16-The Gipsy Kings Featuring Nicolas
Reyes and Tonino Baliardo, the flamenco
guitarists and booming Spanish vocalists
will be at Ruth Eckerd Hall in Clearwater,
(727) 791-7400.
16-Garth Brooks Tribute Show World
class showman Kip will channel Garth
Brooks like no other at the Show Palace
Dinner Theatre in Hudson, (727) 863-7949.
16-Hairspray Jr. The show will be at the
Central Park Performing Arts Center in
Largo. Tickets go on sale May 30,
(727) 587-6793.
16-Rush’s 2112 A tribute band will
present the album that is ranked second on
Rolling Stone’s list of “Your Favorite Prog
Rock Albums of All Time” at the Capitol
Theatre in Clearwater, (727) 791-7400.
17-Broadway Cabaret St. Petersburg
Opera will have an evening of Broadway
favorites with its cast of Into the Woods at Opera
Central in St. Petersburg, (727) 823-2040.
17-Yngwie Malmsteen This Swedish
guitar player and songwriter known for his
neoclassical metal playing style will be at
the Capitol Theatre in Clearwater,
(727) 791-7400.
21-Diana Ross The “Stop! In the Name of
Love” Motown legend will perform at Ruth
Eckerd Hall in Clearwater, (727) 791-7400.
22 thru July 2-Beauty and the Beast
Patel Conservatory will present this love
tale about enchanted characters at the Straz
Center in Tampa, (813) 220-STAR (7827).
23-House of Gam Fashion Show House
of Gam will show its first collection, along
with fashions from three local designers,
during “Flora: A Fashion Journey,” a benefit
for Keep Tampa Bay Beautiful, to be held at
the Regent in Riverview, (813) 863-5069.
23-Leslie Odom Jr. Rescheduled
from earlier this year, Odom will provide
An Evening of Song at the Straz Center in
Tampa, (813) 229-STAR (7827).
25-Lauren & Constantine Grame
These married singers will feature works
by Puccini, Mozart, Bellini, Sondheim,
Grieg and others at the Tarpon Springs
Performing Arts Center to benefit
Tarpon Arts, (727) 942-5605.
30-Billy Joel Tribute Tony Monaco of
Turnstiles will present the ultimate Billy
Joel tribute show at the Show Palace Dinner
Theatre in Hudson, (727) 863-7949.
30 thru July 1-KIAFest Main Street
Blast This 10th annual Kia owner
recognition and community festival
featuring local artists, great music and
fireworks to benefit the Main Street
Foundation will be held at Sims Park in
downtown New Port Richey, (727) 842-8066.
30 thru July 9-Into the Woods
St. Petersburg Opera will present
Sondheim’s Into the Woods at the Palladium
Theater in St. Petersburg, (727) 823-2040.
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6-A Midsummer Night’s Dream
Patel Conservatory will present
Shakespeare’s work at the Straz Center in
Tampa, (813) 229-STAR (7827).
9-Bill Maher The HBO comedian from
Real Time with Bill Maher will be at Ruth
Eckerd Hall in Clearwater, (727) 791-7400.
11-16-The Little Mermaid Based on
the classic fairy tale by Hans Christian
Anderson, this show tells the story of a
mermaid who makes a deal with a witch to
have a chance at true love. It will be brought
to life at the Straz Center in Tampa,
(813) 229-STAR (7827).
11-30-Relatively Speaking
This humorous British theater production
will be at the Asolo Repertory Theatre in
Sarasota, (941) 351-8000.
12 thru Aug. 6-Cloud 9 This feminist
play by a British playwright that explores
Victorian era sexual rigidity in the areas
of identity and gender will be at the Straz
Center in Tampa, (813) 229-STAR (7827).
12 thru Aug 6-Sex With Strangers
American Stage will present this play at the
Raymond James Theatre in St. Petersburg,
(727) 823-PLAY (7529).
14-The Crests featuring Tommy Mara
Blissful harmonies and outstanding musical
arrangements from doo-wop to Top 40 hits
will be part of the show at the Show Palace
Dinner Theatre in Hudson, (727) 863-7949.
14-23-Kiss Me, Kate This story involves
the production of a musical version of
William Shakespeare’s The Taming of the
Shrew, a play-within-a-play, and will be at
the Tarpon Springs Performing Arts Center,
(727) 942-5605.
14-23-A Chorus Line Eight O’Clock
Theatre will present this musical at the
Central Park Performing Arts Center in
Largo, (727) 587-6793.
15-PARC Top Chefs This dining benefit
that supports culinary training for the
disabled will be at the Birchwood in
St. Petersburg, (727) 341-6930.
15 thru Aug. 13-Marie Antoinette It’s
the “haves” against the “have-nots” in
Freefall Theatre’s look at Marie Antoinette,
putting her under the microscope of our
society’s obsession with celebrity at the
theater in St. Petersburg, (727) 498-5205.
20-23-The Lion King Jr.
Patel Conservatory will present the Disney
musical at the Straz Center in Tampa,
(813) 229-STAR (7827).
21-Led Zeppelin IV World-class
musicians will recreate the album note by
note at the Capitol Theatre in Clearwater,
(727) 791-7400.
24-VOICExperience Summer Voice
Festival Singers will perform favorite arias
for an audience and panel of coaches who
will give feedback at the Heritage Museum
in Tarpon Springs, (727) 942-5605.
27-Sherrill Milnes Renowned opera
singer Milnes will give a master class for
singers at the Heritage Museum in
Tarpon Springs, (727) 942-5605.
28-Ghosts of Savannah with Sherrill
Milnes Video from Alice Ryley, A Savannah
Ghost Story will be part of a live preview of
ghostly opera selections from Anna Hunter
at the Tarpon Springs Performing Arts
Center, (727) 942-5605.
AUGUST
4-Disney’s Lion King Jr. This show will
be at the Central Park Performing Arts
Center in Largo. Tickets go on sale July 17,
(727) 587-6793.
4-6-Showstoppers: Once Upon a Dream
Patel Conservatory will present classic and
contemporary Disney songs at the Straz
Center in Tampa, (813) 229-STAR (7827).
8-13-Motown the Musical Based on
Berry Gordy’s autobiography, this jukebox
musical will be at the Straz Center in
Tampa, (813) 229-STAR (7827).
8-27-Double Indemnity A steamy tale
of love and murder will be at the Asolo
Repertory Theatre in Sarasota,
(941) 351-8000.
11-Australian Pink Floyd Show
This live show attempts to recreate the
look, feel and sound of Pink Floyd’s later
world tours using lasers, inflatables and a
large display panel at Ruth Eckerd Hall in
Clearwater, (727) 791-7400.
18-27-Taming of the Shrew The troupe
Shakespeareance, led by director Dee
O’Brien, will perform this favorite at the
Tarpon Springs Performing Arts Center,
(727) 942-5605. 9
St. Petersburg Opera Company
presents Jacques Offenbach’s
The Tales of Hoffmann
Friday, June 2, 2017, 7:30 pm
Sunday, June 4, 2017, 2:00 pm
Tuesday, June 6, 2017, 7:30 pm
For tickets and information call
St. Petersburg Opera at 727-823-2040