In 2023, the U.S. Senate unanimously passed Resolution 331, which established November as Hip-Hop History Month. In 2015, Lin-Manuel Miranda’s Hamilton opened on Broadway, a musical that used hip-hop to explore history, making history in the process. And now Hamilton has returned to Straz — just in time for Hip-Hop History Month! — as part... Continue Reading →
Stephen King has terrified readers for decades, but his work has also found its way onto the stage, where the audience sits close enough to feel the dread. Some of these productions were triumphs, some were famous flops and a few were genuine surprises. Here is a tour. MiseryIf any King story seemed built for... Continue Reading →
Tim Curry’s passing on Aug. 25 was overshadowed by the death on the same date of another beloved 80-year-old actor and singer who wore six-inch heels. Heels were a staple of Dolly Parton’s wardrobe. Curry, on the other hand, donned the towering footwear for a role in a play. Which became a movie. Which is... Continue Reading →
Lane Hosmer is “in what I call my discovery phase” at Straz Center. Hosmer, Straz’s chief development officer, began here in July. Lane Hosmer, Straz's chief development officer. “I’m taking the time to understand operations and donor relationships — to get to know the people and the processes,” Hosmer said. “I have been so impressed... Continue Reading →
We went to see where the sausage gets made! Actually, we visited Mary Therese Creede and her team at Jerard Studio in Red Hook, Brooklyn where all of the Hamilton props are created. Tyler Fauntleroy and Company - Hamilton National Tour - © Joan Marcus 2026. Mary Therese's team knows the Hamilton props inside and... Continue Reading →
Summer Bohnenkamp is Straz’s chief commerce and marketing officer/executive producer. Her husband, David Jenkins, is Jobsite Theater’s producing artistic director. They’ve been together for 27 years and between them have been involved in so many theatrical productions it would make your head swim. They’ve worked together professionally many times but perhaps never so famously as... Continue Reading →
The hit Broadway musical Buena Vista Social Club™ transports audiences to pre- and post-revolution Havana, Cuba, exploring the island nation’s rich legacy of music and the lives of musicians who make it. For Jhon Destrade, the show is a little touch of home. https://youtu.be/tK0dx4LaVN8?si=5TfR0IwlD9ETmSTp Destrade, a Tampa resident and principal dancer with Tampa City Ballet,... Continue Reading →