Broadway Smash “Book of Mormon” Hits the Stage at Van Wezel Performing Arts Hall in Sarasota, FL
Van Wezel Performing Arts Hall is celebrating its 50th Anniversary in style starting 2020 off with the Tony award-winning, Book of Mormon!
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Everything is “Hakuna Matata” at Sarasota’s Van Wezel Performing Arts Center
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The Lion King, the World’s #1 Musical, has clawed its way to Sarasota after premiering 22 years ago on Broadway! The Broadway production has grossed over a BILLION dollars, the highest grossing of all time. An incredible feat, but not too surprising considering the material they have to work with.
Seal Makes Sarasota Debut At Van Wezel Foundation Gala In Sarasota, FL
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The Van Wezel Foundation celebrated their 18th Annual Gala on Saturday night. Past performers at the gala have included Jay Leno, Barry Manilow, Jerry Seinfeld, among others over the years. There was a cocktail reception, dinner and Sarasota dressed in their high fashion attire at the Van Wezel Performing Arts Center.
Michael Bolton Brought Love Songs And A Symphony For Valentine’s Eve At The Van Wezel In Sarasota, FL
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The audience poured into Van Wezel Performing Arts Center on Valentine’s Eve to hear soul singer Michael Bolton sing his hits. Single ladies and couples made up the majority of the crowd on a chilly night in Sarasota. At 65, Bolton is celebrating 50 years in the music business and a birthday on February 26th.
Gladys Knight Makes Love at the Van Wezel Performing Arts Hall in Sarasota
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It was a “love fest” last night! One of my favorite performers of all time shared the love over and over at the Van Wezel.
Van Wezel Presents a Stellar 2019 Lineup in Sarasota, FL
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Catching a live show is one of the perks of residing in this area. From intimate open mic nights at local pubs to comedy shows at McCurdy’s to live theater at the ornate and beautiful Florida Studio Theatre, we are privy to a number of entertainment outlets. Sarasota Opera House has been entertaining Sarasota residents since 1926 with a vivid repertoire including Verdi Cycle and the American Classics series. But, the crown jewel of Sarasota’s live arts venues remains the iconic Van Wezel Performing Arts Hall. They’ve opened 2019 with Broadway superstars and multi-platinum artists and will remain a permanent fixture in Sarasota’s future.
Bob Dylan Will Be at the Van Wezel in Sarasota October 21, 2018
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Sarasota, FL- Bob Dylan has been around since the ‘60’s when he wrote and sang songs that were used by the Anti-War and Civil Rights movements. He’s been in and out of the public forum with different genres of music from Folk and Blues to Rock and Roll and even Irish Folk music. He is one of the best-selling music artists of all time selling more than 100 million records. He’s in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, Minnesota Music Hall of Fame, Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame and Songwriters Hall of Fame! And in 2016 Bob Dylan was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature “for having created new poetic expressions within the great American song tradition”.
Jerry Seinfeld Keeps the Laughs Going all Night Long at Sarasota’s Van Wezel
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First of all, I have to start out by telling you, the reader of this article, that I am a die-hard Seinfeld fan. Yes, I have seen all the Seinfeld episodes and all the Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee as well as many of Jerry’s stand-up specials and movies. Yes, I belong to Seinfeld Facebook groups and I follow Jerry and his wife Jessica on social media. Yes, I am biased when it comes to Seinfeld. Maybe because I love New York and Jerry IS New York! I spent years staying home on Thursday nights in the 90’s to watch “my show”! You will not get a negative review here. I even own Jerry’s SeinLanguage book that was a New York Times best seller back in 1993. I brought the book along hoping I could try to get it signed after the show. Yes, a total Seinfeld nerd.
Rick Springfield Opens Florida Tour at Van Wezel Performing Arts Center in Sarasota
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Musician, soap star, movie star and author Rick Springfield brought his show to the Van Wezel Performing Arts Hall on Thursday night. He is touring with the new record “The Snake King”, which was released in January. A bluesy rock hard edged record making some political statements is not what you expect from one of 80’s pop/rock favorites. Long before Justin Bieber, Springfield was a Teen Idol in his native Australia in the 70’s. He came to America and found musical success and then television success on the popular daytime drama General Hospital. In the 80’s, Dr. Noah Drake and Rick Springfield were almost one in the same. Rick left the show and devoted himself primarily to his first love music.
Tony Bennett, an American Treasure Performs at Van Wezel Performing Arts Hall
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Tony Bennett is an American treasure. He was Frank Sinatra’s favorite singer, Lady Gaga has a tattoo honoring him, he has sung for 11 U.S. Presidents, has 20 Grammys including lifetime achievement and is still playing to audiences at age 91!
Jackson Browne – Running On Music at the Van Wezel Performing Arts Center
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Jackson Browne, master songwriter, storyteller and activist played Van Wezel Performing Arts Center for the first time to a sold-out crowd and the Sarasota Police were in attendance in the show’s pit. Browne was on the last two shows of his solo tour when there was a threat made against his show on Tuesday night in Orlando. Security in both Orlando and SRQ were beefed up. The musician started the show off by thanking the Sarasota Police for keeping things safe.