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BWW Review: 17 for 2017: The Best Shows & Performances of the Year in the Tampa-St. Petersburg Area

A look back at the very best local productions that 2017 had to offer.
BWW Review: MAD Theatre of Tampa Presents Stephen Sondheim's Iconic COMPANY at the Shimberg

Ricky Marenda as Bobby leads a strong cast in a show that, nearly fifty years after it first opened, still resonates.
BWW Preview: DARK COMEDY MUSICAL COMPANY DEBUTS JUNE 15 at mad Theatre

DARK COMEDY MUSICAL COMPANY DEBUTS JUNE 15 AT at Mad Theatre
BWW Review: The Kids Aren't Alright in SPRING AWAKENING

When did you learn about sex? How? Who told you about 'the birds and the bees,' 'making a baby,' 'when two people really love one another'? I'm not sure where I picked it up, though I'm fairly certain it wasn't from my parents. The gag reflex rising in my throat even at the thought makes me certain I never flat out asked my mother. In any case the information got to me somehow, and I lived to tell the tale via hazy, inconsistent memories. mad Theatre of Tampa's production of SPRING AWAKENING, the first show of their 16th season, follows a group of adolescents in late 19th century Germany as they question what's happening to their bodies - physically and emotionally
Photo Flash: Meet the Cast of mad Theatre of Tampa's SPRING AWAKENING

mad Theatre of Tampa, 2014 & 2015 Best Community Theater from BroadwayWorld.com, continues their successful 2016-2017 season with their production of the Tony Award-winning musical Spring Awakening. Mad Theatre of Tampa is excited to move into the Jaeb Theater at the Straz Center for the Performing Arts for this production. Scroll down for a sneak peek at the cast in costume!
BWW Preview: SPRING AWAKENING Showcases Spectacular Cast, Dark Themes

BWW Previews: SPRING AWAKENING Showcases Spectacular Cast, Dark Themes
mad Theatre Announces Opening of SPRING AWAKENING

mad Theatre of Tampa, a resident musical theatre company at the Straz Center, is proud to announce their next production opening of the Tony award-winning musical Spring Awakeningon September 8, 2016 at the Jaeb Theater at the Straz Center for the Performing Arts.
Photo Flash: Meet the Cast of mad Theatre of Tampa's SPRING AWAKENING

mad Theatre of Tampa, 2014 & 2015 Best Community Theater from BroadwayWorld.com, continues their successful 2016-2017 season with their production of the Tony Award-winning musical Spring Awakening. Mad Theatre of Tampa is excited to move into the Jaeb Theater at the Straz Center for the Performing Arts for this production. Scroll down for a sneak peek at the cast in costume!
St. Petersburg Opera Chooses OPERA IDOL, 11/30

The fifth St. Petersburg Opera "Opera Idol" will be chosen November 30, 2012 at a competition beginning at 7:30 p.m. at First Presbyterian Church, 701 Beach Dr., St. Petersburg. The reigning Opera Idol, soprano Vanessa Rodriguez, a recent graduate of University of South Florida, will relinquish her title, but not before singing as part of a quartet (also including Melissa Misener, Chris Romeo, and Rimas Karnavicius, all previous contestants.)
St. Petersburg Opera Presents 'Opera Idol' 11/20

On Saturday, November 20, 2010, at 7 p.m., fifteen singers will perform at Studio @620 in St. Petersburg Opera's version of 'Opera Idol.' These young singers have been participating in a series of workshops led by Maestro Mark Sforzini in which they have received extensive coaching in interpretation and performance techniques. In addition to over 12 hours of group sessions, each singer worked with Maestro Sforzini one-on-one. These workshops and coachings were made possible by a generous gift from the Florida Suncoast Opera Guild, as part of their Education Sponsorship for the 2010-2011 Season of St. Petersburg Opera.
St. Petersburg Opera Hosts 'Opera Idol' 11/20

Calling all Simon Cowell, Paula Abdul, and Piers Morgan wannabes: St. Petersburg Opera has some talented singers to show off!
St. Petersburg Opera Presents 'Opera Idol' 11/20

On Saturday, November 20, 2010, at 7 p.m., fifteen singers will perform at Studio @620 in St. Petersburg Opera's version of 'Opera Idol.' These young singers have been participating in a series of workshops led by Maestro Mark Sforzini in which they have received extensive coaching in interpretation and performance techniques. In addition to over 12 hours of group sessions, each singer worked with Maestro Sforzini one-on-one. These workshops and coachings were made possible by a generous gift from the Florida Suncoast Opera Guild, as part of their Education Sponsorship for the 2010-2011 Season of St. Petersburg Opera.

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