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Performing arts: May 12-18

PERFORMING ARTS: What's on stage

MANATEE

THEATER

Island Players: 10009 Gulf Drive, Anna Maria

"Boeing Boeing," May 19-29. Tickets: $20. Box office: 941-778-5755.

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

"Menopause, the Musical," June 7-19; $37. Information: 941-748-5875 or manateeplayers.com.

SARASOTA

DANCE

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

"Evolving/Revolving," 7:30 p.m. June 2-4 and 2 p.m. June 5; $46.Information: 941-359-0099.

Sarasota Opera House: 61 N. Pineapple Ave.

Diane Partington Studio of Classical Ballet: "Don Quixote," 7 p.m. May 21: $16-$35. Information: 941-328-1300.

THEATER

Florida Studio Theatre: 1241 N. Palm Ave.

Keating Theatre: Annual Richard and Betty Burdick New Play Reading Series: 2 p.m. May 14; $10-$25. John C. Court Cabaret: "Laughing Matters," through June 12; $30 and up. Summer Cabaret Season: "Come Fly With Me!" The Sammy Cahn Songbook," June 14-July 17. "The CardShark," July 19-Aug. 21. "The GiGi's," Aug. 23-Sept. 25. All Summer Cabaret performances are $32-$36. "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 Repertory Theatre: "Josephine," through May 29; $15.50 and up. Asolo Rep's Education and Outreach Department "Kaleidoscope: The Spectacular Sensation Extravaganza!" 6 p.m. May 23; tickets are free, reservations are required. Information: 941-351-8000 or asolorep.org.

The Players Theatre: 838 N. Tamiami Trail

Sarasota School of Arts & Sciences: "Shrek the Musical Jr." 7 p.m. May 13-14; $8-$12. "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

"The Drowning Girls," through May 22; $24. Information: 941-321-1397 or urbanitetheatre.com.

The Starlite Room: 1001 Cocoanut Ave., Sarasota

"Mind Games," four short stories, 7:30 p.m. May 19-21 and 6:30 p.m. May 22. $17.50. Information: 941-587-8290.

Van Wezel Performing Arts Hall: 777 N. Tamiami Trail

Maks & Val, Live on Tour: Our Way, 8 p.m. June 16; $40 and up. Box office: 941-953-3368 or vanwezel.org.

Westcoast Black Theatre Troupe: 1646 10th Way

"Driving Miss Daisy," through May 28; $22-$36. Young Artist Program: "A Tribute to Love with Alyssa White," 7:30 p.m. May 23; $25. Information: 941-366-1505 or wbttroupe.org.

ST. PETERSBURG

THEATER

American Stage: 163 Third St. N.

"A Tale of Two Cities," June 1-26; $39-$49. Pay-what-you-can night is June 1. Information: 727-823-7529.

Mahaffey Theater: 400 First St. S.

Daniel Tiger's Neighborhood LIVE, 3 p.m., May 15; $22.50 and up. "Weird Al" Yankovic, 8 p.m. June 3; $37.50 and up. Information: 727-892-5767 or themahaffey.com.

TAMPA

CIRCUS

Amalie Arena: 401 Channelside Drive

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

Tampa Theatre: 711 N. Franklin St.

Marlon Wayans, 8 p.m. May 21; $42.50 and up. Information: 813-274-8981.

THEATER

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

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. "The Realish Housewives of South Tampa," a parody, May 31-June 5; $30 and up. "Jersey Boys," June 1-5; $38.50 and up. Donald Margulies' "Time Stands Still," July 6-31; $14 and up. Information: 813-229-7827 or strazcenter.org.

Tampa Theatre: 711 N. Franklin St.

"Welcome to Night Vale," 8 p.m. July 7; $27.50 and up. Information: 813-274-8981 or tampatheatre.org.

This story was originally published May 11, 2016 at 12:45 PM with the headline "Performing arts: May 12-18 ."

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