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Motherhood The Musical

Extended thru August 21, 2011  |  $39.50+  |  Straz Center for the Performing Arts |  813.229.7827

Motherhood the Musical has been extended by popular demand!

It’s the joyous journey and loving look at the blessings and perils of being a mom. It’s climbing the emotional mountain only to find that there’s laundry at the top. It’s discovering how powerful your love can be and how quickly your children grow up. It’s helping them find their way and not losing yours. It’s about laughing and crying, craziness and calm,
smiles and tears … and all before breakfast. 

This hysterical and poignant musical is a must see for anyone who is, has or knows a mom.

Currently, performances are scheduled Tuesday through Thursday at     7:30 p.m., Friday and Saturday at 8 p.m. and Saturday and Sunday at 2 p.m. 

Beginning August 2, performances are scheduled Wednesday and Thursday at 7:30 p.m., Friday at 8 p.m. and Saturday and Sunday at 2 p.m.

Regularly priced tickets are $39.50 and may be purchased by calling 813.229.STAR (7827) or 800.955.1045 outside Tampa Bay, in person at the Straz Center Ticket Office.

A Bedfull of Foreigners by Dave Freeman

July 1 - 23, 2011  |  $13.00 - $18.00  |  Carrollwood Players Theatre  |  813.265.4000

Stanley and Brenda Parker are driving about France on their vacation. When they find themselves in a village near the German border on the eve of a local festival, they consider themselves lucky to find a hotel room. But this is the kind of luck that no one would want to endure for long. Add some unusual people and confusion soon turns to chaos with almost everybody in the wrong bed.

Showtimes Fri-Sat 8:00 PM, Sun 3:00 PM.

'Title of Show' An Original Broadway Musical

July 20 - 24, 2011  |  $20.00  |  Palladium Theater at St. Petersburg College  |  727.822.3590

Primo Academy presents the Broadway musical about the making of a Broadway musical - 'Title of Show' at the The Palladium Theater!

Performances are in the intimate Stavros Great Room with a four-member cast and live piano accompaniment.

You're reading the official blurb, or short summary, of [title of show]. Blurb. That's a funny word. We spent a lot of time on this blurb so please read the whole blurb. [title of show] is a musical about two nobodies named Hunter and Jeff who decide to write a completely original musical starring themselves and their attractive and talented ladyfriends, Susan and Heidi. Their musical, [title of show], gets into the New York Musical Theatre Festival, and becomes a hit. Then it gets an off-Broadway production at the Vineyard Theatre, and wins three Obie Awards! Then (drumroll if you've got a drum) it's announced that their musical is going to Broadway (hooray!) and people start seeing this blurb everywhere! They read that The New York Times called [title of show]" DELECTABLE ENTERTAINMENT! A postmodern homage to the grand tradition of backstage musicals like Babes in Arms, Kiss Me, Kate and A Chorus Line." Fully intrigued, those people snatch up tickets and help make Hunter and Jeff's life-long dream come true!

Showtimes:
Wednesday, 07/20/11 - 08:00 PM
Thursday, 07/21/11 - 08:00 PM
Friday, 07/22/11 - 09:00 PM
Saturday, 07/23/11 - 08:00 PM
Sunday, 07/24/11 - 08:00 PM

The Palladium Theater is located on the grounds of St. Petersburg College at 253 Fifth Ave. N, in St. Petersburg.

Jobsite Theater presents The Taming of the Shrew

July 20 - August 7, 2011  |  $24.50+  |  Straz Center for the Performing Arts |  813.229.7827

Jobsite Theater's presentation of The Taming of the Shrew by William Shakespeare returns to Tampa July 20-Aug. 7! One of the Bard's best-loved comedies, this modern-dress, commedia-inspired zippy cutting of the story of Kate and Petruchio will be sure to delight audiences across the board.

The Taming of the Shrew runs July 20 – Aug. 7 in the Shimberg Playhouse.

Performances are Thursday – Saturday at 8 p.m. and Sunday at 4 p.m.
Regularly priced tickets are $24.50 and are available at the Straz Center
Ticket Office window, by calling 813.229.STAR (7827) or online at
www.strazcenter.org. The Wednesday, July 20 performance is a specially priced preview, with all seats just $10.

My Fair Lady The Musical

July 22 - 31, 2011  |  8:00 PM  |  $12.00, $16.00, $18.00  |  Tarpon Springs Cultural Center  |  727.942.5605

This exceptional musical features the lovable Eliza Doolittle who is rescued from the gutter and transformed into a genteel young woman by professor Henry Higgins on a bet with a colleague that he could turn any “guttersnipe” into a lady. The lavishly beautiful costumes and settings, world’s best loved music, and memorable characters make this a perennial favorite.

Showtimes: Fridays and Saturdays 8 pm, Sundays 2 pm

The Cultural Center is located at 101 South Pinellas Avenue in Tarpon Springs.

Barefoot in the Park by Neil Simon

July 22 - September 25, 2011  |  $29.00 - $50.00  |  Raymond James Theatre  |  727.823.7529

Winner of the 1964 Tony Award for “Best Play”

Ah, those delicious, delirious, and dicey first days of marriage! It’s 1964, and newlyweds Paul and Corie are just starting their life together in a tiny, fifth floor Manhattan walkup. He's a straight-as-an-arrow lawyer and she's a free spirit always looking for the latest kick. Their new apartment is her most recent find-too expensive with bad plumbing and in need of a paint job. After a six day honeymoon they’re invaded by Corie’s buttinsky mom as well as an aging Lothario neighbor-in-the-attic…and hilarity ensues…until everything that can go wrong, does. Paul doesn't understand Corie, and she just wants him to be a little more spontaneous, running "barefoot in the park" would be a start. Don't miss this sparkling, romantic comedy from the master of the form.

Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday evening curtain is at 7:30pm
Friday and Saturday evening curtain is at 8pm
Saturday and Sunday matinee curtain is at 3pm

Tickets prices are $29-$50 depending on date and time of performance.
Students Rush tickets are $10, 30 minutes prior to curtain.
“Pay What You Can” nights are TBD.

American Stage Theatre Company is located at the Raymond James Theatre, 163 3rd Street North in the heart of downtown St. Petersburg, Florida.

The Vagina Monologues by Eve Ensler

July 30 & 31, 2011  |  "Pay What You Can" or $15.00  |  Raymond James Theatre  |  727.823.7529

Obie Award-winner Eve Ensler's whirlwind tour of a forbidden zone, The Vagina Monologues introduces a wildly divergent gathering of female voices, including a six-year-old girl, a septuagenarian New Yorker, a vagina workshop participant, a woman who witnesses the birth of her granddaughter, a Bosnian survivor of rape, and a feminist happy to have found a man who "liked to look at it."

Showtimes:
Saturday, July 30 @ 10pm
Sunday, July 31 @ 6pm


July 30 @ 10pm:
WOMAN #1: Janet Keelor
WOMAN #2: Bonnie Agan
WOMAN #3: Jean Calandra

July 31 @ 6pm:
WOMAN #1: Lauren Wood
WOMAN #2: Bonnie Agan
WOMAN #3: Jean Calandra

Tickets prices are “Pay-What-You-Can” at the door and $15 in advance.

American Stage Theatre Company is located at the Raymond James Theatre, 163 3rd Street North in the heart of downtown St. Petersburg, Florida.