The Van Wezel Announces Upcoming Events: Diana Krall, Tony Bennett and More

 On Sun. Mar. 25, 2012 @ 7:00 PM Sarasota Favorite Tony Bennett returns to the Van Wezel. Bennett  has introduced multitudes of songs into the Great American Songbook. With signature hits like “Rags To Riches,” “The Good Life,” and “I Left My Heart In San Francisco,” Bennett “has not just bridged the generation gap, he has demolished it.” – The New York Times. The newest album Duets II (following up the platinum-plus, double-Grammy® -winning Duets: An American Classic) features a lineup that is ultra talent packed, including duets with Andrea Bocelli, Carrie Underwood, and the late Amy Winehouse.

Sponsored by Sarasota Magazine & Beneva Flowers

Tickets: $120- $30

Diana Krall has carved a permanent position at the top of the jazz charts with works like “Quiet Nights” and “When I Look In Your Eyes.” Don’t miss this Grammy® winning, pop-jazz diva’s heavy-lidded vocals, strikingly sensitive piano-playing and disarming intimacy with her audience, as she wows Sarasota once more on Tues. Mar.  27, 2012 @ 8:00 PM.

Sponsored by AT &T Star Series & Comcast

Tickets: $115- $30

Based on the stories of Sholom Aleichem, Fiddler on the Roof has been lauded by critics again and again, and won the hearts of people all around the world. Filled with a rousing, heartwarming score, which includes “Tradition,” “Matchmaker, Matchmaker,” “If I Were A Rich Man” and “Sunrise, Sunset,” Fiddler on the Roof is a timeless classic, playing at the Van Wezel Wed. Mar 28, 2012 @ 8 PM

Sponsored by Wilde Lexus of Sarasota and ABC 7

Tickets: $75- $30

For more information and to buy tickets, contact the Van Wezel Box office at (941)953-3368 or log onto www.vanwezel.org.