{"id":287134,"date":"2026-05-28T05:02:10","date_gmt":"2026-05-28T05:02:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/287134\/"},"modified":"2026-05-28T05:02:10","modified_gmt":"2026-05-28T05:02:10","slug":"weekend-spotlight-curtains-down-at-the-straz-center","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/287134\/","title":{"rendered":"Weekend Spotlight: Curtains down at the Straz Center"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>It\u2019s hello, goodbye for a theatrical three-pack at Tampa\u2019s David A. Straz Center for the Performing Arts:<\/p>\n<p>This week in Morsani Hall (tonight through Sunday): It\u2019s the national Broadway tour of the musical adaptation of The Notebook. You know the story. Music and lyrics by singer\/songwriter Ingrid Michaelson, book by Bekah Brunstetter (This Is Us) and choreography by Katie Spelman. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.strazcenter.org\/events\/2526-season\/broadway\/the-notebook\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Click here<\/a> for showtimes and tickets.<\/p>\n<p>John Patrick Shanley\u2019s Danny and the Deep Blue Sea closes Sunday at Jobsite Theater, in the Shimberg Playhouse. Find showtimes (tonight through Sunday) and tickets <a href=\"https:\/\/www.strazcenter.org\/events\/2526-season\/jobsite-theater\/danny-and-the-deep-blue-sea\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">at this link<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>And at the Jaeb Theatre, it\u2019s last call for the British magic-and-cocktails show The Magician\u2019s Table, with Sunday\u2019s 2 and 5 p.m. performances. Showtimes, tickets and other pertinent info can be found <a href=\"https:\/\/www.strazcenter.org\/events\/the-magicians-table\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Concert calendar<\/p>\n<p>Ruth Eckerd Hall, 7 p.m. Friday: It\u2019s the annual bay area stop from the Happy Together Tour, with all kinds of serious \u201860s (and a bit of \u201970s) pop radio nostalgia. This year\u2019s lineup is the Association, the Troggs, Gary Puckett And the Union Gap, Ron Dante (hey! He sang the Archies song \u201cSugar Sugar\u201d), the Vogues, the Cowsills and Jason Scheff (he was Chicago\u2019s lead singer for 40 years, much longer than the guy he replaced, founding member Peter Cetera). Find tickets <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rutheckerdhall.com\/events\/detail\/happy-together-tour\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">at this link<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The annual Smooth Jazz Jam takes over Ruth Eckerd Hall Saturday and Sunday. Hometown sax-playing lady Mindi Abair is on the bill, along with David Benoit, Norman Brown, Brian Culbertson, Boney James and RnR featuring Rick Braun &amp; Richard Elliot. Shows are at 7 each night; tickets are available <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rutheckerdhall.com\/events\/detail\/clearwater-smooth-jazz-jam\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Saturday at Benchmark International Arena, it\u2019s hard-rocking Shinedown, with Coheed and Cambria. Tickets for the 7 p.m. concert are <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ticketmaster.com\/event\/0D006449A7AC63C8?utm_source=BIA_Event_Page&amp;utm_medium=Website&amp;utm_campaign=BIA_2026_shinedown\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">at this link<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Kid Rock is at the Mid-Florida Credit Union Amphitheatre Saturday. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ticketmaster.com\/kid-rock-freedom-250-tour-tampa-florida-05-30-2026\/event\/0D006444E044AF08?_gl=1*e30uc4*_ga*MTE2Njg3NTQwNy4xNzY0MDAzODA2*_ga_C1T806G4DF*czE3Nzk5MTc2MjUkbzI3JGcxJHQxNzc5OTE4NTc2JGo2MCRsMCRoMA\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Tickets<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Brothers Chris and Rich Robinson and their hard-rocking band the Black Crowes play the Mid-Florida Credit Union Amphitheatre Sunday, with Whiskey Myers. Find tickets <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ticketmaster.com\/southern-hospitality-tour-the-black-crowes-tampa-florida-05-31-2026\/event\/0D00643BA0248428?_gl=1*1mol6y*_ga*MTE2Njg3NTQwNy4xNzY0MDAzODA2*_ga_C1T806G4DF*czE3Nzk5MTc2MjUkbzI3JGcwJHQxNzc5OTE3NjI1JGo2MCRsMCRoMA..\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">at this link<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Sarasota-born guitarist Duane Betts and his Palmetto Motel play the Capitol Theatre Sunday. Duane\u2019s dad was the Allman Brothers Band legend Dickey Betts, who passed away in 2024. Find tickets<a href=\"https:\/\/www.rutheckerdhall.com\/events\/detail\/duane-betts\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\"> at this link<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Where\u2019s the orchestra?<\/p>\n<p>Piano soloist Janice Carissa joins The Florida Orchestra for Rachmaninoff\u2019s Piano Concerto No. 2, Friday at 8 p.m. in the Straz Center\u2019s Ferguson Hall; and at 2 p.m. Sunday at the Mahaffey Theater. On the same program, the Master Chorale of Tampa Bay collaborates with TFO on A Sea Symphony by Ralph Vaughan Williams. Find all tickets <a href=\"https:\/\/floridaorchestra.org\/event\/2526-mw14-rachmaninoff-piano-concerto-2\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Coming up next<\/p>\n<p>June 2 Young the Giant at the Yuengling Center<\/p>\n<p>June 3-28 The Hot Wing King at American Stage<\/p>\n<p>June 4 Pianist Raquel Garz\u00e1s at the Dali Museum<\/p>\n<p>June 5 Stewart Copeland (spoken word) at the Capitol Theatre<\/p>\n<p>June 5 Hank Williams Jr. at Mid-Florida Credit Union Amphitheatre<\/p>\n<p>June 5 Quiet Riot, Vixen at Ferg\u2019s<\/p>\n<p>June 5-14 St. Pete Opera La Boheme at the Palladium Theater<\/p>\n<p>June 5-28 I Love You, You\u2019re Perfect, Now Change at Stageworks Theatre<\/p>\n<p>June 6 The Florida Orchestra Symphony by the Sea at the Baycare Sound<\/p>\n<p>June 7 The Florida Orchestra Defying Gravity \u2013 The Music of Stephen Schwartz at the Straz Center Morsani Hall<\/p>\n<p>June 9 Lucy Darling at Ruth Eckerd Hall<\/p>\n<p>June 9-14 Broadway Series Beetlejuice at Morsani Hall, Straz Center<\/p>\n<p>June 10 \u201cAn Evening in New Orleans\u201d\u00a0 at Central Park Performing Arts Center<\/p>\n<p>June 10-21 Tampa International Fringe Festival, Kress Contemporary &amp; The Commodore (Ybor City)<\/p>\n<p>June 11 Steve Earle at the Capitol Theatre<\/p>\n<p>June 11-21 Passing Strange at The Studio@620<\/p>\n<p>June 12-Aug. 2 Bash of the Titans at freeFall Theatre<\/p>\n<p>June 12 Evanescence at Mid-Florida Credit Union Amphitheatre<\/p>\n<p>June 13: Kalis Uchis at Mid-Florida Credit Union Amphitheatre<\/p>\n<p>June 13 Chris Stapleton w\/Lainey Wilson at Raymond James Stadium<\/p>\n<p>June 14 Ne-Yo, Akon at Mid-Florida Credit Union Amphitheatre<\/p>\n<p>June 16 Mad Beach Band at Palladium Side Door Cabaret<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"It\u2019s hello, goodbye for a theatrical three-pack at Tampa\u2019s David A. 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