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Winners Announced For The 2022 BroadwayWorld Sarasota Awards
by BWW Awards - January 12, 2023
The winners have been announced for the 2022 BroadwayWorld Sarasota Awards, honoring the best in regional productions, touring shows, and more which had their first performance between October 1, 2021 through September 30, 2022. This year's awards include a posthumous honor for Director Frank Galati, for his work on Knoxville.
Hermitage Awards Two $30,000 Commissions in Visual Art and Dance to Rennie Harris & Sandy Rodriguez
by BWW News Desk - January 10, 2023
The Hermitage Artist Retreat, in collaboration with the Philadelphia-based Greenfield Foundation, has selected two recipients for the 2023 Hermitage Greenfield Prize, one in the discipline of visual art and one in the field of dance and choreography.
CreArte Latino Cultural Center Launches Latin Music Workshop For Latino/Hispanic Youth
by BWW News Desk - January 10, 2023
CreArte Latino Cultural Center is launching Nuestra Música, a Latin music workshop for Latino/Hispanic youth between 9 and 16 years old—with an emphasis on students who come from low-income families.
BIRDS OF NORTH AMERICA is Now Playing at the Urbanite Theatre
by BWW News Desk - January 10, 2023
Urbanite Theatre will continue its 2022/23 Season with the tender father-daughter drama Birds of North America by Anna Ouyang Moench. Directed by Urbanite Theatre Co-Artistic Director Summer Wallace, Birds of North America explores the complexities of familial relationships, and how personal politics and global worldviews shape our connections with those we love.
Sarasota Concert Association Presents Pianist Awadagin Pratt at Riverview Performing Arts Center in February
by BWW News Desk - January 10, 2023
 The Sarasota Concert Association presents pianist Awadagin Pratt at the Riverview Performing Arts Center in Sarasota on February 15 at 7:30 p.m.
Regional Premiere of NETWORK to be Presented at Florida Studio Theatre This Month
by BWW News Desk - January 06, 2023
Florida Studio Theatre will present the Regional Premiere of Network, adapted by Lee Hall and based on the Academy Award-winning screenplay by Paddy Chayefsky.
Art Center Sarasota's 2023 Visiting Artists Workshops Classes to Begin in February
by BWW News Desk - January 05, 2023
Art Center Sarasota is hosting acclaimed artists from around the nation to lead three-day immersive destination workshops, January through April 2023.
Sarasota Opera's DaCapo Society For Young Professionals Hosts Opera House Tour
by BWW News Desk - January 05, 2023
On January 12 from 6-7 pm, Sarasota Opera's Young Professionals Group, the DaCapo Society, will host a free Opera House tour.
FST's Original Cabaret, THE 70S: MORE THAN A DECADE, Returns For A Limited Engagement Run
by BWW News Desk - January 03, 2023
Florida Studio Theatre has announced that its Winter Cabaret Series opener, The ‘70s: More Than A Decade, will return to the theatre for a special encore run in March 2023. After playing nine shows a week for nineteen weeks, The 70s: More Than A Decade will have its final performance in FST’s Court Cabaret on Sunday, February 12, as planned.
Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at Ringling College Presents 'Listening to Women' Series
by BWW News Desk - January 03, 2023
The Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at Ringling College (OLLI at Ringling College) presents its fourth annual Listening to Women, a six-session series featuring women whose innovations and accomplishments are having an impact and influencing lives locally and globally.
January Events Announced at Creative Liberties
by BWW News Desk - January 03, 2023
Creative Liberties Artist Studios and Gallery, based on a foundation of artists helping artists, is gearing up for a new year filled with art and artists.
EnsembleNewSRQ Presents A Tribute To Composer George Crumb On January 16
by BWW News Desk - December 28, 2022
The composer George Crumb (1929-2022) has been celebrated as one of the 20th century's most adventurous and exceptional composers. ensembleNewSRQ (enSRQ) pays tribute to him with “George Crumb Tribute: Remembering an American Icon and Those He Influenced,” a concert showcasing two works, “Black Angels” and “Madrigals,” by the trailblazing composer.
Choral Artists Receives Grant From Community Foundation Of Sarasota County For Upcoming THE CHILDREN'S MARCH
by BWW News Desk - December 27, 2022
The Community Foundation of Sarasota County recently granted $15,000, from the Martha Leiter and Nancy Streetman Fund II, to Choral Artists of Sarasota to help fund its March 2023 concert of “The Children's March,” a dramatic work that uses song and narration to tell the story of a pivotal moment in the Civil Rights era.
SOMETHING ROTTEN! Extended Again at Florida Studio Theatre
by BWW News Desk - December 27, 2022
 Florida Studio Theatre has extend its production of the hit musical comedy, Something Rotten!, yet again. The 10-time Tony Award-nominated show will now play at Florida Studio Theatre through January 14, 2023.
Arts Advocates Now Accepting Scholarship Applications
by BWW News Desk - December 27, 2022
Arts Advocates is accepting scholarship applications through March 15, 2023 for the 2023-2024 academic year. The tuition awards are given to students who are pursuing undergraduate studies in the arts, including visual and related arts, dance, writing, music, theater, and architecture. High school seniors and college students who will major in these fields in the 2023-2024 school year are eligible to apply.
Westcoast Black Theatre Troupe to Celebrate Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s Legacy in January
by BWW News Desk - December 22, 2022
Returning to a live format for the first time since 2020, Westcoast Black Theatre Troupe is inviting the community to celebrate the rich legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. during an inspirational performance.
FST Opens 2023 Stage III Series With NNPN Rolling World Premiere Of BABEL
by BWW News Desk - December 22, 2022
Florida Studio Theatre (FST) kicks off its 2023 Stage III Series with Babel by Jacqueline Goldfinger, a dark comedy probing the world of modern eugenics. In the play's version of the not-so-distant future, expectant parents learn within the first few weeks of pregnancy which traits their child will have and what behaviors it is likely to exhibit.
Cast Announced for SILENT SKY at Asolo Repertory Theatre
by BWW News Desk - December 21, 2022
Asolo Repertory Theatre will present Lauren Gunderson’s SILENT SKY as the second play in its 2023 repertory season. See who is starring in the cast, how to get tickets, and more!
12 Days Left To Vote For The 2022 BroadwayWorld Sarasota Awards; Asolo Rep Leads Favorite Local Theatre!
by BWW - December 19, 2022
The latest standings as of Monday, December 19th, have been released for the 2022 BroadwayWorld Sarasota Awards! Nominations were reader-submitted and now our readers get to vote for their favorites.
Westcoast Black Theatre Troupe Presents FLYIN' WEST
by BWW News Desk - December 19, 2022
Westcoast Black Theatre Troupe will bring in the New Year with its production of “Flyin' West” by Pearl Cleage. WBTT had previously presented this show as a staged play reading in the summer of 2018 as part of the national Project1VOICE program, during which Black theatres around the country present the same play on the same day.
Review: CIRQUE MUSICA HOLIDAY WONDERLAND at Van Wezel
by Carolan Trbovich - December 18, 2022
What did our critic think of CIRQUE MUSICA HOLIDAY WONDERLAND at Van Wezel?
Florida Studio Theatre Presents THE LION, THE WITCH, AND THE WARDROBE
by BWW News Desk - December 16, 2022
Florida Studio Theatre (FST) presents an inventive adaptation of The Lion, The Witch, and the Wardrobe, based on the story by C.S. Lewis and adapted by le Clanche du Rand. Audiences join Lucy and her brother, Peter, on their travels to the magical land of Narnia, where the evil White Witch has cast a spell that always makes it winter but never Christmas.
Imani Uzuri Announced as Recipient of $35,000 Hermitage Major Theater Award
by BWW News Desk - December 15, 2022
Andy Sandberg, Artistic Director and CEO of the Hermitage Artist Retreat, announced that composer and theater artist Imani Uzuri has been selected as the third recipient of the Hermitage Major Theater Award.
Cast Announced for Ken Ludwig's THE THREE MUSKETEERS at Asolo Repertory Theatre
by BWW News Desk - December 13, 2022
Asolo Repertory Theatre will kick off its 2023 repertory season with Ken Ludwig’s THE THREE MUSKETEERS, adapted from the novel by Alexandre Dumas. Peter Amster returns to direct this classic play that promises to be a fast-paced, witty, swashbuckling good time. 
Artist Series Concerts of Sarasota Receives $50,000 Grant From The Virginia B. Toulmin Foundation
by BWW News Desk - December 13, 2022
Artist Series Concerts of Sarasota is pleased to announce that it has received a $50,000 grant from the Virginia B. Toulmin Foundation. Funds from the grant will be used to expand and enhance its educational outreach program by creating an artist residency program.

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