Florida Studio Theatre (FST) returns to live performance with Carole J. Bufford and Vintage POP!, a brand new musical revue exploring the evolution of popular music from the 1920s to the 1980s. The show runs until Sunday, May 9, 2021 in FST’s Keating Theatre.
Featuring hits like “St. Louis Blues,” “Every Breath You Take,” “Sway,” and “A Whole Lotta Shakin’ Goin’ On” and more, Bufford opens the theater, which has been closed since it was forced to shut down in mid-March of 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Joining Bufford onstage are Isaac Mingus (bass) and Jim Prosser (piano). Mingus makes his FST debut with Vintage POP!. He is a full-time member of the Charlotte Symphony Orchestra and Venice Symphony, in addition to several jazz groups in the greater Tampa Bay region. Mingus has performed with American jazz pianist Dick Hyman, award-winning vocalist Alexis Cole and Florida-based trumpeter James Suggs.
Prosser has been FST’s resident pianist for over 25 years, mostly recently appearing in Light My Fire and That’s Amoré!. He has arranged and co-developed over 50 cabarets for FST. He has served as composer/music director for the FST school, in addition to FST’s children’s theatre and Write A Play programs for over two decades.
FST will operate in compliance of all CDC guidelines and will perform for socially-distanced, limited capacity audiences. The theatre has taken additional safety measures, including installing MERV-13 air filters and temperature checks. The full list of actions that FST is taking can be found at FloridaStudioTheatre.org.
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