ThinkTank Theatre for Young Audiences is teaming up with freeFall Theatre in St. Pete and Stageworks Theatre in Tampa for Both Sides of the Bay Cabaret…. Read More
Both Sides of the Bay Cabaret
Genre: Performing
Ballet Academy of St. Petersburg Onstage
By Gabrielle Reeder. As the Ballet Academy of St. Petersburg prepares for its spring production of Sleeping Beauty on May 14, Geizner searches for a new practice space, the uptick in rent – especially in central St. Pete – does not bode well with the company’s needs…. Read More
Creating a “Herstoric” Team
By Jake-ann Jones. “Ragtime” director Erica Sutherlin pulled together a creative team largely made up of women – including a lead creative team of women of color. “We talk a lot about the need for women of color to have more creative leadership opportunities in the industry – we can keep talking about it or do something…. Read More
Beth Gelman Portrays Emma Goldman in “Ragtime”
By Cindy Stovall. Arts patrons know Beth Gelman as the former Executive Director of the Florida Holocaust Museum – and now Senior Director of Arts and Cultural Programming at the Gallery at Creative Pinellas. She’s also a veteran Equity actor with an incredible singing voice – and she’s onstage right now playing Emma Goldman in Ragtime… Read More
Beacon 2023
By Cindy Stovall. Each Spring since 2015, a cast of Tampa Bay’s premier dancers takes the stage at the Palladium, led by Beacon co-founders Helen French and Lauren Slone. The name is apt because this event literally shines a ‘beacon’ of light – of excellence – on dance in the Tampa Bay area…. Read More
A Cast of One
By Margo Hammond. In the past six months, four one-actor plays have been mounted at The Studio@620 in St. Petersburg, all starring Pinellas actors. All four were mesmerizing theatrical experiences – a single actor holding us enthralled in a darkened space…. Read More
Asking the Right Questions
Creative Pinellas CEO Barbara St. Clair announced that she’ll be retiring from her role at the end of this year. Today we celebrate her role as an arts advocate – and the pleasantly surprising conversations she’s recorded with a wide range of artists on the Arts In podcast. … Read More
Opera Tampa Hones its Edge with Sweeney Todd
By Kurt Loft. The new production of Sondheim’s “Sweeney Todd” by Opera Tampa is about to engulf you in a deliciously distasteful load of fun. How can such dark theater be so delightful? “That’s the point,’’ says the company’s artistic director. “Sondheim wanted to freak out the audience − and mix in a lot of laughs.’’… Read More
Transforming Pain into Comedy, Discomfort into Resilience
By J. Elijah Cho. I’m incredibly excited to be returning to Tampa Bay, my theatre home, with a show that has taught me so much and that I’m still learning things from. “Mr. Yunioshi” is my effort to transform pain into comedy, discomfort into resilience… Read More
“One of the most mesmerizing experiences in music”
By Kurt Loft. The Florida Orchestra shares an intimate, rarely heard chamber version of Bruckner’s grand 7th Symphony, inviting listeners to step inside the music. “There’s something really compelling about it,” says music director Michael Francis, “and it takes you on an emotional journey… Read More
