Productions set in Africa have taken the top Lucille Lortel Awards for the best of off-Broadway. ...more

May 4, 2009

It's no mystery the Pelican Players are known for their comedies and annual Follies. Now the group has a new gig: mystery theater. ...more

March 11, 2009

The Tanglewood Actors Guild (TAG) certainly appreciated the story about "Nunsense" by Joe Seelig in Highlands Today. The following did stellar work on "Nunsense:" director Joe Morano, musical director Ruth Ann Esseltine and choreographer Margaret Updike. The nuns: Barb Snyder, Suzanne Schilffarth, Sandy Radawiec, Erma Anderson and Carol Amrein worked countless hours to master the singing, dance steps and acting requirements of this challenging musical. Again this year, our patrons enjoyed dessert at intermission, thanks to our sponsors Turner Furniture, Florida Hospital Heartland Division, Edward Jones-Alan J. Holmes and Heartland National Bank. ...more

March 10, 2009

New York City's Hell's Kitchen never sleeps. John Masterson talked about walking around that gritty-turned-gentrified community on the west side of Manhattan in the wee hours of the morning and seeing dancers go through their routines and hearing piano players pound out music for them. "It's alive," he said. ...more

March 4, 2009

The 17 young dancers who filed on stage in 1975 likely had no idea their ensuing performance would usher in a new era of theater. ...more

February 1, 2009

TAMPA Ryan Desort's mom, Karol, picked him up from Coleman Middle School and confronted him about a message left on her cell phone. ...more

January 28, 2009

Noah and Emma Chinault support each other the way many siblings do. ...more

January 14, 2009

The sounds of traditional dances and the aroma of authentic dishes filled the grounds of the Bayanihan Arts and Events Center on Dec. 14 as Tampa Bay area Filipinos celebrated the holiday season with Pasko 2008. ...more

December 24, 2008

The sounds of traditional dances and the aroma of authentic dishes filled the grounds of the Bayanihan Arts and Events Center on Dec. 14 as Tampa Bay area Filipinos celebrated the holiday season with Pasko 2008. ...more

December 24, 2008

PLANT CITY For about 75 members of the Plant City Children's Theatre, Dec. 13 is the big day. At 2 p.m., the theater will stage its annual production of the holiday classic, "The Nutcracker," at the Plant City High School auditorium. ...more

December 3, 2008