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A young cast brings Disney's most iconic musical to life, led by two scene-stealers: Larkin Mainwaring as Madame de la Grande Bouche and (especially) Ruby Ricardo as a boisterous LeFou.

Cody Farkas is stunning as the title character in Brecht's frightening and funny work.

CRAZY QUILTS is set to close this weekend at LAB Theater Project in Tampa. This dark comedy by Karen Fix Curry plays with the notion that things are not always what they seem.

This holiday season, The Zubrick Magic Theatre will present its 'Holiday Spectacular' – a performance that redefines holiday entertainment in St. Petersburg.

Voting is now open for the 2024 BroadwayWorld Tampa Awards! Nominations were reader-submitted and now our readers get to vote for their favorites.

American Stage is currently presenting Katori Hall's Pulitzer Prize-winning play following Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. on the last night of his life. Check out production photos here!

A marvelous cast of River Ridge students breathes the Bard to life!

Stageworks Theatre will present 'The Great American Trailer Park Christmas Musical' This production will be performed November 29 through December 22, 2024 at Stageworks Theatre.

Ruth Eckerd Hall and the Homeless Empowerment Program have announced a non-perishable food drive to support local communities. The initiative aims to collect essential items for those in need.

Set during the War of Cyprus, the play highlights the restricted roles of women in Venetian society, where they were either property or sex workers with limited agency. 'Today, women are, in theory, as free as men to do what they will, but in practice in American society, their lives are often circumscribed as their Venetian forbears. Many are still entirely dependent on a patriarchal structure, and despite the progress of the past 150 years, true agency is still a dream for many. It is sad but inescapable: In many ways, old white men still run the show....'

The Off Central Players fourth season will continue by featuring artistic associate Roxanne Fay in Pulitzer Prize finalist Adam Rapp’s The Sound Inside. 

LAB Theater Project has announced the premiere of CRAZY QUILTS, a new play exploring themes of family and identity.

Experience Halloween thrills at the Mahaffey Theater with GOOSEBUMPS THE MUSICAL: PHANTOM OF THE AUDITORIUM. Part of the Class Acts Youth Educational Program, this 75-minute show immerses students in R.L. Stine's spooky tale. Learn more and see how to purchase tickets.

Time is running out to submit nominations for the 2024 BroadwayWorld Tampa Awards. Don't miss Thursday's October 31st deadline!

Jobsite Theater once again dives headfirst into a world only they know how to portray. A world reveling in the strange, the unorthodox, and yet proving to be a masterclass of all things twisted and warped. This production which harkens back to their production of Shockheaded Peter, a few seasons back, once again dives into a little unfamiliar territory than we normally witness in the area, but an area so well known to Jobsite and its followers. Perfectly demented and, perfectly placed this deranged grouping of child-like tales have a bleak ending for most of the characters involved.

There is no one in pop and rock like Laura Nyro, and Erica Garraffa is spellbinding as the great singer-songwriter.

The Boy Who Loved Batman at The Straz

​​​​​​​Through 'Soul Picnic,' playwright Barry Silber aims to elevate Nyro's legacy and showcase the depth of her artistry. 'It's about helping audiences discover why she never became a superstar despite her incredible talent.'

Somewhere in a world on a road less traveled, between the likes of The Rocky Horror Picture Show, American Psycho, Carrie, and the more recently conceptualized Beetlejuice lies the twisted campy world in which the characters of Evil Dead the Musical reside. First performed in 2003 in Toronto, this campy rock-filled musical made its transfer to Off-Broadway at New World Stages in 2006. In 2012 a production opened in Las Vegas as a 4-D Experience and complete with a 100 chair “Splatter Zone,”and as of 2017 making it the longest running theatrical experience on the strip. With Book, Lyrics, and Music by George Reinblatt, Evil Dead the Musical brought Sam Raimi’s characters to life in true blood-filled fashion.

ThinkTank Theatre has announced its 2024/2025 season opener with NUMBER THE STARS, a powerful adaptation of Lois Lowry's novel, exploring themes of bravery and friendship during World War II.

Time is running out to submit nominations for the 2024 BroadwayWorld Tampa Awards. Don't miss next week's October 31st deadline!

freeFall Theatre has revealed the cast of Ken Ludwig's Moriarty: A New Sherlock Holmes Adventure.

There are just two weeks left to submit nominations for the 2024 BroadwayWorld Tampa Awards. The 2024 Regional Awards honor productions which had their first performance between October 1, 2023 through September 30, 2024.

A song cycle featuring six incredibly talented actors. Not to be missed!

You'll be hard-pressed to find a better production of this iconic musical!