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Voting Open for the 2025 BroadwayWorld Sarasota Awards
by BWW Awards - November 18, 2025
Voting is now open for the 2025 BroadwayWorld Sarasota Awards. The 2025 Regional Awards honor regional productions, touring shows, and more which had their first performance between October 1, 2024 through September 30, 2025.
Rolling World Premiere of ADVICE Comes to Florida Rep
by BWW News Desk - November 18, 2025
Florida Repertory Theatre will present “Advice,” a new comedy by Brent Askari making its National New Play Network Rolling World Premiere. Learn ore about the show here!
Josephine Phoenix One-Woman Show BETWEEN COCONUTS AND CONCRETE Comes to Sarasota Jewish Theatre
by BWW News Desk - November 18, 2025
 Sarasota Jewish Theatre will present Josephine Phoenix in her one-woman show “Between Coconuts and Concrete,” in January at Westcoast Black Theatre Troupe.
Ensemble Studio Theatre Reveals 2025–2026 Youngblood Playwrights Cohort
by BWW News Desk - November 17, 2025
Ensemble Studio Theatre’s Youngblood program has announced ten new members for its 2025–2026 season. The OBIE Award-winning collective will welcome Davis Alianiello, Messiah Cristine, Avery Deutsch, Xiaoyan Kang, Carolyn Kettig, Gloria Majule, Max Mooney, Jordan Ramirez Puckett, Eliya Smith, and Rosa Thomas.
Westcoast Black Theatre Troupe To Present Brian L. Boyd In ENIGMA This December
by BWW News Desk - November 17, 2025
Westcoast Black Theatre Troupe will present Brian L. Boyd in ENIGMA, the first Independent Artist Program showcase of the season. The two-night event will feature an original theatrical work created in collaboration with M.A.D. Music Acting Dance Inc. and performed by a company of WBTT artists. Boyd, a longtime member of the troupe with extensive stage credits, will return to Sarasota for the premiere.
Hermitage Artist Retreat Receives $300,000 in National and Regional Grants for Artist Programs
by BWW News Desk - November 17, 2025
The Hermitage Artist Retreat has been awarded a series of grants totaling over $300,000 that will support a variety of programs and initiatives, including residencies for Hermitage Fellows.
Review: LUCKY STIFF at Florida Studio Theatre
by Shanti M. Kennedy - November 12, 2025
What did our critic think of LUCKY STIFF at Florida Studio Theatre?
Asolo Repertory Theatre Appoints Juliana Han Witt as Director of Development
by BWW News Desk - November 12, 2025
Asolo Repertory Theatre has named Juliana Han Witt its new Director of Development, beginning November 14. Han Witt brings more than two decades of fundraising experience across major U.S. arts institutions.
Arts Advocates Unveils December 2025 Events in Sarasota
by BWW News Desk - November 12, 2025
Arts Advocates has announced its December 2025 programming, including guided tours at the Westcoast Black Theatre Troupe and the Van Wezel Performing Arts Hall.
Photos: The Hermitage Raises Over $450,000 At 17TH ANNUAL ARTFUL LOBSTER
by BWW News Desk - November 11, 2025
The Hermitage Artist Retreat raised more than $450,000 at its 17th annual Artful Lobster fundraiser on November 8, 2025, supporting its artist residency program on Manasota Key. See photos from the event.
BLACK NATIVITY - REIMAGINED Comes to Westcoast Black Theatre This Month
by BWW News Desk - November 11, 2025
Westcoast Black Theatre Troupe – once again – invites the community to celebrate the holiday season with “Black Nativity – Reimagined,” an inspirational gospel musical originally penned by poet/playwright Langston Hughes.
The Hermitage Artist Retreat Welcomes Tiffany Colli-Moon As New Programs Director
by BWW News Desk - November 07, 2025
The Hermitage Artist Retreat has announced Tiffany Colli-Moon as its new Programs Director, following a national search led by TOC Arts Partners. Joyous R. Pierce joins the organization as Artist & Alumni Relations Manager.
Hermitage Artist Retreat to Host New Program THE FANTASY OF REALITY
by BWW News Desk - November 07, 2025
The Hermitage Artist Retreat will present a new program, The Fantasy of Reality, featuring celebrated author and Hermitage Fellow Joseph Earl Thomas on Thursday, December 18, 2025, at Bookstore1 in downtown Sarasota.
Tyler Mount to Host Rise Above Performing Arts Masquerade Gala
by BWW News Desk - November 07, 2025
Rise Above Performing Arts will present its 2nd Annual Masquerade Gala, an elegant evening celebrating the transformative power of the performing arts.
Review: MONSTERS OF THE AMERICAN CINEMA at Urbanite
by Jacob Ruscoe - November 06, 2025
Under the sure-handed direction of Summer Wallace, the production becomes a stirring meditation on parenthood, identity, and the monsters—both real and imagined—that shape us.
Artist Series Concerts Of Sarasota To Present Two December Programs Featuring Young Concert Artists
by BWW News Desk - November 06, 2025
Artist Series Concerts of Sarasota will spotlight the artistry of Young Concert Artists (YCA) in two December performances that bring together rising classical musicians and acclaimed alumni of the prestigious organization.
Florida Studio Theatre to Celebrate the Holidays With DECK THE HALLS
by BWW News Desk - November 05, 2025
Florida Studio Theatre will celebrate the holiday season with Deck the Halls, an interactive production celebrating the spirit of the season, created by Sarah Durham and Caroline Saldivar with musical arrangements by Jim Prosser.
BWW Q&A: Carla Woods Talks COME FROM AWAY at Asolo Repertory Theatre
by Joshua Wright - November 04, 2025
Come from Away tells the inspiring true story of 7,000 airline passengers stranded in the remote town of Gander, Newfoundland in the aftermath of September 11, 2001. As fear and uncertainty gripped the world, the people of Gander responded with open arms.
Sarasota Youth Opera to Present BRUNDIBÁR, A TALE OF COURAGE AND COMMUNITY
by BWW News Desk - November 03, 2025
Sarasota Youth Opera will present Brundibár, composed by Hans Krása with a libretto by Adolf Hoffmeister, on November 8–9, 2025, at the Sarasota Opera House.
Photos: Meet the Cast of COME FROM AWAY at Asolo Repertory Theatre
by BWW News Desk - November 03, 2025
Asolo Repertory Theatre has released first look photos of the cast of COME FROM AWAY, launching the 2025–26 season with performances November 12–December 28, 2025.
Tony-Nominated Broadway Star Betsy Wolfe to Headline the Hermitage's 17 Annual ARTFUL LOBSTER
by BWW News Desk - October 30, 2025
The Hermitage Artist Retreat has announced that Tony Award nominee Betsy Wolfe (Waitress, & Juliet, Death Becomes Her) will headline the 17th annual Artful Lobster: An Outdoor Celebration on Saturday, November 8, from 11:30 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.
Sarasota Concert Association Welcomes New Board President  Charlie Berardesco
by BWW News Desk - October 28, 2025
The Sarasota Concert Association (SCA) has announced that Charlie Berardesco has been elected board president, succeeding Joy McIntyre, who will remain on the board as immediate past president.
THREE PIANOS Comes to Florida Studio Theatre
by BWW News Desk - October 28, 2025
Florida Studio Theatre will produce Three Pianos, an original revue created by Rebecca Hopkins, Richard Hopkins, and Sarah Durham, with musical arrangements by Jim Prosser.
The Lakewood Ranch Wind Ensemble and Ring Sarasota Join Forces For Veterans Day Performance
by BWW News Desk - October 28, 2025
The Lakewood Ranch Wind Ensemble and Ring Sarasota, Sarasota's premier handbell choir, will present a joint performance honoring Veterans. Learn more here!
Last Chance To Submit For The 2025 BroadwayWorld Sarasota Awards
by BWW Awards - October 27, 2025
This is your last chance to submit 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.

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