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Best Shows This Spring

in Sarasota

Les Miserables at Van Wezel Performing Arts Hall

Les Miserables

One of the greatest musicals of all time, Les Miserables is heading on a North American tour. Produced by Cameron Mackintosh, and based on the novel by Victor Hugo, Les Miserables is a sweeping epic set against the backdrop of the French Revolution, and contains the classic songs 'One Day More' and 'I Dreamed A Dream'.

Beetlejuice at Van Wezel Performing Arts Hall

Beetlejuice

Get ready to experience the afterlife like never before as Beetlejuice invites you to step into a world where the supernatural meets the hilarious. Based on Tim Burton's iconic film, Beetlejuice brings his chaos and madness to stage where you'll witness larger-than-life sandworms, ghostly apparitions and jaw-dropping transformations. Whether you're a die-hard fan of the original film, or a newcomer to the Beetlejuice universe, prepare for a theatrical journey that's bound to leave you screaming... with laughter!

Moulin Rouge! The Musical at Van Wezel Performing Arts Hall

Moulin Rouge! The Musical

Hey sister... the Broadway sensation, Moulin Rouge! The Musical is heading out on tour! The scintillating spectacle continues to load up the windmill and its elephant since it hit the road on its first-ever national tour in 2022. Garnering rave reviews from Broadway's toughest critics Moulin Rouge! is the most gorgeous Broadway event of the year, don't miss it when it lands in your town!

Rain - A Tribute to the Beatles at Van Wezel Performing Arts Hall

Rain - A Tribute to the Beatles

Together longer than The Beatles themselves, RAIN has mastered every song, gesture and nuance of the legendary group, delivering a totally live, note-for-note performance that's as infectious as it is transporting. Includes the early hits to later classics that The Beatles never got the chance to play live - including the most complex and challenging songs.

Twyla Tharp Dance at Van Wezel Performing Arts Hall

Twyla Tharp Dance

Multi-award winning Twyla Tharp is known in the world of dance as a visionary and innovative choreographer, now she returns with a new program that displays her hallmarks of humour, generous spirit and zeal, tied together with immaculate techniques and decades of experience from this pure iconoclast.

The Simon and Garfunkel Story at Van Wezel Performing Arts Hall

The Simon and Garfunkel Story

Following sold-out tour in the UK and across Europe, The Simon and Garfunkel heads to North American shores. A theatrical-style concert experience, this show traces the life and times of the influential 60s act with video projections and vintage clips, and of course, live performances of loads of the duo's greatest hits, from 'Mrs Robinson,' to 'The Sound of Silence.'

Itzhak Perlman at Van Wezel Performing Arts Hall

Itzhak Perlman

The Grammy- and Emmy Award-winning Israeli-American is renowned as the pre-eminent violinist of the 20th century after coming to prominence at the tender age of 13 on the Ed Sullivan Show in 1958. Despite losing the use of his legs due to polio, he has overcome the odds to become one of the most successful violin virtuosos in the world and his haunting music work has featured in movies including Schindler's List and Memoirs of a Geisha.

Matteo Bocelli at Van Wezel Performing Arts Hall

Matteo Bocelli

Heart-wrenching balladeer and son of the famed Andrea Bocelli heads out on tour across North America this fall! The 26-year-old showed to the world he truly carried his father's singing genes when he appeared on the hit songs "Fall On Me" and "Ven A Mi" with his father in 2018. Now breaking out on his own, Matteo is proving himself the next rising star to carry on the Bocelli legacy.

Jay Leno at Van Wezel Performing Arts Hall

Jay Leno

Love him or hate him, the hugely controversial Leno followed in the footsteps of legendary NBC late-night hosts Steve Allen, Jack Paar and Johnny Carson as the host of the Emmy Award-winning and top-rated "The Tonight Show," until his last show in 2014. You would think that he would be eager for some downtime - instead, he continues to hone his sharp, good humored roasting and standup skills at engagements across the country, often exceeding 300 dates per year!

Get The Led Out - Tribute Band at Van Wezel Performing Arts Hall

Get The Led Out - Tribute Band

The Urban Dictionary defines as 'Getting the Led out' as: 'It basically means that you are rocking out to some Led Zeppelin which is probably the best band ever to grace our Earth.' On a mission to bring the legend of Plant, Page et al to the stage, this is no ordinary tribute show. Passionate about the 'Zep, these guys are committed to playing you the tunes in with the greatest respect and musicianship, whilst sharing the Led love.

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