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“When two kindred souls come together under chance circumstances, their lives are forever changed. How can they go back to before? The best-selling novel and movie have been adapted into a stunning musical with Tony Award-winning music & lyrics by Jason Robert Brown. Experience this passionate story in our biggest production yet!”
The Bridges of Madison County
book by Marsha Norman
music & lyrics by Jason Robert Brown
directed by Michelle Petrucci
music directed by Juan Rodriguez
starring Emilia Sargent
Presented at the Jaeb Theatre
Straz Center for the Performing Arts
1010 N Macinnes Pl, Tampa, FL 33603
preview April 10, 2025
OPENING NIGHT CELEBRATION April 11, 2025
April 10-20, 2025
Season Sponsors:
The Gobioff Foundation
Hillsborough County Board of County Commissioners
Production Sponsors:
Michael & Kay Mahoney
Ticketing Sponsor:
Russell Buchan
Opening Night Sponsors:
Andrea Graham & Geoff Simon
The Bridges of Madison County, the Tony Award-winning musical, ignites a passionate tale on a quiet Iowa farm. Francesca, a housewife yearning for connection, encounters a charismatic photographer who alters the course of her life. With a soaring score and a powerful story, this musical asks the question: what if you had the chance to rewrite your life? Experience an unforgettable journey of love, loss, and the choices that shape us.
Outer Critics Circle Award
2014 – Outstanding New Score, Winner (Jason Robert Brown)
Tony® Award
2014 – Best Original Score, Winner (Jason Robert Brown)
2014 – Best Orchestrations, Winner (Jason Robert Brown)
Drama Desk Award
2014 – Outstanding Musical, Nominee (The Bridges of Madison County)
2014 – Outstanding Music, Winner (Jason Robert Brown)
2014 – Outstanding Lyrics, Nominee (Jason Robert Brown)
2014 – Outstanding Orchestrations, Winner (Jason Robert Brown)
2014 – Outstanding Book of a Musical, Nominee (Marsha Norman)
Drama League Award
2014 – Outstanding Production of a Musical, Nominee (The Bridges of Madison County)
“Music is the food of love, or so I hear, and Mr. Brown gives us plenty of rich fare to feast on. …[He] brings layered textures of yearning to his songs for Francesca that make us experience the world through her startled, newly awakened senses.”
– The New York Times
“Jason Robert Brown has written a lush and deeply romantic score, filled with rich and melodic duets that show off its leads’ terrific voices.”
– Entertainment Weekly
“[A] touching doomed romance that features a superb, thrilling score by Jason Robert Brown.”
– The Huffington Post
“A ravishingly beautiful musical play.”
– Newsday
“The staging and writing add welcome layers of complexity and context, and Brown’s score combines consistently intelligent lyrics with diverse, inventive melodies.”
– TimeOut New York
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Location
Straz Center for the Performing Arts
Jaeb Theatre
1010 N. Macinnes Pl., Tampa, FL 33602
Dates & Times
April 10-22, 2025
Thu / Fri / Sat evenings – 7:30pm
Sat matinees – TBD
Sun matinees – TBD
Seating begins 30 minutes prior to showtime.
Approximate running time is 2 hours with one 15-minute intermission.
ACCESSIBILITY
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parking
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