FIM Statewide Entertainment Calendar

July 1-8: Shout! The 60s Musical.
Psychedelic dances and mod fashions set the tone for this musical, which celebrates the Flower Power decade with aplomb. Hippodrome State Theatre, Gainesville. 352/375-4477
July 1-15: Deathtrap. In Ira Levin's
thriller of a play, a fading playwright, an aspiring writer, a writer and a detective come together and form a web of deceit and lies. Limelight Theatre, St. Augustine.
904/825-1164
July 6-8, 13-15: The Princess and the Pea.
Based on the fairytale by Hans Christian Andersen, this play tells the story of a waif who appears at a castle one night claiming to be a princess. The Queen disputes this fact and states that if she is a princess she would be able to pass a test that involves finding a pea among 40 mattresses. Pensacola Little Theatre. 850/434-0257
July 13-15: Granny's Birthday Party.
Written by Robert Andre Dumas, this play deals with issues revolving around diversity and family unity. Flagler College Auditorium, St. Augustine. 904/794-1544
July 17: Morrisey.
The British anti-rock icon is still melancholic after all these years. Morocco Shrine Auditorium, Jacksonville. 904/642-5200

July 1-8: American Voices.
An evening of one-act plays by William Inge, Thornton Wilder and Tennessee Williams. These masters of the one-act play form show us a portrait of ourselves as we were and as we are. Mad Cow Theatre, Orlando. 407/297-8788
July 1-29: Oz.
In Patrick Shanahan’s play, while author L. Frank Baum is writing The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, his housekeeper and a girl named Dot get swept up in his magical tale. Presented by the Orlando Shakespeare Theater. Lowndes Shakespeare Center, Orlando. 407/447-1700
July 1 — Aug. 5: The Sound Of Music.
Rodgers and Hammerstein’s masterpiece of a musical tells of a sweet nun and nanny determined to teach the rigid kids under her care the beauty of music. StarLight Theater, Orlando. 407/843-6275
July 5: Sounds of Summer II: Italia “La Piu Bella.”
The Orlando Philharmonic performs this concert, which blends folk favorites with compositions of the classic masters. Margeson Theater, Lowndes Shakespeare Center, Orlando. 407/770-0071
July 8, 29: Central Florida Folk Concert.
Folk music by musicians from the Central Florida region. Harry P. Leu Gardens, Orlando. 407/246-2620

 

July 1-29: Menopause The Musical.
This hilarious musical looks at that very crucial time in a woman's life when everything goes bonkers. Tampa Bay Performing Arts Center. 813/229-7827
July 6: Clown Alley.
Form slapstick to tumbling, a show that celebrates the art of clowning around. Ruth Eckerd Hall, Clearwater.
727/791-7400
July 6: Erasure.
Britain's eclectic duo performs songs from their latest studio album, Light at the End of the World. Tampa Bay Performing Arts Center. 813/229-7827
July 11: The Police.
The maverick rock band with Sting, Andy Summers and Stewart Copeland comes together once again for this historical tour, which will highlight all of its greatest hits. St. Pete Times Forum, Tampa. 813/301-2500
July 12: Morrisey.
The British anti rock icon is still melancholic after
all these years. Ruth Eckerd Hall, Clearwater. 727/791-7400

 

July 5-6, 13-14, 20-21: Eric Comstock and Barbara Fasano.
This duo of vocalists will perform songs from Broadway's best shows. The Royal Room at the Colony Hotel, Palm Beach. 561/659-8100
July 10 - Aug. 5: Shout! The Mod Musical.
This musical brings together five groovy girls who celebrate the music of Petula Clark, Dusty Springfield and Lulu, performing new arrangements of hit songs that made England swing in the 1960s. Kravis Center, West Palm Beach. 561/832-7469
July 12: Classic Album Live Series: Fleetwood Mac - Rumours.
This series presents a group of live studio musicians and vocalists performing Fleetwood Mac's classic Rumours album using the instrumentation as it was on
the original recording, note for note. King Center, Melbourne. 321/242-2219
July 21: Summer Storm.
Guitarist Norman Brown, vocalist Peabo Bryson, keyboardist Jeff Lorber and jazz saxophonist Marion Meadows perform a fast and evolving fusion of pop, R&B and jazz. King Center, Melbourne. 321/242-2219
July 27-28, Aug. 3-4, 10-11: Maude Maggart.
A cabaret show from a performer who will move you to tears one moment and laughter the next. The Royal Room at the Colony Hotel, Palm Beach. 561/659-8100

 

July 1-8, July 12-15: Summer Shorts Festival.
A casual atmosphere of breezy Hawaiian shirts and sandals sets the tone for this yearly festival, which showcases a number of one-act plays. This year's lineup includes South Florida playwright Marco Ramirez's I Am Not Batman. The festival will also feature world premieres by South Florida playwrights Michael McKeever, Susan Westfall and Sarah Hammond. July 1-8 at Carnival Center, Miami. 305/949-6722. July 12-15 at Broward Center, Fort Lauderdale. 954/462-0222. www.citytheatre.com
July 1-15: Smut.
This play by Alice Jay takes place in the Gilded Age of Old New York as the architect of repression has outlawed abortion, contraception and books. Three women - a reformer, an immigrant and a wife - dare to defy him. The work is inspired by the real life collision of sexual educator Ida Craddock and America's National Censor, Anthony Comstock. GableStage at the Biltmore, Coral Gables. 305/446-1116
July 1-29: 2007 Festival Repertory Theatre.
Florida Atlantic University's Schmidt College of Arts & Letters presents performances from the play Noises Off, the musical Bye, Bye Birdie and a musical revue entitled American Songbook: Irving Berlin. Schmidt College of Arts & Letters Auditorium, Florida Atlantic University, Boca Raton. 800/564-9539
July 5: Loston Harris.
Jazz vocalist and pianist Loston Harris is known for blending traditional jazz riffs, gospel and blues with his own unique stylings. Part of the Community Arts Program Summer Concert Series. Coral Gables Congregational Church.
305/448-7421

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