Posted inArts & Entertainment What to see when: A guide to GASP! 2018 Make a plan or leave it to serendipity. Either way, Creative Loafing’s performing arts fest on Mar. 16 is a must. by David Warner March 15, 2018June 6, 2025
Posted inArts & Entertainment Dance Review: Sarasota Ballet makes magic in Dreams of Nature The program features company premieres by Sir Frederick Ashton and David Bintley. by David Warner March 3, 2018July 22, 2025
Posted inArts & Entertainment Gasparilla Arts Month: The gasp-worthy lineup of GASP! 2018 CL and the Tampa Museum of Art are teaming up again for a performing arts event like no other. by David Warner March 1, 2018March 4, 2024
Posted inNews & Views How to make sure that Parkland never does happen again The #NoNRAMoney initiative is one answer. So is the ad listing NRA beneficiaries in Congress. by David Warner February 21, 2018August 17, 2023
Posted inMusic Mien of the hour: In Clearwater, Rufus Wainwright offers solace and songs for a tortured, tired America The multi-octaved singer-songwriter shone bright on a dark day for Florida. by David Warner February 15, 2018April 4, 2025
Posted inMusic One City Chorus and Urban Gypsies: Together again at the Palladium Friday Feb. 16 A sublime combination of a great chorus and a great band. by David Warner February 9, 2018May 5, 2025
Posted inArts & Entertainment Jake Troyli at the Arts Xchange Gallery: Racial divides addressed with comic precision The gallery’s first solo show goes to a “crazy mixed” young talent who left a basketball career behind to make art. by David Warner February 7, 2018July 14, 2025
Posted inArts & Entertainment The Glass Menagerie at freeFall: A classic, evocatively staged Director Eric Davis takes Tennessee Williams at his word. by David Warner February 6, 2018June 10, 2025
Posted inArts & Entertainment Hamilton, Dear Evan Hansen, Hello Dolly!: Straz 2018-19 season full of blockbusters As in lines round the block, which is what all those shows are attracting in NYC by David Warner February 5, 2018July 31, 2025
Posted inArts & Entertainment CL Writing Contest 2018: Who’s who in the Top Tens? The finalists were anonymous — until now. by David Warner February 3, 2018August 17, 2023
Posted inArts & Entertainment It’s Hammer time at Ruth Eckerd Hall’s Murray Theater Mike Hammer, that is. And Travis, from WKRP. by David Warner January 25, 2018August 17, 2023
Posted inArts & Entertainment Dance Review: BEACON18 left us wanting more Connections and collaborations in a performance that lingers in the memory. by David Warner January 20, 2018May 13, 2025
Posted inArts & Entertainment Theater Review: Innovocative’s harrowing, beautifully acted Keely and Du Actors K.D. O’Hair and Dawn Truax find the humanity in a confrontation that’s anything but humane. by David Warner January 19, 2018January 3, 2025
Posted inArts & Entertainment Spring Arts 2018 — Buried Treasure: Theater & dance Add these choices to your “Gotta check this out” list this season. by David Warner January 17, 2018July 12, 2025
Posted inArts & Entertainment Spring Arts 2018 — Pearls: Theater Smaller venues with top-flight shows plus performances you have to see to believe. by David Warner and Mark E. Leib January 17, 2018January 21, 2025
Posted inArts & Entertainment Spring Arts 2018 — Anchors: Theater Must-sees at the area’s leading venues. by David Warner, Mark E. Leib and Cathy Salustri January 17, 2018August 17, 2023
Posted inNews & Views High hopes at the Dalì Museum’s Wish Tree Tampa Bay’s most famous ficus is an ideal spot to make a wish for 2018. by David Warner January 3, 2018November 13, 2023
Posted inNews & Views Year in Review 2017: It didn’t all suck — or did it? CL readers and staffers look back at a year we’d just as soon forget — with some exceptions. by David Warner December 28, 2017August 17, 2023
Posted inNews & Views Year in Review 2017: Your personal bests — and worsts Our readers count their blessings — or not. by David Warner December 28, 2017July 22, 2025
Posted inArts & Entertainment Luck of the draw: Tampa International Fringe Festival chooses its 2018 roster With the help of numbered cue balls, TiFf selects the shows for next year’s fest. by David Warner December 14, 2017May 20, 2025