Escape to Margaritaville has original songs and the most-loved Jimmy Buffett
classics.
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never meant to be seen, a lie that was never
meant to be told, a life he never dreamed he
could have. Evan Hansen is about to get the
one thing he’s always wanted: a chance to
finally fit in. Dear Evan Hansen is the deeply
personal and profoundly contemporary
musical about life and the way we live it.
Dear Evan Hansen features a book by Tony
Award winner Steven Levenson, a score by
Academy Award and Tony Award winners
Benj Pasek and Justin Paul, and direction
by four-time Tony Award nominee Michael
Greif.
Then Hamilton returns to the Straz
Center from June 1-27, 2021. It is the
story of America then, told by America
now. Featuring a score that blends hiphop,
jazz, R&B and Broadway, Hamilton
has taken the story of American founding
father Alexander Hamilton and created a
revolutionary moment in theater—a musical
that has had a profound impact on culture,
politics, and education. With book, music,
and lyrics by Lin-Manuel Miranda, direction
by Thomas Kail, choreography by Andy
Blankenbuehler, and musical supervision
and orchestrations by Alex Lacamoire,
Hamilton is based on Ron Chernow’s
acclaimed biography. It has won Tony ,
Grammy and Olivier Awards, the Pulitzer
Prize for Drama and an unprecedented
special citation from the Kennedy Center
Honors.
There is no need to travel to New York
for Broadway because the Straz Center
continues to bring the best of Broadway
to you. 9
EDITOR’S NOTE: For tickets to the Straz
Center for the Performing Arts in Tampa, call
(813) 229-STAR (7827) or (800) 955-1045.
MATTHEW MURPHY