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Arts + Entertainment | Reviews

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  • Katie Johns
  • January 30, 2019
Key Notes: 'Siesta Key' Season 2, Episode 3 Recap

This week on "Siesta Key," both alcohol and tears were flowing (as per usual honestly).

  • Arts + Entertainment
  • Reviews
Spotlight Theatre Productions student Tay Peterson won an award at the 2019 Junior Theater Festival Atlanta. Photo courtesy James Barker Photography
    By
  • Niki Kottmann
  • January 30, 2019
Scene & Heard 01.31.19

Here's a look at the A&E news of the week.

  • Arts + Entertainment
  • Reviews
“The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time” runs through March 29 at Florida Studio Theatre. Photo by Matthew Holler
    By
  • Marty Fugate
  • January 29, 2019
FST's 'Curious Incident' is a smart, original play with a self-informed lead

'The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time' takes audiences on a journey of the mind at Florida Studio Theatre.

  • Arts + Entertainment
  • Reviews
Elaine Mayo, Khadija Sallet and Brentney J perform in "The Amen Corner." Photo by Vutti Photography
    By
  • Marty Fugate
  • January 28, 2019
Justice wrestles with mercy in WBTT production of 'The Amen Corner'

Westcoast Black Theatre Troupe's take on this tragic story by James Baldwin is about how human connection can be just as powerful as prejudice and poverty.

  • Arts + Entertainment
  • Reviews
Cellist David Finckel and his wife, pianist Wu Han, performed Jan. 24 at Van Wezel Performing Arts Hall. Courtesy photo
    By
  • Edward Alley
  • January 28, 2019
Impressive weekend of orchestral concerts show need for new music hall

Sarasota Orchestra and The Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center concerts shine.

  • Arts + Entertainment
  • Reviews
Victoria Hulland, Marcelo Gomes and The Sarasota Ballet dance Sir Frederick Ashton's "Varii Capricci." Photo by Frank Atura
    By
  • Anna Dearing
  • January 28, 2019
The Sarasota Ballet adds stirring pieces to its repetoire in 'Transcending Movement'

The company's latest program featured impressive ballets by Sir Frederick Ashton, David Bintley and Resident Choreographer Ricardo Graziano.

  • Arts + Entertainment
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Photo courtesy IndieWire
    By
  • Pam Nadon
  • January 24, 2019
'Reversing Roe' emphasizes the importance and power of the Supreme Court

This year marks the 46th anniversary of the Supreme Court's decision to legalize abortion. This film explains how it happened.

  • Arts + Entertainment
  • Reviews
    By
  • Katie Johns
  • January 23, 2019
Key Notes: ‘Siesta Key’ Season 2, Episodes 1 and 2 Recap

MTV's "Siesta Key" reality show is back for season 2, everyone. Here's our recap.

  • Arts + Entertainment
  • Reviews
Yoel Levi will now conduct the Feb. 7 Israel Philharmonic Orchestra performance at Van Wezel Performing Arts Hall. Courtesy photo
    By
  • Niki Kottmann
  • January 23, 2019
Scene & Heard Thursday, Jan. 24

Here's a look at the A&E news of the week.

  • Arts + Entertainment
  • Reviews
Roxanne Fay stars in the one-woman show “Apples in Winter” at Urbanite Theater. Photo courtesy Dylan Jon Wade Cox
    By
  • Marty Fugate
  • January 21, 2019
'Apples in Winter' takes an unflinching look at the collateral damage of crime

Urbanite Theatre tells a story not many theater companies have the courage to tell in "Apples in Winter."

  • Arts + Entertainment
  • Reviews
'Hand to God' runs through Feb. 10 at Florida Studio Theatre. Photo by Matthew Holler
    By
  • Marty Fugate
  • January 21, 2019
The puppet from hell stars in Florida Studio Theatre's 'Hand to God'

A Christian puppet ministry in a small-town Texas church is the backdrop for this unusual — yet hilarious — play.

  • Arts + Entertainment
  • Reviews
“Ax Plays Beethoven” served as the Sarasota Orchestra’s Masterworks 4 concert Jan. 17 at State College of Florida’s Neel Performing Arts Center in Bradenton and Jan. 18-20 at Van Wezel Performing Arts Hall. Courtesy photo
    By
  • Edward Alley
  • January 21, 2019
Sarasota Orchestra and Emanuel Ax pair perfectly in stellar Masterworks concert

The first Masterworks concert of 2019 ended on the right note with a stellar performance of Prokofiev’s Fifth Symphony.

  • Arts + Entertainment
  • Reviews
"Hairspray" runs through Feb. 3. Courtesy photo
    By
  • Marty Fugate
  • January 18, 2019
The beat goes on and the underdogs win in The Players Centre’s 'Hairspray'

This high-energy production of one of America's most beloved musicals is a fun nod to pre-Beatles American rock ‘n’ roll.

  • Arts + Entertainment
  • Reviews
"Guitar Girls" now runs through April 7. Courtesy photo
    By
  • Niki Kottmann
  • January 16, 2019
Scene & Heard Thursday, Jan. 17

Here's a look at the A&E news of the week, from an extended Florida Studio Theatre run of the show "Guitar Girls" to the retirement of John Fischer, managing director of Artist Series Concerts of Sarasota.

  • Arts + Entertainment
  • Reviews
Coburn Goss and Laura Rook act in "The Crucible." Photo by Cliff Roles
    By
  • Marty Fugate
  • January 15, 2019
Society has a meltdown in Asolo Repertory Theatre's 'The Crucible'

Asolo Rep's production stays relevant because the witch hunt of “The Crucible” isn’t a wildfire; it’s the work of human beings.

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