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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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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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NEW PLAY Tracker
And Then There Were None in Sarasota And Then There Were None
Manatee Performing Arts Center (4/9 - 4/19)
Paddy O'Furniture in Sarasota Paddy O'Furniture
Manatee Performing Arts Center (3/10 - 3/10)
Between Coconuts and Concrete in Sarasota Between Coconuts and Concrete
Sarasota Jewish Theatre (1/3 - 1/4)
Lucky Stiff in Sarasota Lucky Stiff
Florida Studio Theatre (11/5 - 12/28)
Program Four – Notes Unspoken in Sarasota Program Four – Notes Unspoken
FSU Center for the Performing Arts (1/30 - 2/2)
The Apiary in Sarasota The Apiary
Urbanite Theatre (3/19 - 4/19)
Dingbat's Winnie-the-Pooh in Sarasota Dingbat's Winnie-the-Pooh
Dingbat Theatre Project (12/5 - 12/18)
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