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| | Company
Book by George Furth
Music and Lyrics by Stephen Sondheim
A Mainstage Musical
Directed by Thomas Pahl
September 5th - 27th, 2025
Fridays and Saturdays at 8 p.m.
Sundays at 2 p.m.
Saturday 2 p.m. matinee on September 13th
From musical theatre's most renowned composer, Company is largely regarded as a trailblazer of the dark-comedy, modern-musical genre and the winner of six Tony Awards, including Best Musical, Best Score, Best Lyrics and Best Book.
On the night of his 35th birthday, confirmed bachelor, Robert, contemplates his unmarried state.
Over the course of a series of dinners, drinks and even a wedding, his friends explain the pros and cons of taking on a spouse. The habitually single Robert is forced to question his adamant retention of bachelorhood during a hilarious array of interactions.
Presented with the support of the Hillsborough County Board of County Commissioners.
Company is presented through special arrangement with Music Theatre International (MTI.) All authorized performance materials are also supplied by MTI. www.mtishows.com
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| | Murdered to Death
by Peter Gordon
A Black Box Whodunnit Comedy
Directed by Jennifer Emerson
October 3rd - 12th, 2025
Fridays and Saturdays at 8 p.m.
Sundays at 2 p.m
This hilarious spoof of the best of Agatha Christie traditions is set in a country manor house in the 1930s, with an assembled cast of characters guaranteed to delight.
There’s Bunting, the butler; an English Colonel with the prerequisite stiff upper lip; a shady French art dealer and his moll; the bumbling local inspector and a well-meaning local sleuth who seems to attract murder wherever she goes.
They’re all here, and all caught up in the side-splitting antics which follow the mysterious death of the house’s owner.
It soon becomes clear that the murderer isn’t finished yet.
Will the killer be unmasked before everyone else has met their doom, or will the audience die laughing first?
Presented with the support of the Hillsborough County Board of County Commissioners.
Murdered to Death is presented by special arrangement with Broadway Licensing, LLC, servicing the Dramatists Play Service collection. (www.dramatists.com)
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| | Misery
by Gordon Greenberg and Steve Rosen
Based on the novel by Stephen King
A Mainstage Thriller
Directed by David Fraga
October 17th - November 2nd, 2025
Fridays and Saturdays at 8 p.m.
Sundays at 2 p.m
When successful romance novelist Paul Sheldon is rescued from a car crash by his “number one fan,” Annie Wilkes, he wakes up captive in her secluded home.
While Paul is convalescing, Annie reads his latest book and becomes enraged when she discovers the author has killed off her favorite character, Misery Chastain.
Annie forces Paul to write a new Misery novel, and he quickly realizes Annie has no intention of letting him go anywhere.
The irate Annie has Paul writing as if his life depends on it, and it does.
Presented with the support of the Hillsborough County Board of County Commissioners.
Misery is presented by special arrangement with Broadway Licensing, LLC, servicing the Dramatists Play Service collection. (www.dramatists.com)
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| | Play it By Ear - Holidays Gone Wild
A Black Box Comedy
Directed by Krista Virga and Lisa Chase
November 21st - 23rd, 2025
Friday at 8 p.m.
Saturday at 2 p.m and 8 p.m.
Sunday at 2 p.m
One of the most outrageously funny shows in the history of Carrollwood Players is BACK, with a holiday twist! What happens when a group of actors walks onto the stage to perform a comedy they’ve never heard of?
In Play it By Ear, our actors have NO advance knowledge of the play they must perform. In fact, no one knows what might happen until the audience chooses one of several colored boxes containing scripts for several plays.
The only thing that’s certain is that all of the possible plays have a holiday theme. And they are all fun!
With the help of a stage full of props and costumes that might come in handy, our cast will perform whatever play the audience chooses ON THE SPOT.
Will the play be about Thanksgiving? Christmas? Hanukkah? New Year’s Eve? Nobody knows!
Don’t miss this wild evening of experimental theater that is sure to be a laugh riot!
Presented with the support of the Hillsborough County Board of County Commissioners.
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| | A Christmas Carol
by Charles Dickens
A Mainstage Holiday Classic
Adapted and Directed by Kelly McGuire
December 5th - 21st, 2025
Fridays and Saturdays at 8 p.m.
Sundays at 2 p.m.
Saturday 2 p.m. matinees on December 13th and 20th
CWP’s annual holiday tradition returns as we present the beloved, classic tale of Ebenezer Scrooge and the ghosts of Christmas, with all the Victorian splendor, warmth, laughter and storytelling you expect from the original Dickens novella.
Will Ebenezer Scrooge change his ways in time for Christmas? Will Tiny Tim and the Cratchits find hope? Will the ghosts of Christmas past, present and future successfully complete their mission in old London town this snowy, wintry Christmas Eve?
Bring the whole family for a magical journey through time as we present this beautiful story that will inspire you to laugh, be of good cheer, and experience a heartwarming message about the power of love and kindness.
Presented with the support of the Hillsborough County Board of County Commissioners.
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| | The Carol Burnett Show
A Black Box Comedy
Directed by Alicia Spiegel
January 9th - 18th, 2026
Fridays and Saturdays at 8 p.m.
Sundays at 2 p.m.
Carol Burnett is known as one of the most brilliant comedians of all time, and the wildly popular Carol Burnett Show had Americans glued to their TVs for 11 years, garnering 25 Emmy awards and inclusion in Time magazine’s list of the “100 Best TV Shows of All Time.”
t’s the early 1970s and you are a member of the studio audience on Stage 33 at CBS Television City in Los Angeles. As you settle into your seat, the lights dim, that familiar theme song begins to play, and our own cast of cut-ups take to the stage as Carol Burnett, Tim Conway, Vickie Lawrence, Harvey Korman and special guests to perform a collection of the show’s funniest and most memorable comedy sketches. And you never know what might happen when this funny foursome and their friends go off script.
Also featuring questions with Carol, hilarious TV commercial parodies and more!
The entire staff of the original Carol Burnett Show are donating their share of profits rom this production to the Navajo Children’s Scholarship Trust.
Presented with the support of the Hillsborough County Board of County Commissioners.
The Carol Burnett Show is presented by arrangement with Pioneer Drama Service.
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| | Arnie and the Itch
by Marc S. Sanders
A Mainstage Comedy
Directed by Marc S. Sanders
January 23rd - February 7th, 2026
Fridays and Saturdays at 8 p.m.
Sundays at 2 p.m.
Saturday 2 p.m. matinee on January 31st
Thanksgiving has become demanding on the Solan family.
Not only is there the traditional holiday to prepare for, but there’s also a Bar Mitzvah for young Arnie coming up.
With all this on the mind of his overbearing Grandmother Edith, Arnie will somehow have to endure a tortuous 3 piece suit, court his first crush, and help his older brother avoid the wrath of Grandma when a precious high school graduation ring goes missing in a very unusual way.
This coming of age story depicts the love, conflict and craziness of a caring Jewish family, living in Fair Lawn, New Jersey in 1985.
Presented with the support of the Hillsborough County Board of County Commissioners.
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| | Disaster!
by Seth Rudetsky and Jack Plotnick
A Mainstage Musical
Directed by Thomas Pahl
February 27th - March 21st, 2026
Fridays and Saturdays at 8 p.m.
Sundays at 2 p.m.
Saturday 2 p.m. matinee on March 7th, 2026
Earthquakes, tidal waves, infernos and the unforgettable songs of the '70s take center stage in Broadway’s side-splitting homage to classic disaster films.
It's 1979, and New York's hottest A-listers are lining up for the opening of a floating casino and discotheque. Also attending is a faded disco star, a sexy nightclub singer with her eleven-year-old twins, a disaster expert, a feminist reporter, an older couple with a secret, a pair of young guys who are looking for ladies, an untrustworthy businessman and a nun with a gambling addiction.
What begins as a night of boogie fever quickly changes to panic as the ship succumbs to multiple disasters, such as earthquakes, tidal waves and infernos. As the night turns into day, everyone struggles to survive and, quite possibly, repair the love that they've lost... or at least escape the killer rats.
Dozens of the most unforgettable and scintillating hit songs of the '70s are hilariously woven into the story in this laugh-a-minute, toe-tapping musical comedy.
Presented with the support of the Hillsborough County Board of County Commissioners.
Disaster is presented through special arrangement with Music Theatre International (MTI.) All authorized performance materials are also supplied by MTI. www.mtishows.com
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| | My Big Gay Italian Wedding
by Anthony Wilkinson
A Black Box Comedy
Directed by Kevin Still
March 27th - April 5th, 2026
Fridays and Saturdays at 8 p.m.
Sundays at 2 p.m.
Andrew and Anthony are getting married – and everyone wants to "help"!
My Big Gay Italian Wedding spins into a hysterical fiasco as everyone tries to have their way.
From a saboteur ex-boyfriend to a loud, opinionated, outspoken Italian mother, personalities and cultures collide in a music and dance-filled extravaganza of hilarity.
Presented with the support of the Hillsborough County Board of County Commissioners.
My Big Gay Italian Wedding is presented by arrangement with Concord Theatricals on behalf of Samuel French, Inc. www.concordtheatricals.com
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| | A Streetcar Named Desire
by Tennessee Williams
A Mainstage Drama
Directed by Marc S. Sanders
April 17th - May 3rd, 2026
Fridays and Saturdays at 8 p.m.
Sundays at 2 p.m.
Saturday 2 p.m. matinee on April 25th
In one of the most renowned plays of the American theater, Blanche DuBois, a schoolteacher from Mississippi, arrives in New Orleans and takes a streetcar named “Desire“ to the French Quarter, where her sister, Stella, and Stella’s husband, Stanley Kowalski, live barely above squalor.
Blanche’s affectations of refinement set her immediately at odds with blue-collar Stanley, who is further incensed when he learns his wife’s aristocratic inheritance has been forfeited to creditors.
Believing that Blanche has sold the estate for personal profit and is swindling Stella and Stanley from sharing in the proceeds, Stanley disdains and demeans Blanche, who fights back in the only way she knows: with her genteel femininity.
The Kowalskis’ Elysian Fields apartment becomes a pressure cooker of sensuality and class tensions, until ultimately erupting into some of the most iconic dramatic moments seen on the modern stage.
Presented with the support of the Hillsborough County Board of County Commissioners.
A Streetcar Named Desire is presented by special arrangement with Broadway Licensing, LLC, servicing the Dramatists Play Service collection. (www.dramatists.com)
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| | Lady Windermere's Fan
by Oscar Wilde
A Black Box Classic Comedy
Adapted and Directed by Jeff Slagle
May 15th - 24th, 2026
Fridays and Saturdays at 8 p.m.
Sundays at 2 p.m.
Set in the Victorian world of London’s high society, this timeless comedy explores the complexities of love, trust, and social expectations and captivates with its sharp dialogue, intriguing characters, and unexpected twists.
Watch as the innocent Lady Windermere struggles with her jealous feelings toward her husband’s new interest in the older, mysterious Mrs. Erlynne, and witness the unfolding of Mrs. Erlynne’s dark past through lies, gossip, and assumptions.
Perfect for lovers of classic theater, Lady Windermere’s Fan is a must-see performance that continues to enchant audiences with its brilliant humor and profound insights.
Presented with the support of the Hillsborough County Board of County Commissioners.
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| | Rent
Book, Music and Lyrics by Jonathan Larson
A Mainstage Musical
Directed by David J. Valdez
June 5th - 27th, 2026
Fridays and Saturdays at 8 p.m.
Sundays at 2 p.m.
Saturday 2 p.m. matinee on June 13th
You La Vie Boheme! Jonathan Larson's iconic Pulitzer Prize-winning musical that shaped a generation of audiences and taught us all to measure our life in love.
Set in the East Village of New York City, Rent is about falling in love, finding your voice and living for today. Winner of the Tony Award for Best Musical and the Pulitzer Prize for Drama, Rent has become a pop cultural phenomenon. with songs that rock and a story that resonates with audiences of all ages.
Based loosely on Puccini's La Boheme, Jonathan Larson's Rent follows a year in the life of a group of impoverished young artists and musicians struggling to survive and create in New York's Lower East Side, under the shadow of HIV/AIDS.
How these young bohemians negotiate their dreams, loves and conflicts provides the narrative thread to this groundbreaking musical.
Presented with the support of the Hillsborough County Board of County Commissioners.
Rent is presented through special arrangement with Music Theatre International (MTI.) All authorized performance materials are also supplied by MTI. www.mtishows.com
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| | The Gods of Comedy
by Ken Ludwig
A Mainstage Comedy
Directed by Miguel E. Rodriguez
August 14th - 30th, 2026
Fridays and Saturdays at 8 p.m.
Sundays at 2 p.m.
The Ivy League will never be the same as a pair of screwball deities encounters the carnal complexity of college coeds, campus capers, and conspicuous consumption.
Daphne and Ralph are young classics professors who have just made a discovery that's sure to turn them into academic superstars. But something goes disastrously wrong, and Daphne cries out in a panic, "Save me, gods of ancient Greece!"...and the gods actually appear!
Presented with the support of the Hillsborough County Board of County Commissioners.
The Gods of Comedy is presented by arrangement with Concord Theatricals on behalf of Samuel French, Inc. www.concordtheatricals.com
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