Tyler Mount to Host Rise Above Performing Arts Masquerade Gala
by Chloe Rabinowitz - 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: SOMETHING ROTTEN at Rise Above Performing Arts
by Shanti M. Kennedy - October 20, 2025
In the 1590s, there were two brothers named Nick and Nigel Bottom, and they had a burning desire to create a play that would be a huge success. Sadly, their dreams were overshadowed by the immense popularity of a Renaissance genius known as “The Bard”, someone we all know as William Shakespeare....
Selby Grant Will Fund New Lights And Sound At Rise Above Performing Arts
by Stephi Wild - April 30, 2025
Rise Above Performing Arts has announced that it has been awarded a traditional grant from the William G. and Marie Selby Foundation in Sarasota. Learn more here!...
Rise Above Performing Arts To Present THE PROM And More for Season 10
by A.A. Cristi - March 24, 2025
Rise Above Performing Arts has unveiled their line-up for their 10th Season in front of a packed audience of over 250 guests. The shows include some fan favorites, a regional premiere and shows for the whole family....
THE DIARY OF ANNE FRANK Comes to Rise Above Performing Arts
by Stephi Wild - February 12, 2025
Rise Above Performing Arts will present The Diary of Anne Frank. This powerful and riveting drama hits Sarasota this month. Learn more about the upcoming performances here!...
Winners Announced For The 2024 BroadwayWorld Sarasota Awards
by BWW Awards - January 16, 2025
Winners have been announced for the 2024 BroadwayWorld Sarasota Awards! The 2024 Regional Awards honor regional productions, touring shows, and more which had their first performance between October 1, 2023 through September 30, 2024....
Rise Above Performing Arts Awarded $15,000 Grant from the Community Foundation of Sarasota County
by Stephi Wild - December 17, 2024
Funding for the retention of a grant writer and fundraiser has been provided by the Edward K. Roberts Emerging Needs Fund of the Community Foundation of Sarasota County....
Past Shows
The Wizard of Oz
5/8 - 5/18/2025
Follow the yellow brick road in this delightful stage adaptation of L. Frank Baum’s beloved tale, featuring the iconic musical score from the MGM film. ...
The Diary of Anne Frank
2/20 - 3/2/2025
The Diary of Anne Frank is one of the most famous and haunting stories to emerge from the 20th Century. The memoirs of this young ...
Bring It On
5/9 - 5/19/2024
Bitingly relevant, sprinkled with sass, and inspired by the hit film, Bring It On The Musical takes audiences on a high-flying journey that is filled ...
The Sound of Music
2/22 - 3/3/2024
The final collaboration between Rodgers & Hammerstein was destined to become the world’s most beloved musical. Featuring a trove of cherished songs, including “Climb Ev’ry ...
Anastasia
1/11 - 1/21/2024
From Tony winners Terrence McNally, Stephen Flaherty and Lynn Ahrens, creators of such Broadway classics as Ragtime and Once On This Island, this dazzling show ...
Aladdin Jr
4/15 - 4/16/2023
Welcome to Agrabah, City of Enchantment, where every beggar has a story and every camel has a tail! All of your favorite characters are here ...
Aladdin Jr
4/15 - 4/16/2023
Welcome to Agrabah, City of Enchantment, where every beggar has a story and every camel has a tail! All of your favorite characters are here ...
Pippin
2/23 - 3/5/2023
Heir to the Frankish throne, the young prince Pippin is in search of the secret to true happiness and fulfillment. He seeks it in ...
Next to Normal
6/10 - 6/18/2022
Dad's an architect; Mom rushes to pack lunches and pour cereal; their daughter and son are bright, wise-cracking teens, appearing to be a typical American ...
Legally Blonde
5/12 - 5/22/2022
A fabulously fun award-winning musical based on the adored movie, Legally Blonde The Musical, follows the transformation of Elle Woods as she tackles stereotypes and ...
Seussical
3/24 - 4/3/2022
Now one of the most performed shows in America, Seussical is a fantastical, magical, musical extravaganza! Tony winners, Lynn Ahrens and Stephen Flaherty (Lucky Stiff, ...
Cinderella
1/20 - 1/30/2022
Rodgers + Hammersteins Cinderella is the new Broadway adaptation of the classic musical. This contemporary take on the classic tale features Rodgers & Hammersteins most ...
The Unpredictable Times
6/18 - 6/27/2021
In the coming-of-age drama, five friends reunite in their hometown of Champlin, Minnesota, after graduating college. They attempt to deal with unresolved issues that will ...
School of Rock
9/12 - 9/15/2019
Rock got no reason, rock got no rhymeYou better get me to school on time! School of Rockis a two-hour, two-act musical (plus intermission), based ...
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Primary Trust
Asolo Repertory Theatre (1/7 - 2/11) | |
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The Unfriend
Asolo Repertory Theatre (2/18 - 3/22) | |
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The Apiary
Urbanite Theatre (3/19 - 4/19) | |
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Feeling Good
Florida Studio Theatre (9/24 - 2/8) | |
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Notes from the Dashboard by Katherine Michelle Tanner
Tree Fort Productions (1/9 - 1/25) | |
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The Temps, Tops, Supremes & Smokey: A Motown Revue
Manatee Performing Arts Center (2/10 - 2/12) | |
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The Crucible
The Sarasota Players (3/25 - 4/5) | |
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Program Seven – Foundations of Royalty
Sarasota Opera House (5/1 - 5/2) | |
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