The latest theatre news from Sarasota — show openings, casting announcements, reviews, and touring productions.
Nominations are now open for the 2025 BroadwayWorld Sarasota Awards! The 2025 Regional Awards honor productions which had their first performance between October 1, 2024 through September 30, 2025.
Sarasota Jewish Theatre will present two contemporary short comedies by Bruce J.
The Sarasota Players will launch its 96th season with the city-premiere of The Wedding Singer, the high-energy musical comedy with music by Matthew Sklar, book by Chad Beguelin and Tim Herlihy, and lyrics by Beguelin, based on the New Line Cinema film starring Adam Sandler and Drew Barrymore.
Asolo Repertory Theatre has revealed that single tickets for its 2025–2026 season are officially on sale.
Asolo Repertory Theatre has received an $85,000 Strategic Partnership Grant from the Community Foundation of Sarasota County.
Westcoast Black Theatre Troupe has announced the first artist to be featured during the thirteenth year of its Young Artist Program.
BroadwayWorld’s industry-leading, completely free digital show program service, Stage Mag, announced the launch of Stage Mag 2.
Catherine Randazzo has been promoted to Associate Producer, and Nancy Rominger will expand her responsibilities as Associate Artist to include serving as Literary Manager.
BroadwayWorld introduces MyShows, a new feature that lets you track shows you’ve seen, rate productions, share reviews, and connect with friends.
Tickets are now on sale at the Sarasota Opera Box Office for the 2025/2026 season.
BroadwayWorld has just learned that Heathers The Musical, which recently made its return to New York City at New World Stages, plans to hit the road! Heathers will launch a US tour, beginning in Spring 2027, with tours across other parts of the world to come as well.
This year’s Mainstage Series features a madcap musical caper, a heartwarming play about tailor-made suits and fresh starts, an imaginative comedy about the men behind the moon landing, and a Broadway hit capturing the extraordinary moments of everyday life.
After nine seasons as Music Director of the Sarasota Music Festival, conductor, pianist, and pedagogue Jeffrey Kahane will step back from the leadership role of the Festival, founded 61 years ago.
Ensemble Studio Theatre (Estefanía Fadul and Graeme Gillis, Co-Artistic Directors) and the Alfred P.
“A Band Called Honalee”'s performance is filled with poignant moments that pay tribute to a bittersweet era in American history.
The cast has been announced for the forthcoming 2025-26 tour of Chicago.
All new casting has been announced for the 2025-2026 North American Tour of the Tony Award-winning musical SIX.
All new footage has been released from the North American tour of Disney’s Beauty and the Beast, the first touring production of the musical presented by Disney in over 25 years.
Florida Studio Theatre (FST) has announced the final extension of its Summer Mainstage hit Don’t Dress for Dinner, which will now run through Sunday, September 7, 2025, in the Gompertz Theatre.
Sarasota Opera has received a $60,000 Empowering Arts Grant from Gulf Coast Community Foundation to support its 2025–2026 programming and operations.
The Hermitage Artist Retreat and the Aspen Music Festival and School (Aspen, Colorado) have announced Harriet Steinke, a composition student at AMFS, has been selected as the recipient of the 2025 Hermitage Prize in Composition.
Van Wezel Performing Arts Hall and JS Touring announced today that America’s premier comedian, Jerry Seinfeld, will perform on the Van Wezel Performing Arts Hall stage on May 2, 2026! Tickets go on sale to the general public on Friday, August 22, 2025, at 10 am.
Last year when we last met up with Mary Benzel, Executive Director at Van Wezel, Sarasota had just gone through a couple of terrible storms, with the Van Wezel having been tragically affected by the flooding.
Florida Studio Theatre has received a $150,000 grant from the Community Foundation of Sarasota County.
Organizing a dinner party can be a fun and exciting experience, filled with unexpected twists and turns.
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Ron White Van Wezel Performing Arts Hall (9/13-9/13) |
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Paddy O'Furniture Manatee Performing Arts Center (3/16-3/16) |
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Dear Evan Hansen Manatee Performing Arts Center (10/22-11/01) |
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Rumours of Fleetwood Mac Van Wezel Performing Arts Hall (10/17-10/17) |
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The Vampire Circus Van Wezel Performing Arts Hall (10/25-10/25) |
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The Last Romance Florida Studio Theatre (7/22-8/16) |
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Old Time Sailors Manatee Performing Arts Center (11/17-11/17) |
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Forgotten Broadway Florida Studio Theatre (7/31-8/01) |
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Larger Than Life: The Definitive Boy Band Tribute Manatee Performing Arts Center (1/26-1/26) |
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A Motown Christmas Westcoast Black Theatre Troupe (12/02-1/03) |
