Tampa’s Straz Center kicks off new Broadway season with ‘The Boy Who Loved Batman’ premiere this week

Just in time for ‘Joker: Folie à Deux,’ too.

by Josh Bradley September 30, 2024June 25, 2025

Just in time for ‘Joker: Folie à Deux,’ too.

Arts & Entertainment

Tampa’s Straz Center kicks off new Broadway season with ‘Beetlejuice’

They do this bullshit, like, eight times a week.

by Josh Bradley October 16, 2023April 12, 2025

Music

Vegan Broadway vet Nellie McKay makes Tampa Bay debut this weekend in St. Pete

She was majorly influenced by music of the 1960s.

by Josh Bradley January 11, 2023July 4, 2024

Music

Broadway sweetheart Kristin Chenoweth heads to Clearwater this weekend

The Clearwater Festival Orchestra acts as Chenoweth’s backing band, which will play songs from her most recent album, ‘For the Girls.’

by Josh Bradley April 7, 2022October 8, 2024

Arts & Entertainment

‘Hamilton,’ ‘Wicked’ and ‘Hadestown’ are coming to Tampa as part of Straz Center’s upcoming Broadway season

The eight-show Broadway package will also feature two returning plays.

by Sofía García Vargas March 4, 2022July 22, 2025

Arts & Entertainment

The Musical of Musicals brings entertaining parody to freeFall in St. Petersburg

Broadway in a funhouse mirror.

by Bill DeYoung June 27, 2018March 21, 2025

Arts & Entertainment

Something Rotten! this way comes

The flashy 16th century musical comedy dazzles its audience from start to finish.

by Resie Waechter March 10, 2017June 20, 2025

Arts & Entertainment

A 21-Year-Old Christian’s Take on ‘The Book of Mormon’

Crude. Offensive. Inappropriate. Go see it.

by Kelly Dewitz February 18, 2016July 26, 2025

Arts & Entertainment

SCENE BREAKER: The Hat Trick has landed, a Gorilla goes forth, and Manhattan takes another Tampan

by Ned Averill-Snell November 19, 2014June 2, 2025

Arts & Entertainment

SYTYCD: How the final four have matured together

by Devon Crumpacker September 3, 2014May 16, 2025

Arts & Entertainment

Theater profile: Patrick Ryan Sullivan from freeFall’s The Burnt Part Boys

From the Space Coast to Broadway to St. Pete, Sullivan is well-traveled and well-received.

by Mark Leib June 12, 2014July 2, 2025

News & Views

Do This: Seth Rudetsky’s Big Fat Broadway Show

by David Warner November 8, 2013June 5, 2022

Arts & Entertainment

Believe the hype! Straz dazzles with season preview

Tampa’s ever-evolving performing arts mecca is poised for what may be its best run yet.

by Julie Garisto June 1, 2013June 5, 2022

Arts & Entertainment

Middle fingers fly as American Idiot invades the Straz Center

Green Day angsts up Broadway.

by Brian Frederick May 20, 2013July 28, 2025

Arts & Entertainment

Elf the Musical gets the season started on a sugar high

by Stephanie Powers November 23, 2012August 3, 2023

Arts & Entertainment

Felt, up! Avenue Q brings entertaining puppetry

M.A.D.’s musical production hands us a nice bit of Broadway fun.

by Stephanie Powers August 13, 2012July 30, 2025

News & Views

La Cage aux Folles: Musique to your ears

The Broadway revival bedazzles the Straz through Feb. 26.

by Anthony Salveggi February 24, 2012August 3, 2023

Arts & Entertainment

From Broadway to Memphis: A Tony-winner premieres at Ruth Eckerd

Starring an up-and-comer and USF grad, Feb. 7-12.

by Julie Garisto February 2, 2012July 26, 2025

Arts & Entertainment

“Ralphie to the Rescue”: A Christmas Story gets the Broadway musical treatment

by Julie Garisto December 7, 2011August 3, 2023

News & Views

Live-streaming last night’s Occupy Wall Street eviction

Mic Check… IT’S THE COPS!

by David Russell November 15, 2011June 5, 2022