Performing arts: March 17-23

PERFORMING ARTS: What's on stage

MANATEE

THEATER

Harmony Hall: 7615 Lakeshore Drive, Ellenton

The Gray Pretenders "The Magnificent Seven," seven 10-minute plays, 7 p.m. April 2; $7. Information: 941-729-0350.

Island Players: 10009 Gulf Drive, Anna Maria

"Lettice and Lovage," March 24-April 10. "Boeing Boeing," May 19-29. Tickets: $20. Box office: 941-778-5755.

Manatee Performing Arts Center: 502 Third Ave. W., Bradenton

Stone Hall: "Bye Bye Birdie," through April 3; $30 and up. "Phantom," May 5-22; $30. Bradenton Kiwanis Studio Theater: "To Kill a Mockingbird," April 14-May 1; $26 and up. Information: 941-748-5875 or manateeplayers.com.

Neel Performing Arts Center: 5840 26th St. W., Bradenton

Music Theatre Ensemble Showcase, 8 p.m. April 18; no charge. Information: 941-792-8274.

SARASOTA

DANCE

Sarasota Contemporary Dance: FSU Center for Performing Arts, 5555 N. Tamiami Trail

"Retrospect," through March 20; $46. Information: 941-359-0099.

Sarasota Ballet: Van Wezel Performing Arts Hall, 777 N. Tamiami Trail

Ashton and Balanchine: Enigma Variations and Stars and Stripes, April 8-9; $35 and up. Information: 941-359-009 or sarasotaballet.org.

Sarastoa Ballet: Opera House, 61 N. Pineapple Ave.

Wheeldon and Ashton: "The American," "Jazz Calendar" and "A Wedding Bouquet," April 29-30; $35 and up.

Information: 941-359-0099.

OPERA

Sarasota Opera: 61 N. Pineapple Ave.

"The Battle of Legnano," through March 18; $19 and up. "Aida," through March 19; $19 and up. Information: 941-366-8450 or sarasotaopera.org.

THEATER

Florida Studio Theatre: 1241 N. Palm Ave.

Gompertz Theatre: "Outside Mullingar," through April 2; $25 and up. Stage III series: "My Name is Asher Lev," through March 27; $32-$39. "Alabama Story," April 8-27; $25 and up. John C. Court Cabaret: "Laughing Matters," through June 12; $30 and up. Goldstein Cabaret: "Yesterday," through May 8, added performance 9 p.m. March 22 and 9 p.m. April 5; $30 and up. "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. Information: 941-366-9000 or floridastudiotheatre.org.

FSU Center for Performing Arts: 5555 N Tamiami Trail

Asolo Conservatory for Actor Training: "A Doll's House," April 12-May 1; $12.50 and up. Asolo Repertory Theatre: "All The Way," 8 p.m. through April 9, added performance 8 p.m. March 25-26; $12 and up. "Ah, Wilderness," through April 10, added performance 2 p.m. March 26; $24 and up. "Guess Who's Coming To Dinner," through April 17; $24 and up. "Disgraced," April 1-24; $17 and up. Information: 941-351-8000 or asolorep.org.

The Players Theatre: 838 N. Tamiami Trail

"La Cage Aux Folles," March 23-April 2; $25 and up. Backstage at the Players: "Doubt: A Parable," April 14-24; $10. "Friday Night Live," 8 p.m. Fridays; $18. Unless otherwise noted all tickets are $25-$30. Box office: 941-365-2494 or theplayers.org.

Urbanite Theatre: 1487 Second St., Sarasota

Guest performance: Moving Ethos Dance Company "To Have And Uphold," March 22-27; $25. "The Drowning Girls," April 22-May 22; $24. Information: 941-321-1397 or urbanitetheatre.com.

Van Wezel Performing Arts Hall: 777 N. Tamiami Trail

Peking Acrobats, 7 p.m. March 20; $15-$45. "Bullets Over Broadway," 8 p.m. March 21: $55. Stomp, 8 p.m. March 22; $50-$70. Million Dollar Quartet, 2 and 8 p.m. March 26; $50-$75. An evening with Sophia Loren, 8 p.m. March 31; $35 and up. Paula Poundstone, 7 p.m. April 17; $17 and up. "Mamma Mia," 8 p.m. April 19-20; $35 and up. Cirque Mechanics Pedal Pink, 8 p.m. April 22; $20 and up. Brian Regan, 8 p.m. April 23; $55. Billy Gardell, 8 p.m. April 29; $15-$55. Box office: 941-953-3368 or vanwezel.org.

Westcoast Black Theatre Troupe: 1646 10th Way

"The Sam Cooke Story," through April 9; $38. Information: 941-366-1505 or wbttroupe.org.

ST. PETERSBURG

THEATER

Mahaffey Theater: 400 First St. S.

Colin Mochrie and Brad Sherwood-Two Man Group, 8 p.m. March 19; $37.50 and up. "Rhythm in the Night," the Irish Dance Spectacular, 8 p.m. April 1; $25-$45. Daniel Tiger's Neighborhood LIVE, 3 p.m., May 15; $22.50 and up. Information: 727-892-5767 or themahaffey.com.

TAMPA

CIRCUS

Amalie Arena: 401 Channelside Drive

Cirque du Soleil "TORUK-the First Flight," through March 20; $30 and up. Disney on Ice: 100 Years of Magic, 7 p.m. May 12-13, 11 a.m.-3 p.m. and 7 p.m. May 14, 1 p.m. and 5 p.m. May 15; $18 and up. Information: 813-301-6500 or amaliearena.com.

COMEDY

USF Sun Dome: 4202 E. Fowler Ave.

Mike Epps "Don't Take It Personal" Tour, 8 p.m. March 19; 50.75 and up. Information: 800-745-3000 or sundomearena.com.

OPERA

David A. Straz Jr. Center for the Performing Arts: 1010 N. MacInnes Place

"Don Giovanni," 8 p.m. April 8, 2 p.m. April 10; $49.50-$99.50. Joel McHale, 8 p.m. April 9; $45.50 and up. Information: 813-229-7827 or strazcenter.org.

THEATER

David A. Straz Jr. Center for the Performing Arts: 1010 N. MacInnes Place

"Murder for Two," through May 1; $40 and up. National Geographic Live! Exploring Mars: The Next Generation, 7 p.m. March 22; $25. Luis Bravo's "Forever Tango," 7 p.m. April 8; $45-$55. David Cross, 8 p.m. April 15; $28 and up. "The Lightning Thief," 2 p.m. April 17; $12.50. Habana Compas Dance, 8 p.m. April 22; $30-$55. An evening with David Sedaris, 7:30 p.m. April 22; $30-$55. Junie B's Essential Survival Guide to School, 2 p.m. April 23; $12.50. Garrison Keillor, 7:30 p.m. April 24; $35.50-$55.50. "Beautiful," the Carol King Musical, April 26-May 1; $45-$100. "Antony and Cleopatra," April 22-27; $28. "Murder For Two," through May 1; $40 and up. Sandi Silver Puppet Show, 11 a.m. May 14; $7.50 and up. National Theatre Live: "Hamlet," 2 p.m. May 15; $21.50 and up. "If/Then," May 17-22; $40 and up. Information: 813-229-7827 or strazcenter.org.

Tampa Theatre: 711 N. Franklin St.

"The Karate Kid," with special guest Ralph Macchio, 7:30 p.m. April 9; $46.50. Information: 813-274-8981 or tampatheatre.org.

This story was originally published March 16, 2016 at 11:51 AM with the headline "Performing arts: March 17-23 ."