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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March 13, 2025 "WBTT Young Artist Showcase presents 'The Butterfly Effect'" - Suncoast View, ABC 7
https://www.mysuncoast.com/video/2025/03/13/wbtt-young-artist-showcase-presents-butterfly-effect-suncoast-view-march-13th-2025/
March 13, 2025 "Westcoast Black Theatre Troupe Announces first 2024-2025 Young Artist Program showcase"- Tempo News
https://temponews.suncoastpress.com/scp/tnw-20250312/flipbook/2/
March 12, 2025 "‘Five Guys’ gets audiences singing and dancing along at WBTT" - Jay Handelman, Sarasota Herald-Tribune
https://www.heraldtribune.com/story/entertainment/theater/2025/03/12/review-audiences-sing-and-dance-along-to-five-guys-at-wbtt/82162996007/
March 12, 2025 "Review: Five Guys Named Moe" - Marie Kilker, TotalTheater.com
https://totaltheater1.wordpress.com/2025/03/12/five-guys-named-moe/
March 6, 2025 "Westcoast Black Theatre Troupe letting good times roll with 'Five Guys Named Moe'" - Tom Hall, WGCU
https://news.wgcu.org/arts-and-culture/2025-03-06/westcoast-black-theatre-troupe-letting-good-times-roll-with-five-guys-named-moe
March 5, 2025 "WBTT Announces First Young Artist Program Showcase of the Season" - Scene Magazine
https://scenesarasota.com/magazine/wbtt-announces-first-young-artist-program-showcase-of-the-season/
March 1, 2025 "Around Town | Nate Jacobs" - Tom Reese, SCENE Magazine
https://scenesarasota.com/magazine/around-town-nate-jacobs/
February 28, 2025 "Westcoast Black Theatre celebrates jazz composer with ‘Five Guys Named Moe’" - Jay Handelman, Sarasota Herald-Tribune
https://www.heraldtribune.com/story/entertainment/theater/2025/02/28/wbtt-celebrates-a-legendary-composer-in-five-guys-named-moe/79310063007/
February 25, 2025 "'Belles of Broadway' delights Longboat audiences" - Dana Kampa, Observer Group
https://www.yourobserver.com/news/2025/feb/25/belles-broadway-longboat/
February 24, 2025 "FIVE GUYS NAMED MOE Comes to Westcoast Black Theatre" - Broadway World Sarasota
https://www.broadwayworld.com/sarasota/article/FIVE-GUYS-NAMED-MOE-Comes-to-Westcoast-Black-Theatre-20250225
February 20, 2025 "WBTT announces 2025-2026 season" - Tempo News
https://temponews.suncoastpress.com/scp/tnw-20250219/flipbook/4/
February 19, 2025 "Westcoast Troupe plans returning favorites and an original musical for season 26" - Jay Handelman, Sarasota Herald-Tribune
https://www.heraldtribune.com/story/entertainment/theater/2025/02/19/westcoast-black-theatre-plans-new-musical-and-past-favoschedules-original-musical-and-past-favorites/78976338007/
February 6, 2025 "Historic Black woman’s fight for justice revived in Detroit with ‘Ruby The Musical’" - Click on Detroit
https://www.clickondetroit.com/news/local/2025/02/06/historic-black-womans-fight-for-justice-revived-in-detroit-with-ruby-the-musical/
February 3, 2025 "Westcoast Black Theatre Troupe goes all in on August Wilson" - Monica Gagnier, Observer Group
https://www.yourobserver.com/news/2025/feb/03/wbtt-august-wilson/
February 3, 2025 "World premiere Westcoast Black Theatre musical gets a second run in Detroit" - Jay Handelman
https://www.heraldtribune.com/story/entertainment/theater/2025/02/03/original-westcoast-black-theatre-musical-gets-a-new-run-in-detroit/77934020007/