TAMPA’S BROADWAY SERIES
called a jokebox musical!” And Rolling
Stone adds, “In these turbulent times,
when the world seems out of balance,
we need a place to let the good times
roll. Tootsie is it!”
In Hadestown from December 1-6,
2020, you can come see how the world
could be. In Hadestown, a song can
change your fate. Winner of eight 2019
Tony Awards including Best Musical and
the 2020 Grammy Award for Best Musical
Theater Album, this acclaimed new show
by celebrated singer-songwriter Anaïs
Mitchell and innovative director Rachel
Chavkin (Natasha, Pierre & The Great
Comet of 1812) is a love story for today and
always. It intertwines two mythic tales
— that of young dreamers Orpheus and
Eurydice, and that of King Hades and his
wife Persephone. Hadestown is a haunting
and hopeful theatrical experience that
grabs you and never lets go.
The Band’s Visit will be at the Straz
Center over New Year’s from December
29th through January 3, 2021. This
critically acclaimed smash-hit Broadway
musical is the winner of 10 Tony Awards,
including Best Musical, making it one
of the most Tony-winning musicals in
history. It is also a Grammy Award winner
for Best Musical Theater Album. With a
score that seduces your soul and sweeps
you off your feet, and featuring thrillingly
talented onstage musicians, The Band’s
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Visit rejoices in the way music makes
us laugh, makes us cry, and ultimately,
brings us together.
From February 9-14, 2021, you are
invited to The Prom at The Straz. This
joyous Broadway hit is one that New York
Magazine calls “smart and big-hearted”
and The New York Times declares it “makes
you believe in musical comedy again.”
The Prom is a new musical comedy
about big Broadway stars on a mission
to change the world and a love that
unites them all. Variety says, “It’s so full
of happiness that you think your heart
is about to burst.” And The Hollywood
Reporter cheers, “It’s comic gold!” Don’t
miss this prom.
Cats, the record-breaking musical
spectacular by Andrew Lloyd Webber
that has captivated audiences in more
than 30 countries and 15 languages,
is now on tour across North America
and will be at the Straz Center a year
from now from April 27th through May
2, 2021. Audiences and critics alike are
rediscovering this beloved musical
with breathtaking music, including one
of the most treasured songs in musical
theater — “Memory.” Winner of seven
Tony Awards including Best Musical, Cats
tells the story of one magical night when
an extraordinary tribe of cats gathers
for its annual ball to rejoice and decide
which cat will be reborn. The original
Nina Grollman was Scout Finch
in the Broadway production of
To Kill a Mockingbird, and Richard
Thomas will star as Atticus Finch at
the Straz Center.
Hadestown
earned eight Tony
Awards in 2019. MATTHEW MURPHY
JULIETA CERVANTES