Westcoast Black Theatre Troupe presents “Five Guys Named Moe,” with book by Clarke Peters and lyrics and music by Louis Jordan and others. (Directed by Jim ...
Closing Westcoast Black Theatre Troupe's 2024-2025 season is a brand-new world premiere musical, “Syncopated Avenue.” (Created, adapted and directed by WBTT Founder/Artistic Director Nate Jacobs.) ...
by Stephi Wild - March 18, 2025
Westcoast Black Theatre Troupe has announced its annual spring fundraiser, the April Fools' Fête set for this month. Learn more about the upcoming performance here...
by Stephi Wild - March 04, 2025
Westcoast Black Theatre Troupe will present the twelfth year of its annual Young Artist Program, through which Troupe members can showcase their talents with self-produced shows. ...
by Stephi Wild - February 25, 2025
Westcoast Black Theatre Troupe will present “Five Guys Named Moe,” an exuberant tribute to the music of rhythm and blues pioneer and renowned alto saxophonist Louis Jordan. ...
by Stephi Wild - February 18, 2025
Westcoast Black Theatre Troupe's 26th season will be a celebration of the “Soul Of A People.” In its 2025-2026 theatre season, WBTT will offer fan favorites, a drama by playwright/actress Dominique Morisseau, and a brand-new world premiere show. ...
by Stephi Wild - January 28, 2025
In the month of February – which is Black History Month – Westcoast Black Theatre Troupe will present several offerings focused on Pulitzer Prize-winning American playwright, August Wilson....
by Shanti M. Kennedy - January 28, 2025
August Wilson penned his Pulitzer Prize-winning play in 1983. Set in 1950s Pittsburgh, it delves into the African-American experience, generational prejudices, and other challenging themes. By concentrating on the journey of one family, the play portrays a spectrum of difficult times that individual...
by A.A. Cristi - January 16, 2025
Westcoast Black Theatre Troupe has been selected to join the Bloomberg Philanthropies Digital Accelerator Program. This initiative helps cultural organizations across the U.S. and U.K. to strengthen technology and management practices....
by Stephi Wild - January 14, 2025
Back by popular demand, and now as an Independent Artist Program showcase, McKenzie will present an updated version of her Young Artist Program showcase at WBTT this month. Learn more here!...
by A.A. Cristi - January 10, 2025
The Ringling Museum of Art will host the first public showings of the original commissions resulting from the 2023 Hermitage Greenfield Prize (HGP).
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by A.A. Cristi - January 09, 2025
Westcoast Black Theatre Troupe will invite the community to celebrate the rich legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. during an inspirational performance. The production will feature song, dance, and dramatic reenactments of Dr. King's most powerful speeches....
Westcoast Black Theatre Troupe's dramatic offering for the 2024-2025 season is “Fences,” written by renowned American playwright August Wilson. (WBTT Resident Director Chuck Smith will ...
Westcoast Black Theatre Troupe presents a limited run of How I Learned What I Learned, featuring award-winning actor and playwright Wali Jamal. This one-man show ...
During the holiday season, Westcoast Black Theatre Troupe presents its Christmas card to the community, the exuberant musical revue, “A Motown Christmas.” (Created, adapted and ...
Opening Westcoast Black Theatre Troupe's 2024-2025 theatre season is “Soul Crooners Solid Gold Edition.” (Created, adapted and directed by Nate Jacobs.) The “Soul Crooners” productions ...
Westcoast Black Theatre Troupe has announced its 2024-2025 Board of Trustees, with Doris A. Johnson continuing as Board Chair and new members Charles W. Brown ...
Float Like a Butterfly is a poignant one-act play that honors the life and legacy of Muhammad Ali. Written by Michael Jacobs, this production features ...
Westcoast Black Theatre Troupe presents a compelling performance collaboration titled From Birmingham to Broadway at the International Black Theatre Festival in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. This ...
Soul Crooners: Solid Gold Edition is an original musical revue celebrating the iconic soul and R&B artists and hit songs of the late 1960s through ...
This summer, Westcoast Black Theatre Troupe is thrilled to present "Coconut Cake," written by Melda Beaty. The comedy tells the story of four retirees who ...
After two painful delays due to COVID-19, Westcoast Black Theatre Troupe is thrilled to finally bring to the stage the world-premiere musical, “Ruby.” The show ...
Closing the season is Big Sexy: The Fats Waller Revue. Thomas Wright "Fats" Waller was an American jazz pianist, composer, singer and comedic entertainer. His ...
Next up is a sweeping and inspirational journey through 20th century American pop music: "Dreamgirls" chronicles one fictional Motown group's rise from obscurity to superstardom. ...
Originally scheduled for the 2019-2020 season a show that WBTT had previously offered as a staged reading is Flyin West by Pearl Cleage. In the ...
During the holiday seasonback by popular demandWBTT presents Langston Hughes Black Nativity. This production is a celebration of the Nativity story with gospel, blues, spiritual, ...
Opening WBTT's 2022-2023 theatre season is Guys and Dolls, the 1950 Tony Award-winner for Best Musical. A fun, quirky musical comedy, Guys and Dolls debuted ...
Westcoast Black Theatre Troupe will close its 2021-2022 season with two world-premiere one-act plays, under the auspices of its New Playwrights Series. These plays, From ...
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Comedy Roulette
Florida Studio Theatre (4/5 - 5/30) | |
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Five Guys Named Moe
Westcoast Black Theatre Troupe (3/5 - 4/6) | |
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Jersey Boys
Florida Studio Theatre (3/26 - 5/25) | |
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SaraSolo Theatre In-Studio
Sarasota Contemporary Dance (3/29 - 4/12) | |
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The Wizard of Oz
Rise Above Performing Arts (5/8 - 5/18) | |
Jesus Christ Superstar
Asolo Repertory Theatre (5/17 - 6/15) | ||
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Lost in Yonkers by Neil Simon
Sarasota Jewish Theatre (3/19 - 3/30) | |
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