Performing Arts: July 7-13
Manatee
Theater
Manatee Performing Arts Center
Stone Hall: “The Wiz,” July 22-23; $12. “42nd Street,” Aug. 11-28; $34. 502 Third Ave. W., Bradenton, 941-748-5875 or manateeplayers.com.
Sarasota
Dance
Sarasota Contemporary Dance
“Grit,” 2 p.m. July 23; $20. “In The Round,” 2 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. July 30. New College of Florida Black Box Theater, 5850 General Dougher Place. “Behind The Curtain,” 11:30 a.m. July 25; $10. New College of Florida College Hall, 351 College Dr. Reservations are encouraged. sarasotacontemporarydance.org.
Theater
Florida Studio Theatre
Entire FST Campus: Eighth annual Sarasota Improv Festival, July 14-16; $20 and up. Bowne’s Lab: FST Children’s Theatre “Zap! Bang! Pow! through Aug. 5; $10. Summer Cabaret Season: “Come Fly With Me! The Sammy Cahn Songbook,” through July 17. “The CardShark,” July 19-Aug. 21. “The GiGi’s,” Aug. 23-Sept. 25. All Summer Cabaret performances are $32-$36. Summer Mainstage Season: “The Roommate,” through Aug. 7 in the Keating Theatre; “The God of Isaac,” Aug. 3-21 in the Gompertz Theatre. All Summer Mainstrage Season tickets are $36-$39. “Kids Comedy Lab,” a show for kids of all ages, 2 p.m., doors open at 1 p.m. Saturdays; $6, free to children ages 5 and younger. 1241 N. Palm Ave. 941-366-9000 or floridastudiotheatre.org.
Glenridge Performing Arts Center
“Queens of Disco and Soul,” 7 p.m. July 10; $35, includes refreshments. 7333 Scotland Way, 941-552-5325 or theglenridge.com.
The Players Centre for Performing Arts
2016 Summer Sizzler Series: “Cyrano de Burgershack,” July 13-24, “Bell, Cook & Candle,” Aug. 10-21 ; $18 each or $45 for three. 2015 Play Festival Winner: “Why Can’t I Be You?” 7:30 p.m. Aug. 23-27, 2 p.m. Aug. 28: $15. Summer Camp Showcases: “Godspell, Jr.,” 7 p.m. July 8, “Honk, Jr.,” 7 p.m. Aug. 5. Summer Camp Showcases tickets: $15. “Friday Night Live,” 8 p.m. Fridays; $18. Unless otherwise noted all tickets are $25-$30. 838 N. Tamiami Trail, 941-365-2494 or theplayers.org.
Summer Circus Spectacular
The Circus Arts Conservatory’s 10th annual “Summer Circus Spectacular,” 11 a.m. and 2 p.m. Tuesdays-Fridays, 2 p.m. and 5 p.m. Saturdays, through July 30. Historic Asolo Theatre, 5401 Bay Shore Road, $12-$15. 941-360-7399 or ringling.org.
Urbanite Theatre
“Dry Land,” through July 24. $20 and up. “Breadcrumbs,” Aug. 12-18; $1487 Second St., Sarasota, $24. 941-321-1397 or urbanitetheatre.com.
Westcoast Black Theatre Troupe
“How I Got Over: A Tribute to Mahalia Jackson,” July 13-Aug. 14; $25-$35. 1646 10th Way, 941-366-1505 or wbttroupe.org.
St. Petersburg
Theater
American Stage
“The Pitmen Painters,” July 20-Aug. 14; $39 and up. Pay-what-you-can night is July 20. 163 Third St. N., 727-823-7529.
Tampa
Theater
David A. Straz Jr. Center for the Performing Arts
Donald Margulies’ “Time Stands Still,” through July 31; $14 and up. “The Wizard of Oz,” July 12-17; $38.50 and up. “One Man Dark Knight: A Batman Parody,” 7:30 p.m. July 21-23; $25-$35. “Bring It! Live” 7:30 p.m. July 28; $29.75 and up. “Sleeves Up, Pants Down: The Naked Magic Show,” 7 p.m. July 30-31; $35 and up. 1010 N. MacInnes Place, 813-229-7827 or strazcenter.org.
Tampa Theatre
“Welcome to Night Vale,” 8 p.m. July 7; $27.50 and up. 711 N. Franklin St., 813-274-8981 or tampatheatre.org.
This story was originally published July 6, 2016 at 5:02 PM with the headline "Performing Arts: July 7-13."