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Arts + Entertainment | Reviews

The world premiere of Ken Ludwig's "Lady Molly of Scotland Yard" runs through Feb. 8 at Asolo Repertory Theatre.
    By
  • Marty Fugate
  • February 2, 2025
Lady Molly is on the case at Asolo Repertory Theatre

Ken Ludwig’s "Lady Molly of Scotland Yard" cracks the code for a World War II farce on the Asolo Rep stage.

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Sarasota Orchestra Music Director Designate Giancarlo Guerrero conducts Masterworks: Heroic Spirit from Jan. 30 through Feb. 2.
    By
  • Gayle Williams
  • January 31, 2025
Sarasota Orchestra soars to new heights in Masterworks: 'Heroic Spirit' program

The performance of Márquez’s Fandango for Violin and Orchestra left the audience begging for more.

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Patric Robinson stars in August Wilson's "Fences" at Westcoast Black Theatre Troupe through Feb. 23.
    By
  • Marty Fugate
  • January 22, 2025
Westcoast Black Theatre Troupe swings for the 'Fences'

WBTT's production of August Wilson's Pulitzer-winning play knocks it out of the park.

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Terri Weagant starts in "Spaceman," which runs through Feb. 16 at Urbanite Theatre.
    By
  • Marty Fugate
  • January 13, 2025
A funny thing happened on the way to Mars

A solo mission is a pressure cooker of inner and outer danger in Urbanite Theatre's "Spaceman."

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Michelle Heera Kim and Rona Figueroa star in "The Heart Sellers," which runs through Feb. 16 at FST's Keating Theatre.
    By
  • Marty Fugate
  • January 4, 2025
FST's 'The Heart Sellers' talks turkey about Asian immigrant experience

The recipe for Lloyd Suh's tale of unlikely friendship may sound heavy, but it's leavened with humor.

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Peter Rothstein's a capella musical, "All Is Calm: The Christmas Truce of 1914" plays at The Ringling's Historic Asolo Theater through Dec. 22.
    By
  • Marty Fugate
  • December 12, 2024
Asolo Rep's 'All Is Calm' re-creates a quiet Christmas miracle

Peter Rothstein's moving a capella musical tells a true story with recovered words and timeless songs.

  • Arts + Entertainment
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Asolo Repertory Theatre puts its own stamp on its production of the hit Broadway show, "Beautiful: The Carole King Musical."
    By
  • Marty Fugate
  • December 1, 2024
This 'Natural Woman' never gets old

Asolo Rep's "Beautiful: The Carole King Musical" celebrates the music of the timeless singer and her talented friends.

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Florida Studio Theatre paints a portrait of the artist as a young pie maker
    By
  • Marty Fugate
  • November 22, 2024
Florida Studio Theatre paints a portrait of the artist as a young pie maker

FST's production of "Waitress: The Musical" serves up a sweet and savory concoction.

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Grammy Award winner Giancarlo Guerrero conducted his first Masterworks as music director designate of the Sarasota Orchestra from Nov. 7-9 at the Sarasota Opera House.
    By
  • Gayle Williams
  • November 9, 2024
A triumphant debut for a new maestro at Sarasota Orchestra

Giancarlo Guerrero was greeted with warmth and gratitude at Masterworks 1.

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Urbanite Theatre Artistic Director Summer Dawn Wallace returns to the stage in "Jennifer, Who Is Leaving."
    By
  • Marty Fugate
  • October 31, 2024
It's the witching hour in Urbanite Theatre's 'Jennifer, Who is Leaving'

Three women find shelter from the storm during the night shift at a donut shop.

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When a governor resigns because of a sex scandal, the political pecking order is up for grabs in Florida Studio Theatre's comedy "The Outsider."
    By
  • Marty Fugate
  • August 5, 2024
Florida Studio Theatre's 'The Outsider' takes aim at the politics of stupidity

Find out what happens when a nerdy lieutenant governor suddenly finds himself running the state.

  • Arts + Entertainment
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"The Music of Laurel Canyon" runs through Sept. 1 at FST's Court Cabaret.
    By
  • Marty Fugate
  • August 1, 2024
FST's 'The Music of Laurel Canyon' is a rhapsodic time trip

The summer cabaret show revisits the folk-rock legacy of a magical neighborhood.

  • Arts + Entertainment
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Jordan Sobel and Maggie Lou Rader star in Florida Studio Theatre's "Dear Jack, Dear Louise," which runs through Aug. 11.
    By
  • Marty Fugate
  • July 11, 2024
FST's 'Dear Jack, Dear Louise' is a playwright's love letter to his parents

Ken Ludwig's wartime romance is a funny tale punctuated by moments of sheer terror.

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"The World Goes 'Round," playing at FST's Gompertz Theatre through June 30, is a musical revue featuring the hits of Kander and Ebb.
    By
  • Marty Fugate
  • June 11, 2024
FST's 'The World Goes 'Round' spins the wheel of love and loss

Kander and Ebb’s musical merry-go-round is a dizzying ride.

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Trezure B. Coles stars as Pickle in Urbanite Theatre's world premiere of Terry Guest's "Oak."
    By
  • Marty Fugate
  • June 5, 2024
Urbanite Theatre's 'Oak' gets scary, Southern style

Terry Guest's premiere play summons the unquiet ghost of slavery.

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