Performing arts: Oct. 8-14

PERFORMING ARTS: What's on stage

MANATEE

COMEDY

Neel Performing Arts Center: State College of Florida, 5840 26th St. W., Bradenton

"The Comedy Time-Tunnel," 7:30 p.m. Oct. 10; $20. Information: 941-792-8274 or 727-541-7876.

DANCE

Neel Performing Arts Center: 5840 26th St. W., Bradenton

SCF Student Dance Recital, 5:30 p.m. Dec. 3; no charge. Information: 941-792-8274.

THEATER

Bishop Planetarium at South Florida Museum: 201 10th St. W., Bradenton

FSU/Asolo Conservatory for Actor Training presents "Shakespeare Under the Stars," noon Nov. 4; $10 adults, $5 children. Reservations: southfloridamusuem.org.

Island Players: 10009 Gulf Drive, Anna Maria

"Murdered To Death," Oct. 8-18. "The Fox On The Fairway," Dec. 3-13. Tickets; $20. Box office: 941-778-5755.

Manatee Performing Arts Center: 502 Third Ave. W., Bradenton

Stone Hall: "The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee," Oct. 29-Nov. 15. Bradenton Kiwanis Studio Theater: "Bark! The Musical," Oct. 22-Nov. 8. Tickets: $26. Information: 941-748-5875 or manateeplayers.com.

Neel Performing Arts Center: State College of Florida, 5840 26th St. W., Bradenton

"Someone's Knocking," 8 p.m. Oct. 9-10, 2 p.m. Oct. 11; $10-$12. "The Civil War," 8 p.m. Oct. 23-24 and 2 p.m. Oct. 25; $6-$12. Information: 941-792-8274.

SARASOTA

CIRCUS

Sailor Circus Arena: 2075 Bahia Vista St., Sarasota

2015 Sahib Shrine Circus, 7 p.m. Oct. 23, 2 p.m. and 7 p.m. Oct. 24; $12 adults, $10 children ages 12 and younger. Box office: 941-355-9805.

DANCE

Sarasota Ballet: FSU Center for Performing Arts, 5555 N. Tamiami Trail

"Best of" Theatre of Dreams, Oct. 23-25; $35 and up. MacMillan, Wright and Ashton: "Concerto," "Summertide," "Marguerite and Armand," Nov. 20-21; $35 and up. Information: 941-359-0099, ext. 101 or sarasotaballet.org.

Sarasota Contemporary Dance: New College of Florida, Black Box Theater in the Hamilton Center, 351 College Drive

"Close Up," 7:30 p.m. Oct. 15-17, 2 p.m. Oct. 18; $32. For information and tickets, call Sarasota Ballet Box office at 941-359-0099.

Sarasota Contemporary Dance: FSU Center for Performing Arts, 5555 N. Tamiami Trail

"Voices of Fuzion," 7:30 p.m. Dec. 3-6, and 2 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. Dec. 6; $46. For information and tickets, call Sarasota Ballet Box office at 941-359-0099.

Van Wezel Performing Arts Hall: 777 N. Tamiami Trail

The Sarasota Ballet's John Ringling's Circus Nutcracker, Dec. 18-19; $35 and up.

OPERA

Sarasota Opera: 61 N. Pineapple Ave.

"La Boheme," Nov. 1, 4, 10, 12, 15, 17; $19 and up. Sarasota Youth Opera: "Brundibar," 1:30 and 7:30 p.m. Nov. 14; $12-$25. Information: 941-366-8450 or sarasotaopera.org.

THEATER

Florida Studio Theatre: 1241 N. Palm Ave.

Gompertz Theatre: "One Man, Two Guvnors," Nov. 18-Jan. 18; $25 and up. Keating Theatre: "Butler," Dec. 9-Feb. 21; $25 and up. John C. Court Cabaret: Winter Cabaret, "Soul Mates," Oct. 14-Jan. 5; $30 and up. "Kids Comedy Lab," a show for kids of all ages, 2 p.m., doors open at 1 p.m. Saturdays; $6, free to children ages 5 and younger. Information: 941-366-9000 or floridastudiotheatre.org.

FSU Center for Performing Arts: 5555 N Tamiami Trail

Cook Theatre: Asolo Conservatory for Actor Training, "The Actor's Nightmare" and "The Real Inspector Hound," Nov. 4-22; . Information: 941-351-8000 or asolorep.org.

Historic Asolo Theater: 5401 Bay Shore Road, Sarasota

Carole J. Bufford: "Body and Soul," 7:30 p.m. Nov. 14, 2 and 7:30 p.m. Nov. 15; $25-$45. Information: 941-360-7399 or ringling.org.

Marie Selby Botanical Gardens: 811 S Palm Ave, Sarasota

FSU/Asolo Conservatory for Actor Training: "Shakespeare in the Gardens," 1 p.m. Oct. 24; free with Gardens admission. Reservations: selby.org.

The Ringling: 5401 Bay Shore Road

The Ringling International Arts Festival Oct. 16-18. Mertz Theatre: TAO Dance Theater, The Cambodian Circus. Cook Theatre: Ronnarong Khampha, Peni Candra Rini, Jen Shyu -- Solo Rites: Seven Breaths. Historic Asolo Theater: Tom Lee: Shanks' Mare, Orkes Sinten Remen. Tickets: $30-$35. Information: 941-359-5700 or ringling.org.

The Players Theatre: 838 N. Tamiami Trail

"The 39 Steps," through Oct. 11; $12-$25. "Chitty Chitty Bang Bang," Oct. 28-Nov. 15; $25-$30. Backstage at The Players: "The KOCKfight Play," Nov. 12-22; $18. "Friday Night Live," 8 p.m. Fridays; $20. Kids Comedy Club performances are 11 a.m. on select Saturday mornings; $6, includes lunch and a drink. Unless otherwise noted all tickets are $25-$30. Box office: 941-365-2494 or theplayers.org.

Urbanite Theatre: 1487 Second St., Sarasota

"Freak," Oct. 23-Nov. 15; $24. "Lungs," Dec. 4-Jan. 3; $24. Information: 941-321-1397 or urbanitetheatre.com.

Van Wezel Performing Arts Hall: 777 N. Tamiami Trail

"Beauty and The Beast," 7:30 p.m. Oct. 14; $35 and up. So You Think You Can Dance, 8 p.m. Oct. 29; $35-$85. "All Hands On Deck," 8 p.m. Nov. 4; $15 and up. America's Got Talent Live! the all-stars tour, 8 p.m. Nov. 5; $15 and up. Lewis Black: The Rant is Due-Part Deux, 8 p.m. Nov. 13; $40 and up. Cirque Dreams Holidaze, 8 p.m. Nov. 14; $35 and up. Craig Ferguson: The New Deal Tour, 8 p.m. Dec. 1; $17-$50. "Carrot Top," 8 p.m. Dec. 12; $25-$55. Box office: 941-953-3368 or vanwezel.org.

Westcoast Black Theatre Troupe: 1646 10th Way

"The Color Purple," Oct. 14-Nov. 21; $27-$38. Information: 941-366-1505 or wbttroupe.org.

ST. PETERSBURG

THEATER

American Stage: 163 Third St. N.

"Intimate Apparel," through Oct. 11; $20-$59, pay-what-you-can. Information: 727-823-7529.

Mahaffey Theater: 400 First St. S.

"Clifford the Big Red Dog," 3 p.m. Nov. 22; $22.50-$42.50. Information: 727-892-5767 or themahaffey.com.

TAMPA

THEATER

David A. Straz Jr. Center for the Performing Arts: 1010 N. MacInnes Place

"Silence! The Musical -- the unauthorized parody of The Silence of the Lambs," Oct. 14-Nov. 15; $29.50. Mel Brooks -- Back in the Saddle Again!, 7:30 p.m. Oct. 14; $49-$99. Bo Burnham, 8 p.m. Oct. 15; $39.50 and up. "The Naked Magic Show," 7 p.m. Oct. 16; $35-$45. "A Gentleman's Guide to Love and Murder," 8 p.m. Oct. 20-25; $40-$95. Kim Russo, 7:30 p.m. Oct. 28; $39-$49. "Newsies," Nov. 10-15; $35-$95. Lidia Bastianich, 8 p.m. Nov. 12; $35.50-$85. Shaping Sound, 8 p.m. Nov. 18; $39.50-$65. "Veggie Tales Live! Little Kids Do Big Things," 2 p.m. Nov. 22; $20.-$45.50. "Kinky Boots," Dec. 1-6; $45-$95.Peking Dreams: National Circus and Acrobats from the People's Republic of China, 7:30 p.m. Dec. 5; $35 and up. "Rudolph, the Red-Nosed Reindeer, the Musical," 1 p.m. and 4 p.m. Dec. 12; $20 and up. An Evening with Sutton Foster, 7:30 p.m. Dec. 13; $35.50 and up. Next Generation Ballet: "Nutcracker," 2 p.m. and 7 p.m. Dec. 19, 2 p.m. Dec. 20; $30 mand up. "The Sound of Music," Dec. 22-27; $40 and up. Information: 813-229-7827 or strazcenter.org.

This story was originally published October 7, 2015 at 1:41 PM with the headline "Performing arts: Oct. 8-14 ."