Van Wezel schedule for 06 - 07

Van Wezel performing arts has posted their schedule for the up-coming 2006-2007 year. It looks like a 'can't miss' season.

In looking over the schedule I noticed the Smothers Brothers are booked. Tom Smothers lives in Sarasota. I had the pleasure of meeting him casually and he is a great guy. Of course his show is as great as ever.

Van Wezel 2006-07 season schedule

Sept. 29-Oct. 1: "The Producers." $55-$75.
Sept. 29: Premiere party. $150 per person, includes preferred seating to "The Producers."

Oct. 7: "The Snow Dragon." $7.
Oct. 8: Dennis Miller. $49, $59.
Oct. 14: Superstarzz featuring Ray Parker Jr., Craig Chaquico and Warren Hill. $30- $40.*
Oct. 24-25: "Annie." $45-$55.

Nov. 2: "Wait Wait ... Don't Tell Me!" $25, $35.
Nov. 4: "Triple Threat" with BlackHawk, Little Texas and Restless Heart. $39, $49.
Nov. 5: Paula Poundstone with Chris Bliss. $29, $39.*
Nov. 7: The Conga Kings. $25, $30.*
Nov. 10: Trisha Yearwood. $45-$65.
Nov. 11: Leo Lionni's "Swimmy, Frederick, and Inch by Inch." $7.
Nov. 15: The Temptations and The Four Tops. $55- $65.
Nov. 16: Mozart Festival Opera: "Don Giovanni." $45- $55.*
Nov. 17-19: "Hairspray." $55-$70.
Nov. 20: The Pink Floyd Experience. $29, $35.*
Nov. 24: Smothers Brothers and Judy Collins. $45, $55.
Nov. 25-26: "Jesus Christ Superstar." $45-$65.
Nov. 27: Perlman Music Program Young Artist Recital Series: Giora Schmidt. $20. (Mertz Theatre at the FSU Center for the Performing Arts.)

Dec. 1-3: Cirque Dreams, "Jungle Fantasy." $35, $45.
Dec. 1: Sixth Annual Van Wezel Foundation Gala: Cirque Dreams, "Jungle Fantasy." $250 and up.
Dec. 4: "A Rockapella Holiday." $30, $35.*
Dec. 5: "A Scottish Christmas" with Bonnie Rideout. $25, $35.*
Dec. 6: "Cool Jazz Christmas" with David Benoit, Jonathan Butler, Michael Franks and Kirk Whalum. $45-$55.
Dec. 8: George Carlin. $45, $55.
Dec. 12: "The Colors of Christmas" with Peabo Bryson, James Ingram, Stephanie Mills and Deniece Williams. $45- $65.
Dec. 13-14: "Wonderful Towns." $45, $55.
Dec. 15-16: "Altar Boyz." $35, $45.
Dec. 17: Tony Bennett. $75, $85.
Dec. 18: Mandy Patinkin with Paul Ford. $40-$60.
Dec. 19: "The Big Band Broadcast." $25.
Dec. 23-Jan. 5: The Perlman Music Program.
Dec. 19-24: "Plaid Tidings." (Presented at Players Theatre Dec. 19-22.) $30.*
Dec. 27: The Manhattan Transfer with John Pizzarelli. $45, $55.
Dec. 28: Jackie Mason. $40-$50.
Dec. 29-31: "Man of La Mancha." $45-$65.
Dec. 31: New Year's Eve party post-show: $200, includes preferred seating to "Man of La Mancha."

2007:

Jan. 1: "Salute to Vienna." $39-$69.
Jan. 2: Perlman Music Program "Celebration Concert." $40-$60.*
Jan. 3: State Ballet Theatre of Russia: "Cinderella." $45, $55.*
Jan. 8-9: Elton John and Tim Rice's "Aida." $45-$65.
Jan. 10: Frankie Valli and The Four Seasons. $49, $59.
Jan. 13-14: Willy Bietak's "Broadway on Ice." $35-$55.
Jan. 16: "Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat." $45-$65.
Jan. 17: Michael Feinstein with Robert Klein. $45-$60.
Jan. 18: Johnny Mathis. $65, $75.
Jan. 19: Circus Sarasota. $7.
Jan. 21: Peter Appleyard Quintet. $25.
Jan. 21: Joshua Bell and Jeremy Denk. $45, $55.
Jan. 24: Paul Taylor Dance Company. $35, $45.*
Jan. 26: " I Can't Stop Loving You." $40-$50.
Jan. 27: Band of the United States Air Force Reserve. Free.
Jan. 28: Hungarian Symphony Orchestra. $65-$75.
Jan. 29: Neil Sedaka. $45, $55.
Jan. 31: "Drum!" $35-$45.*

Feb. 1: Tango Pasion. $25-$55.*
Feb. 4: Maynard Ferguson and his Big Bop Noveau Band. $25.
Feb. 5: Hamburg Symphony. $65-$75.
Feb. 13: Academy of St. Martin in the Fields. $65-$75.
Feb. 16: Chicago Symphony Orchestra. $65-$75.
Feb. 17: Tom Chapin. $7.
Feb. 19: Hubbard Street Dance Chicago. $35, $45.*
Feb. 19: Perlman Music Program Young Artist performance: Kristin Lee. $20. (Mertz Theatre at the FSU Center for the Performing Arts.)
Feb. 20-21: "Riverdance." $50-$65.
Feb. 22: Liza Minnelli. $65-$85.
Feb. 23: Kris Kristofferson and Rosanne Cash. $45, $55.
Feb. 25: "The Jazz Singers" featuring The Tierney Sutton Band and Carol Welsman. $25.
Feb. 25: Melissa Manchester. $30, $35.
Feb. 26: Les Ballets Trockadero de Monte Carlo Dance Company. $35-$45.
Feb. 27: Hal Holbrook in "Mark Twain Tonight." $35, $45.*
Feb. 28: Atlanta Symphony. $65- $75.

March 3: "Keep the Beat!" $7.
March 4: André Watts. $35-$55.
March 4: Doc Severinsen and his Big Band. $35-$45.
March 6: "Bowfire." $40- $50.
March 8: New Orleans Jazz Orchestra. $25.
March 9: The Beach Boys. $49-$69.
March 10: Neil Berg's "100 Years of Broadway." $25.
March 11: Itzhak Perlman. $65, $75.
March 12: Paul Anka. $55-$65.
March 14-18: The 27th Annual Sarasota Jazz Festival.
March 14: "Jazz on the Bayfront." Free.
March 16: Eartha Kitt. $40, $50.
March 17: The Four Freshmen. $25.
March 17: Dick Hyman and Friends. $32, $39.
March 18: John Pizzarelli and The Swing Seven. $29, $35.
March 18: The Count Basie Orchestra. $25.
March 26: Carl Rosa's "Pirates of Penzance." $45, $55.*
March 30: "Les Folies Russes." $40-$50.

April 1: National Philharmonic of Russia. $65-$75.
April 3-8: "Mamma Mia!" $55-$75.
April 9: Russian National Ballet Theatre and Orchestra: Sergei Prokofiev's "Romeo & Juliet." $45, $55.*
April 10: Hungarian State Folk Ensemble. $35-$45.*
April 12: Nana Mouskouri's Farewell Tour. $45, $55.
April 14: Tom Jones. $55-$75.
April 15-21: Festival Diapente.
April 15: "Breakfast with the Arts (Cà d'Zan, Ringling Museum of Art.)
April 15: "Family Fest on the Bay." Free.
April 15: Kenny Loggins. $55, $65.
April 16: Perlman Music Program Young Artist performance: Rebecca Albers. $20. (Mertz Theatre at the FSU Center for the Performing Arts.)
April 17: "Selby Wine Tasting Under the Banyans."
April 17-22: Steve Solomon's "My Mother's Italian, My Father's Jewish and I'm in Therapy." $35.* (Presented at the Players Theatre April 17-20.)
April 18: Ragamala Music and Dance Theater. $25, $30.*
April 24-29: "Pluck in 'The Specialists.'" (Presented at the Players Theatre April 24-27.) $30.*
April 28: "Hänsel and Gretel." $7.
April 30: Key Chorale and Van Wezel present Giuseppe Verdi's "Requiem." $22-$42.