Mark E. Leib

Nostalgia and jazz swing St. Pete’s Manhattan Casino

Honor, dignity and Alley Cats’ Man for All Seasons

The Piano Lesson imparts importance of our African-American past

Repartee overshadows authenticity in Earnest

Good acting adds color but The Corn is Green is too predictable

Political fervor characterizes The Night Larry Kramer Kissed Me

Good acting, sets and costumes can’t redeem a shallow script

Skip church and join Jobsite for a funnier religious experience.

The best plays of the year

Proof offers sufficient evidence of fine theater.

The Lion King pounces on the Tampa Bay Performing Arts Center

Kids and Kids at heart may enjoy American Stage’s A Christmas Story

Without hype and star power, The Blue Room is just another dated play about sex.

Jeffrey offers clever musings on the complexities of love and HIV.

Quidam goes beyond hallucinatory to downright deranged

Italian-dinner theater should be served al dente.