Weekend Planner

Your Top 11 Things to Do: June 16-22

Louie Anderson at McCurdy’s Comedy Theatre, Summer Circus Spectacular, Maks & Val of Dancing with the Stars and more.

06/16/2016 By Ilene Denton

Teen Performers Wanted

Westcoast Black Theatre Troupe Offers New Summer Musical Training

Auditions take place June 11.

05/31/2016 By Kay Kipling

Spirits of Sarasota

Cocktail of the Week: Starlite's Grasshopper

This week: a creamy, minty after-theater indulgence from the Starlite Room.

05/25/2016 By Hannah Wallace

Weekend Planner

Your Top 7 Things to Do: May 19-25

Blues, Brews & BBQ; Mind Games, a Pool Moon Party and more.

05/19/2016 By Ilene Denton

Review

Westcoast Black Theatre Troupe's Driving Miss Daisy

Arts editor Kay Kipling reviews Alfred Uhry's durable play.

04/25/2016 By Kay Kipling

The Weekend Starts Now

Your Top 7 Things to Do: April 14-20

Sarasota Magazine's Best of Sarasota party, Suncoast BBQ & Bluegrass Bash, free admission to the Ringling Circus Museum and more.

04/14/2016 By Ilene Denton

Article

WBTT's Ma Rainey's Black Bottom

Arts editor Kay Kipling reviews the first in August Wilson's landmark play cycle.

01/18/2016 By Kay Kipling

Article

"Ma Rainey's Black Bottom" Opens at Westcoast Black Theatre Troupe This Month

Tarra Conner jones stars as Ma Rainey in Westcoast Black Theatre Troupe's production of "Ma Rainey's Black Bottom."

01/01/2016 By Kay Kipling

Article

WBTT's A Motown Christmas

Arts editor Kay Kipling reviews the troupe's holiday show.

12/07/2015 By Kay Kipling

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Top Sarasota Events Picks: December 2015

Our top picks for December.

12/01/2015 By Kay Kipling

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WBTT's The Color Purple

Arts editor Kay Kipling reviews the musical version of Alice Walker's powerful tale.

10/19/2015 By Kay Kipling

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Theater Review: WBTT's Cotton Club Cabaret

Kay Kipling reviews Westcoast Black Theatre Troupe's "Cotton Club Cabaret."

07/13/2015 By Kay Kipling

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Westcoast Black Theatre Troupe's Spunk

Arts editor Kay Kipling reviews this collage of Zora Neale Hurston stories.

04/30/2015 By Kay Kipling

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WBTT's Jazz Hot Mamas

Arts editor Kay Kipling reviews this new musical revue.

03/09/2015 By Kay Kipling

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Sarasota Events: Top Tickets, February 2015

Arts editor Kay Kipling's shares her top tickets this month.

01/28/2015 By Kay Kipling

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Westcoast Black Theatre Troupe's Knock Me a Kiss

Arts editor Kay Kipling reviews this intriguing play set during the Harlem Renaissance.

01/12/2015 By Kay Kipling

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Westcoast Black Theatre Troupe's Black Nativity

Arts editor Kay Kipling reviews this musical retelling of the birth of Christ.

12/08/2014 By Kay Kipling

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WBTT's Little Shop of Horrors

Arts editor Kay Kipling reviews this B-movie musical hit.

10/22/2014 By Kay Kipling

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Westcoast Black Theatre Troupe's Bubbling Brown Sugar

Arts editor Kay Kipling reviews this musical set in Harlem.

04/16/2014 By Kay Kipling

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Top Tickets: Sarasota Events, April 2014

Arts editor Kay Kipling rounds up her top tickets for April 2014.

04/01/2014 By Kay Kipling