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Two performers embracing on a dark stage lit by warm spotlights, likely from a holiday production. The person on the left has long, curly hair and wears a white lace overlay, while the person on the right wears a green knit beanie and a collared shirt. Small, illuminated Christmas trees stand on the set behind them.

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Four holiday theater productions to check out in Tampa Bay

More ‘Caol’ing, plus an adaptation of an O. Henry classic.

by David Warner December 6, 2025December 6, 2025

A short roundup of holiday theater productions to check out in Tampa Bay December 2025.

A close-up theatrical shot of two musicians. One person, wearing an earth-toned outfit, is singing and playing a large acoustic guitar, while the other person, in dark jeans and a sheer top, holds a small fiddle or violin and looks off to the side.

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St. Pete’s American Stage puts a 21st century twist on a holiday classic

VIP tickets for ‘The Magi’ allow audience members to sit at one of five tables on stage, complete with table-side service.

by David Warner December 6, 2025December 6, 2025

An individual, identified as Juan Rodriguez, performing as a Foley artist on stage. The person, wearing a fedora and a graphic t-shirt, holds up a heavy metal chain in the air while looking towards it. A piano, a microphone, and various sound props are set up around them.

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Jim Sorensen presents his favorite parts of ‘A Christmas Carol’ in Tampa

The music and most of the sound effects will be handled by Juan Rodriguez.

by David Warner December 6, 2025December 6, 2025

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Lakeland native plays Elder Smith in ‘Book of Mormon’ coming to Sarasota this month

The show returns to the Van Wezel Dec. 9–14 after its sold-out run in 2016.

by Avery Anderson and Tampa Bay Arts Passport December 1, 2025December 1, 2025

An actress sits on a bed with a cluttered, poster-covered backdrop, singing or speaking dramatically with her arms outstretched. A stuffed Garfield toy sits to her left; Photo Credit: Joan Marcus.

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Interview: Sarasota actress Ann Morrison brings Broadway’s ‘Kimberly Akimbo’ to Tampa

The show runs Nov. 18-23 at the Straz Center.

by Marty Clear November 10, 2025November 10, 2025

Cropped image of a female musician sits on a chair, playing a large brown cello on a stage with a rustic, interior set design, wearing a patterned shirt and blue jeans.

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Meet Rose Mallare, American Stage’s rocking cello player

She’s back in ‘Hundred Days,’ a folk-rock musical that’s more like an indie concert with feelings than a traditional theatre show.

by Avery Anderson and Tampa Bay Arts Passport November 3, 2025November 3, 2025

Two young actors sit on a black and white checkered floor during a rehearsal, with the man speaking while holding a script and the woman looking at him with a quizzical expression.

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Tampa’s ThinkTank Theatre puts some sunscreen on Shakespeare

‘A Midsummer Night’s Dream’ runs Nov. 5-16.

by Avery Anderson and Tampa Bay Arts Passport November 3, 2025November 3, 2025

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Tampa Bay theaters join forces for ‘Cadillac Crew’

The Civil Rights-era play closes the season at Powerstories and opens the season at Studio@620.

by Avery Anderson and Tampa Bay Arts Passport October 27, 2025October 27, 2025

Group photo of eight cast members for 'Ghost Brothers of Darkland County,' including a man in a cowboy hat and a man holding an acoustic guitar.

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Jobsite stages new version of haunted musical from Mellencamp and Stephen King

‘Ghost Brothers of Darkland County’ runs select nights Oct. 15-Nov. 9.

by David Warner October 9, 2025October 9, 2025

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American Stage plays pop up in unusual places around Tampa Bay

They’re thinking out of the box (seats).

Margo HammondOctober 7, 2025October 7, 2025

Young man wearing a gray sweater with yellow trim grins widely and gives two thumbs up while performing on stage. Behind him, several other actors in capes and costumes react with animated expressions during a theatrical scene set against a backdrop of stone walls and wooden beams.

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This rising star of the Tampa Bay theater scene isn’t even out of college yet

Now entering his senior year as a musical theater BFA candidate at the University of Tampa, Ben Sutherland, 21, is hard to miss on stage.

by David Warner September 24, 2025September 24, 2025

A theater rehearsal scene with performers seated on the floor around a woman in a white, layered gown. Two directors stand in front, using expressive gestures to guide the cast, while racks of costumes line the wall behind them.

In St. Pete, 81 artists will be on stage at once for ‘The Good Peaches’

The American Stage production with The Florida Orchestra and projectALCHEMY will be performed twice this weekend.

by David Warner September 15, 2025September 15, 2025

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Tampa Fringe 2025: USF grad grad Jordan Bertke reheats his fast food story hour

‘The Sack’ creator wants to give you seconds.

by Marleigh Brown June 6, 2025June 23, 2025

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Tampa Fringe 2025: Nicole Crowther turns the American Dream into a game show

No spoilers.

by Jani Burden June 6, 2025July 29, 2025

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Tampa Fringe 2025: Social Good Award winner puts ‘Inspirational Porn’ star hat on in Tampa

St. Pete comedian Gabrielle Leonore heads to Edinburgh Fringe next.

by Ray Roa June 6, 2025August 3, 2025

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Tampa Fringe 2025: Victoria Rose Ríos’ theatrical quinceañera tackles identity, girlhood and grief this month

And yes, there will be coquito.

by Ray Roa June 5, 2025August 5, 2025

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Dalí’s possible lover wrote a play, ‘Butterfly’s Evil Spell,’ that’s showing in Tampa right now [PHOTOS]

by Selene San Felice May 8, 2025

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‘For Closure!,’ a new comedy at St. Pete’s freeFall Theatre, dives into the wackiness of small-town Florida

by David Warner April 14, 2025

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Tampa Fringe commemorates Titanic sinking with two one-woman shows

We have word that Jack Dawson himself will be at the Sunday show.

by Selene San Felice April 8, 2025May 8, 2025

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The latest at St. Pete’s Off-Central Players is a quirky comedy inspired by the loneliest bird in the world

It opens April 10 and includes eight performances.

by David Warner April 7, 2025July 4, 2025