Trombonist Dwight Decker looks forward to the spontaneous singalongs. Valerie Adams, a violinist, enjoys the end of the show when hundreds of children erupt in screams so loud, "you have to plug your ears." ...more

December 15, 2008

The Tampa Bay Children's Chorus has traveled many miles during its 20 years, including multiple trips to prestigious Carnegie Hall in New York City. ...more

December 13, 2008

A security guard who spends most of his time behind the scenes at the Tampa Bay Performing Arts Center will take the stage tonight at a jazz concert. ...more

December 12, 2008

The production of "Chitty Chitty Bang Bang" at the Tampa Bay Performing Arts Center is a marvel of imaginative innovation. From the top of Caractacus Potts' breakfast-making contraption to pretty Chitty's wingtips, the show will please audiences of all ages. ...more

December 11, 2008

'Chitty Chitty Bang Bang' soars on wings of imagination. ...more

December 10, 2008

TAMPA Emmy Award-winning actor Richard Chamberlain will wear King Arthur's crown when "Spamalot" returns in March to the Tampa Bay Performing Arts Center. Best known for his TV roles on "Dr. Kildare," "Shogun" and "The Thorn Birds," Chamberlain also has a well-established stage career. He appeared onstage in "The King & I," "Scrooge," "My Fair Lady" and "The Sound of Music." ...more

December 8, 2008

A decades-old vision to bring homes, shops and offices to land beside a prominent bend in the Hillsborough River, just north of downtown, took a key step forward Friday when developers broke ground on an office building and riverside boardwalk. ...more

December 6, 2008

Two years after getting zoning approval to build a $500 million, 48-acre residential and commercial development in Tampa Heights, the developer is getting its first project. The Beck Group will break ground at 2 p.m. today on a two-story office building at North Highland and Seventh avenues. The building will house the architecture, construction and development company's regional offices. ...more

December 5, 2008

If you have any doubt that good things come in threes, check out "Sister's Christmas Catechism" at the Tampa Bay Performing Arts Center. Playwright Maripat Donovan has scored a trifecta with this funny follow-up to her popular "Late Nite Catechism" and "Late Nite Catechism 2." ...more

December 5, 2008

The opera season opens this weekend at the Tampa Bay Performing Arts Center, a situation that gave us yet another chance to contemplate the fact that we've never really given opera a chance. It's a mistake we plan to rectify. ...more

December 4, 2008