David P. Gordon News

Puccini's LA BOHEME to be Presented at Sarasota Opera

by Chloe Rabinowitz — January 20, 2026

Sarasota Opera will open its 2026 Winter Festival with Giacomo Puccini's La bohème at the Sarasota Opera House.

Sarasota Opera Opens 2025 Fall Season With Mozart’s COSI FAN TUTTE

by Stephi Wild — October 20, 2025

Sarasotans strolling down Pineapple Avenue this month will hear the music of Mozart filling the streets outside the Opera House as rehearsals started for Sarasota Opera’s fall opera production, Così fan tutte.

PRIMARY TRUST Comes to Philadelphia Theatre Company

by Stephi Wild — August 22, 2025

Philadelphia Theatre Company will open its 51st season with the Philadelphia premiere of Primary Trust, the play by 2024 Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Eboni Booth that earned widespread critical praise for its 2023 Off-Broadway world premiere.

Sarasota Opera Reveals Casts for 2025–2026 Season, Featuring LA BOHÈME, THE MERRY WIDOW & More

by A.A. Cristi — July 28, 2025

Sarasota Opera has revealed casting for its 2025–2026 season, marking the company's 67th year and the centennial of the historic Sarasota Opera House.

Sarasota Opera Will Open 2025 Winter Opera Festival

by Stephi Wild — February 4, 2025

Sarasota Opera will open its 66th season this month with the double bill of Pietro Mascagni’s Cavalleria rusticana and Ruggero Leoncavallo’s Pagliacci.

Sarasota Opera Finalizes International Cast For Winter Festival

by Stephi Wild — December 3, 2024

Casting has been announced for Sarasota Opera’s 2025 Winter Opera Festival.

PETER PAN Returns For Arden Children's Theatre's First 2024/25 Production

by A.A. Cristi — November 19, 2024

This holiday season, Arden Children’s Theatre invites families to embark on a magical adventure with an imaginative adaptation of the timeless classic Peter Pan.

Sarasota Opera Reveals Casting for Winter Opera Festival

by Stephi Wild — August 19, 2024

Casting has been announced for Sarasota Opera’s 2025 Winter Opera Festival.

Video: Amina Robison & Mariah Ghant On Designing Arden Theatre's ONCE ON THIS ISLAND

by Joshua Wright — June 3, 2024

Watch as Arden Theatre's Once on This Island Director Amina Robinson and Assistant Director Mariah Ghant share clips from the show and reveal what it takes to develop a musical's look and feel.

Photos: First Look at ONCE ON THIS ISLAND at Arden Theatre Company

by Chloe Rabinowitz — May 28, 2024

Get a first look at photos of Arden Theatre Company's Once on This Island.

Video: Get A First Look at Arden Theatre's ONCE ON THIS ISLAND

by Joshua Wright — May 22, 2024

Get a first look at Arden Theatre Company's Once on This Island in this all-new video!

Video: Watch 'Mama Will Provide' from ONCE ON THIS ISLAND at Arden Theatre

by Joshua Wright — May 20, 2024

Get a first look at Mama Will Provide, featuring Tiara J.

Celebrate the 100th Anniversary of the Marx Brothers at Walnut Street Theatre with GROUCHO: A LIFE IN REVUE

by A.A. Cristi — January 24, 2024

Celebrate the 100th anniversary of The Marx Brothers' historic three-month run at the Walnut with this hilarious and moving tribute to 'The Kings of Comedy.

Sarasota Opera Reveals Casting For its 2024 Winter Opera Festival

by Stephi Wild — August 22, 2023

Casting has been announced for the 2024 Winter Opera Festival.

Arden Theatre Company Continues Season With August Wilson's RADIO GOLF, March 23- April 16

by A.A. Cristi — March 3, 2023

Arden Theatre Company is bringing audiences back into the world of August Wilson's ten-part series, The American Century Cycle.

Uptown! Knauer Performing Arts Center Opens 2023 With Award-Winning, THE MOUNTAINTOP By Katori Hall

by A.A. Cristi — January 6, 2023

Uptown! Knauer Performing Arts Center is bringing an acclaimed play to the stage in West Chester this February.

Sarasota Opera Announces Casting For The 2019-2020 Season

by A.A. Cristi — August 6, 2019

Victor DeRenzi, Artistic Director and Principal Conductor, and Richard Russell, Executive Director, are pleased to announce the casting for the 2019-20 season at Sarasota Opera, welcoming back returning Sarasota audience favorites as well as introducing new artists for their company debuts.