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Florida Studio Theatre (FST) is set to present The Grandma That Eats Everything & Other Winning Plays, a collection of plays inspired by the imaginations of children in sixth grade and below.

In response to changing Covid-19 conditions, some #SafeArtsSarasota organizations will be modifying their audience protocols as of Monday, March 7, 2022.

Back by popular demand – from its world-premiere run during the summer of 2017 – Westcoast Black Theatre Troupe will present “Broadway in Black,” updated for 2022.

Music Director Andrey Boreyko leads the Orchestra in Brahms' Symphony No.

M A R A Art Studio + Gallery presents “About Face,” featuring large-scale contemporary abstracts by Craig Palmer, April 1-29.

After two years of cancellations of “Cirque des Voix” shows due to COVID-19, the Circus Arts Conservatory and Key Chorale are thrilled to come together again.

AN OFFICER AND A GENTLEMAN, a new musical based on the Oscar-winning film and original screenplay by Douglas Day Stewart, is set to perform at the Van Wezel on Wednesday, Apr.

Florida Studio Theatre unveils plans for its largest expansion project in its 49-year history—a new, eleven-story building that will enable FST to meet its growing needs and strengthen the theatre's role as a vital cultural and artistic resource for the Gulf Coast region.

Grammy and American Music Award-winning saxophonist Kenny G returns to the Van Wezel on Tuesday, April 5 at 8 p.

Cast member Madalyn McHugh, returning to FST for the third time, has a repertoire that includes musical theatre, opera, pop, contemporary Christian music, and, especially, deep country roots.

The Van Wezel will play host to The Price is Right Live stage show on Tuesday, March 29 at 8 p.

Artist Series Concerts of Sarasota will present an evening of vocal jazz standards with BoyGirlBoyGirl, featuring Don Lobacz, Tommy Lueck, Laura Monagle and Michaela Ristaino, accompanied by Joseph Holt on piano, Wednesday, March 23, at Plantation Golf & Country Club, 500 Rockley Blvd.

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ABBA The Concert continues to be the top ABBA tribute group in the world, dazzling all who see with their fantastic performance while playing the most iconic hits from ABBA, including “Mamma Mia,” “S.

 Proud Tina: The Ultimate Tribute to Tina Turner starring Caroline Borole and featuring a special guest performance by Belinda Davids is set to perform at the Van Wezel on Tuesday, Mar.

 A 2022 Hermitage Fellow and the most recent recipient of the prestigious Kleban Prize for “Most Promising Musical Theater Lyricist,” songwriter and theater-maker César Alvarez will present a free community program — “Reimagining the Musical: Past, Present, & Futurity” — on Wednesda

Author, Broadway star and comedian Steve Solomon returns to the Van Wezel with his hit comedy My Mother's Italian, My Father's Jewish & I'm in Therapy! on Monday, March 21 at 8 p.

Westcoast Black Theater Troupe, Semkhor Productions and FOUNDERS+ held their first in a planned series of artist master classes, titled “Conversations with Nate Jacobs.

Inspired by the beloved films, the romantic and adventure-filled new musical ANASTASIA, is on its way to the Van Wezel in this Sarasota premiere from Friday, March 18 to Sunday, March 20.

Asolo Repertory Theatre has reached its goal for Phase I of the Staging Our Future Capital/Endowment Campaign and is well into construction.

Registration opens on March 1 for the 2022 spring semester at Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at Ringling College (OLLI at Ringling College), which runs March 14-May 27, 2022.

An Evening with Chris Botti makes a return to the Van Wezel on Thursday, March 17 at 8 p.

Back by popular demand, Neil Berg brings his company of extraordinary Broadway stars to Sarasota in an all new show with 112 Years of Boadway on Wednesday, March 9 at 7:30 p.

With widespread comparison to the vocal expertise of legendary Whitney Houston, and the piano prowess of Alicia Keys, it's no surprise that artist and actress, Sheléa, has garnered co-signs from the likes of Stevie Wonder, Mary J.

Westcoast Black Theatre Troupe is continuing its celebration of Black History Month with a staged reading of Dominique Morisseau’s powerful play, “Skeleton Crew.