Tampa Bay Newspapers : Stage & Theater

PALM HARBOR – The multi-award winning Celtic folk music group from Australia, Spiral Dance, is stopping in Palm Harbor as part of their 2008 USA Tour.

The six-piece folk-rock group performs on Friday, May 9, 7:30 to 10:30 p.m. at The Witch’s Brew in Historic Downtown Palm Harbor. Cover charge is $5.

Spiral Dance is based in Adelaide, Australia and has been playing rousing, high-energy music to enthusiastic audiences throughout Australia for more than a decade.

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American Stage Youth Ensemble presents 'Shut Up and Listen'

ST. PETERSBURG – "Shut Up and Listen," an evening of original scenes and monologues, is set to bring the voices of the American Stage Youth Ensemble to Tampa Bay audiences May 9 and 10, 7 p.m.

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Hat Trick Theatre Productions presents 'Burn This'

TAMPA - Hat Trick Theatre Productions presents "Burn This" by Landford Wilson, May 9-25 at the Silver Meteor Gallery, 2213 E. Sixth Ave., Tampa.

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Eight O'Clock Theatre presents 'Lend Me a Tenor'

LARGO - Eight O'Clock Theatre presents "Lend Me a Tenor" on May 2-4, May 8-11, at Largo Cultural Center's Tonne Playhouse, 105 Central Park Drive.

Performance times are Thursday through Saturday, 8 p.m. with Sunday matinee at 2 p.m. Tickets are $21; $19 for groups of 10 or more; $16 for students age 19 and under. For tickets or more information, call the box office at 727-587-6793 or visit www.eightoclocktheatre.us.

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Mahaffey Theater welcomes 'Sweeney Todd'

ST. PETERSBURG - "Sweeney Todd, The Demon Barber of Fleet Street" slices its way into St. Petersburg and the Manaffey Theater for a limited engagement on May 6-11.

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Stages brings fairy tale classics to life

LARGO - Two shows remain in the 2007-08 Children’s Family Theatre Series presented by Stages Productions at Largo Cultural Center, 105 Central Park Drive.

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Get ready to laugh this summer at Ruth Eckerd Hall

CLEARWATER - Comedians Bill Maher, Larry the Cable Guy, the Kids in the Hall and Jim Gaffigan promise to do their parts to liven up the stage at Ruth Eckerd Hall this summer.

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'Little Shop of Horror' plays SPLT

ST. PETERSBURG - One of the longest running monster hits of off Broadway, "Little Shop of Horrors," screams into St. Petersburg Little Theatre, April 25-May 11.

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