An actor, director, and theatre teacher, Peter Nason fell in love with the theatre at the tender age of six when he saw Mickey Rooney in “George M!” at the Shady Grove in Washington, D.C. He has appeared in dozens of productions around the country, helmed several films and directed over thirty plays. His love of the theatre, and his passion for the craft of acting and directing, has led him to reach hundreds of Florida teenagers to help make the stage their home. He has currently started a new theatre program at the CCMS Conservatory of the Arts where he hopes the students there will find the same joy of performing that he found.
A graduate of the University of Alabama and the Scuola Lorenzo de Medici in Florence, Italy, Peter is an award-winning playwright and has written for various periodicals and newspapers, including “The Tampa Tribune,” where he was a book reviewer and community columnist. One of his literary heroines, the late great Pauline Kael, summed up his philosophy of reviewing: “In the arts, the critic is the only independent source of information. The rest is advertising.” Peter resides in Wesley Chapel, Florida with his beloved Boston Terrier, Ike.
BWW Review: An Intimate, Devastating FUN HOME at American Stage
July 21, 2019
July 21, 2019
Don't miss this stellar production, beautifully directed with incredible performances, that left me speechless.
BWW Review: The Marcia P. Hoffman School of the Arts Summer Camp Presents Stephen Sondheim's Hilarious A FUNNY THING HAPPENED ON THE WAY TO THE FORUM at Ruth Eckerd Hall
July 19, 2019
July 19, 2019
When it comes to Tony Award snubbing, there are several artistic high crimes and misdemeanors. For instance, Fiorello! winning Best Musical over Gypsy, or the good Music Man besting the better West Side Story. Or how about this awful upset: Two Gentlemen of Verona (the since-forgotten musical) beating both Grease and Follies for the top honor. Perhaps worst of all is this: Even though A FUNNY THING HAPPENED ON THE WAY TO THE FORUM was Stephen Sondheim's first and most successful Broadway show as a composer and lyricist, and even though it would win six of its eight nominated Tony Awards in 1962-1963 (including Best Musical), Mr. Sondheim himself was not even nominated for his lyrics and score. A show that features some of the most beloved comic songs from the early 1960's--'Comedy Tonight,' 'Lovely,' and 'Everybody Ought to Have a Maid'--wasn't even nominated for these iconic numbers. (For the record, Oliver! won that year for Best Score.) Broadway's greatest composer would have to wait almost a decade to receive his first Tony Award.
BWW Review: Kudos to the Wilde Theatre Company and Their Production of Frank Wildhorn's JEKYLL & HYDE: THE MUSICAL
July 17, 2019
July 17, 2019
A new professional theatre company is officially born in the Tampa Bay Area!
BWW Review: Eight O'Clock Theatre Puts on the Ritz with Mel Brooks' YOUNG FRANKENSTEIN
July 12, 2019
July 12, 2019
It's a marvelous production of a so-so musical.
BWW Review: Kylie Arseneau Was Born to Play Millie in THOROUGHLY MODERN MILLIE at the River Ridge Center for the Arts
July 1, 2019
July 1, 2019
This is one fast and furiously entertaining show!
BWW Review: Stephen Schwartz's PIPPIN Comes to Life in St. Petersburg College Theater Department's Crazily Creative, Exuberant Production
June 30, 2019
June 30, 2019
Students from ten high schools and six colleges have come together to create an extraordinary, stunning summertime show.
BWW Review: TOTA Music & Theatre Conservatory's Magical Production of Roald Dahl's MATILDA: THE MUSICAL
June 28, 2019
June 28, 2019
An astounding nine-year-old Berlin Head leads a cast of amazingly talented kids.
BWW Review: A Big Bright Beautiful SHREK: THE MUSICAL at the Show Palace Dinner Theatre
June 17, 2019
June 17, 2019
A perfect remedy for the summertime blahs.
BWW Review: Mad Theatre of Tampa's Production of MAN OF LA MANCHA at the Shimberg Playhouse
June 15, 2019
June 15, 2019
Yes, it features perhaps the greatest song in musical theatre history, but does Don Quixote's quest here lack zest?
BWW Review: Eugene O'Neill's Penetrating, Heartbreaking LONG DAY'S JOURNEY INTO NIGHT at American Stage - Is It The Greatest American Play Ever Written?
June 9, 2019
June 9, 2019
Janis Stevens gives the performance of the year in a show that you won't be able to shake for a long time.
BWW Review: The Asolo's Inventive, Slapstick Production of Jules Verne's AROUND THE WORLD IN 80 DAYS - Perfect for the Kid Inside Every Adult
June 8, 2019
June 8, 2019
It's crazily creative, winding up like Disney's 'It's a Small World' ride on methamphetamine.
BWW Review: Talent Overflows in the Broadway Star of the Future Showcase at the Straz Center's Ferguson Hall, Hosted by Eric Petersen
June 4, 2019
June 4, 2019
Congratulations to Palm Harbor University High School's Chris Loving and Shorecrest's Senna Prasatthong-osath for their Best Actor and Best Actress win!
BWW Review: Tampa Repertory Theatre's Production of Aaron Posner's STUPID F**KING BIRD
June 2, 2019
June 2, 2019
This re-imagining of Chekhov's 'The Seagull' is super-smart and boasts a dynamite cast.
BWW Review: Chris Crawford Gives One of the Year's Top Performances in Jonathan Tolins' BUYER AND CELLAR at freeFall Theatre
May 19, 2019
May 19, 2019
In this one-man tour de force, Crawford plays a variety of roles brilliantly, including that of Barbra Streisand.
BWW Review: Stephen Sondheim's Horrifying & Hilarious SWEENEY TODD: THE DEMON BARBER OF FLEET STREET at the Asolo - The Finest Musical Yet Written
May 14, 2019
May 14, 2019
You won't find a better production of this masterpiece, now celebrating its 40th anniversary.
BWW Review: An Incredible Emily Belvo Appears in Jobsite Theater's Production of Lucy Kirkwood's HEDDA - Based on Henrik Ibsen's HEDDA GABLER
May 12, 2019
May 12, 2019
It showcases the strength of silence and slowness with an ending that won't be forgotten.
BWW Review: Eight O'Clock Theatre's Marvelous AVENUE Q Thankfully Still Has the Power to Offend
May 11, 2019
May 11, 2019
It's like 'Sesame Street' meets 'Rent,' with more than a dash of 'Book of Mormon' humor thrown in for good measure.
BWW Review: Aeon Life Theater Presents SHE LOVES ME at the Italian Club in Ybor City
May 5, 2019
May 5, 2019
Is SHE LOVES ME the perfect musical?
BWW Review: Watch Jonathan Sherman's WOMEN AND WALLACE at the HCC Studio Theatre - Part of the Tampa Fringe Festival
May 4, 2019
May 4, 2019
Nick Hoop and especially Kylie Heymer are worth the price of admission!
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