Tovah Feldshuh & GOLDA'S BALCONY Come to the Van Wezel, 3/28 by Kelsey Denette
- March 21, 2011 Tovah Feldshuh will recreate her award-winning performance as Golda Meir in Golda's Balcony, when the acclaimed William Gibson play comes to the Van Wezel Performing Arts Hall on Monday, March 28 at 8 p.m.
9th Annual Heineken TransAtlantic Festival Announces Lineup by Kelsey Denette
- March 21, 2011 The Heineken TransAtlantic Festival (April 14-30, 2011) grabs a fearless hold on the punk travels and dubbed-out grace of a generation of new musicians from Mexico to Brazil, from Brooklyn to Nigeria. Then it transports them to Miami Beach's best kept secret: A swooping mid-century bandshell right on the beach, in the heart of the city's North Beach historic district.
CRAZY FOR YOU To Play Maltz Jupiter Theater by Gabrielle Sierra
- March 21, 2011 The Maltz Jupiter Theatre is heading into the final show of its 2010/11 season with the splashiest, flashiest musical its stage has seen!
New York Pops Just Added to the 2011-2012 Bravo! Series by Gabrielle Sierra
- March 21, 2011 The New York Pops Holiday Concert featuring Guest John Pizzarelli and Conductor Steven Reineke (Wed. Dec 7, 2011@ 8 PM) has just been added to the Bravo! Series which included: Salute to Vienna (Sun Jan. 1, 2012 @ 8 PM), Step Afrika! (Thurs. Jan. 12, 2012 @ 8 PM), the Cleveland Orchestra (Mon. Jan 23, 2012 @ 8 PM), Joshua Bell (Thurs. Feb 2, 2012 @ 8 PM), Forever Tango with Cheryl Burke (Thurs. Feb 9, 2012@ 8 PM), Alvin Ailey (Tues. Feb 21, 2012 @ 8 PM), The 5 Browns (Thurs. Mar 15, 2012 @ 8 PM), and Joffrey Ballet (Thurs. Mar 29, 2012 @ 8 PM).
SHEAR MADNESS Extended Through April 3 by Nicole Rosky
- March 21, 2011 Shear Madness at Florida Studio Theatre has been held over through April 3, due to popular
demand. The hit show opened on Friday, February 25, and was originally slated for a two-week run.
Shear Madness returns for a second go-around at FST after a nine-week sold-out run last season. Shear Madness is an interactive murder mystery where the audience gets to solve the crime. Join your favorite salon owner Tony, his gum-chewing assistant, Barbara, and the rest of the gang as they piece together the crime scene after a murder happens upstairs.
Van Wezel Presents Brand-new 2011-2012 Bravo! Series by Gabrielle Sierra
- March 21, 2011 The Van Wezel Performing Arts Hall has announced the premiere of the Bravo! Series for 2011-2012. The new series will combine Dance, Classical, Orchestra and other unique performances.
Casting For CHARM At Orlando Shakespeare Theater by Beau Higgins
- March 21, 2011 Orlando Shakespeare Theater in Partnership with UCF concludes its 2010-2011 Signature Series with Kathleen Cahill's 2011 Pulitzer Prize-Nominated comedy, CHARM, playing at the John and Rita Lowndes Shakespeare Center from March 23 - April 17, 2011.
Motti Lerner's 'Benedictus' Free Play Reading At GableStage, 3/21 by Beau Higgins
- March 21, 2011 Motti Lerner, well-known Israeli playwright, has written a play of compelling political intrigue , set 48 hours before the US attacks the nuclear installations of Iran. The behind-the-scenes negotiations take place at the Vatican and involve an Iranian mullah, an Israeli arms dealer, an American ambassador and a Monk. The personal issues of the characters cannot help but color their negotiations and it is a stirring view of the dark world of diplomacy.
Spring Awakening Comes to the Van Wezel 3/20 by BWW
News Desk
- March 20, 2011 Spring Awakening will make its Sarasota premiere on Sunday, March 20 at 7 p.m., featuring "the most gorgeous Broadway score this decade…"-Entertainment Weekly
Bay Street Players Present BEAUTY AND THE BEAST JR. Closes 3/20 by BWW News Desk
- March 20, 2011 The Bay Street Players' Young People's Theatre will present four performances of Disney's Beauty and the Beast, Jr. A cast of extremely talented young people, ages 7 to 18, will amaze you as they sing and perform dance numbers with the skill of veteran performers.
Angelica Torn In World Premiere Of THE RADIANT By Tony Nominated Shirley Lauro by Beau Higgins
- March 19, 2011 New Theatre's (THE NEW) 25th Anniversary continues with acclaimed stage and film actress Angelica Torn starring as Marie Curie in the World Premiere of The Radiant by Tony-nominated playwright Shirley Lauro, running March 25 - April 17, 2011. The Radiant tells the story of the tempestuous, dramatic life of Marie Curie, one of the world's first recognized woman scientists, whose discovery and isolation of radium earned her two Nobel Prizes and revolutionized science forever, as she ushered in 'The Atomic Age' and the first cure for cancer. 2011 marks the 100th Anniversary of Marie Curie's second Nobel Prize win and befittingly, Poland and France have named 2011 'Marie Curie Year' and The United Nations designated it 'The International Year of Chemistry.'
FST Announces RACE Discussion, 3/24 by Nicole Rosky
- March 18, 2011 Because David Mamet's provocative new legal drama has posited many fierce discussions
within the Sarasota community, Florida Studio Theatre will host a third and final forum to discuss the play, Race. It will take place on Thursday, March 24 at 4:00pm in the Keating Theatre. It is a free discussion, but reservations are required through FST's box office at (941) 366-9000.
Miramar Cultural Center Presents Multimedia Show CHITRAM, 4/2 by James Miller
- March 18, 2011 The Miramar Cultural Center will present Chitram: A Portait of Indian Culture, a marvelous production highlighting India's cultural diversity, on Saturday, April 2 at 7:00 p.m. Widely acclaimed for its original musical score and a fresh approach to theater, Chitram features a large cast of more than 60 musicians and dancers directed by internationally renowned musician/composer Kanniks Kannikeswaran.
Broadway's Kevin Spirtas Performs At Miniaci Center, 4/30 by James Miller
- March 18, 2011 Broadway extraordinaire Kevin Spirtas will take the stage at the Rose and Alfred Miniaci Performing Arts Center at Nova Southeastern University on Saturday, April 30 at 7:00 p.m. Join us for an electrifying concert as Spirtas takes you on a tour of his career featuring highlights from his Broadway debut to his years as Dr. Craig Wesley on Days of Our Lives.
SPRING AWAKENING Plays Parker Playhouse, 3/25-3/27 by James Miller
- March 18, 2011 The national tour of SPRING AWAKENING, Broadway's youthful, smash hit musical, will play the Parker Playhouse at the Broward Center for the Performing Arts from Friday, March 25 to Sunday, March 27.
Florida Stage Announces Winners 11th Annual Young Playwrights Festival by Beau Higgins
- March 18, 2011 For the eleventh year in a row, Florida Stage is presenting its Annual Young Playwrights Festival, a celebration of the playwriting skills of school children from throughout Palm Beach County. This year, six winning plays representing the work of ten talented young people have been chosen from more than two hundred submissions. Winners will have their work presented as a staged reading by professional actors in the Festival's culminating public performance at Florida Stage. The Young Playwrights Festival performance will be held at Florida Stage on Monday, March 28, beginning at 7:00 PM. Admission is free. The event is open to the public.