Showtime!

The Sarasota Players Announce 96th Season Lineup

From rock ballads to revolutionaries, the 2025-26 schedule brings passion, perseverance and powerhouse performances to the Crossings at Siesta Key stage.

04/02/2025 By Kim Doleatto

Magic M.D.

Dr. Howard Cohen Brings Close-Up Magic to Sarasota

By day, Cohen treats patients here in town. By night, as magician Howard Stevens, he conjures wonder, one sleight of hand at a time.

03/14/2025 By Kim Doleatto

Going Up

International Design Firm Selects Sarasota-Based Sweet Sparkman to Collaborate on the Sarasota Performing Arts Center

Renzo Piano Building Workshop will lead the design of the building. It chose Sweet Sparkman as the architect of record out of nearly 30 applicants.

04/30/2024 By Kim Doleatto

Coming Attractions

A New Concert Club Concept Bringing Big Name Talent Is Coming to Sarasota

Kicking off at McCurdy's as Music Mondays: The Master Series, WhiteLeaf Events is bringing notable live performers to intimate spaces—and ramping up for a membership-model private concert club.

04/19/2024 By Kim Doleatto

Song and Dance Man

Sarasota’s Peppi Borza Was a One-of-a-Kind Transatlantic Star

A circus performer who made his name performing with his sister Nita, Borza became a star of stage and screen and was a longtime friend of singer Dusty Springfield.

01/11/2024 By Clayton Trutor

Coming Back Strong

Venice Theatre Reveals What's in Store for Its 74th Season

While the theater's Jervey Theatre, severely damaged by Hurricane Ian, won't reopen until summer 2024, there's still plenty to see.

05/23/2023 By Staff

The Final Countdown

These Three Architecture Firms Have Been Named as Finalists to Design the New Sarasota Performing Arts Center

Each of the firms will deliver a public presentation about their work next week.

05/23/2023 By Staff

A Royal Invitation

The Sarasota Ballet Will Perform at the Royal Opera House in London Next Year

The specially curated performances will feature the works of renowned Royal Ballet choreographer Sir Frederick Ashton.

04/26/2023 By Staff

Dance Dance Revolution

At The Ringling, Elizabeth Doud Is Committed to Showcasing Diverse Performances

The final show of the fall 2022 season runs Dec. 1-3.

11/30/2022 By Andrea González

Leading Ladies

Marie Selby Gardens and The Players Centre to Host Broadway-Style Cabaret

The Players Centre will honor the talented leading ladies of Broadway with an evening of show tunes in the gardens performed by The Sarasota Divas.

05/16/2022 By Chloé Cuyler

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Sarasota Orchestra Highlights Voices from the “New World”

Antonín Dvořák’s love letter to America forms the heart of Sarasota Orchestra’s Masterworks program.

02/10/2022 By Betsy Hudson Traba, Principal Flute, Sarasota Orchestra

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An Abundance of Musical Riches

Artist Series Concerts offer something for everyone this winter.

02/04/2022

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Sarasota Orchestra Showcases the Winningest Music in History

The upcoming Pops program The Envelope Please features a trio of Broadway stars in a concert of prize-worthy hits from stage and screen.

02/03/2022

Preview

Here's What's On at the Sarasota Opera This Season

The Sarasota Opera winter season commences in February with four operas planned.

01/27/2022 By Samantha Lane

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Fairy Tales and Fireworks with Sarasota Orchestra

Grammy Award–winning Maestra JoAnn Falletta returns to Sarasota for a rousing program at the Van Wezel also featuring jazz pianist Aaron Diehl.

01/26/2022 By Betsy Hudson Traba, Principal Flute, Sarasota Orchestra

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Key Chorale’s First Masterwork Concert in Two Years Calls for Celebration

A full orchestra and world-class soloists join Sarasota’s Symphonic Choir for a program of festive music in A.D. 387.

01/26/2022

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World-Renowned Violinist Makes Sarasota Orchestra Debut

Augustin Hadelich, whose sound has been called “hypnotic,” will perform February 4–6.

01/05/2022 By Betsy Hudson Traba, Principal Flute, Sarasota Orchestra

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A Concert 450 Years in the Making Comes to Sarasota

Experience a rare performance of Renaissance choral compositions by Key Chorale and special guests Les Canards Chantants.

12/22/2021

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Van Wezel Announces Star-Studded Performances to Kick Off 2022

Celebrate the new year with friends and family by taking in a Broadway show, comedy, or award-winning singers.

12/21/2021

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Keyboard Giants Team Up in Concert with Sarasota Orchestra

Legendary pianist Garrick Ohlsson joins Sarasota Orchestra, under the direction of Jeffrey Kahane, in their first Masterworks performance of the new year.

12/07/2021 By Betsy Hudson Traba, Principal Flute, Sarasota Orchestra