20-The Verdi Cycle Grand
Finale Concert
To close the Verdi Cycle Grand
Finale Season, enjoy one of the
composer’s final works – the
Te Deum, at the Sarasota Opera
House,
(941) 328-1300.
20-Bullets Over Broadway
Written by Woody Allen, this
hilarious new musical comedy
about the making of a Broadway
show will be at Ruth Eckerd Hall
in Clearwater, (727) 791-7400.
20-Judy Collins This awardwinning
singer-songwriter and
JOAN MARCUS
social activist will perform her
folk music at the Capitol Theatre
in Clearwater, (727) 791-7400.
21-The Peking Acrobats
Enjoy this troupe of China’s most
gifted tumblers, contortionists,
jugglers, cyclists and gymnasts,
performing with live Chinese
music at Ruth Eckerd Hall in
Clearwater, (727) 791-7400.
21-“Elvis Always
& Forever Rocks”
This Largo Lions Club music tribute benefit
will be at the Largo Cultural Center,
(727) 587-6793.
23-Don Rickles and Regis Philbin
Celebrating comedian Don Rickles 90th
birthday, these two friends will host this
show, including classic video clips followed
by a Q&A session with Don and Regis at
Ruth Eckerd Hall in Clearwater,
(727) 791-7400.
23-Palladium Chamber Players Led by
Florida Orchestra Concertmaster Jeffrey
Multer, the players will include Violinist
Danielle Farina, Cellist Edward Arron and
Pianist Jeewon Park in this concert at The
Palladium in St. Petersburg, (727) 822-3590.
26-Bill Engvall
This star of late night talk shows, Comedy
Central and the Blue Collar Comedy
concert tours will be at Ruth Eckerd Hall in
Clearwater, (727) 791-7400.
26-JB Smoove “The Mahaffey on the
Move” will present this comedian, best
known as Leon Black on HBO’s hit Curb
Your Enthusiasm, at the Palladium Theater
in St. Petersburg, (727) 893-7832.
28-Close To You Singer and playwright
Lisa Rock and her six-piece band will pay
tribute to the music and life of the late
vocalist Karen Carpenter in this show at
Ruth Eckerd Hall in Clearwater,
(727) 791-7400.
30 thru Apr 24-Disgraced Ayad Akhtar’s
Pulitzer Prize-winning drama will be at the
Asolo Repertory Theater in Sarasota,
(941) 351-8000.
31 thru Apr 10-A Streetcar Named
Desire Tennessee Williams’ awardwinning
The heartwarming world of Matilda, The Musical will be
on the stage of Morsani Hall at the Straz Center in Tampa
from February 23rd thru February 28th, as part of its
classic drama, set in New Orleans’
French Quarter, will be performed at
Francis Wilson Playhouse in Clearwater,
(727) 446-1360.
31-Johnny Mathis 60th Anniversary
Columbia Records longest-running artist,
this legendary romantic singer will perform
at Ruth Eckerd Hall in Clearwater,
(727) 791-7400.
Broadway Series.
APRIL
1-Jeanne Robertson This humorist,
known for her YouTube videos and DVD’s,
will perform at the Capitol Theatre in
Clearwater, (727) 791-7400.
1-Sophia Loren Enjoy an evening with
this legendary Italian actress at Ruth Eckerd
Hall in Clearwater, (727) 791-7400.
1-Rhythm In the Night, The Irish Dance
Spectacular Led by the former lead dancer
from Michael Flatley’s Lord of the Dance,
Justin Boros, this new Irish dance sensation
will perform at The Mahaffey Theater in
St. Petersburg, (727) 893-7832.
1-3-Mendelssohn’s Violin Concerto
Guest Conductor Josep Caballé-Domenech
will conduct The Florida Orchestra in this
concert featuring Haydn’s Symphony No. 96,
“The Miracle” and Shostakovich’s Symphony
No. 9, (727) 892-3337 or (800) 662-7286.
2-Kathy Griffin This award-winning
comedian will bring her Like a Boss Tour to
Ruth Eckerd Hall in Clearwater, (727) 791-7400.
2-The Sterling Society’s Cuban Fiesta
This evening benefit for the Dunedin Fine
Art Center will be at the Center in Dunedin,
(727) 298-3322.
3-The Bronx Wanderers Performing hits
from Dion, The Beach Boys, Jay and the
Americans and the Four Seasons, this trio
will be at the Capitol Theatre in Clearwater,
(727) 791-7400.
6-Pilobolus This artistic dance company,
that employs shapeshifting, shadowplay
and other explorations, will perform at Ruth
Eckerd Hall in Clearwater, (727) 791-7400.
7-Chris Botti An award-winning jazz
trumpeter and composer, Botti will perform
at the Capitol Theatre in Clearwater,
(727) 791-7400.
7-10-Art in Bloom The Stuart Society’s
benefit After Hours Party (7th), lunch
(8th), art related floral displays (8th-10th),
designer talks (10th) will be at the Museum
of Fine Arts in St. Petersburg, (727) 896-2667,
or visit thestuartsociety.org.
8-Luis Bravo’s Forever Tango
This sensuous performance of
the music and dance of colonial
Argentina will be at the Straz
Center in Tampa,
(813) 229-STAR (7827).
8 & 10-Don Giovanni Opera
Tampa will perform Wolfgang
Amadeus Mozart’s tale of the
villainous Don Giovanni at the
Straz Center in Tampa,
(813) 229-STAR (7827).
9-Let It Be - A Celebration of
the Music of The Beatles Direct
from London’s West End, relive the
memories of the music that defined
a generation in this international
hit Broadway show at Ruth Eckerd
Hall in Clearwater, (727) 791-7400.
9-10-And the Tony Goes To....
Stuart Malina will conduct The
Florida Orchestra with special
guest vocalists Christiane Noll and
Hugh Panaro in this concert of
favorite songs from top Broadway
shows across the decades,
(727) 892-3337 or (800) 662-7286.
10-An Evening With Najee “Mahaffey on
the Move” will present this award-winning
saxophonist and flautist at The Palladium
Theater in St. Petersburg, (727) 893-7832.
10-Celtic Nights - Spirit of Freedom
Through music, song, dance and
storytelling, this performance that tells the
story of Irish independence will be at the
Straz Center in Tampa,
(813) 229-STAR (7827).
10-Midtown Men The original cast
members of Broadway’s Jersey Boys, the
Midtown Men will perform their “Sixties
Hits With a Modern Twist” at Ruth Eckerd
Hall in Clearwater, (727) 791-7400.
12-Rita Wilson This musician, actress and
producer will be performing new original
music and songs from her debut album at
the Capitol Theatre in Clearwater,
(727) 791-7400.
12-Palladium Chamber Players Led by
Florida Orchestra Concertmaster Jeffrey
Multer, this will be a bonus performance
by the Calidore String Quartet at The
Palladium in St. Petersburg, (727) 822-3590.
13 thru May 8-Monty Python’s
Spamalot American Stage in the Park
will present this musical comedy, based on
the film Monty Python and the Holy Grail,
at Demens Landing Park in St. Petersburg,
(727) 823-PLAY (7529).
14-Amy Helm and the Handsome
Strangers Amy and her band will make
their Clearwater debut in the Murray
Theatre at Ruth Eckerd Hall in Clearwater,
(727) 791-7400.
15-Steve Hackett Enjoy a night of rock ‘n
roll, as Hackett will perform a unique show
of both solo and Genesis classics at the
Capitol Theatre in Clearwater,
(727) 791-7400.
15-17-The Firebird Suite Guest
Conductor Fawzi Haimor will conduct The
Florida Orchestra in this concert featuring
Stravinsky’s The Firebird Suite, as well as
Mozart’s Violin Concerto No. 3, “Strassburg”
and Debussy’s Prelude to the Afternoon of a
Faun, (727) 892-3337 or (800) 662-7286. 9
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