Galleria 150 TAMPA BAY MAGAZINE | MARCH/APRIL 2017 St. Petersburg Opera Company, 2145 First Ave. S., St. Petersburg, (727) 823-2040. Under the leadership of Artistic and Executive Director, Maestro Mark Sforzini, the St. Petersburg Opera Company brings fully staged professional opera productions to our community with light opera shows, Broadway performances and holiday programs. Tarpon Arts, Tarpon Springs Performing Arts Center, 324 Pine St., (727) 942-5605; Cultural Center, 101 S. Pinellas Ave., (727) 942-5605; Heritage Museum, 100 Beekman Lane, (727) 937-0686; Safford House, 23 Parkin Ct., (727) 937-1130; www.TarponArts.org. Their exciting performing arts series is offered throughout the year to bring entertainment and culture to the community. The Straz Center for the Performing Arts, 1010 N. MacInnes Pl., Tampa, (813) 229-STAR (7827). The Center hosts The Florida Orchestra and the Tampa Bay Broadway Series, as well as many other theatrical and dance productions in its four outstanding performance spaces. The Studio@620, 620 1st Ave. S., St. Petersburg, (727) 895-6620. This innovative theater group brings people from various backgrounds and experiences together as artists, audience members and volunteers. There is always something on the cutting Bruce Norris edge happening here. 9 Caricatures 727-742-0476 artbybrucenorris.com freeFall Theatre Company, 6099 Central Avenue, St. Petersburg, (727) 498-5205. Since opening in January 2011, freeFall Theatre has quickly become one of the most acclaimed and awardwinning theater companies in Tampa Bay. The mission of freeFall Theatre is to pursue art’s greater purposes and the transformative power of theater – as a builder of community, a source of upliftment, and a builder of cultural legacy. They present a varied range of classical and new works that are bold, daring, and diverse. The Palladium at St. Petersburg College, 253 5th Ave N., St. Petersburg, (727) 822-3590. Built in 1925 and on the National Register of Historic places, the award-winning Palladium Theater is a performing arts center offering two stages – Hough Hall, an acoustically perfect 850-seat concert hall, and Side Door, the 175-seat nightclub. The Palladium presents diverse performances from internationally known artists to emerging talent (blues, jazz, dance, opera, rock, chamber, comedy and more). It is located four blocks from the waterfront in downtown St. Petersburg. Parking is free. Ruth Eckerd Hall, 1111 McMullen Booth Rd., Clearwater, Box office (727) 791-7400; Business office (727) 791-7060. The Hall hosts The Florida Orchestra and national and international artists and performances, including Broadway, classical, dance, pop, comedy and affordable family theater. The Marcia P. Hoffman Performing Arts Institute offers classes in the visual and performing arts for students of all ages. Sarasota Opera, 61 Pineapple Ave., Sarasota, (941) 366-8450. Opera lovers appreciate this beautiful opera house and the first-class performances of its company. English translations are projected above the stage. Show Palace Entertainment, 16128 US Hwy 19, Hudson, (727) 863-7949. Enjoy dinner while being entertained by amazing top-billed casts and crews in musical shows and other productions, while receiving great service and hospitality, a delicious dinner, a full bar and beautiful seating in an elegant, yet comfortable, atmosphere. Call for upcoming show times and ticket availability. Stageworks Theatre, 1120 E. Kennedy Blvd., Grand Central at Kennedy, Ground Floor West Building, Tampa, (813) 251-8984. This theater’s mission is “to provide the highest quality professional theater, which respects, ignites and celebrates the human spirit while challenging the thresholds of intolerance and insensitivity.”
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