This page includes a collection of Westcoast Black Theatre Troupe news, reviews and events. We appreciate the journalists who are helping to spread awareness of our work and foster an appreciation for the arts in our community. We update this page frequently, so be sure to check back often.
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June 6, 2025 "Westcoast Black Theatre Troupe to host 3rd annual Juneteenth Arts Festival" - Sarasota Herald-Tribune
https://www.heraldtribune.com/story/news/local/2025/06/06/westcoast-black-theatre-troupe to-host-juneteenth-arts-festival/83577684007/
May 30, 2025 "A Decade of Developing Young Artists" - Dylan Campbell, SRQ Magazine
https://www.srqmagazine.com/srq-daily/2025-05-30/26933_A-Decade-of-Developing-Young-Artists
May 23, 2025 "WBTT welcomes back founding member Apphia Campbell" - Sarasota Patch
https://patch.com/florida/sarasota/wbtt-welcomes-back-founding-member-apphia-campbell
May 19 2025 "WBTT to host third annual Juneteenth Arts Festival" - Observer Media Group
https://www.yourobserver.com/news/2025/may/19/wbtt-juneteenth-arts-festival/
May 16, 2025 "Westcoast Black Theatre Troupe taps out season with a new original musical" - Cathy Carter, WUSF
https://www.wusf.org/arts-culture/2025-05-16/westcoast-black-theatre-troupe-taps-out-season-with-new-original-musical
May 16, 2025 "WBTT to Present Third Annual Juneteenth Arts Festival" - SCENE Magazine
https://scenesarasota.com/magazine/wbtt-to-present-third-annual-juneteenth-arts-festival/
May 2, 2025 "Young Artist Program showcase at Westcoast Black Theatre Troupe" - Suncoast View, ABC 7
https://www.mysuncoast.com/2025/05/02/young-artist-program-showcase-westcoast-black-theatre-troupe/
May 2, 2025 "'Syncopated Avenue' An Underwritten Love Letter to the Art of Tap" - Phil Lederer, SRQ Magazine
https://www.srqmagazine.com/srq-daily/2025-05-02/26721_Syncopated-Avenue-An-Underwritten-Love-Letter-to-the-Art-of-Tap
May 2, 2025 "AN EVENING WITH JAMES T. LANE Comes to Westcoast Black Theatre Troupe" - Stephi Wild, Broadway World Sarasota
https://www.broadwayworld.com/sarasota/article/AN-EVENING-WITH-JAMES-T-LANE-Comes-to-Westcoast-Black-Theatre-Troupe-20250502
April 29, 2025 "Westcoast Troupe taps into a history of dance with premiere of ‘Syncopated Avenue’" - Jay Handelman, Sarasota Herald-Tribune
https://www.heraldtribune.com/story/entertainment/theater/2025/04/29/review-musical-syncopated-avenue-has-world-premiere-at-wbtt/83294341007/
April 24, 2025 "Review: SYNCOPATED AVENUE at Westcoast Black Theatre Troupe" - Shanti Kennedy, Broadway World Sarasota
https://www.broadwayworld.com/sarasota/article/Review-SYNCOPATED-AVENUE-at-Westcoast-Black-Theatre-Troupe-20250424
April 23, 2025 "WBTT Taps Its Way Into the World Premiere Musical ‘Syncopated Avenue’" - Kay Kipling, Sarasota Magazine
https://www.sarasotamagazine.com/arts-and-entertainment/2025/04/wbtt-syncopated-avenue-review
April 23, 2025 "Tap dance is the star of WBTT's 'Syncopated Avenue'" - Monica Gagnier, Observer Group
https://www.yourobserver.com/news/2025/apr/23/wbtt-syncopated-avenue/
April 23, 2025 "Growing Pains of a Young Lady" - SCENE Magazine
https://scenesarasota.com/magazine/growing-pains-of-a-young-lady/
April 23, 2025 "Review: Syncopated Avenue" - Marie Kilker
https://totaltheater1.wordpress.com/2025/04/23/syncopated-avenue/