatre
February 13, 2022
February 13, 2022
Davies is animated, charismatic, and a force of nature that keeps you on the edge of your seat with Noone's ultra-clever script.
BWW Review: LOLHS Turns Lemons Into Lemonade with Their Marvelously Morbid Production of THE ADDAMS FAMILY: THE MUSICAL
February 12, 2022
February 12, 2022
Jonathan Garcia and Mckenna Knouse are standouts in a talented cast that brings this joyfully macabre show to life.
BWW Review: Yasmina Reza's Winning ART at the Carrollwood Cultural Center
February 6, 2022
February 6, 2022
Director Derek Baxter leads three terrific actors--Jeremiah Murzinsky, David the Day, and Steven C. Fox--in this acerbically hilarious show.
BWW Review: Tampa Repertory Theatre's Production of Perhaps William Shakespeare's Greatest Tragedy: KING LEAR
February 5, 2022
February 5, 2022
Dedicated to the late C. David Frankel, this is the first KING LEAR produced locally in almost 30 years.
BWW Review: 12 Reasons Why You Should See Stageworks' Explosive Production of 12 ANGRY MEN
January 8, 2022
January 8, 2022
A stellar cast led by Ned Averill-Snell and Jim Wicker bring Reginald Rose's iconic drama to life.
BWW Review: Some of the Most Memorable Moments & Local Performances of the Year
December 30, 2021
December 30, 2021
These are the things that helped get us through a tough year.
BWW Review: Will the Asolo Rep's HAIR, set during the Age of Aquarius, Succeed in the Age of Covid?
December 19, 2021
December 19, 2021
Although edited heavily for brevity, it's like a giant kaleidoscopic jigsaw puzzle that comes to life before our eyes.
BWW Exclusive: 'Everybody Rise!' - In Honor of STEPHEN SONDHEIM - The 91 GREATEST SONDHEIM SONGS (One For Each Year That He Lived)
November 27, 2021
November 27, 2021
The most important figure in musical theatre history is gone; let's celebrate his life by listening to his incredible works. Reviewer Peter Nason gets you started by listing his choices for the 91 greatest Sondheim songs.
BWW Review: Larry Kramer's Powerful THE NORMAL HEART Is an Emotional Punch in the Gut at the Carrollwood Players
November 14, 2021
November 14, 2021
Certainly the most powerful show I've seen at the Carrollwood Players.
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