I guess it's official. Today is my last day at the Sarasota Herald-Tribune and here's my farewell column. I'll have a few more stories in the next few weeks in the Herald-Tribune. New things are coming this fall. www.heraldtribune.com/story/entert...
There's a tender and moving play on stage at Florida Studio Theatre called "Dorothy's Dictionary" by E.M. Lewis that runs just about an hour but has a strong impact with two involving performances. @theatrecritics.bsky.social www.heraldtribune.com/story/entert...
Asolo Rep is delaying the fall production of a revised version of the Billy Joel-Twyla Tharp musical "Movin' Out" for a year. The Tony-winning "Come From Away" will now open the new season in November. www.heraldtribune.com/story/entert...
We're going to have to wait another week to see the final version of the Purple Ribbon Committee's recommendations to the Sarasota City Commission about potential alternate uses of the Van Wezel Performing Arts Hall. www.heraldtribune.com/story/news/l...
The drama behind Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons is the heart of the Florida Studio Theatre production of "Jersey Boys," which features lots of hit songs that will have audiences humming along (and hopefully not sing out loud). @theatrecritics.bsky.social www.heraldtribune.com/story/entert...
Actor Samaria Nixon-Fleming has a big job ahead, playing 21 characters in Amanda Wilkin's one-woman show "Shedding a Skin" for Florida Studio Theatre's Stage III series. www.heraldtribune.com/story/entert...
Actor Max Roll was the understudy to Sean Hayes during the Broadway run of Doug Wright's "Good Night, Oscar." Now he gets the role of Oscar Levant to himself at Asolo Repertory Theatre. www.heraldtribune.com/story/entert...
It is sometimes hard to watch, but Urbanite Theatre's "No One is Forgotten" by Winter Miller is a compelling drama about two women being held captive with two strong performances from Casey Wortmann and Dekyi Ronge. www.heraldtribune.com/story/entert...
Some may find it a bit slow going, but Asolo Repertory Theatre's production of "Dancing at Lughnasa" is lovely, lilting look at the lives of five sisters in a small town in Ireland in 1936 and how changes impact them. @theatrecritics.bsky.social www.heraldtribune.com/story/entert...
I had a chance to talk with director Joe Dowling, the longtime artistic director of the Guthrie Theater in Minneapolis and Abbey Theatre in Dublin about his production of Brian Friel's "Dancing at Lughnasa" at Asolo Rep @theatrecritics.bsky.social www.heraldtribune.com/story/entert...
The clash between a librarian and a worried mother who wants a book removed from the shelves takes some unexpected and surprisingly funny turns in the world premiere of Sharyn Rothstein's "Bad Books" at Florida Studio Theatre. @theatrecritics.bsky.social www.heraldtribune.com/story/entert...
Asolo Rep Theatre will kick off its new season with some star power as Billy Joel and Twyla Tharp reimagine their 2002 dance hit "Movin' Out." www.heraldtribune.com/story/entert...
Florida Studio Theatre is nearing its goal on fundraising for its new arts plaza in downtown Sarasota, and thanks to a successful match challenge, it now has a new name. www.heraldtribune.com/story/entert...
Lloyd Suh's "The Chinese Lady" is a fascinating play about the first Chinese woman to come to the U.S., and the FSU/Asolo Conservatory gives it a fine production in an appropriate setting – The Ringling's Historic Circus Museum. @theatrecritics.bsky.social www.heraldtribune.com/story/entert...
