Typically the realm of up-and-coming playwrights or an opportunity for writers to procure audience feedback on a work in progress, tonight's staged reading is the Lori Shannon-directed, Tennesee Williams-penned, Pulitzer-winning classic drama about a Southern family in crisis, Cat on a Hot Tin Roof. Visit jobsitetheater.org for more info. Tues., March 30, 7:30 p.m., Shimberg Playhouse, Straz Center for Performing Arts, Tampa, $5, free for Jobsite season ticket holders.
Tonight's 'MNF-sponsored Eric Clapton 65th Birthday Tribute has four bands taking on the four sides of Derek and the Dominos 1970 double album, Layla and Other Assorted Love Songs. Captain Obvious and the Duh! Patrol present side one (which includes Bell Bottom Blues), Butternut featuring blues guitarists Damon Fowler and Greg Poulos performs side two (Key to the Highway), Ted Lukas and the Misled play side three (Have You Ever Loved a Woman?), and Steve Connelly and The Lesser Gods take on side four (Layla). 8 p.m. Tues., March 30, Skipper's Smokehouse, Tampa, $13-$18, skipperssmokehouse.com. --Leilani Polk