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SARASOTA ORCHESTRA • Anu Tali, Music Director

The Beach Boys are led by Mike Love and Bruce Johnston, who, along with Jeffrey Foskett, Tim Bonhomme, John Cowsill, Keith Hubacher, Christian Love and Scott Totten continue the legacy of the iconic American band. Hits include: "Surfin’," "Fun, Fun, Fun," "I Get Around," "Help Me Rhonda," "California Girls," "Good Vibrations," and "Kokomo.&r

Join us for An Intimate Evening of Songs and Storytelling with three-time Grammy Award®-winner Sarah McLachlan and featuring Vanessa Freebairn-Smith. With over 40 million albums sold worldwide and 12 Juno Awards to her name, McLachlan was recently inducted into the Canadian Music Hall of Fame and has solidified her place as one of the most celebrated singer-songwriters in the entertainm

The Sleeping Beauty, a crowning jewel of Marius Petipa’s career, is often considered the finest achievement of the Classical ballet. It is a grandiose and refined blending of the traditional mime, expressive pas d’action and spectacular divertissements in a lavish theatrical setting and set to Tchaikovsky’s glorious score.  Founded in Moscow during the transitional period of Perestroika in the late 1980s, t

Sixteen-time Grammy®-winner David Foster makes his Sarasota premiere at the Van Wezel! A prolific songwriter, David played a key role in the discovery and career launches of Celine Dion, Josh Groban, and Michael Bublé and has written for dozens of other stars. A performer in his own right, he hosted "Foster & Friends" — two star-studded concert events that were filmed for Great Performances

Ancient Land is the next chapter of Celtic Woman's extraordinary musical journey as the group continues to touch the hearts of a huge global audience with the centuries-old Irish tradition of telling stories through song: stories of the land, stories of love and stories of dancing -- songs that will bring a piece of Ireland to audiences everywhere.

Town Hall 2019

In celebration of the anniversary of Abbey Road, Rain will bring the greatest hits of this epic recording to life, in addition to all your early Beatles favorites. This mind-blowing performance takes you back in time with the legendary foursome delivering a note-for-note theatrical event that is "the next best thing to seeing the Beatles" (Associated Press). Experience the worlds’ most iconic band

Victorian Winters

• Fri, Dec 14 • 7:30pm
• Sat, Dec 15 • 2:00pm & 7:30pm
   

NOTE: Subscriptions are now available, but individual tickets will not go on sale until November 2, 2018 Giraffes strut.  Birds swoop.  Gazelles leap.  The entire Serengeti comes to life as never before.  And as the music soars, Pride Rock slowly emerges from the mist. This is Disney’s THE LION KING, making its premiere at the Van Wezel in March 2019! More tha

Anderson and Roe - Mon, Jan 14 at 7:30pm Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center - Thur, Jan 24 at 7:30pm Czech National Symphony Orchestra - Mon, Feb 11 at 7:30pm
John Mauceri, conductor  /  Isabel Leonard, mezzo-soprano Academy of St Martin in the Fields - Thur, Feb 21 at 7:30pm
Jeremy Denk, piano

Celebrating its 40th Anniversary season, Les Ballets Trockadero de Monte Carlo is a company of professional male dancers performing the full range of the ballet and modern dance repertoire, including classical and original works. The troupe incorporates comedy by exaggerating the foibles, accidents, and underlying incongruities of serious dance. The men dance all the parts — heavy bodies delicately balancing on toes as swans, sylphs,

More than two decades ago Jonathan Larson’s RENT opened on Broadway and forever changed American theatre. It continues to speak loudly and defiantly to audiences across generations and the world. And now, this Pulitzer Prize and Tony Award®-winning masterpiece returns to our stage with its vibrant 20th anniversary tour. A re-imagining of Puccini’s La Bohème, RENT follows the lives of seven artists struggling to follow

** PETER GROS PERFORMANCE CANCELLED ** (Feb 15, 2019) We regret to announce that the Peter Gros performance on April 14, 2019 at 2:00pm has been cancelled. Patrons of the Van Wezel who purchased tickets to this performance will be eligible for an exchange, account credit or refund by calling the Van Wezel Box Office at 941-953-3368. We apologize for any inconvenience that this may cause.  

Cream was a chemical explosion like no other, the blueprint for every supergroup to follow and the heavy blues precursor to Hendrix, Zeppelin and so much more. The bloodlines of that hallowed trilogy come together on the Van Wezel stage to pay tribute to Cream's legendary four-album reign over the psychedelic frontier of the late 1960s.  Feel the fire and the freedom of "Spoonful," "Strange Brew,&rd

The Second City has been laughing at love and its various side effects for decades. It’s Not You, It’s Me, The Second City takes shots at heartbreak, missed connections, and the mire of human relationships. Your friends, parents and blind date will all find something achingly familiar to laugh at!

Come join our sisterhood! Four women at a lingerie sale with 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 have been laughing about for 16 years! It’s the Hilarious Celebration

Grammy Award®-winner ("Lowdown") Boz Scaggs returns to our stage with his Out of The Blues Tour, celebrating his new album. It’s appropriate since the blues is what first sparked his five-decade musical career. "Music has been a constant companion and I'm feeling more free with it than ever," Scaggs comments. "I feel like I've found my voice through all these yea

Tony Award®-winner (Cabaret) Scottish-born Alan Cumming returns to the Van Wezel with his new show Legal Immigrant, celebrating his ten years as a US citizen, growing older and what it feels like to be an immigrant in today’s America. The show is a true old-fashioned cabaret, a smorgasbord of songs and tales; laughter, tears and, of course, provocation! Alan is also known for his role as Eli Gold on The G

She Remembers Everything, Rosanne Cash’s highly anticipated follow-up to her triple-Grammy®-winning masterpiece The River and The Thread is a powerfully insightful and strikingly universal collection of new songs.  Both confessional and cathartic the material reverberates with an urgency of a woman who has found and owns her story and her voice and who is driven to speak when time feels ever

The Temptations were known for smooth stepping: The Temptations Walk became a staple of American style. Their legendary tunes include "My Girl," "Ain’t Too Proud to Beg" and "Papa Was a Rolling Stone." The Four Tops, who have been marveling audiences since 1954, are known for chart-topping hits "I Can’t Help Myself (Sugar Pie Honey Bunch),&rdq

Whoopi Goldberg is one of a very elite group of artists who have won a Grammy® ("Whoopi Goldberg," 1985), an Academy Award® (Ghost, 1991), a Golden Globe (The Color Purple, 1985 and Ghost, 1991), an Emmy® (host of AMC’s "Beyond Tara: The Extraordinary Life of Hattie McDaniel," 2002), a Daytime Emmy for "The View," 2009) and a Tony®

Award-winning country music icons Lee Greenwood and Crystal Gayle bring their hits to the Van Wezel! Lee’s hits include: "It Turns Me Inside Out," "Dixie Road" and "Somebody’s Gonna Love You," just to name a few! Lee also won CMA Song of the Year for writing "God Bless the USA," voted the most recognizable patriotic song in America. Reno

This mind-blowing spectacular showcases the jaw-dropping talents of five of the most incredible Illusionists on earth. The Illusionists™ Live from Broadway™ has shattered box office records across the globe and dazzles audiences of all ages with a powerful mix of the most outrageous and astonishing acts ever to be seen on stage, packed with thrilling and sophisticated magic of unprecedented proportions.