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from January 17-27. The military-themed
Dogfight will be from March 7-17 and a
disco diva who disguises herself as a nun
is the theme for Sister Act from May 9-19.
Francis Wilson Playhouse
The eight shows that are part of Francis
Wilson Playhouse’s season ticket package
in Clearwater are Into the Woods; I Hate
Hamlet; 70, Girls, 70; You’re a Good Man,
Charlie Brown; Funny Money; Nice Work If
You Can Get It; The Little Foxes; and Chess.
The first show, Into the Woods, is a fairytale
themed musical by Stephen Sondheim
that continues through September 2. I Hate
Hamlet, October 4-14, is about an actor
visited by the ghost of John Barrymore,
whose Hamlet portrayal was legendary.
Next up is 70, Girls, 70, about thieving
seniors stealing furs to buy their retirement
hotel away from developers, which will be
from November 1-18. You’re a Good Man,
Charlie Brown, December 6-16, will bring
alive Charles Schultz’s Peanuts characters.
Then in Funny Money from January 17-27,
a madcap farce ensues when a briefcase
These theaters are offering special
season ticket packages to encourage you
to attend
all their shows:
American Stage in St. Petersburg
(727) 823-PLAY (7529)
Eight O’ Clock Theatre
Central Park Performing Arts Center
in Largo
(727) 587-6793
Francis Wilson Playhouse in Clearwater
(727) 446-1360
freeFall Theatre in St. Petersburg
(727) 498-5205
Jobsite Theater at the Straz Center for
the Performing Arts
(813) 229-STAR (7827) or
(800) 955-1045
(See related story on page 164)
Richey Suncoast Theatre in
New Port Richey
(727) 842-6777
Stageworks Theatre in Tampa
(813) 374-2416
Straz Center for the Performing Arts
(Broadway Series)
(813) 229-STAR (7827) or
(800) 955-1045
Other theaters that present great shows
but sell their tickets individually for each
performance:
Mahaffey Theater in St. Petersburg
(727) 893-7832
The Palladium Theater of St. Petersburg
(727) 822-3590
Ruth Eckerd Hall in Clearwater
(727) 791-7400
Show Palace Dinner Theatre in Hudson
(727) 863-7949
Tarpon Springs Performing Arts Center
(727) 942-5605
Richey Suncoast Theatre’s Hands on a Hardbody will be
September 6-16 in New Port Richey.
of money appears and isn’t returned. Jazz
classics will be heard in Nice Work If You
Can Get It from February 21 through March
10, while Lillian Hellman’s classic 20th
century drama, The Little Foxes, March 28
through April 7, is about control of a family
business. The season ends with Chess from
May 2-19, which is about romantic rivalries
and U.S.-Soviet relations during the Cold
War.
The Straz Center for
the Performing Arts
The Broadway Series at the Straz Center
for the Performing Arts in Tampa, as we’ve
previously announced, includes The Play
That Goes Wrong, Hello, Dolly!, A Bronx Tale,
Hamilton, Dear Evan Hansen, Anastasia and
Come From Away.
So whatever your theatrical preference,
whether large-scale or small productions,
Tampa Bay has plenty to offer, and you
shouldn’t miss any of them. 9