Tampa Theatre Newsroom

MAD Theatre of Tampa proudly presents Rock of Ages, the high-energy, feel-good musical that takes audiences on a rock-and-roll journey back to the 1980s. Opening January 16 and running through February 2, 2025, this electrifying production will light up the Shimberg Playhouse at the Straz Center for the Performing Arts.

'The Lost Weekend - The Photography of May Pang' exhibition will provide fans a rare opportunity to see John Lennon in a new light at Tempus Projects in Tampa. Learn how to attend.

Local theatre saved me in 2024, which turned out to be an extremely rocky year--with statewide and national political maelstroms and two hurricanes hitting our area weeks apart.

This is the last chance to vote for the 2024 BroadwayWorld Tampa Awards! Voting ends on 12/31 at midnight. Don't miss out on making sure that your favorite theatres, stars, and shows get the recognition they deserve!

This is the final week to vote for the 2024 BroadwayWorld Tampa Awards! Voting ends on 12/31 at midnight. Don't miss out on making sure that your favorite theatres, stars, and shows get the recognition they deserve!

Straz Center will present Mamma Mia! this winter. Get a first look at footage from the production here! Learn more about the musical featuring the hits of ABBA.

Voting continues for the 2024 BroadwayWorld Tampa Awards! Voting ends on 12/31 at midnight. Don't miss out on making sure that your favorite theatres, stars, and shows get the recognition they deserve!

Don't miss your chance to vote for the 2024 BroadwayWorld Tampa Awards! Voting ends on 12/31 at midnight. Don't miss out on making sure that your favorite theatres, stars, and shows get the recognition they deserve!

ThinkTank Theatre will once again head across the bay with its upcoming production of Matt & Ben. The comedy is co-written by Mindy Kaling and Brenda Withers.

Jewish icons of the stage, screen, and recording studio will be celebrated in To Life 5: Jewish Broadway to Hollywood! Stories & Music Celebrating the Contributions of Jewish Composers and Entertainers to Broadway and the Great Hollywood Musicals.

What did our critic think of USHERING IN THE HOLIDAYS WITH ITS A WONDERFUL LIFE: A LIVE RADIO PLAY at TampaRep?

For 21 years, Embracing Our Differences has held its annual outdoor display of 50 billboard-sized works of art and accompanying quotes. Learn more about this year's event here!

'It is crucial that we performed this play even though the hurricane delayed it. I remember as a college student fighting for the issue of women's rights, and here I am again, fighting this important battle to give women's rights over their own bodies,” says Fran Powers. “We must keep marching.'

Director Karla Hartley hopes the audience will have a great time. 'I hope that they can overcome any holiday blues and laugh together with the Stageworks Family.'

American Stage is ringing in the holiday season with two festive events. Learn more about Wonderful Life and Tinseltown USA and find out how to get tickets here!

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....'