FST Announces Second Extension of BLUE SUEDE SHOES
by BWW News Desk - February 08, 2018
Due to popular demand, FST announces the second extension of Blue Suede Shoes through April 15 in the Goldstein Cabaret. With music from legends like Jerry Lee Lewis, Fats Domino, and Elvis Presley, audiences are swooning over "[FST's] best show in 10 years." Single tickets may be purchased online at FloridaStudioTheatre.org, by phone at (941) 366-9000, or by visiting the Box Office.
by BWW News Desk - February 08, 2018
Due to popular demand, FST announces the second extension of Blue Suede Shoes through April 15 in the Goldstein Cabaret. With music from legends like Jerry Lee Lewis, Fats Domino, and Elvis Presley, audiences are swooning over "[FST's] best show in 10 years." Single tickets may be purchased online at FloridaStudioTheatre.org, by phone at (941) 366-9000, or by visiting the Box Office.
Audrey Landers of FROM DALLAS WITH LOVE at Sarasota Pops
by Carolan Trbovich - February 08, 2018
Audrey Landers Brings Dallas Love To The Sarasota Pops
by Carolan Trbovich - February 08, 2018
Audrey Landers Brings Dallas Love To The Sarasota Pops
National Symphony Orchestra of Cuba Comes to Van Wezel
by BWW News Desk - February 07, 2018
Experience an enchanting night of classical music with the National Symphony Orchestra of Cuba on Sunday, March 11 at 7:00PM at the Van Wezel Performing Arts Hall.
by BWW News Desk - February 07, 2018
Experience an enchanting night of classical music with the National Symphony Orchestra of Cuba on Sunday, March 11 at 7:00PM at the Van Wezel Performing Arts Hall.
Signed Performance of THE MIRACLE WORKER Announced at Florida Rep!
by BWW News Desk - February 06, 2018
Florida Repertory Theatre is proud to present a signed performance of William Gibson's hopeful and uplifting true story, 'The Miracle Worker' on Sunday, March 4 at 2PM.
by BWW News Desk - February 06, 2018
Florida Repertory Theatre is proud to present a signed performance of William Gibson's hopeful and uplifting true story, 'The Miracle Worker' on Sunday, March 4 at 2PM.
DAUGHTRY Headlines at Van Wezel
by BWW News Desk - February 06, 2018
American rock band Daughtry, formed and fronted by namesake Chris Daughtry, a finalist on the fifth season of American Idol, will make their Sarasota debut at the Van Wezel Performing Arts Hall on Thursday, March 8 at 8PM.
by BWW News Desk - February 06, 2018
American rock band Daughtry, formed and fronted by namesake Chris Daughtry, a finalist on the fifth season of American Idol, will make their Sarasota debut at the Van Wezel Performing Arts Hall on Thursday, March 8 at 8PM.
FST Announces Spelman Award Recipient at 'Shakespeare's Shindig'
by BWW News Desk - February 05, 2018
Florida Studio Theatre (FST) is proud to announce this year's recipients of the Spelman Award: Arnold Simonsen and Ronda Montminy. Named in honor of FST's founding Artistic Director, Jon Spelman, the Spelman Award is presented to an individual or corporate sponsor who has demonstrated extraordinary leadership by providing FST with spiritual, financial, and/or in-kind support.
by BWW News Desk - February 05, 2018
Florida Studio Theatre (FST) is proud to announce this year's recipients of the Spelman Award: Arnold Simonsen and Ronda Montminy. Named in honor of FST's founding Artistic Director, Jon Spelman, the Spelman Award is presented to an individual or corporate sponsor who has demonstrated extraordinary leadership by providing FST with spiritual, financial, and/or in-kind support.
Sarasota Orchestra Welcomes Violin Legend Midori
by BWW News Desk - February 05, 2018
The Sarasota Orchestra welcomes the legendary Midori as guest artist for its Masterworks concert 'Midori Honors Bernstein.' A leading concert violinist for over 30 years, Midori has performed with the world's top orchestras including the London Symphony, Staatskapelle Dresden, Mahler Chamber Orchestra, and New York Philharmonic. Midori regularly transfixes audiences around the world, bringing together graceful precision and intimate expression that allows the listening public to not just hear music but to be personally moved by it.
by BWW News Desk - February 05, 2018
The Sarasota Orchestra welcomes the legendary Midori as guest artist for its Masterworks concert 'Midori Honors Bernstein.' A leading concert violinist for over 30 years, Midori has performed with the world's top orchestras including the London Symphony, Staatskapelle Dresden, Mahler Chamber Orchestra, and New York Philharmonic. Midori regularly transfixes audiences around the world, bringing together graceful precision and intimate expression that allows the listening public to not just hear music but to be personally moved by it.
BWW Review: CARMINA BURANA at Sarasota Choral Artists
by Carolan Trbovich - February 04, 2018
Composed by Carl Orff in 1935, Carmina Burana is described as a scenic cantata incorporating narratives and pieces of music for voices with instrumental accompaniment, typically with solos, chorus, and orchestra. Scenic cantatas often add portraiture, dance or other forms of moving media that further add a layer of dimension to the performance. Its full Latin title means 'songs for singers and choruses to be sung together with instruments and magical images'. It is part of Trionfi, a musical triptych that includes Catulli, Carmina and Trionfo di Afrodite. The first and last movements of the piece are called Fortuna Imperatrix Mundi ('Fortune, Empress of the World') and start with the very well known 'O Fortuna', which you have heard in numerous films and other dramatic media pieces.
by Carolan Trbovich - February 04, 2018
Composed by Carl Orff in 1935, Carmina Burana is described as a scenic cantata incorporating narratives and pieces of music for voices with instrumental accompaniment, typically with solos, chorus, and orchestra. Scenic cantatas often add portraiture, dance or other forms of moving media that further add a layer of dimension to the performance. Its full Latin title means 'songs for singers and choruses to be sung together with instruments and magical images'. It is part of Trionfi, a musical triptych that includes Catulli, Carmina and Trionfo di Afrodite. The first and last movements of the piece are called Fortuna Imperatrix Mundi ('Fortune, Empress of the World') and start with the very well known 'O Fortuna', which you have heard in numerous films and other dramatic media pieces.
HAMILTON, DEAR EVAN HANSEN, and More Included in Straz Center For The Performing Arts Upcoming Season
by BWW News Desk - February 04, 2018
The Straz Center for the Performing Arts is proud to announce the Broadway musical, Hamilton will play its premiere Tampa engagement, Feb. 12-March 10, 2019, and anchor the 2018-2019 Bank of America Broadway at The Straz season. The Broadway series is also headlined by the 2017 Tony Award-winning Best Musical Dear Evan Hansen.
by BWW News Desk - February 04, 2018
The Straz Center for the Performing Arts is proud to announce the Broadway musical, Hamilton will play its premiere Tampa engagement, Feb. 12-March 10, 2019, and anchor the 2018-2019 Bank of America Broadway at The Straz season. The Broadway series is also headlined by the 2017 Tony Award-winning Best Musical Dear Evan Hansen.
Tickets Available For Sarasota Orchestra's Outdoor Pops Concert Field Of Dreams'
by BWW News Desk - February 02, 2018
The Sarasota Orchestra presents a family-friendly outdoor Pops concert at Ed Smith Stadium, in conjunction with the Orioles' Arts in the Ballpark series.
by BWW News Desk - February 02, 2018
The Sarasota Orchestra presents a family-friendly outdoor Pops concert at Ed Smith Stadium, in conjunction with the Orioles' Arts in the Ballpark series.
EVITA Star Ana Isabelle to Perform at Asolo Rep Annual Gala
by BWW News Desk - February 02, 2018
Asolo Rep's Annual Gala: Old Hollywood at Cocoanut Grove, will be held on Saturday, March 3, 2018 at Art Ovation Hotel in downtown Sarasota. The largest fundraiser of Asolo Rep's season, chaired by Susan Malloy Jones, Elizabeth Moore, Jules Price and Michelle Senglaub, will begin at 6pm with a cocktail reception and silent auction, followed by a seated dinner, paddle raise, live music and dancing. It will celebrate the famed Cocoanut Grove lounge and nightclub in Old Hollywood's Ambassador Hotel - a mecca for movie stars and synonymous with the glitz and glamour of Hollywood's Golden Age.
by BWW News Desk - February 02, 2018
Asolo Rep's Annual Gala: Old Hollywood at Cocoanut Grove, will be held on Saturday, March 3, 2018 at Art Ovation Hotel in downtown Sarasota. The largest fundraiser of Asolo Rep's season, chaired by Susan Malloy Jones, Elizabeth Moore, Jules Price and Michelle Senglaub, will begin at 6pm with a cocktail reception and silent auction, followed by a seated dinner, paddle raise, live music and dancing. It will celebrate the famed Cocoanut Grove lounge and nightclub in Old Hollywood's Ambassador Hotel - a mecca for movie stars and synonymous with the glitz and glamour of Hollywood's Golden Age.
THE WIZARD OF OZ Crosses the Rainbow to Van Wezel
by BWW News Desk - February 01, 2018
Click your heels three times and transport yourself to the magical land of Oz at the Van Wezel Performing Arts Hall on Tuesday, March 6 and Wednesday, March 7, 2018 at 7:00pm.
by BWW News Desk - February 01, 2018
Click your heels three times and transport yourself to the magical land of Oz at the Van Wezel Performing Arts Hall on Tuesday, March 6 and Wednesday, March 7, 2018 at 7:00pm.
Moscow Festival Ballet Comes to Van Wezel
by BWW News Desk - January 31, 2018
Experience some of the world's most exquisite ballet dancers live with the Moscow Festival Ballet for performances of Romeo & Juliet and Carmenon Tuesday, February 27 at 8:00PM at the Van Wezel Performing Arts Hall.
by BWW News Desk - January 31, 2018
Experience some of the world's most exquisite ballet dancers live with the Moscow Festival Ballet for performances of Romeo & Juliet and Carmenon Tuesday, February 27 at 8:00PM at the Van Wezel Performing Arts Hall.
FSU/Asolo Conservatory Presents THE REHEARSAL
by BWW News Desk - January 30, 2018
The FSU/Asolo Conservatory for Actor Training continues its 2017-18 season with Jean Anouilh's The Rehearsal : a comedic satire about class, love, and sex in the French aristocracy. The Rehearsal opens on Wednesday, February 21 and plays through March 11 in the Cook Theatre at the FSU Center for the Performing Arts. A special pay-what-you-can preview performance will be offered to the public on Tuesday, February 20 at 7:30 p.m. with a $3 minimum.
by BWW News Desk - January 30, 2018
The FSU/Asolo Conservatory for Actor Training continues its 2017-18 season with Jean Anouilh's The Rehearsal : a comedic satire about class, love, and sex in the French aristocracy. The Rehearsal opens on Wednesday, February 21 and plays through March 11 in the Cook Theatre at the FSU Center for the Performing Arts. A special pay-what-you-can preview performance will be offered to the public on Tuesday, February 20 at 7:30 p.m. with a $3 minimum.
STAYIN' ALIVE Comes to Van Wezel
by BWW News Desk - January 30, 2018
Tony Mattina, Todd Sharman and Joseph Janisse, offer their audiences the songs and sights of a full Bee Gees playlist with Stayin' Alive at the Van Wezel Performing Arts Hall on Monday, February 19, 2018 at 8:00PM.
by BWW News Desk - January 30, 2018
Tony Mattina, Todd Sharman and Joseph Janisse, offer their audiences the songs and sights of a full Bee Gees playlist with Stayin' Alive at the Van Wezel Performing Arts Hall on Monday, February 19, 2018 at 8:00PM.
Asolo Conservatory and Selby Gardens Announce Three-Year Partnership
by BWW News Desk - January 30, 2018
The FSU/Asolo Conservatory for Actor Training announced that its "Shakespeare in the Gardens" series will return to the Marie Selby Botanical Gardens in April 2018, following a sold-out production of A Midsummer Night's Dream in 2017. This will be the first year of a new three-year partnership between the FSU/Asolo Conservatory for Actor Training and the Marie Selby Botanical Gardens, with annual "Shakespeare in the Gardens" productions planned through 2020. This partnership is funded in part by a $60,000 grant from the Charles & Margery Barancik Foundation.
by BWW News Desk - January 30, 2018
The FSU/Asolo Conservatory for Actor Training announced that its "Shakespeare in the Gardens" series will return to the Marie Selby Botanical Gardens in April 2018, following a sold-out production of A Midsummer Night's Dream in 2017. This will be the first year of a new three-year partnership between the FSU/Asolo Conservatory for Actor Training and the Marie Selby Botanical Gardens, with annual "Shakespeare in the Gardens" productions planned through 2020. This partnership is funded in part by a $60,000 grant from the Charles & Margery Barancik Foundation.
Just Added at Straz Center: Rhiannon Giddens Appears with Dead Horses
by BWW News Desk - January 29, 2018
Rhiannon Giddens is the co-founder of the Grammy-winning string band Carolina Chocolate Drops, in which she also plays banjo and fiddle. Her elegant bearing, prodigious voice and fierce spirit is abundantly evident on her critically acclaimed solo debut, the Grammy-nominated album, Tomorrow Is My Turn, which masterfully blends American musical genres, showcasing her extraordinary emotional range and dazzling vocal prowess.
by BWW News Desk - January 29, 2018
Rhiannon Giddens is the co-founder of the Grammy-winning string band Carolina Chocolate Drops, in which she also plays banjo and fiddle. Her elegant bearing, prodigious voice and fierce spirit is abundantly evident on her critically acclaimed solo debut, the Grammy-nominated album, Tomorrow Is My Turn, which masterfully blends American musical genres, showcasing her extraordinary emotional range and dazzling vocal prowess.
Ringling College Receives Record-Breaking $15 Million Donation
by BWW News Desk - January 29, 2018
This morning, Ringling College of Art and Design announced it has received its largest single gift and the first eight-figure gift since the institution was founded in 1931. The generous donation of $15 million was given by Board of Trustees' member Dr. Joel Morganroth and his wife Dr. Gail Morrison Morganroth.
by BWW News Desk - January 29, 2018
This morning, Ringling College of Art and Design announced it has received its largest single gift and the first eight-figure gift since the institution was founded in 1931. The generous donation of $15 million was given by Board of Trustees' member Dr. Joel Morganroth and his wife Dr. Gail Morrison Morganroth.
The Hot Sardines Come to Van Wezel
by BWW News Desk - January 29, 2018
Music first made famous decades ago comes alive with The Hot Sardines at the Van Wezel Performing Arts Hall on Sunday, February 18, 2018 at 7:00PM.
by BWW News Desk - January 29, 2018
Music first made famous decades ago comes alive with The Hot Sardines at the Van Wezel Performing Arts Hall on Sunday, February 18, 2018 at 7:00PM.
BWW Review: NORTHSIDE HOLLOW at Urbanite Theatre
by Carolan Trbovich - January 28, 2018
Sarasota's edgy Urbanite Theatre is to theatre what Chihuahuas are to the world of canines. Tiny but mighty. Chihuahuas are said to be the smallest of breeds but after meeting one you would never know it. In their minds they can do anything. They are fearless. They know no boundaries and stand tall in a world that dwarfs them. Much like the Chihuahua, (what I am going to call their unofficial mascot), the Urbanite once again shows its big dogteeth in staging Jonathan Fielding and Brenda Withers' Northside Hollow.
by Carolan Trbovich - January 28, 2018
Sarasota's edgy Urbanite Theatre is to theatre what Chihuahuas are to the world of canines. Tiny but mighty. Chihuahuas are said to be the smallest of breeds but after meeting one you would never know it. In their minds they can do anything. They are fearless. They know no boundaries and stand tall in a world that dwarfs them. Much like the Chihuahua, (what I am going to call their unofficial mascot), the Urbanite once again shows its big dogteeth in staging Jonathan Fielding and Brenda Withers' Northside Hollow.
Explore The Limitless In FST'S CONSTELLATIONS
by BWW News Desk - January 26, 2018
FST continues its Stage III Series with Constellations by Nick Payne. Following Roland and Marianne's relationship across multiple existences, this multifaceted drama is the second production in Florida Studio Theatre's Stage III Series. Constellations runs in the Bowne's Lab Theatre from February 21 through March 16, 2018. Single tickets may be purchased online at floridastudiotheatre.org, by phone at (941) 366-9000, or by visiting the Box Office.
by BWW News Desk - January 26, 2018
FST continues its Stage III Series with Constellations by Nick Payne. Following Roland and Marianne's relationship across multiple existences, this multifaceted drama is the second production in Florida Studio Theatre's Stage III Series. Constellations runs in the Bowne's Lab Theatre from February 21 through March 16, 2018. Single tickets may be purchased online at floridastudiotheatre.org, by phone at (941) 366-9000, or by visiting the Box Office.
Martyna Majok Becomes First Woman Playwright to be Chosen as Greenfield Prize Recipient
by BWW News Desk - January 26, 2018
The Hermitage Artist Retreat along with its partner the Philadelphia-based Greenfield Foundation announce that Playwright Martyna Majok has won the 2018 Greenfield Prize, given this year in Drama.
by BWW News Desk - January 26, 2018
The Hermitage Artist Retreat along with its partner the Philadelphia-based Greenfield Foundation announce that Playwright Martyna Majok has won the 2018 Greenfield Prize, given this year in Drama.
FST and BookStore1Sarasota Present 7th Annual PoetryLife
by BWW News Desk - January 24, 2018
Florida Studio Theatre (FST) and BookStore1Sarasota present PoetryLife for its 7th consecutive year on Monday, February 19, a one-of-a-kind celebration of poetry and the power of creativity.
by BWW News Desk - January 24, 2018
Florida Studio Theatre (FST) and BookStore1Sarasota present PoetryLife for its 7th consecutive year on Monday, February 19, a one-of-a-kind celebration of poetry and the power of creativity.
FST Brings Back the Bard with SHAKESPEARE'S GREATEST HITS
by BWW News Desk - January 24, 2018
Finishing off Florida Studio Theatre's 2017-18 Winter Cabaret season is Shakespeare's Greatest Hits. With Shakespeare as inspiration, this cabaret features songs from Broadway, movies, and popular music. Shakespeare's Greatest Hits opens in the John C. Court Cabaret on February 9, 2018. Single tickets may be purchased online at floridastudiotheatre.org, by phone at (941) 366-9000, or by visiting the Box Office.
by BWW News Desk - January 24, 2018
Finishing off Florida Studio Theatre's 2017-18 Winter Cabaret season is Shakespeare's Greatest Hits. With Shakespeare as inspiration, this cabaret features songs from Broadway, movies, and popular music. Shakespeare's Greatest Hits opens in the John C. Court Cabaret on February 9, 2018. Single tickets may be purchased online at floridastudiotheatre.org, by phone at (941) 366-9000, or by visiting the Box Office.
Artist Series Concerts of Sarasota Presents Take 3 in THE BEATLES TO BROADWAY
by BWW News Desk - January 23, 2018
Artists Series Concerts of Sarasota presents the genre-bending trio Take 3 in The Beatles to Broadway, Sunday, January 28, 3:00 p.m., at Venice Performing Arts Center, 1 Indian Avenue, Venice. Lindsay Deutsch, violin, Susan Boettger, piano, and Lila Yang, cello, perform a multifaceted program that includes tangos, music from the movies, Broadway and familiar classics presented with a flair for the wild and unexpected. The program features works by Gershwin, Prokofiev, Leonard Cohen, The Beatles, Stevie Wonder and more. Tickets are $30-$45 and are available online at www.artistseriesconcerts.org or by calling 941-306-1202. $10 Student tickets are available with current student ID at the door.
by BWW News Desk - January 23, 2018
Artists Series Concerts of Sarasota presents the genre-bending trio Take 3 in The Beatles to Broadway, Sunday, January 28, 3:00 p.m., at Venice Performing Arts Center, 1 Indian Avenue, Venice. Lindsay Deutsch, violin, Susan Boettger, piano, and Lila Yang, cello, perform a multifaceted program that includes tangos, music from the movies, Broadway and familiar classics presented with a flair for the wild and unexpected. The program features works by Gershwin, Prokofiev, Leonard Cohen, The Beatles, Stevie Wonder and more. Tickets are $30-$45 and are available online at www.artistseriesconcerts.org or by calling 941-306-1202. $10 Student tickets are available with current student ID at the door.
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