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Andrew Meacham - Former Times Reporter
Andrew Meacham

Former Times Reporter

  1. Review: Slick treatment, first-rate cast elevate Freefall's 'Pippin'
    July 19, 2019• Stage
    Kellie Rhianne, Emanuel Carrero, Hannah Benitez and Alison Burns in Freefall Theatre’s July 2019 production of Pippin. Courtesy of Thee Photo Ninja.
  2. Review: 'Come From Away' at the Straz Center is a life-affirming post-9/11 story
    June 6, 2019• Stage
    The First North American Tour Company of Come From Away.
  3. Art and advertising collide unevenly in Heather Theatre's 'Billboard'
    May 14, 2019• Stage
    The cast of ‘Billboard,’ running through Saturday at Tampa theater Heather, includes Joshua Dupree, left, Ashaad Ferebee and Simone Farrell. [Darren Constantine]
  5. Review: A teen's insecurities take center stage in 'Dear Evan Hansen' at the Straz
    April 10, 2019• Stage
    The touring production of Dear Evan Hansen runs through Sunday at Tampa’s Straz Center. [Courtesy of Matthew Murphy]
  6. Review: Powerful production of 'Hamilton' at the Straz in Tampa worth the wait
    Feb. 15, 2019• Stage
    Joseph Morales as Alexander Hamilton (in the foreground) and the Company of the National Tour of HAMILTON - (c) Joan Marcus 201
  7. Classical opera meets modern in Opera Tampa's world premiere of 'Lady Swanwhite'
    Feb. 10, 2019• Music
    Opera Tampa’s Lady Swanwhite — Thomas Massey as The Prince and Maria Brea as Lady Swanwhite. (Photo by Will Staples
  8. Anton Coppola, 101, is ready to debut his latest opera 'Lady Swanwhite'
    Feb. 7, 2019• Stage
  9. Delightful conflict in 'Perfect Arrangement,' Freefall Theatre's dark comedy about McCarthyism Delightful conflictThings go awry in Perfect Arrangement, Freefall Theatre's dark comedy about McCarthyism
    Feb. 1, 2019• Stage
    Photo by Thee Photo Ninja During the Red Scare, two gay state department employees marry each other's partners in A Perfect Arrangement presented by Freefall theatre
  10. Class, race and a challenged educational system combust in 'Pipeline' at American Stage No easy answers
    Jan. 29, 2019• Stage
    The cast of Pipeline includes (from left) Cranstan Cumberbatch, Aaron Morton, Cynthia Beckert, Kiara Hines, Andrew Montgomery Coleman, and Gillian Glasco. The show runs through Feb. 24 at American Stage. (Joey Clay Photography
  11. The best of 2018 in theater, orchestra and dance
    Dec. 28, 2018• Stage
    The cast of Between Riverside and Crazy, which ran Oct. 3-Nov. 4, 2018, at American Stage, included, from left. Donovan Whitney as Oswaldo, Vanesa Rendon as Lulu, and L. Peter Callender as Pops. [Photo by Beth Reynolds]
  12. What's on stage: Moscow Ballet's Nutcracker, Terry Fator, Salute to Vienna, Sebastian Maniscalco
    Dec. 26, 2018• Stage
    Photos by the Moscow Ballet The Moscow Ballet, shown here in 2013, returns to the Mahaffey Theater in St. Petersbug Dec. 26 and 27, 2018, to present the Great Russian Nutcracker, in which Uncle Drosselmeyer brings magical life-sized Matrushka Dolls to the Christmas Eve Party. [Courtesy of the Moscow Ballet.]
  13. Florida Orchestra names Mark Cantrell its new president and CEO
    Dec. 19, 2018• Stage
    The Florida Orchestra on Dec. 19, 2018, announced that is has named Mark Cantrell, currently the chief executive officer of the Wisconsin Chamber Orchestra, as its new president and CEO. [Courtesy of the Florida Orchestra]
  14. Curtain call: On retirement, performing arts critic Andrew Meacham bids farewell
    Dec. 19, 2018• Stage
    Andrew Meacham
  15. At Ruth Eckerd Hall, three weekend performances of 'The Sound of Music,' Florida Orchestra plays to 'Home Alone'
    Dec. 19, 2018• Stage
    Ruth Eckerd Hall The Sound of Music features Lauren Kidwell, left, as the Mother Abbess and Jill-Christine Wiley as Maria.
  16. American Stage charms with 'Miss Bennet: Christmas at Pemberley'
    Dec. 18, 2018• Stage
    Sisters in the cast of Miss Bennet: Christmas at Pemberley include (from left) Courtney Anne McLaren as Lydia Wickham, Sadie Lockhart as Jane Bingley, Brooke Tyler Benson as Elizabeth Darcy, and Jenny Lester as Mary Bennet. The show runs Nov. 30 through Dec. 30, 2018. [Joey Clay Photography]
  17. What's happening in stage: Florida Orchestra, St. Petersburg Opera celebrate the holidays
    Dec. 13, 2018• Stage
    Florida Orchestra Former American Idol finalist Michael Lynche will headline the Florida Orchestra’s Holiday Pops concert series Dec. 14-16, 2018.
  18. For the first time since acrobat's death, Cirque du Soleil is back in Tampa
    Dec. 10, 2018• Stage
    Nobahar Dadui, left, and Jerome Sordillon play Crystal and her love interest in Cirque du Soleil’s 2018 show on ice, Crystal. It runs Dec. 19-23 at Amalie Arena in Tampa. (Photo by Matt Beard)
  19. What's on stage this weekend: Palladium Chamber Players play Bach and Schubert, 'Wizard of Oz' at Ruth Eckerd
    Dec. 7, 2018• Stage
    Ruth Eckerd Hall The Wizard of Oz comes to Ruth Eckerd Hall on Dec. 9, 2018.
  20. 'Every Christmas Story Ever Told' is cute and imaginative — just not very funny
    Dec. 7, 2018• Stage
    The cast of Every Christmas Story Ever Told (and Then Some!), at Freefall Theatre Dec. 1-30, 2018, includes (from left) Michael Ursua, Dexter Jones and Sara DelBeato. (Thee Photo Ninja)
  21. Revamped 'Hello, Dolly!' offers color and pizazz
    Dec. 6, 2018• Stage
    Betty Buckley plays the title role in Hello, Dolly! at the Straz Center, running Dec. 4-9. [Photo by Julieta Cervantes]
  22. Opera Tampa pops the cork on a new season with 'Die Fledermaus'
    Dec. 1, 2018• Archive
    The cast of Opera Tampa’s Die Fledermaus includes (from left) Rochelle Bard, Gabriel Preisser and Cree Carrico. [Courtesy of Will Staples]
  23. PRIVATE LIVES: Smashing walls at the old Don CeSar
    Nov. 30, 2018• News
  24. PRIVATE LIVES: A midnight walk to the Indian mound
    Nov. 30, 2018• News