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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.
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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.”