With three Broadway musicals celebrating the careers of pop music stars, a handful of living musical legends and tributes to ...

The city of Sarasota should be chastised for moving so slowly to maintain and repair the iconic Van Wezel Performing Arts Hall.

With no arts group stepping up to assume operating the Van Wezel, the Purple Ribbon Committee recommends making it last five ...

A Sarasota city committee has recommended both refurbishments to the Van Wezel and an "accelerated" process for a new arts center.

The Purple Ribbon Committee told commissioners the days of the Van Wezel as the city’s premier arts venue since 1970 are coming to a close. The City Commission voted unanimously to accept the ...

Mote Marine, Selby Gardens and the Sarasota Orchestra have each made more progress in their new projects than Sarasota's ...

Here are the 10 concerts, comedians and celebrities we're most excited about visiting Van Wezel in 2024 and 2025, presented in chronological order. Event details are subject to change.

Van Wezel Performing Arts Hall and JS Touring announced today that America’s premier comedian, Jerry Seinfeld, will perform on the Van Wezel Performing Arts Hall stage on May 2, 2026! Tickets go on ...

If you have a ticket to the Van Wezel for any performance through Dec. 2024 that was canceled, officials say you will be refunded to the original point of purchase.

Last year when we last met up with Mary Benzel, Executive Director at Van Wezel, Sarasota had just gone through a couple of ...

Van Wezel Performing Arts Hall is gearing up for another season of stunning theater, music, comedy and performance art in Sarasota. It also happens to be the iconic venue’s 50th birthday.