Hair metal icon, actor and reality TV personality Sebastian Bach,<\/strong> the onetime lead singer for Skid Row, takes the stage Friday at Ferg\u2019s Entertainment Complex, sharing the bill with White Lion and Stitched Up Heart.<\/p>\n Along with a solid handful of gold and platinum albums, with Skid Row, solo and with other players, Bach\u2019s resume includes acting stints on TV\u2019s Gilmore Girls<\/em> and a national tour of Jesus Christ Superstar<\/em>. In 2023, he appeared on the performance series The Masked Singer.<\/em><\/p>\n Find tickets for Friday\u2019s 7 p.m. outdoor concert at this link<\/a>.<\/p>\n Ali Wong will be at the Mahaffey Theater Saturday and Sunday. Photo: Netflix.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n Comedian and actress Ali Wong<\/strong> plays the Mahaffey Theater Saturday (her Sunday show at the Mahaffey is sold out). Best known for her two-time Emmy-winning turn on the Netflix series Beef<\/em>, Wong also took home a Golden Globe Award for her (fourth) Netflix special, 2023\u2019s Ali Wong: Single Lady. <\/em>Tickets are at this link<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n Friday brings the We Them One\u2019s Comedy Tour <\/strong>to Benchmark International Arena. Mike Epps is the headliner; other comics on the bill include Karlous Miller, DC Young Fly, Chico Bean and Mojo Brookzz. From the venue website: \u201cArtist(s) scheduled to appear are subject to change.\u201d Showtime is 8 p.m., and tickets are here<\/a>.<\/p>\n Sunday: The Cream of Clapton Band<\/strong> plays the Capitol Theatre. It\u2019s in no way a tribute act, but more of a \u201cfamily and friends\u201d situation. The band includes Eric Clapton\u2019s nephew Will Johns on lead guitar; drummer Steve Ferrone, of the latter-day version of Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers, who spent six years in Clapton\u2019s touring band; keyboard player Noah East, son of Clapton\u2019s longtime bassist, Nathan East. And Nathan himself, fresh off the latest Clapton tour, will be there on bass. Find tickets here<\/a>.<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n The Stephen Sonheim musical Into the Woods<\/em><\/strong>, American Stage\u2019s spring production in Demens Landing Park, came roaring (rather like a wolf in Grandma\u2019s clothing) last weekend. The fairy-tale fantasy continues through April 25; click here<\/a> for showtimes, tickets and other pertinent info. Singer\/actress Ryan Joustra, who plays The Witch, is our guest Friday on the Arts Alive!<\/em> podcast.<\/p>\n It\u2019s the final weekend for Jobsite Theater\u2019s production of The Shark is Broken<\/em><\/strong>, a behind-the-scenes looking at the making of Jaws. Show are tonight through Sunday afternoon; see the schedule and find tickets at this link<\/a>.<\/p>\n Onstage nightly through Sunday\u2019s matinee at Ruth Eckerd Hall: A touring production of the Tony-winning \u00a0Moulin Rouge! The Musical<\/em><\/strong>. It\u2019s a stage adaptation of the hit 2001 film from Australian director Baz Luhrmann. Find showtimes and tickets here<\/a>.<\/p>\n Jobsite\u2019s \u201cThe Shar is Broken\u201d (with Paul Potenza, left, Cody Farkas and Christopher Marshall) closes up shop after this weekend. Photo: James Zambon.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n April 8 Blessd at the Mahaffey Theater<\/p>\n April 8 Billy Strings at Benchmark Arena<\/p>\n April 8-11 St. Pete Jazz Festival at the Warehouse Arts District ArtsXchange Stage<\/p>\n April 9-19 The comedy Ripcord <\/em>at the Off-Central<\/p>\n April 10 & 11: Gasparilla Music Festival at Meridian Fields<\/p>\n April 10 & 11 Tampa Bay Blues Festival at Vinoy Park<\/p>\n April 10 Gabriel Iglesias (comedy) at Benchmark Arena<\/p>\n April 10-12 Hitler\u2019s Tasters<\/em>, a dark comedy from ThinkTank Theatre, at the Tampa Fringe Blackbox Theatre<\/p>\n April 10-May 17 And Then They Came For Me: Remembering the World of Anne Frank<\/em> at freeFall Theatre<\/p>\n April 10 Santana at Ruth Eckerd Hall<\/p>\n April 11 Dwight Yoakam at the BayCare Sound<\/p>\n April 11 Demitri Martin at the Straz Center Ferguson Hall<\/p>\n April 11 Eric Church at Benchmark Arena<\/p>\n April 12 B2K & Bow Wow at Benchmark Arena<\/p>\n April 12 Lukas Nelson at Jannus Live<\/p>\n April 15 Chamber Series at the Palladium Theater<\/p>\n April 17 Bill Murray & His Blood Brothers at Ruth Eckerd Hall<\/p>\n April 17 Goose at the BayCare Sound<\/p>\n April 17 & 18 Breakaway Music Festival at Raymond James Stadium<\/p>\n April 17 Eric Johnson at the Capitol Theatre<\/p>\n April 18 Foreigner at the BayCare Sound<\/p>\n April 18 Saigon Kick at the Capitol Theatre<\/p>\n Your Weekend Spotlight<\/a>\u00a0appears every Thursday in the\u00a0Catalyst\u2019s CREATE section<\/em>.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n Please add us to your mailing list \u2013 send all press releases and event info to\u00a0bill@stpetecatalyst.com<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n You can also submit your events to the\u00a0Catalyst<\/em>\u00a0calendar, by clicking\u00a0here<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\nOn theater stages<\/strong><\/h3>\n
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