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Oliver Buchannon
Jay Handelman
Critics' Picks

Mar 15, 2026

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6 min read

Critics' Picks

For the week of March 16

Carrie Seidman
Jay Handelman
Carrie Seidman, +1
Five questions with Tony-winners Lynn Ahrens and Stephen Flaherty

Mar 13, 2026

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8 min read

Five questions with Tony-winners Lynn Ahrens and Stephen Flaherty

The songwriters behind "Ragtime," "Once on This Island," "Anastasia" and "Knoxville" to receive Asolo Repertory Theatre's Luminary Award

Jay Handelman
Jay Handelman
Asolo Rep promises 'greatest season' with circus-themed premiere

Mar 10, 2026

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9 min read

Asolo Rep promises 'greatest season' with circus-themed premiere

Theater company will end its historic rotating repertory and expand performances in two spaces for the 2026-27 season

Jay Handelman
Jay Handelman
Critics' Picks

Mar 8, 2026

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5 min read

Critics' Picks

For the week of March 9

Carrie Seidman
Jay Handelman
Carrie Seidman, +1
A new sound for Sarasota Opera

Mar 2, 2026

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11 min read

A new sound for Sarasota Opera

Incoming Artistic Director Richard Russell expands the mix of works for the company's 2026-27 season

Jay Handelman
Jay Handelman
Critics' Picks

Mar 1, 2026

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7 min read

Critics' Picks

For the week of March 2

Carrie Seidman
Jay Handelman
Carrie Seidman, +1
Review: Daring stunts and comedy keep Circus Sarasota's 'Epic' lively fun

Feb 24, 2026

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5 min read

Review: Daring stunts and comedy keep Circus Sarasota's 'Epic' lively fun

Young performers from Sailor Circus Academy are featured in a show filled with thrill acts

Jay Handelman
Jay Handelman
Theater Review: Spirits rise in joyous 'How I Got Over' at Westcoast Black Theatre

Feb 22, 2026

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5 min read

Theater Review: Spirits rise in joyous 'How I Got Over' at Westcoast Black Theatre

Artistic Director Nate Jacobs stages a new production of his 2013 revue with a large cast of vibrant singers and dancers.

Jay Handelman
Jay Handelman
Critics' Picks

Feb 22, 2026

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6 min read

Critics' Picks

For the week of February 23

Carrie Seidman
Jay Handelman
Carrie Seidman, +1
Theater Review: Cringey comedy ‘The Unfriend’ makes American debut at Asolo Rep

Feb 21, 2026

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5 min read

Theater Review: Cringey comedy ‘The Unfriend’ makes American debut at Asolo Rep

Steven Moffat, the television writer behind the hits 'Dr. Who' and 'Sherlock' makes his playwrighting debut

Jay Handelman
Jay Handelman
Music Review: Rapturous ‘La bohème’ at Sarasota Opera

Feb 20, 2026

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5 min read

Music Review: Rapturous ‘La bohème’ at Sarasota Opera

Puccini's classic love story has become one of the world's most popular operas.

Jay Handelman
Jay Handelman
Critics' Picks

Feb 15, 2026

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7 min read

Critics' Picks

Our recommendations for the week of February 15

Carrie Seidman
Jay Handelman
Carrie Seidman, +1
Theater Review: Women take command in two Asolo Conservatory shows

Feb 12, 2026

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6 min read

Theater Review: Women take command in two Asolo Conservatory shows

Works by Lauren Gunderson and Marisela Treviño Orta make up a winter repertory schedule for second-year acting students.

Jay Handelman
Jay Handelman
A Q&A with Sarasota Orchestra music director about his role in Bad Bunny Super Bowl show

Feb 10, 2026

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7 min read

A Q&A with Sarasota Orchestra music director about his role in Bad Bunny Super Bowl show

Gustavo Guerrero spent a week keeping secret his role as a conductor of string musicians for the Super Bowl LX halftime show

Jay Handelman
Jay Handelman
Sarasota Players setting the stage for new theater and centennial

Feb 9, 2026

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10 min read

Sarasota Players setting the stage for new theater and centennial

Sarasota's oldest performing arts organization is expected to move into its new home at Payne Park Auditorium later this year

Jay Handelman
Jay Handelman
Critics' Picks

Feb 8, 2026

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5 min read

Critics' Picks

Our recommendations for the week of February 8

Carrie Seidman
Jay Handelman
Carrie Seidman, +1
Theater Review: 'Grandma Gatewood' hikes to a better future at FST

Feb 7, 2026

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5 min read

Theater Review: 'Grandma Gatewood' hikes to a better future at FST

Catherine Bush's play is based on a true story about the first solo female thru-hiker to walk the length of the Appalachian Trail

Jay Handelman
Jay Handelman
Theater Review: Powerful performance and story in ‘Remember This’

Feb 6, 2026

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5 min read

Theater Review: Powerful performance and story in ‘Remember This’

Michael Raver stars in a one-man play about Polish Holocaust hero

Jay Handelman
Jay Handelman
A brave new world for Sarasota arts groups

Feb 2, 2026

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20 min read

A brave new world for Sarasota arts groups

Post-Covid and hurricanes, local leaders adjust to changes in sales, habits, funding and philanthropy

Jay Handelman
Carrie Seidman
Jay Handelman, +1
Critics' Picks

Feb 2, 2026

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5 min read

Critics' Picks

For the week of February 2

Carrie Seidman
Jay Handelman
Carrie Seidman, +1
Theater Review: 'Blue Sky Boys' takes flight at Florida Studio Theatre

Feb 1, 2026

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5 min read

Theater Review: 'Blue Sky Boys' takes flight at Florida Studio Theatre

Deborah Brevoort's lively play explores the fantasy and reality that inspired NASA engineers to put the first man on the moon.

Jay Handelman
Jay Handelman
Ringling College names new president to succeed Larry Thompson

Jan 25, 2026

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4 min read

Ringling College names new president to succeed Larry Thompson

Lake Forest College administrator, professor and novelist to join art school in June as seventh president

Jay Handelman
Jay Handelman
Theater Review: Mystery diluted in Agatha Christie’s 'Mirror Crack’d' at Asolo Rep

Jan 24, 2026

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5 min read

Theater Review: Mystery diluted in Agatha Christie’s 'Mirror Crack’d' at Asolo Rep

Miss Marple is on the case in updated stage adaptation

Jay Handelman
Jay Handelman
Welcome to ArtsBeat

Jan 22, 2026

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3 min read

Welcome to ArtsBeat

Introducing you to a new way of covering the arts

Jay Handelman
Carrie Seidman
Jay Handelman, +1
Theater Review: ‘Eisenhower: This Piece of Ground' at Florida Studio Theatre

Jan 16, 2026

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5 min read

Theater Review: ‘Eisenhower: This Piece of Ground' at Florida Studio Theatre

One-man play makes a clear-eyed argument for elevating Eisenhower's status among former presidents.

Jay Handelman
Jay Handelman
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