The City of Sarasota's landmark Van Wezel Performing Arts Hall has been entertaining audiences with a variety of Broadway, orchestra, classical, music, …
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Jan 28, 2025
This theater is a death trap! If a fire broke out, there would be no way to evacuate everyone with just two aisles. I won’t return until there is a renovation. Plus, the audio system is way too loud.… Full review by S B
Apr 1, 2024
Smaller venue, nice parking lot. All seats seem to be pretty good. There is room for improvement. They only opened the doors about 30 minutes before the performance. So it is hard to get through the… Full review by Corina S
Mar 31, 2024
Much like the image that comes to mind when picturing a retiree in Florida, the Van Wezel is showing significant age that is attempting to hide under injections, fillers, lifts, and other stop-gap me… Full review by DakotaDan23
Using loop system with my 7000 dollar hearing aids. echo from stage microphones blocks much of the speech range. Have had good experiences when sound is off the sound board. Hope this helps. Not a good experience. Sorry. John A.
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I’m sorry you had a poor experience. We went to see Sebastian Maniscalco it was a great show everything was amazing the sound is amazing but again I have no situation with hearing
There is no dress code. Most people were in Sunday casual (khakis, sport shirt) but there were also many in jeans and shorts. Unless you’re shirtless or shoeless, you’ll feel …
There is no dress code. Most people were in Sunday casual (khakis, sport shirt) but there were also many in jeans and shorts. Unless you’re shirtless or shoeless, you’ll feel comfortable.
What restaurants would you recommend close to the Van Wezel for dinner tonight?
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Well we're pretty certain your dinner plans have expired at this point. However, we would like to provide you with the best dining options moving forward should your plans bring you …
Well we're pretty certain your dinner plans have expired at this point. However, we would like to provide you with the best dining options moving forward should your plans bring you back to our wonderful city. We are a bunch of foodies and some of our favorite restaurants are; Mattison's Michael's On East C'est La Vie Epicure Cafe Hope this helps ease your year old hunger pains! Kindly, Van Wezel Performing Arts Hall
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All guests, regardless of age, must have a ticket for admission. Occasionally, some shows directed towards a young audience may offer a lap pass option for a...
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