Jay Handelman

Nov 1, 2026

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4 min read

Critics' Picks

For the week of November 2

Carrie Seidman, +1

Theater Review: Urbanite opens 13th season with hilarious world premiere

Oct 31, 2026

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3 min read

Theater Review: Urbanite opens 13th season with hilarious world premiere

'Ahoy-Hoy' is partly about who actually invented the telephone

Jay Handelman

Oct 25, 2026

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4 min read

Critics' Picks

For the week of October 26

Carrie Seidman, +1

Theater Review: Moving 'Evan Hansen' is inspiring at Manatee Players

Oct 23, 2026

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4 min read

Theater Review: Moving 'Evan Hansen' is inspiring at Manatee Players

Local premiere of Tony-winning musical features strong, believable performances

Jay Handelman

Theater Review: WBTT celebrates Ellington with rousing song and dance

Oct 19, 2026

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3 min read

Theater Review: WBTT celebrates Ellington with rousing song and dance

Broadway hit 'Sophisticated Ladies" kicks off new season for Westcoast Troupe

Jay Handelman

Oct 18, 2026

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4 min read

Critics' Picks

For the week of October 19

Carrie Seidman, +1

Theater Review: Bloody 'Carrie' musical stirs some feelings at Manatee Players

Oct 17, 2026

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3 min read

Theater Review: Bloody 'Carrie' musical stirs some feelings at Manatee Players

Musical based on a Stephen King novel is about a bullied high school student

Jay Handelman

Two years post-hurricanes, Hermitage Artist Retreat still awaits county repairs

Oct 15, 2026

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8 min read

Two years post-hurricanes, Hermitage Artist Retreat still awaits county repairs

Historic buildings remain damaged, boarded up and unusable

Carrie Seidman, +1

Oct 11, 2026

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4 min read

Critics' Picks

For the week of October 12

Carrie Seidman, +1

Oct 4, 2026

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4 min read

Critics' Picks

For the week of October 5

Carrie Seidman, +1

'Beatle Girls' puts new spin on Fab Four

Sep 30, 2026

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3 min read

'Beatle Girls' puts new spin on Fab Four

New play about the young women who ran The Beatles' fan clubs get Sarasota premiere at Tree Fort Productions

Jay Handelman

'Carrie: The Musical' stirs a blood bath in two separate productions

Sep 28, 2026

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4 min read

'Carrie: The Musical' stirs a blood bath in two separate productions

Rise Above Performing Arts and Manatee Performing Arts Center stage separate productions of a revised version of a musical that was once a Broadway flop

Jay Handelman

Sep 27, 2026

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3 min read

Critics' Picks

For the week of September 28

Carrie Seidman, +1

Theatre Review: Play about a film classic creates a 'Glorious Feeling'

Sep 21, 2026

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3 min read

Theatre Review: Play about a film classic creates a 'Glorious Feeling'

St. Petersburg's freeFall Theatre stages Jay Berkow's play with song and dance about the making of "Singin' in the Rain"

Jay Handelman

Sep 20, 2026

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3 min read

Critics' Picks

Week of Sept. 21

Jay Handelman, +1

Theatre Review: Engaging 'As You Like It' opens at Sarasota Players

Sep 19, 2026

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3 min read

Theatre Review: Engaging 'As You Like It' opens at Sarasota Players

A rare community theater production of Shakespeare overcomes a shaky start

Jay Handelman

Supporters outraged by ouster of Circus Sarasota co-founder Dolly Jacobs

Sep 17, 2026

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4 min read

Supporters outraged by ouster of Circus Sarasota co-founder Dolly Jacobs

Legendary aerialist announced she was removed from the board of directors and fired from her position with the Circus Arts Conservatory

Jay Handelman

Sep 13, 2026

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4 min read

Critics' Picks

Week of September 14

Carrie Seidman, +1

Sarasota Players launches campaign to outfit new theater home

Sep 12, 2026

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5 min read

Sarasota Players launches campaign to outfit new theater home

After years of financial losses, new leaders are working toward balanced budgets as they try to raise $500,000, for renovations at Payne Park Auditorium

Jay Handelman