Marty Clear, Author at Creative Loafing Tampa

Two opera singers stand on a stage set to resemble a snowy, dark graveyard with mausoleums and a gate. The man wears period clothes with a vest and white shawl, and the woman wears a long blue shawl and dress.

Arts & Entertainment

Opera Tampa’s 2025-26 mainstage season kicks off this weekend

‘Turn Of the Screw’ is first in line for a season focused on the supernatural.

by Marty Clear November 20, 2025November 20, 2025

Over the years, Opera Tampa has injected more and more works that aren’t as commonly known or frequently staged. That’s especially true this year.

An actress sits on a bed with a cluttered, poster-covered backdrop, singing or speaking dramatically with her arms outstretched. A stuffed Garfield toy sits to her left; Photo Credit: Joan Marcus.

Arts & Entertainment

Interview: Sarasota actress Ann Morrison brings Broadway’s ‘Kimberly Akimbo’ to Tampa

The show runs Nov. 18-23 at the Straz Center.

by Marty Clear November 10, 2025November 10, 2025

A choreographer or director sitting on a stool to the right, looking at dancers performing a lift in a brightly lit studio with a mirrored wall. The woman is wearing a black top and pants, working on a silver laptop resting on a cart. Other dancers are visible in the background and reflections.

Jennifer Archibald, perhaps the world’s foremost choreographer, now calls Tampa Bay home

‘She is the person of the moment right now.’

by Marty Clear October 20, 2025October 20, 2025