JANUARY/FEBRUARY 2017
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26-The Peking Acrobats The troupe
of China’s best tumblers, contortionists,
jugglers, cyclists and gymnasts, accompanied
by musicians playing traditional Chinese
instruments, will be at Ruth Eckerd Hall in
Clearwater, (727) 791-7400.
27-John McCutcheon McCutcheon, whose
friend Pete Seeger called him “one of our
country’s best songwriters,” will bring his
folk songs to the Straz Center,
(813) 229-STAR (7827).
27-Melissa Manchester This songwriter,
known for “Through the Eyes of Love,” will
be at the Capitol Theatre in Clearwater,
(727) 791-7400.
MARCH
1-The Hit Men Relive the days of Frankie
Valli and the Four Seasons, Tommy James
and the Shondells, Carly Simon, Cat Stevens,
Elton John, and others as former band
members of these acts join up at Ruth Eckerd
Hall in Clearwater, (727) 791-7400.
2-Here Come the Mummies As openers
for P-Funk, Al Green and Cheap Trick, this
band that rocked Super Bowl Village will
bring its “Love Fest Tour” to the Capitol
Theatre in Clearwater, (727) 791-7400.
2-Sleeping Beauty The Moscow Festival
Ballet will tell the story of a princess put to
sleep until awakened by a prince’s kiss at Ruth
Eckerd Hall in Clearwater, (727) 791-7400.
3-Amos Lee Ruth Eckerd Hall On the Road
will bring old school soul tunes from Lee’s
“SPIRIT” album to his live show at the
historic Tampa Theatre. Tickets are available
online at www.TampaTheatre.org or in person
at the box office at 711 North Franklin Street
in downtown Tampa.
3-Jim Breuer Ruth Eckerd Hall On the
Road will present this Tampa Bay native
stand-up comedian at The Palladium Theater
in St. Petersburg, (727) 791-7400.
3-Mark Cohn Marking the 25th anniversary of
Cohn’s award-winning debut album, Cohn will
perform all 11 songs with musician friends at the
Capitol Theatre in Clearwater, (727) 791-7400.
3-The Jersey Tenors These four charming
wise guys will bounce from opera classics
to pop songs at The Show Palace Dinner
Theatre in Hudson, (727) 863-7949.
3-4-Taj Express: The Bollywood Musical
Revue Through film, dance and music, the
sounds of India, capturing the expressive
spirit of the world of Bollywood movies, will
be celebrated at the Straz Center in Tampa,
(813) 229-STAR (7827).
3-5-Steampunk Circus A cirque gala
with appetizers and beverages will feature
soaring aerialists, contortionists, stilt
walkers and zany characters at Dance and
Circus Arts of Tampa Bay in Clearwater,
(727) 461-0098, with tickets also available at
brownpapertickets.com/event/2723112.
3-5-The Dali Experience featuring
guitarist Cañizares Michael Francis will
conduct The Florida Orchestra in a concert
featuring images of Salvador Dalí paintings,
(727) 892-3337 or (800) 662-7286.
3 thru 19-Evita This Andrew Lloyd Webber
musical about Argentina’s controversial First
Lady, staged by Eight O’Clock Theatre, will
be at Central Park Performing Arts Center in
Largo, (727) 587-6793.
4-A Night at the Masquerade Ball
This silent and live auction to support
St. Petersburg’s Admiral Farragut Academy
will be at The Club at Treasure Island,
(727) 384-5500 ext. 233 or register online
at farragut.org.
4-Boogie Woogie Blues Piano Stomp!
Detroit Boogie Master Bob Seeley, Tampa
Bay’s Liz Pennock and Dr. Blues, the Rev. Billy
C. Wirtz and Henry Butler from New Orleans
will tickle the ivories at The Palladium Theater
in St. Petersburg, (727) 822-3590.
4-The Fab Faux Performing Beatles’ hits,
this group’s first set will focus on John
Lennon hits and the second set will focus on
Paul McCartney songs, with encores from
George Harrison’s hits, at the Capitol Theatre
in Clearwater, (727) 791-7400.
4-Bravura Brunch 2017 The Florida
Orchestra’s North Suncoast Associates’ 23rd
annual benefit featuring Music Director Michael
Francis, musical entertainment by orchestra
members, silent and live auction, will be at
Innisbrook in Palm Harbor, (727) 584-4542.
4-Reds, Whites & Bites This benefit for the
Community Dental Clinic in Clearwater will
be at Achieva Credit Union Headquarters in
Dunedin, (727) 216-6155.
4 and 5-The Tamburitzans This highenergy,
American folk ensemble named after
a stringed instrument called a tambura or
tamburitza, will perform at The Tarpon Springs
Performing Arts Center, (727) 942-5605.
4 thru 24- Poulenc’s Dialogues of the
Carmelites This story about a nun’s reaction
to the French Revolution’s “Reign of Terror”
will be performed by the Sarasota Opera at
the Opera House in Sarasota, (941) 328-1300.
5-The Concert That Never Was Starring
Sharon Owens as Barbra Streisand and
Sebastian Anzaldo as Frank Sinatra, these
singers will create masterful duets of
“Somewhere,” “New York, New York,” and
more at Ruth Eckerd Hall in Clearwater,
(727) 791-7400.
5-Carl Hiaasen Florida native satirical
author and Miami Herald columnist Hiaasen
will present An Evening with Carl Hiaasen at the
Straz Center in Tampa, (813) 229-STAR (7827).
7-Clint Black Country music singersongwriter
Clint Black and his band will
perform at the Capitol Theatre in Clearwater,
(727) 791-7400.
7-Norah Jones This “Come Away With
Me” jazz vocalist will give a concert in
support of her Day Breaks album at Ruth
Eckerd Hall in Clearwater, (727) 791-7400.
7-12-Something Rotten! Telling the story
set in 1595 of two brothers who are desperate
to write the world’s first musical, Something
Rotten! will be performed at the Straz Center
in Tampa, (813) 229-STAR (7827).
9-Edwin McCain The tireless troubadour
of ballads “I’ll Be” and “I Could Not Ask For
More” will come to the Capitol Theatre in
Clearwater, (727) 791-7400.
9-Elayne Boosler Star of five Showtime
comedy specials, Boosler will bring her
stand-up show to Ruth Eckerd Hall in
Clearwater, (727) 791-7400.
10-Paula Poundstone Bringing her brand of
observational comedy, the comedian will be
at at the Capitol Theatre in Clearwater,
(727) 791-7400.
10-Tiempo Libre Classically trained at
Cuba’s conservatories and now based in
Miami, this group will create an irresistible,
dance-inducing mix of Latin jazz and timba
music at the Straz Center in Tampa,
(813) 229-STAR (7827).
11-Rhonda Vincent This new queen of
bluegrass will sing at The Tarpon Springs
Performing Arts Center, (727) 942-5605.
11-Toby Keith The superstar singer will
headline a concert at the 2017 Valspar
Championship after play concludes, as part
of Ruth Eckerd Hall On the Road. The event
will be at the Osprey Driving Range adjacent
to Innisbrook Resort in Palm Harbor,
(727) 791-7400.
11-Rickie Lee Jones & Madeleine
Peyroux These talented women will
perform their pop and jazz at the Capitol
Theatre in Clearwater, (727) 791-7400.
11-12-Gasparilla Music Festival
Downtown Tampa will be the site of a
two-day musical lineup at Curtis Hixon
Waterfront Park and Kiley Gardens Park for
the sixth year in Tampa, (813) 708-8423.
11 thru 26-Montemezzi’s The Love of
Three Kings Sarasota Opera will tell one
of opera’s most passionate stories about
two lovers fooling a blind king during this
production at the Opera House in Sarasota,
(941) 328-1300.
12-Young Genius of the Piano
Young Noah Waddell will perform
masterworks at 3 p.m. at Peace Memorial in
Clearwater, (727) 446-3001.
12-Paul Anka One of the biggest teen idols of
the late ‘50s for songs such as “Put Your Head
on My Shoulder,” Anka will play at Ruth
Eckerd Hall in Clearwater, (727) 791-7400.
12-The Irish Tenors Classically trained
vocalists Finbar Wright, Anthony Kearns
and Ronan Tynan, honorary ambassadors
of Ireland, will be at the Capitol Theatre in
Clearwater, (727) 791-7400.
13-Kristin Chenoweth This multi-talented
singer and actress known as the originator
of Glinda the Good Witch in Wicked on
Broadway, will perform at Ruth Eckerd Hall
in Clearwater, (727) 791-7400.
15 thru April 9-A Skull in Connemara
A funny whodunit by Martin McDonagh,
this play about digging up bones will be
performed at the Straz Center in Tampa,
(813) 229-STAR (7827).
16-McCartney Tribute Yuri Pool
as Paul McCartney will perform in
The McCartney Years, a faithful recreation of
a mid-1970s Paul McCartney concert at the
Tarpon Springs Performing Arts Center,
(727) 942-5605.
16-The McCartney Project Tony
Burlingame as Paul McCartney will play
the iconic Hofner violin bass, along with the
McCartney Project band at The Palladium
Theater in St. Petersburg, (727) 822-3590.
17-Doo Wop Reunion XVII ‘50s and
‘60s musicians including Charlie Thomas’
Drifters, Jay Siegel’s Tokens, Larry Chance
and The Earls, The Crests featuring Tommy
Mara, The Marcels and Little Peggy
March, will reunite at Ruth Eckerd Hall in
Clearwater, (727) 791-7400.
17-Karla Bonoff Singer-songwriter Bonoff
will be at Ruth Eckerd Hall in Clearwater,
(727) 791-7400.
17-Sweet Dreams of Patsy Cline
Leanne Williams will sing the songs of the
legendary Patsy Cline to drive you “Crazy”
at The Show Palace Dinner Theatre in
Hudson, (727) 863-7949.
18-Once Winner of eight Tony Awards
including Best Musical, Once tells the story
of a woman’s interest in the love songs of a
street musician. It will be at Ruth Eckerd Hall
in Clearwater, (727) 791-7400.
18-Mick Moloney & Friends
An Irish evening with tenor banjo,
Riverdance fiddling, accordion playing
and step dancing awaits. The event with
special guest Rachael Bielling will be at the
Tarpon Springs Performing Arts Center,
(727) 942-5605.
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