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Singers Brandy, left, and Monica share the bill Friday at Benchmark Arena. Publicity photo.<\/p>\n
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Jamal Roberts. Publicity photo.<\/p>\n
American Idol fans have two opportunities to visit with 2025 winner Jamal Roberts (\u201cHeal\u201d) in concert. Friday night, he\u2019s one of the openers for the Brandy and Monica \u201cThe Boy is Mine\u201d show at Benchmark Arena (Kelly Rowland and Keyshia Cole are also performing). Tickets for that event are here<\/a>. Roberts is back Tuesday (Dec. 16) for a concert at the Palladium Theater, a fundraiser for the Spirit of Tampa Bay Community Choir. Info and tickets are at this link.<\/a><\/p>\n Holiday concerts<\/p>\n Country music\u2019s Trisha Yearwood, who owns a home in Manatee County with her husband, Garth Brooks, has a Christmas album out and is on the road with \u201cThe 12 Days of Christmas Tour.\u201d<\/p>\n (She actually covers \u201cYou\u2019re A Mean One, Mr. Grinch\u201d on the album.)<\/p>\n Her eight-show holiday tour began Wednesday in Atlanta (she\u2019s a Georgia native), and arrives at Clearwater\u2019s Ruth Eckerd Hall tonight. Yearwood will be accompanied by a \u201cChristmas Symphony\u201d for the concert, which begins at 7:30 p.m. Find tickets here<\/a>.<\/p>\n St. Petersburg\u2019s longest-running holiday-themed concert, Nate Najar\u2019s Jazz Holiday, takes place tonight (7:30 p.m.) at the\u00a0Palladium Theater. Tickets for the guitarist and band\u2019s 19th annual Jazz Holiday are at this link.<\/p>\n Jazz at the Capitol Theatre tonight: A Peter White Christmas, featuring (as always) saxophonist and St. Pete native Mindi Abair. Tickets at this link<\/a>.<\/p>\n Sarah Brightman returns to Ruth Eckerd Hall Friday, with orchestra and choir, with A Winter Symphony. Tickets<\/a>.<\/p>\n Christian artist Michael W. Smith returns to Ruth Eckerd Hall Saturday with Every Christmas. Tickets<\/a>.<\/p>\n St. Pete Opera has a free preview of its Holiday Sparkle show Sunday at 3 p.m. in North Straub Park. The full holiday revue is presented Dec. 19, 20 and 21 at the Palladium Theater.<\/p>\n The Astralis Chamber Ensemble (flute, cello and harp) is in recital Sunday at Peace Memorial Presbyterian Church in Clearwater. It\u2019s a 3 p.m. program of classical holiday music; admission is by free-will offering. Find information at this link<\/a>.<\/p>\n Sunday\u00a0 at the Palladium Theater Side Door Cabaret: Jazz pianist Zachary Bartholomew and his trio with Vince Guaraldi\u2019s music from A Charlie Brown Christmas. Find tickets here.<\/a> Bartholomew guests on Friday\u2019s video edition of our Arts Alive! podcast.<\/p>\n Trans-Siberian Orchestra returns to Benchmark Arena Sunday for its annual holiday production (shows at 3 and 7:30 p.m.). Tickets<\/a>.<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n Non-holiday music<\/p>\n The Catalyst spoke with Shaun Cassidy in advance of his \u201cmusic and memories\u201d show Friday at the Capitol Theatre. Read that interview (with ticket link) here.<\/a><\/p>\n Bruce Hornsby returns to the Capitol Theatre Saturday. Tickets.<\/a><\/p>\n Saturday at the Safety Harbor Art & Music Center: Blues guitarist Albert Cummings. Tickets.<\/a><\/p>\n The Florida Orchestra performs the music from Disney\u2019s Frozen live-to-screen at the Mahaffey Theater Sunday (2 p.m.) Tickets can be found here.<\/a><\/p>\n \u201cThe Magi,\u201d with Tristan Braboy and Morgan Tapp, continues at American Stage. Photo provided<\/p>\n On theater stages<\/p>\n The national tour of Les Miserables is at Morsani Hall (in the Straz Center) tonight through Saturday. Find showtimes, tickets and other essentials at this link<\/a>.<\/p>\n Tonight is Opening Night for the adult (and proudly unauthorized) Dr. Seussian comedy Who\u2019s Holiday! at the Off-Central. Earlier this week, the Catalyst spoke with director Dylan Barlowe about this Cindy Lou Who tell-all. There\u2019s a ticket link in the story.<\/a><\/p>\n A Christmas Carol in Concert debuts Friday at freeFall Theatre, and will run through Dec. 24. Find showtimes and tickets at this link.<\/a><\/p>\n Sketch comedy: Dirty John\u2019s Holidazed (\u201cOh Come All Ye Fruitcakes\u201d) laughs its way into The Studio@620 tonight, Friday and Saturday, 8 p.m. each day. Find info and tickets here<\/a>.<\/p>\n American Stage\u2019s The Magi continues this weekend \u2013 it\u2019s a modernized musical adaptation of the classic O. Henry short story The Gift of the Magi. Find showtimes, tickets and everything else by clicking here<\/a>.<\/p>\n Tampa Repertory Theatre\u2019s A Christmas Carol Live Radio Play continues this weekend at the Shimberg Theatre, in the Straz Center complex. Showtimes and tickets can be found here<\/a>.<\/p>\n Also knee-deep into its December run is Stageworks Theatre\u2019s production of the comedy Latin History for Morons. Showtimes and tickets are at this link<\/a>.<\/p>\n Your Weekend Spotlight<\/a>\u00a0appears every Thursday in the\u00a0Catalyst\u2019s CREATE section.\u00a0<\/p>\n Please add us to your mailing list \u2013 send all press releases and event info to\u00a0bill@stpetecatalyst.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/American-Stage-The-Magi-300x200.jpg\")
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