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This Nothing’s really something
Much to praise in Jobsite Theater’s Bard redo, Much Ado About Nothing.
Mark E. Leib
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Acting out at Circle Mirror Transformation
Stagework’s latest casts reflections on the theater life and life’s theatrics.
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’S Wonderful: Rhapsody in blue hair
A quality but corny throwback with great Gershwin tunes and a witless script.
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Unanswered Questions
Andrea Caban’s Questions My Mother Can’t Answer revels in revelations but might leave you guessing.
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O Mother, where art thou?
MOMologues 2: Off to School is a fun sendup of the travails of motherhood.
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Check, please!
An Empty Plate at the Cafe du Grand Boeuf remains lacking until the final course.
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The Piano Lesson is in tune with the past
August Wilson’s classic educates us on character and legacy at American Stage.
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Struggling with Hay Fever
Two actors offer comic relief, but Jobsite’s latest sneezes all over Coward’s genteel wit.
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Spring Arts Preview: Theater
These plays are the thing.
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Glass Menagerie is a delicate imbalance
Tampa Rep’s revival may glisten, but Tennessee Williams fans will be a tougher crowd.
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Roxanne Fay shines in The Year of Magical Thinking
Bob Devin Jones directs Studio@620’s eloquent, anguished production.
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A theater critic’s wish list
Ten plays Leib would love to see produced in Tampa Bay someday — maybe even in 2013?
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Holiday spirits rise in A Christmas Carol
freeFall’s revival finds the chill as well as the warmth in Dickens’ classic ghost story.
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Jeffrey is aging gracefully
Twenty years after its premiere, Paul Rudnick’s play is still a daring and original comedy.
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Celebrate with A Holiday Party of One
Stageworks’ new show offers diversity, cheeky humor and talent galore — just in time for the silly season.
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Chris Rutherford as Keith Haring: Memories illustrated
The actor channels the late great artist in a play by local theater legend Jeff Norton.
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Welcome to the Doll’s House
Ibsen’s old parlor game of woman’s identity vs. societal perceptions is still being played today.
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It’s Alison Burns’ Party
The actor/director/playwright can do it all — including a brand new holiday cabaret for Stageworks.
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Sarah McAvoy is to die for in Romeo + Juliet
But other casting decisions cloud the impact of freeFall’s production.
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Wit is beyond words
Life’s brevity is the soul of Wit, and American Stage conveys its brilliance.