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Vera Samuels plays temptress Sally in "Reefer Madness: The Musical." Courtesy photo
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  • Marty Fugate
  • July 23, 2018
'Reefer Madness: The Musical' is over-the-top satire at its finest — and sexiest

Random Acts fires up addictive satire with the musical take on the classic propaganda film "Reefer Madness: at The Starlite Room.

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Image source: HBO.
    By
  • Ryan Kohn
  • July 20, 2018
Binge Blog: It's Damon Lindelof week, apparently

"LOST," starring Matthew Fox, Evangeline Lilly and Terry O'Quinn, among others, and "The Leftovers," starring Justin Theroux, Carrie Coon and others, were both written by Damon Lindelof and both deserving of a spot in Binge Blog.

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Summer Dawn Wallace and David Kortemeier perform in the FSU/Asolo Conservatory for Actor Training's Dog Days Theatre production of "What the Butler Saw." Photo by Cliff Roles
    By
  • Marty Fugate
  • July 19, 2018
Dog Days Theatre production of 'What the Butler Saw' is a knockdown farce

The mad are running the madhouse in FSU/Asolo Conservatory for Actor Training's Dog Days Theatre production of Joe Orton’s “What the Butler Saw.”

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Instructor Luis Javier Fuentes Bermúdez de Castro previously danced for Ballet Nacional de Cuba, Prodanza Dance Company and Joburg Ballet. Photo by Niki Kottmann
    By
  • Niki Kottmann
  • July 18, 2018
Sarasota Cuban Ballet School intensive instructors preserve national legacy

The four faculty members leading the 2018 Sarasota Cuban Ballet School summer intensive each bring something different to the same Cuban ballet school method.

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  • Niki Kottmann
  • July 18, 2018
This Week in Sarasota: Thursday, July 19

A look at our favorite arts and entertainment calendar events taking place this week in Bradenton, Sarasota and Venice, Florida.

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"Murder for Two" runs through July 29. Courtesy photo
    By
  • Marty Fugate
  • July 18, 2018
Bruce Jordan talks the machinery of mirth and 'Murder for Two' at FST

Director Bruce Jordan enjoys life in the funny fast lane in “Murder for Two” at Florida Studio Theatre in Sarasota.

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Vera Samuels and Jason and Caitlin Ellis star in Random Acts' production of "Reefer Madness: The Musical."
    By
  • Marty Fugate
  • July 18, 2018
Random Acts turns propaganda into comedy in 'Reefer Madness: The Musical'

“Reefer Madness: The Musical” confronts a burning issue in edgy Random Acts comedy at The Starlite Room.

  • Arts + Culture
Summer Dawn Wallace and David Kortemeier perform in the FSU/Asolo Conservatory for Actor Training's Dog Days Theatre production of "What the Butler Saw." Photo by Cliff Roles
    By
  • Niki Kottmann
  • July 17, 2018
Asolo Conservatory's Dog Days Theatre returns with sizzling summer productions

In its second season, the FSU/Asolo Conservatory for Actor Training's Dog Days Theatre company hopes to reel audiences in with two fun plays that aren’t too heavy for a hot Sarasota summer’s day.

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"Tops from Flops" runs through July 22. Courtesy photo
    By
  • Marty Fugate
  • July 17, 2018
'Tops from Flops' sings praises of all-time hits that survived Broadway duds

The Players Centre for Performing Arts presents a love letter to the greatest hits to come from Broadway's sorriest musical duds in "Tops from Flops."

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Photo courtesy Consequence of Sound
    By
  • Pam Nadon
  • July 16, 2018
'Sorry to Bother You' is a bizarre trip that captivates audiences without an escape

Hip-hop artist Boots Riley's first film, "Sorry to Bother You" will, indeed bother you — but in a politically and socially relevant way that's appropriately troubling.

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A snow leopard roams the Himalayan mountains in "Planet Earth II." Image source: Netflix.
    By
  • Ryan Kohn
  • July 13, 2018
Binge Blog: The world and our place in it

In this week's Binge Blog, stunning nature documentaries "Planet Earth" and "Planet Earth II," quirky spy show "Chuck" starring Zachary Levi and Yvonne Strahovski and subversive comedy "Community" with Donald Glover and Alison Brie.

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“Principal Harp” will feature Emmanuel Ceysson, principal harpist of the Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, Feb. 2. Photo by JC Husson
    By
  • Niki Kottmann
  • July 12, 2018
Artist Series Concerts of Sarasota announces its 2018-19 season

The Artist Series Concerts of Sarasota's 23rd season will feature highlights such as Metropolitan Opera Orchestra Principal Harpist Emmanuel Ceysson and the return of ‘Piano Grand.’

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Photo courtesy Mirella Martinelli
    By
  • Niki Kottmann
  • July 11, 2018
‘Frenemies’ promises to challenge American perception of Cuba

Florida filmmakers Mirella Martinelli and Elizabeth Coffman are revealing how people raised in the U.S. perceive Cuba first-hand with Sarasota-made documentary "Frenemies."

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Lucia Blinn — Courtesy photo
    By
  • Marty Fugate
  • July 11, 2018
Writer Lucia Blinn shows she is a woman of her words with latest book of poetry

Sarasota poet Lucia Blinn's latest anthology, "Sonoma," features more of her "Memos to Marty" and new inspirations.

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Marina and Alexander Solotzew started going to 15 South night club on St Armands Circle in 2013 and then taking salsa classes at Simone Salsa Dance School, where Alexander was inspired by the freedom of the dancers. Courtesy photo
    By
  • Niki Kottmann
  • July 11, 2018
Alexander and Marina Solotzew make the perfect artistic pair

Cubist-inspired painter Alexander Solotzew’s favorite theme to paint, love, helped him find a partner in business and life — his wife and manager Marina.

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