Upcoming Events

SUBSCRIPTIONS ARE ON SALE NOW! Offer available exclusively to Van Wezel patrons! $26.97 for a 3-month subscription $53.94 for a 6-month subscription $99.99 for a 12-month subscription The perfect gift for theater lovers this holiday season! Until we can safely welcome Broadway back to...

DECEMBER 3, 2020 TICKETS ARE SELLING FAST! Join JIM BRICKMAN in an Interactive Concert Experience to Support the Van Wezel! DEADLINES FOR PACKAGE ORDERS Diamond/Gold Packages: November 19 Silver Package: December 2 Grammy-nominated songwriter and piano sensation Jim Brickman...

Every Saturday morning through December 26 9:30-10:30AM on the lawn outside of the Van Wezel Erin Hurter, Yoga Instructor Relax, stretch and enjoy a fulfilling yoga session on the Sarasota’s scenic bayfront while instructor Erin Hurter guides you along the way! Participants should plan to bring their own yoga mat....

DECEMBER 5, 2020: $35 per stream TICKETS ON SALE NOW! Grammy Award Winner and Rock & Roll Hall of Famer, DARLENE LOVE, has long been recognized as "one of the greatest singers of all-time" by Rolling Stone Magazine. It’s no wonder The New York Times raves: “Darlene Love’s thunderbolt voice is as embedded in the history of rock an...

TICKETS ARE ON SALE NOW! WHITNEY JAMES pairs incredible vocal skills with intimate, meaningful interpretations. She brings to the bandstand a flawless intonation, a broad range of colors, sounds, and an instrumentalist’s sensibility. She trained in opera and musical theater before focusing on a career in jazz and became a protégé of master jazz vocalists Jay Clayton an...

  Enjoy this magical holiday concert from the comfort of your home. Tony nominee and Emmy winner LIZ CALLAWAY will perform a mix of holiday favorites, beloved Broadway showtunes, share stories about the holidays and her career, and offer a preview of music from her upcoming holiday album, Comfort and Joy. The stream will also include a special behind-the-scenes interview with the artist and a post-s...

TICKETS ARE ON SALE NOW! WHITNEY JAMES pairs incredible vocal skills with intimate, meaningful interpretations. She brings to the bandstand a flawless intonation, a broad range of colors, sounds, and an instrumentalist’s sensibility. She trained in opera and musical theater before focusing on a career in jazz and became a protégé of master jazz vocalists Jay Clayton an...

DECEMBER 12, 2020: $35 per stream TICKETS ONSALE NOW! DAVE KOZ & FRIENDS: THE GREATEST HITS OF CHRISTMAS 2020 celebrates the joy of the holidays in one-night only LIVE virtual concert event featuring Jonathan Butler, Rick Braun, Richard Elliot, David Benoit, Peter White and introducing Rebecca Jade! In a recording career that spans nearly three decades, Pla...

DECEMBER 13, 2020: $27 per stream Early Bird price increases to $33 per stream on November 23 TICKETS ON SALE NOW! For the first time in nearly 10 months, the Broadway cast of the 15-time Tony Award-nominated musical Jagged Little Pill is reuniting on stage for one night only—in a special performance live from NYC. On Sunday Decemb...

DISCOUNT SALE! SAVE 20% OFF Nov. 23-29 Discount Prices: $19.99 | $31.99 | $55.99 Discount Code: XMAS   The Moscow Ballet’s Great Russian Nutcracker Christmas Stream brings the holiday cheer right to your home! Spend quality time with loved ones and experience the smash-hit holiday tradition in this ground-breaking Video on Demand debut, all fr...

TICKETS ARE ON SALE NOW! Bringing together their affinity for a great popular song with outstanding live performances, Irishmen Damian McGinty, Keith Harkin, Paul Byrom, Ryan Kelly and Scotsman George Donaldson of CELTIC THUNDER pay homage to cherished Holiday favorites in their ONLINE Holiday concert Celtic Thunder—Christmas! Viewers will be enthralled by unique in...

TICKETS ARE ON SALE NOW! TICKETS $20/$40/$60* This year, SALUTE TO VIENNA is streaming directly into your living room! Celebrate the New Year with this never-before-seen performance, filmed in Europe. Filled to the brim with the same joyful singing, dancing, and full orchestra that live audiences all across North America have celebrated with sin...

TICKETS ARE ON SALE NOW! Please see the packages below to order your tickets, or click on the "Buy Now" button (top button is for the GUEST package and the bottom button is for the SLEUTH package). Purchase NOW through December 31 and have access to watch the movie until July 31, 2021! You are cordially invited to experience the musical phenomeno...

TICKETS ARE ON SALE NOW! TICKETS $20/$40/$60* This year, SALUTE TO VIENNA is streaming directly into your living room! Celebrate the New Year with this never-before-seen performance, filmed in Europe. Filled to the brim with the same joyful singing, dancing, and full orchestra that live audiences all across North America have celebrated with sin...

Sarasota, FL (November 6) – The Van Wezel Performing Arts Hall announces that ROALD DAHL'S CHARLIE AND THE CHOCOLATE FACTORY performances on January 17, 2021 have been postponed to future dates. The Van Wezel hopes to announce new dates soon. The Van Wezel’s Box Office will be following up with patrons directly affected by these changes. Patrons who wish to attend reschedu...

Sarasota, FL (October 30) – The Van Wezel Performing Arts Hall announces that the ISRAEL SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA's performance on January 19, 2021 has been canceled. The Van Wezel’s Box Office will be following up with patrons directly affected by these changes. Patrons who wish to attend rescheduled performances should keep their tickets, which will be honored for the f...

Sarasota, FL (November 6) – The Van Wezel Performing Arts Hall announces that the KATHLEEN TURNER: FINDING MY VOICE performance on January 20, 2021 has been canceled. The Van Wezel’s Box Office will be following up with patrons directly affected by these changes. Patrons who wish to attend rescheduled performances should keep their tickets, which will be honored for the futu...

JANUARY 25, 2021 TICKETS ON SALE NOW! REZA has taken the art of illusion to a new level, delivering his rock concert style magic show to audiences across the globe. Young and fresh, REZA’S new show, “Edge of Illusion,” has earned various awards including “Magician of the Year.” Don’t miss this Sarasota p...

TICKETS ON SALE NOW! Audra McDonald is unparalleled in the breadth and versatility of her artistry as both a singer and an actor. The winner of a record-breaking six Tony Awards, two Grammy Awards and an Emmy Award, she received a 2015 National Medal of Arts from President Barack Obama and was also named one of Time magazine’s 100 most influential people that year.&nbs...

TICKETS ON SALE NOW! From The Tonight Show with Jay Leno to stand-up comedian, best-selling children’s book author, much-in-demand corporate speaker, lovable TV and movie voice-over artist, pioneering car builder and philanthropist . . . it’s no wonder that JAY LENO is widely characterized as “the hardest working man in show business.” Leno is the recipien...

Sarasota, FL (November 6) – The Van Wezel Performing Arts Hall announces that the Alvin Ailey® American Dance Theater performances on February 16-17, 2021 have been postponed to future dates. The Van Wezel hopes to announce new dates soon. The Van Wezel’s Box Office will be following up with patrons directly affected by these changes. Patrons who wish to attend rescheduled perform...

MARCH 7, 2021 TICKETS ON SALE NOW! STOMP is explosive, inventive, provocative, witty and utterly unique – an unforgettable experience for audiences of all ages. The international percussion sensation has garnered armfuls of awards and rave reviews and has appeared on numerous national television shows. The troupe uses everything but conventional percussion instrume...

MARCH 9, 2021 TICKETS ON SALE NOW!  SARASOTA PREMIERE! Get the electrifying concert experience of Tina Turner, brimming with Tina hits from the 60s, 70s, 80s & 90s. The powerful raspy vocals, high-intensity dancing and thrilling stage presence live on stage, plus band, brass section, backing vocalists and dancers, making thi...

MARCH 10, 2021 Sarasota, FL (November 6) – The Van Wezel Performing Arts Hall announces that AMERICA: 50TH ANNIVERSARY TOUR on Friday, March 19, 2020 has been rescheduled to March 10, 2021. The Van Wezel’s Box Office will be following up with patrons directly affected by these changes. Patrons who wish to attend rescheduled performances should keep their ti...

Sarasota, FL (November 6) – The Van Wezel Performing Arts Hall announces that LANG LANG's performance on March 11, 2021 has been postponed to future dates in the 2023 season. The Van Wezel hopes to announce new dates soon. The Van Wezel’s Box Office will be following up with patrons directly affected by these changes. Patrons who wish to attend rescheduled performances should keep their tickets, w...

MARCH 14, 2021 For over two decades, Grammy Award®-winning master trumpeter and composer CHRIS BOTTI has amassed a spectacular variety of honors, including multiple Gold and Platinum albums, to become the nation’s largest selling instrumental artist. His mesmerizing performances with a stunning array of legends such as Sting, Barbra Streisand, Tony Bennett, Yo-Yo Ma, Frank Sinatra,...

MARCH 17, 2021 TICKETS ON SALE NOW! Don’t miss PAUL ANKA performing his Greatest Hits: His Way in 2021! With over 500 songs to his credit and over 126 albums recorded worldwide, Paul Anka is the only artist in history to have a song on the Billboard Top 100 over 7 consecutive decades. Anka was named the 21st most successful ...

TICKETS ON SALE NOW! ENGELBERT HUMPERDINCK returns to the Van Wezel! The icon has 64 gold albums, 35 platinum albums, four Grammy nominations, a Golden Globe and stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame and Las Vegas Walk of Fame, spanning a career of over five decades. He has performed for several presidents, the Queen of England and billions of fans around the world, recording roma...

Sarasota, FL (September 28) – The Van Wezel Performing Arts Hall announces the Russian National Ballet’s performance of Swan Lake on March 22, 2021 has been canceled. The Van Wezel’s Box Office will be following up with patrons directly affected by these changes. Patrons who wish to attend rescheduled performances should keep their tickets,...

Sarasota, FL (November 6) – The Van Wezel Performing Arts Hall announces that the SOUTH PACIFIC performances on March 29-30, 2021 have been postponed. Tentative dates projected for April 2022; we will reach out when we are closer to confirming these dates. The Van Wezel’s Box Office will be following up with patrons directly affected by these changes. Patrons who wish to attend resche...

MARCH 31, 2021 TICKETS ON SALE NOW! Grammy Award-winning saxophonist KENNY G returns to the Van Wezel! In a recording career spanning three decades and 23 albums, he has woven elements of R&B, pop and Latin music into his signature, smooth sound. He has collaborated with superstars including Aretha Franklin, Whitney Houston and Natalie Cole, and has become ...

APRIL 2, 2021 SARASOTA PREMIERE! For the past ten years at the Mirage Hotel, world famous singer, comedian, impressionist and ventriloquist TERRY FATOR has sold out night after night with a show featuring his cast of characters that includes everyone from Winston the Impersonating Turtle to Elton John, to Elvis. In addition to winning America’s G...

APRIL 8, 2021 TICKETS ON SALE NOW! This is a journey never to be forgotten. Mansion of Dreams is the crowning achievement of the multi-award-winning Master Illusionist, RICK THOMAS. He has the unique ability to transport his entire audience to a mystical and riveting world unlike their own, and it is all found within the walls of his M...

APRIL 14, 2021 Celebrating his 65th year in the music industry, legendary singer JOHNNY MATHIS is Columbia Records’ longest-signed artist. A sublime vocalist whose approach to pop music eclipses passing fads and trends, Mathis has performed songs in an incredible variety of styles and categories – from music composed for stage and film to golden era jazz standards, contemporary pop hi...

APRIL 21, 2021 TICKETS ON SALE NOW!  Returning to the Van Wezel, the SWEET CAROLINE TOUR is a Neil Diamond Concert Celebration starring Jay White. White has performed over 10,000 concerts around the world over three decades honoring the artistry of the American music legend and Rock & Roll Hall of Fame icon. Featuring the greatest...

Sarasota, FL (November 6) – The Van Wezel Performing Arts Hall announces that RIVERDANCE: 25TH ANNIVERSARY TOUR performances on April 23-25, 2021 have been postponed to future dates. The Van Wezel hopes to announce new dates soon. The Van Wezel’s Box Office will be following up with patrons directly affected by these changes. Patrons who wish to attend rescheduled performances should ...

Sarasota, FL (November 6) – The Van Wezel Performing Arts Hall announces that the FIDDLER ON THE ROOF performances on April 27-29, 2021 have been postponed. Tentative dates projected for April 2022; we will reach out when we are closer to confirming these dates.  The Van Wezel’s Box Office will be following up with patrons directly affected by these changes. Patrons who wish to a...

TICKETS ON SALE NOW! RAIN: A TRIBUTE TO THE BEATLES returns to the Van Wezel by popular demand on Sunday, May 9, 2021 at 7 p.m., delivering a note-for-note experience that brings all the greatest Beatles hits to life. Don’t miss the mind-blowing theatrical event that takes you back in time and was hailed by the Associated Press as “the next best thing to seeing The Beatle...

MAY 15, 2021 In 2000, Gary Mullen won ITV’s “Stars In Their Eyes” Live Grand Final, with the largest number of votes ever received in the shows history. The record of 864,838 votes was more than twice that of the runner-up. Gary began touring on his own, and in 2002, formed a band (“The Works”) to pay tribute to rock legends, Queen. Since May 2002, Gary Mullen and the Works&...

JULY 25, 2021 Acclaimed dance duo and brothers Maks & Val Chmerkovskiy have announced their third nationwide tour, Maks & Val Live: Motion Pictures Tour, featuring special guests, spouses and celebrated dancers Jenna Johnson and Peta Murgatroyd. This Latin and ballroom dance foursome has shared the stage many times a...

NOVEMBER 11, 2021 SARASOTA PREMIERE! BRUCE HORNSBY, the creatively insatiable pianist and singer-songwriter from Williamsburg, Virginia, always has succeeded on his exceptional gifts, his training and his work ethic. He has collaborated with Ricky Skaggs and the Grateful Dead. He has scored films and performed with symphony orchestras. Hornsby describes his new album <...

NOVEMBER 17, 2021 CELTIC THUNDER storms onto the mainstage with their latest live show, IRELAND, a brand-new revue show that revisits their most popular Irish and Celtic songs of the past decade and celebrates the influence of Irish and Celtic music around the world. “We, like everyone else the world over, are concerned about the health of our families and c...

NOVEMBER 18, 2021 TICKETS ON SALE NOW! With a cast consisting of incredible rock and roll singers and stars from Broadway’s greatest rock musicals, Neil Berg returns by popular demand to share more of the 50-year history of the music that changed the world forever! From the progenitors of rock and roll in the 1940s, through the glory years of the ‘50s, ‘60s, a...

PLEASE NOTE: Tickets to the general public go on sale Friday, December 4, 2020 at 10AM. TICKETS: $37-92 Do you remember the first time you heard the Christmas sounds of Mannheim Steamroller? You can celebrate the holiday magic once more when MANNHEIM STEAMROLLER CHRISTMAS BY CHIP DAVIS returns to the Van Wezel with their annual holiday tour&mda...

NOVEMBER 23-28, 2021 Broadway’s COME FROM AWAY is a Best Musical winner all across North America! This New York Times Critics’ Pick takes you into the heart of the remarkable true story of 7,000 stranded passengers and the small town in Newfoundland that welcomed them. Cultures clashed and nerves ran high, but uneasiness turned into trust, music soared into the night, and g...

DECEMBER 2, 2021 TICKETS ON SALE NOW! Known for their smooth stepping, THE TEMPTATIONS were honored with the Recording Academy’s Lifetime Achievement Grammy Award in 2013. As trailblazers of the 1960s, “The Temptations Walk” became a staple of American style. Their legendary tunes include “My Girl,” “Ain’t Too Proud to ...

DECEMBER 9, 2021 Sarasota, FL (October 30) – The Van Wezel Performing Arts Hall announces that AN INTIMATE EVENING WITH DAVID FOSTER: HITMAN TOUR on Sunday, January 31, 2021 has been rescheduled to December 9, 2021. Details on Katharine McPhee’s availability for this performance will be announced at a later date. The Van Wezel’s Box Office w...

DECEMBER 14, 2021 TICKETS ON SALE NOW! SARASOTA PREMIERE! SARAH BRIGHTMAN, the world’s best-selling soprano, makes her Sarasota debut with Hymn: Sarah Brightman in Concert. Brightman is known for her three-octave range and for pioneering the classical-crossover music movement, amassing global sales of over 30 million u...

JANUARY 3, 2022 Timeless music, dazzling costumes, breathtaking dance, stunning floral designs. SALUTE TO VIENNA NEW YEAR'S CONCERT returns to the Van Wezel Performing Arts Hall for an unforgettable New Year’s celebration that will enchant and delight audiences of all ages in Sarasota. Freshly updated each year with a new cast and musical programme, the exuberan...

JANUARY 5, 2022 Sarasota, FL (September 28) – The Van Wezel Performing Arts Hall announces Renée Fleming’s performance on January 13, 2021 has been rescheduled to January 5, 2022. The Van Wezel’s Box Office will be following up with patrons directly affected by these changes. Patrons who wish to attend rescheduled performanc...

JANUARY 6, 2022 TICKETS ON SALE NOW! SARASOTA PREMIERE!  Making their Sarasota debut, the iconic group IL DIVO transcends categorization, uniting the classical and the popular in multiple languages and infusing the passion of opera into their performances worldwide for over a decade. The quartet has earned over a hundred gold an...

JANUARY 11-12, 2022 (TENTATIVE) Sarasota, FL (November 6) – The Van Wezel Performing Arts Hall announces that SUMMER: THE DONNAL SUMMER MUSICAL on February 9-10, 2021 has been rescheduled to January 11-12, 2022 (tentative). We will reach out when we are closer to confirming these dates. The Van Wezel’s Box Office will be following up with patrons directly a...

JANUARY 25-26, 2022 (TENTATIVE) Sarasota, FL (November 6) – The Van Wezel Performing Arts Hall announces that JERSEY BOYS on February 26-28, 2021 has been rescheduled to January 25-26, 2022 (tentative). We will reach out when we are closer to confirming these dates. The Van Wezel’s Box Office will be following up with patrons directly affected by these changes. Pa...

  SARASOTA PREMIERE! The runaway hit of numerous international music festivals is hitting the road for its first U.S. tour! Known across the globe as “the ultimate-feel good show,” THE CHOIR OF MAN offers up 90 minutes of indisputable joy! It’s a party. It’s a concert. It’s a pint-filled good time set in a working pub (free beer anyone?!?) tha...

FEBRUARY 1-2, 2022 (TENTATIVE) Sarasota, FL (November 6) – The Van Wezel Performing Arts Hall announces that BLUE MAN GROUP on April 12-13, 2021 has been rescheduled to February 1-2, 2022 (tentative). We will reach out when we are closer to confirming these dates. The Van Wezel’s Box Office will be following up with patrons directly affected by these change...

FEBRUARY 9, 2022 Sarasota, FL (October 30) – The Van Wezel Performing Arts Hall announces that A TRIBUTE TO ARETHA FRANKLIN: THE QUEEN OF SOUL on February 18, 2021 has been rescheduled to February 9, 2022. The Van Wezel’s Box Office will be following up with patrons directly affected by these changes. Patrons who wish to attend rescheduled pe...

FEBRUARY 12, 2022 Sarasota, FL (October 30) – The Van Wezel Performing Arts Hall announces that the SIMON & GARFUNKEL STORY on February 12, 2021 has been rescheduled to February 12, 2022. The Van Wezel’s Box Office will be following up with patrons directly affected by these changes. Patrons who wish to attend rescheduled perfor...

MARCH 8, 2022 (TENTATIVE) Sarasota, FL (November 6) – The Van Wezel Performing Arts Hall announces that ITZHAK PERLMAN IN RECITAL on March 8, 2021 has been rescheduled to March 8, 2022 (tentative). We will reach out when we are closer to confirming these dates. The Van Wezel’s Box Office will be following up with patrons directly affected by these...

MARCH 9, 2022 Sarasota, FL (October 30) – The Van Wezel Performing Arts Hall announces that NEIL BERG'S 112 YEARS OF BROADWAY on Tuesday, February 2, 2021 has been rescheduled to March 9, 2022. The Van Wezel’s Box Office will be following up with patrons directly affected by these changes. Patrons who wish to attend rescheduled perfo...

MARCH 16, 2022 TICKETS ON SALE NOW! Four women at a lingerie sale have nothing in common but a black lace bra AND memory loss, hot flashes, night sweats, not enough sex, too much sex and more! This hilarious musical parody set to classic tunes from the ‘60s, ‘70s and ‘80s will have you cheering and dancing in the aisles! See what millions of women worldwide ha...

MARCH 18-20, 2022 (TENTATIVE) Sarasota, FL (November 6) – The Van Wezel Performing Arts Hall announces that ANASTASIA on March 23-28, 2021 has been rescheduled to March 18-20, 2022 (tentative). We will reach out when we are closer to confirming these dates. The Van Wezel’s Box Office will be following up with patrons directly affected by these changes. Patr...

APRIL 6-7, 2022 (TENTATIVE) Sarasota, FL (November 6) – The Van Wezel Performing Arts Hall announces that AN OFFICER AND A GENTLEMAN on January 5-6, 2021 has been rescheduled to April 6-7, 2022 (tentative). We will reach out when we are closer to confirming these dates. The Van Wezel’s Box Office will be following up with patrons directly affected by these ...