Poor L. Frank Baum (of “Wizard of Oz” fame) desperately wants to be Melville or Dickens—to write substantial novels for adults. But this path is hard, slogging work fraught with writer’s block. Baum’s problem is that his Emerald City fantasies flow from his mind like a tsunami, and make him the most treasured children’s book […]
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Eric Davis honored with MUSE Performance Arts Award
Now he’s free, freeFallin’…
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Inspired by a True Story: freeFall Announces 2016-17 Season
Peter and the Starcatchers returns — with a bonus.
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Theater review: Go ahead and whistle with freeFall’s Sondheim on Sondheim
A musical revue plumbs the heart and mind of Stephen Sondheim.
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Everyday miracles
An American classic shines as a director takes some big chances.
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Theater Review: The Importance of Being Earnest With Zombies
Wilde Halloween fun with more laughs than gore.
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freeFall, Stageworks big winners in 2015 Theatre Tampa Bay awards
Five other companies were also recognized at the annual awards show.
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Theater Review: Mame
A crack cast, led by an amiable Matt McGee in drag, help make Mame a welcome redux.
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Theater Review — The Tempest: Esta isla es mía, Red
freeFall and American Stage’s latest productions venture beyond the ordinary to engage the intellect.
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SCENE BREAKER: Gibbs kids hit skids, a cellist flies her freak flag and maybe you can see Cumming at Stageworks
Red and The Tempest open, Annapurna gets posthumous notice
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Bard-inspired and art smart: freeFall and American Stage’s new plays
freeFall’s The Tempest: Esta Isla Es Mia opens this weekend; previews of Red begin midweek.
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SCENE BREAKER: An elf makeover, a gay giveaway and a Welsh Christmas on the wagon
The inside scoop on Crumpet’s couture, The Jorge Show year-end show, reviving Dylan Thomas and more.
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Theatre Tampa Bay Awards highlighted by drinking games and freeFall windfall
The nominees, the winners, the jokes and big smiles as local actors and other stage professionals receive honors.
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Theater review: freeFall’s One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest
A masterful McMurphy but some puzzling choices.
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Local celebs salute The Studio@620 on its 10th birthday
See what local arts luminaries David Manson, Ray Villadonga, Roxanne Fay, Paul Wilborn, Eric Davis and Heather Jones have to say about the little space that could …
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freeFall’s Mikado — let’s hear it for the boys
freeFall delightfully revives Gilbert and Sullivan’s Mikado with an all-male cast.
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Reality bites in freeFall’s American Monkey
Mikhel Raud’s new play muses on the barbarism of TV talent shows.
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HBO releases Normal Heart trailer
Larry Kramer’s 1985 play has finally been adapted for the screen.
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The Normal Heart beats with the pulse of a generation
Larry Kramer’s drama is a vital document in the history of human rights.
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freeFall’s Fiddler on the Roof bucks tradition
The new production begs questions about tradition, both through its story and staging.