SARASOTA THEATRE NEWSROOM - Page 53

Grammy Award winning singer-songwriter and guitarist Boz Scaggs returns to the Van Wezel on Wednesday, May 4, 2022 at 8 p.

The Ten Tenors are making a return to Sarasota for a performance at the Van Wezel on Thursday, March 10 at 8 p.

Asolo Repertory Theatre presents the third and final show of its 2022 winter repertory season - Lauren Yee's THE GREAT LEAP.

Asolo Repertory Theatre's new work development program, Ground Floor, will present a staged reading of Ty Greenwood's play The Paradox of Education on Monday, Feb.

The FSU/Asolo Conservatory for Actor Training prepares to open the next show in its 2021-22 season, Molière's The Learned Ladies.

Florida Studio Theatre is saddened to announce the passing of James Ashford, who started out as an Acting Apprentice and went on to become FST's Coordinator of Casting and Hiring.

The hit CW television series and America's largest touring magic show, Masters of Illusion, returns to the Van Wezel on Monday, March 7 at 7 p.

The Asolo continues its season with the timeless play, Thornton Wilder’s “Our Town,” directed by Desdemona Chiang.

The Women's Resource Center is partnering with the nationally based The Mom Project to provide a free, virtual information session on its RISE scholarship program, Wednesday, February 23, noon-1 p.

RAIN: A Tribute to the Beatles presents The Best of Abbey Road Live! at the Van Wezel on Sunday, March 6 at 7 p.

Asolo Repertory Theatre's Education & Engagement team announces an exciting lineup of creative camps for young artists ages 6 to 14 this summer.

Grammy nominated Celtic Woman, the most successful all-female Irish group in history returns with an 83-city North American tour in 2022 and will be in Sarasota on Thursday, March 3 at 7 p.

The first Verna Safran Prize ($1,000) has been awarded to Jake Pettingell, a Sarasotan who attends Saint Stephen's Episcopal School, for his play THE REAL WORLD, set in a post-nuclear war era about a family of four living together in a military bunker.

Westcoast Black Theatre Troupe is celebrating Black History Month with a free performance of “Jazzlinks: Songs and Stories of the Civil Rights Movement” outdoors at The Bay on February 17.

To the world, Louis Armstrong is iconic — a symbol of musical genius, unparalleled success, and unassailable character.

Menopause The Musical is a groundbreaking celebration of women who are on the brink of, in the middle of, or have survived “The Change.

Three recent Hermitage Greenfield Prize (HGP) winners – Martyna Majok (2018), Helga Davis (2019), and Aleshea Harris (2021) return to Sarasota this spring to present their work and speak about their creative process.

Asolo Repertory Theatre proudly presents the third and final show of its 2022 winter repertory season – Lauren Yee's THE GREAT LEAP.

Rise Above Performing Arts brought a little magic to Sarasota this January with the Broadway adaptation of Rodgers + Hammerstein’s Cinderella.

During his 50-year career, Engelbert Humperdinck has sold more than 140 million records, including 64 gold and 35 platinum albums.

The Artist Series Concerts will present classical saxophonist Steven Banks in recital with Xak Bjerken, piano, Sunday, March 27th at 4:00 pm at Temple Sinai, 4631 South Lockwood Ridge Road, Sarasota.

The Choral Artists of Sarasota named its apprentice scholarship in honor of Dr.

Artist Series Concerts will present the latest installment in their Lunch and Listen series, Emerging Stars of Sarasota, featuring performances by extraordinary high school students from the Sarasota Orchestra Youth programs who are already making their mark on the classical music world.

Westcoast Black Theatre Troupe has been approved to receive an American Rescue Plan grant by the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA); these grants are intended to help the arts and cultural sector recover from the pandemic.

Asolo Repertory Theatre is welcoming Adam Ashraf Elsayigh as its new Literary Manager and Dramaturg.