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Florida Studio Theatre (FST) presents New York State of Mind – All the Hits of Billy Joel With The Uptown Boys, a high-energy music revue created by Broadway veterans with over 40 years of cumulative experience in the industry. Featuring slick choreography and rich harmonies, this new Cabaret weaves together Billy Joel's iconic songbook with the performers' stories of love, life, and trying to make it in New York City.

Florida Studio Theatre (FST) presents Smoke & Mirrors, a riveting comedic thriller by Will Osborne and Anthony Herrera.

Florida Studio Theatre (FST) presents The Jersey Tenors – Part II, a new musical revue featuring The Tenors' signature four-part harmony and crowd-pleasing showmanship.

Florida Studio Theatre announces its Summer Play Reading Festival, presenting three staged readings of new works by contemporary American playwrights. This summer's Festival features The Suffragette's Murder by Sandy Rustin, Baton by Deneen Reynolds-Knott, and Master of the Revels by Jeffrey Couchman.

Florida Studio Theatre announces its 38th Richard and Betty Burdick New Play Festival, presenting three staged readings of new works by contemporary American theatre artists and playwrights.

Florida Studio Theatre presents the original music revue, Friends in Low Places, celebrating the contemporary country musicians who transformed their genre and shot to the top of the charts. Exploring the artists who brought country music into the mainstream, like Garth Brooks, Miranda Lambert, and George Strait, this all-new Cabaret features such songs as “Could I Have This Dance,” “Bluebird,” and “Good Hearted Woman.”

Florida Studio Theatre kicks off its Winter Cabaret Series with The Wanderers, a charming musical revue honoring the dynamic harmony groups of the mid-20th century.

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Subscription packages and single tickets are now on sale. Learn more about the festival and how to purchase tickets here!

An electrifying tribute to the original bad boy of Rock & Roll, Great Balls of Fire features over 20 hits from the 1950s and beyond including “Good Golly, Miss Molly,” “Shake, Rattle, and Roll,” and “Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin' On.”

Florida Studio Theatre is returning to live performance with Vintage POP!, da brand new musical revue exploring the evolution of popular music from the 1920s to the 1980s. Created by Carole J. Bufford, Vintage POP! is FST’s first live theatrical production since it was forced to shut down in mid-March of 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Florida Studio Theatre (FST) announces its 2021 Winter Play Reading Series, presenting online readings of five new plays in progress written by some of the country's top playwrights.

Florida Studio Theatre has announced the lineup for its 2020-2021 FST Forums Series, seven online conversations with some of the country's top playwrights and musical theatre developers. Each month, FST audiences will have the opportunity to hear from these artists about the themes and questions highlighted in some of their latest work.

National New Play Network, the country's alliance of nonprofit theaters that collaborate in innovative ways to develop, produce, and extend the life of new plays, is delighted to announce the plays selected for its 19th Annual National Showcase of New Plays.

Florida Studio Theatre announces its 38th annual Richard and Betty Burdick New Play Festival, presenting three staged readings of new works by contemporary American playwrights.

Due to continued audience demand, Florida Studio Theatre (FST) announces the extension of Outlaws and Angels into its 22nd week. Now playing through April 19 in FST's Goldstein Cabaret, Outlaws and Angels celebrates the 'outlaws' of country music and the 'angels' who loved them. Featuring songs from music legends like Dolly Parton and Willie Nelson, audiences have called the production 'Fun and Uplifting,' 'Outstanding,' and 'The Best Ever.'

On Monday, February 24, artists and supporters of Florida Studio Theatre (FST) flocked to its downtown campus for FST's annual fundraiser, the Dangerous Ladies Shindig. Long-time FST supporter Marie G. Kropp chaired the event, and Gulf Coast Community Foundation supported the Shindig as its lead sponsor. With exclusive live entertainment, the presentation of the distinguished Spelman Award, and a plated three-course dinner, FST's Dangerous Ladies Shindig was a not-to-be-missed event for many of the greatest supporters of the arts and contemporary theatre in Sarasota.

Entertainment options are endless in our town that is bursting with artistic performances. Florida Studio Theatre's latest Cabaret, a?oeOutlaws & Angels,a?? is billed as a rousing review that highlights and celebrates the a?oeoutlaws of country music and the angels who loved them.a?? However, what you truly experience is an evening full of fun that will immerse you in the timeless country songs you have always loved. This Cabaret will entertain you and revive memories inside you that will put a smile on your face.

Florida Studio Theatre (FST) will present Light My Fire, a celebration of the music of the '60s and the '70s. Featuring such hits as 'Somebody to Love,' 'California Dreamin,'' and 'The Times They Are a Changin,'' this Cabaret explores the Cultural Revolution that took place during one of America's most exciting, yet tumultuous, decades. Single tickets are now available at (941) 366-9000 or floridastudiotheatre.org.

Due to audience demand, Florida Studio Theatre (FST) announces the extension of Outlaws and Angels, celebrating the “outlaws” of country music and the “angels” who loved them.