Jay Handelman

When they return to the International Black Theatre Festival in Winston-Salem, North Carolina later this month, members of Sarasota's Westcoast

Nate Jacobs' Sarasota-based company returns with a new show celebrating Marvin Gaye at the biennial festival in North Carolina.

Jay Handelman | ArtsBeat There are few movie musicals more familiar than the 1939 classic “The Wizard of Oz.” Yet, even those who

SARASOTA — There are few movie musicals more familiar than the 1939 classic “The Wizard of Oz.” Yet, even those who know it best may well discover it anew with

Jay Handelman | ArtsBeat Just as Artist Series Concerts began unveiling its 31st season lineup, the organization is going through its second change of executive executive leadership in less than two years.

The characters in Joe DiPietro's sweetly gentle romantic comedy “The Last Romance” are all in need of a change in their lives.

of 3 Kelsey Leigh Stalter, left, Katharine McLeod and Kraig Swartz in a scene from “Dog Mom” at Florida Studio Theatre. Photo by Sorcha Augustine

Florida Studio Theatre presents "The Last Romance," a gentle comedy about an 80-year-old widower finding new love.

SARASOTA — The characters in Joe DiPietro’s sweetly gentle romantic comedy “The Last Romance” are all in need of a change in their lives. They have been trapped in routines,

From the window of his second floor office in the Manatee Performing Arts Center, Producing Artistic Director Rick Kerby can see his company's future under construction.