Nan is working the night shift at Dunkin, fielding frequent calls from her husband, who needs help finding…everything. Meanwhile, Jennifer is doing her best to ignore Joey, the aging patient wearing down her…patience. At the same time, Lili is overwhelmed by the looming pressure of the SAT exam and her father’s insistence that she go to work the night before the test.

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Jennifer, Who Is Leaving

Urbanite Theatre

"Beautiful: The Carole King Musical" is set to grace the stage at Asolo Repertory Theatre, captivating audiences from November 16, 2024, to January 5, 2025, with previews running from November 13 to 15. This acclaimed musical, directed by Shelley Butler and featuring music direction by Angela Steiner and choreography by Banji Aborisade, celebrates the extraordinary journey of Carole King. From her early days as a teenage songwriter for top artists like Aretha Franklin and The Drifters to becoming the voice of a generation at twenty-nine, King's story is one of love, heartbreak, and self-discovery. Her real and relatable journey is brought to life through a collection of her most beloved hits, including "You’ve Got a Friend," "You Make Me Feel Like A Natural Woman," and "I Feel the Earth Move." With a book by Douglas McGrath and words and music by Gerry Goffin, Carole King, Barry Mann, and Cynthia Weil, arranged in collaboration with Sony Music Publishing, this musical is a testament to King's enduring legacy and the power of music to narrate the complexities of life. Join us for a performance that promises not just to entertain, but to inspire and resonate with audiences of all ages.

Beautiful: The Carole King Musical

FSU Center for the Performing Arts

Giselle

Sarasota Opera House

Just about everyone enjoys some type of Christmas music during the holidays. And WBTT loves to present a special holiday show as its Christmas card to the community. This year, presented for the third time, A Motown Christmas will grace the main stage and have you dancing in your seat to select holiday tunes — the kind we all love singing along with. A Motown Christmas selects traditional favorite carols—the kind we can all sing along to—and pairs them with the company’s trademark mix of soulful, rocking hits from the Motown record company. Motown’s Barry Gordy had a vision that changed the music industry forever. This festive holiday revue is the culmination of that vision – a perfect blend of traditional Christmas carols paired with soulful songs made famous by such Motown celebrities as Marvin Gaye, Stevie Wonder, the Supremes and The Jackson 5. WBTT’s sizzling signature style makes this a most memorable Christmas treat that’s fun for the whole family!

A Motown Christmas

Westcoast Black Theatre Troupe

An intimate fine dining experience celebrating Verdi's life in Parma.

Moonlight & Melodies: Dinner with Verdi in Parma

The Westcoast Black Theatre Troupe’s, Soul Crooners, premiered on a rental stage at the Sarasota Arts Center in 2009 and has sold out at the National Black Theatre Festival twice. The show, created and adapted by Founder and Artistic Director Nate Jacobs, has been pivotal in the success of WBTT.

Soul Crooners: Solid Gold Edition

Sarasota Youth Opera will present its acclaimed production of The HobbitÔ by Dean Burry. This prelude to Tolkien’s classic The Lord of The Rings, recounts how a comfort-loving hobbit, unwillingly dragged into a heroic quest, accidentally acquires the golden ring of power.

The Hobbit

Join us as we welcome Naärai Jacobs back to her hometown to perform at the theatre she helped build. This will be the first time Naärai – WBTT Founder and Artistic Director Nate Jacobs daughter – has taken the stage in WBTT’s new theatre, which opened to the public in 2020 – just in time for the pandemic to close it. 

 

During "Legends," Naärai will make her way through decades of music, paying tribute to her favorite artists: the women of song who have paved the way for her. Hear Naärai perform some of her favorites including: Dionne Warwick ("Do You Know the Way to San Jose," "Wives and Lovers," "Valley of the Dolls)," Barbra Streisand ("Evergreen"), Gladys Knight ("Heard it Through the Grapevine"), Aretha Franklin ("Until You Come Back to Me," "Bridge Over Troubled Water"), Diana Ross ("Upside Down"), Whitney Houston ("One Moment in Time") and more.

Legends: My Favorite Songs

The operas of Giuseppe Verdi have been an important part of the history of Sarasota Opera, the only company to have presented all of his works. Principal Artists from the Sarasota Opera with the Sarasota Orchestra, conducted by Victor DeRenzi, will present selections from these great works in concert.

Verdi Concert

World-renowned violinist Vadim Gluzman opens the Masterworks season with Tchaikovsky’s towering Violin Concerto, a magnificent combination of breathtaking melodies and stunning virtuosity. Following Sibelius’ majestic Finlandia and Rautavaara’s tribute to the birds of the Arctic, the program concludes with Respighi’s Pines of Rome . From the Villa Borghese to the Appian Way, Respighi’s brilliant work never fails to thrill as it peaks in a blaze of brassy glory.

Sounds of Nature

Van Wezel Performing Arts Hall

Franz Schubert was 27 years old when he was commissioned to write a large-scale work in the style of Beethoven’s Septet, Op. 20. Taking Beethoven’s instrumentation and adding an extra violin, Schubert created an Octet for string quartet, double bass, clarinet, bassoon, and horn that has become one of the most beloved masterpieces of the chamber music repertoire.

Schubert Octet

Sarasota Orchestra

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Events in Sarasota, FL this month

Jennifer, Who Is Leaving

Urbanite Theatre

Beautiful: The Carole Kin...

Asolo Repertory Theatre

Giselle

The Sarasota Ballet

A Motown Christmas

Westcoast Black Theatre Troupe

Moonlight & Melodies: Din...

Sarasota Opera

Soul Crooners: Solid Gold...

Westcoast Black Theatre Troupe

The Hobbit

Sarasota Opera

Legends: My Favorite Song...

Westcoast Black Theatre Troupe

Verdi Concert

Sarasota Opera

Sounds of Nature

Sarasota Orchestra

Schubert Octet

Sarasota Orchestra