Jay Handelman
Arts Editor and TV Critic at Sarasota Herald-Tribune
Arts Editor and Theater critic for Sarasota Herald-Tribune. President Foundation of the American Theatre Critics Assoc. Past ATCA chair.
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2 weeks ago |
heraldtribune.com | Jay Handelman
Urbanite Theatre closes its 11th season with its third world premiere of the year – a play it commissioned from writer Nia Akilah Robinson. “From 145th to 98th Street” is a family drama that was one of four recipients of Urbanite Theatre’s 2020 Charles Rowan Beye New Play Commission. “This play is five years in the making,” Robinson said in a statement.
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2 weeks ago |
heraldtribune.com | Jay Handelman
The Sarasota Concert Association's 81st season features the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, the Philadelphia Orchestra, and Joshua Bell with the Academy of St. Martin in the Fields. Debuts include the Danish String Quartet and pianist Alexander Malofeev. Performances will be split between the Van Wezel Performing Arts Hall and the Riverview Performing Arts Center.
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3 weeks ago |
heraldtribune.com | Jay Handelman
Deborah F. Rutter, who led the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts for more than a decade before President Donald Trump fired her in February, will address some of the challenges faced by arts and culture organizations nationally and locally during a talk presented by the Arts and Cultural Alliance of Sarasota County. Rutter will be the keynote speaker during “Perspective. Practice.
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3 weeks ago |
heraldtribune.com | Jay Handelman
Sarasota Orchestra Discoveries series concerts are intended to help new audiences become more comfortable with classical music programs and to allow longtime fans to rediscover music and composers they thought they knew. This year’s series comes to an end May 17 with “Vivaldi Inspired,” which features the “Spring” and “Summer” sections of Vivaldi’s popular “The Four Seasons,” sandwiching works that were directly or indirectly inspired by Vivaldi.
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1 month ago |
heraldtribune.com | Jay Handelman
After a winter season that included several provocative and politically tinged dramas along with major musicals, Florida Studio Theatre is focusing on more light-hearted themes as it prepares for its 2025 summer season. Summer heat generally makes audiences less interested in heavy thinking at the theater, said Producing Artistic Director Richard Hopkins. But this year, there’s more to it. “Everything is going through a big change in the world and nobody knows where it’s going to end.
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As the world gets to know a new Pope, @AsoloRep is stepping back into history with a new production of "Jesus Christ Superstar," as the cast looks to find the people behind the iconic figures. @Theatre_Critics https://t.co/PTkAMd2lLP
Sarasota Jewish Theatre digs into family history in darkly comic ‘Bad Jews’ @theatre_critics https://t.co/CF8UxAnK74 via @HeraldTribune
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