Hernando
The Man Who Came to Dinner- What: The classic Kaufman-Hart comedy tells the story of an acid-tongued theater critic who is forced to stay in a couple's home, and all the havoc that occurs because of this unwanted guest.
Where: Stage West Community Playhouse, 8390 Forest Oaks Blvd., Spring Hill
When: Jan. 8 through 25
Showtimes: Performances are Friday and Saturday, 8 p.m. Matinees are Sunday, 2 p.m.
Hillsborough
Jobsite Theater presents Picasso at the Lapin Agile- What: Steve Martin’s off-Broadway absurdist comedy places Albert Einstein and Pablo Picasso in a Parisian cafe in 1904. In his first comedy for the stage, Martin plays fast and loose with fact, fame and fortune as these two geniuses muse on the century's achievements and prospects as well as other fanciful topics with infectious dizziness.
Where: Tampa Bay Performing Arts Center, Shimberg Playhouse, 1010 N. W.C. MacInnes Place, Tampa
When: Jan. 8 through 31
Showtimes: Performances are Thursday through Saturday, 8 p.m. Matinees are Sunday, 4 p.m. There also will be a performance on Wednesday, Jan. 28, 8 p.m. and a second performance on Saturday, Jan. 31, 10 p.m.
- What: Stand-up comedy.
Where: Tampa Bay Performing Arts Center, Carol Morsani Hall, 1010 N. W.C. MacInnes Place, Tampa
When: Sunday, Jan. 11, 7:30 p.m.
- What: Business First Entertainment presents Arnez J. & Friends. Arnez J. has been on B.E.T.'s Comic View for years and has also appeared in movies.
Where: Tampa Bay Performing Arts Center, Carol Morsani Hall, 1010 N. W.C. MacInnes Place, Tampa
When: Friday, Jan. 16, 8 p.m.
- What: David Copperfield, the undisputed king of the conjurers, returns to TBPAC with a mind-bending array of interactive illusions.
Where: Tampa Bay Performing Arts Center, Carol Morsani Hall, 1010 N. W.C. MacInnes Place, Tampa
When: Sunday, Jan. 18, 5:30 and 8:30 p.m.
- What: Riverdance, the thunderous celebration of Irish music, song and dance that has tapped its way onto the world stage trilling millions of people around the globe, will play eight Farewell Performances at the Tampa Bay Performing Arts Center.
Where: Tampa Bay Performing Arts Center, Carol Morsani Hall, 1010 N. W.C. MacInnes Place, Tampa
When: Jan. 20 through 25
Showtimes: Performances are Tuesday through Sunday, 7:30 p.m. Matinees are Saturday and Sunday, 2 p.m.
Manatee
The Music Man- What: An affectionate paean to Smalltown, U.S.A. of a bygone era, Meredith Willson's "The Music Man" follows fast-talking traveling salesman Harold Hill as he cons the people of River City, Iowa into buying instruments and uniforms for a boys' band he vows to organize.
Where: Manatee Players, 102 12th St. W., Bradenton
When: Evening performances are Tuesday through Thursday, 7:30 p.m.; Friday and Saturday, 8 p.m. Matinees are Sunday, 2 p.m.
Cost: $25 adults, $11 students
Pasco
My Husband’s Wild Desires Almost Drove Me Mad- What:: Comedy.
Where: Richey Suncoast Theatre, 6237 Grand Blvd., New Port Richey
When: Jan. 16 through Feb. 1
Showtimes: Friday and Saturday, 8 p.m.; and Sunday, 2:30 p.m.
Pinellas
- What: The death of Aunt Ester, a gamble to peddle refrigerators, a garden of seeds and a final act of retribution are the threads that make up the tapestry of August Wilson's 1980s installment in the author's renowned cycle of plays.
Where: American Stage Theatre, 211 Third St. S., St. Petersburg
When: Jan. 21 through Feb. 15
Showtimes: Performances are Wednesday and Thursday, 7:30; and Friday and Saturday, 8 p.m. Matinees are Saturday and Sunday, 3 p.m.
- What: Part of American Stage’s After Hours series, this wry monologue by Will Eno was a finalist for the 2005 Pulitzer Prize. In it, an ordinary man, Thom Pain, muses on childhood, yearning, disappointment and loss. Cataloguing the eternal agonies of the human condition, Pain draws his audience into his last-ditch plea for empathy and enlightenment. Intended for mature audiences only.
Where: American Stage Theatre, 211 Third St. S., St. Petersburg
When: Jan. 26 through Feb. 17
Showtimes: Performances will be Sundays, Mondays and Tuesdays, 7 p.m.; and Fridays and Saturdays, 11:30 p.m.
- What: A comedy by Renee Taylor and Joseph Bologna, directed by Robin New, the story centers on the adventures of a Jewish widow and an Italian widow whose successful daughters move them to Las Vegas, where they share a retirement village condo.
Where: Early Bird Dinner Theatre, 200 S. McMullen-Booth Road, Clearwater
When: Through Feb. 22
Showtimes: Seating begins at 4 p.m., Thursday through Sunday. Matinee seating begins at 11 a.m., Thursday and Saturday.