Performing Arts

This electrifying production celebrates the world’s greatest pianists and showmen including Elton John, Billy Joel, Stevie Wonder, Ray Charles, Jerry Lee Lewis, Little Richard and all the way to Beethoven and Liberace. "What more can be said except, the greatest piano men, really were the greatest. Not only did the performers show spectacular skills on […]

Winner of a MacArthur “Genius” Fellowship and the Avery Fisher Prize, Jeremy Denk is one of America’s foremost pianists. He was recently elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. Returning frequently to Carnegie Hall, Denk has appeared with the Chicago Symphony, New York Philharmonic, Los Angeles Philharmonic, San Francisco Symphony and Cleveland Orchestra […]

Metropolitan Opera star and New York philharmonic clarinet and piano virtuosos will dazzle and delight us with their artistry. This concert showcases this rare and gorgeous combination of musical voices. ANTHONY MCGILL is “…a captivating virtuoso on the stage, and a longtime advocate for social change extending beyond it.” SUSANNA PHILLIPS “…has the purity and […]

SPONSORED BY:GRAMMY award-winning vocalist Judith Hill brings her dazzling talent to Sanibel! Come see what drew artists like Prince, Michael Jackson, Spike Lee and George Benson to her. She has toured with Ringo Starr, Elton John and Stevie Wonder, and was featured in the GRAMMY and Academy Award-winning film, “20 Feet from Stardom”."… wowed the […]

SPONSORED BY:James and Susen Berg&Dorothy and Seth HemmingLed by Artistic Director Tina Finkelman Berkett, BODYTRAFFIC has conquered the contemporary dance world with its stunning performers, technical mastery, and commitment to the most challenging repertoire. Bursting with cutting-edge “vivid theatricality,” BODYTRAFFIC takes the stage with compelling works that embody the company’s energy, sophistication, and sheer joy […]

Rooted in bluegrass, their music has garnered widespread critical acclaim for its boundary-defying virtuosity that draws from jazz, pop, indie folk and funk. Twisted Pine features Kathleen Parks on fiddle and lead vocals, Dan Bui on mandolin, Chris Sartori on bass and Anh Phung on flute. “...Upbeat, poppy vibe; energetic, driving rhythms; and virtuoso solos." […]

YCA is a dynamic chamber ensemble made up of some of the most gifted classical artists in the world playing fabulous repertories in cities all over North America! This season’s tour offers a special program of chamber music and song, featuring rarely-heard instrumentation combining voices with violin, cello, and piano.

SPONSORED BY:Ed and Virginia StringerThe Academy of St Martin in the Fields is one of the world’s finest chamber orchestras, renowned for fresh, brilliant interpretations of the world’s greatest orchestral music. The wind ensemble is drawn from the principal players in the orchestra and was formed to perform exciting, larger-scale chamber music.

SPONSORED BY:Tom and Barb DunhamAlan Bibey & Grasstowne features highly respected veterans, as well as rising stars, of bluegrass. Led by GRAMMY-nominated mandolin player Alan Bibey, the band also includes two-time SPBGMA Bass Player of the Year Zak McLamb, banjo player Justin Jenkins, flat picker and rhythm guitarist Tony Watt, and vocalist and fiddle player […]

SPONSORED BY: Gustav and Vibeke Christensen This tribute show to Neil Diamond is unlike anything you have seen or heard before. You will swear you are hearing the master himself. Broadway, television and film star Robert Neary creates a one-of-a-kind tribute to one of the greatest recording artists in history. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wGi2JI-ZmMA

Time to laugh your sins away! Part catechism class, part stand-up routine, this interactive comedy is one of the longest running shows in Chicago and U.S. theater history. You, the audience member, are part of Sister’s class. She’ll take you back to the days of the Latin Mass and meatless Fridays—and remind you about that […]

SPONSORED BY:Mike and Marilee WoodTwo of New York’s brightest stars, and a quartet of jazz all-stars, reimagine some of the classic partnerships in jazz and popular song, including Louis Armstrong, Ella Fitzgerald, Judy Garland and Peggy Lee; featuring songs by Gershwin, Irving Berlin, Ellington and Cole Porter.JASPER“Celebrate the Great American Songbook in all of its […]