As Nate Jacobs recalls, the show “Big Sexy: The Fats Waller Revue,” was born from a joke. An off-hand comment, really. “The show was inspired by Leon Pitts II, an artist who has been with the company for quite a while,” says Mr. Jacobs, referring the Westcoast Black Theatre Troupe he founded in Sarasota.” When
The cast of WBTT’s ‘Big Sexy’ includes (standing, from left) Leon S. Pitts II, Jazzmin Carson, Ulric Alfred Taylor and Andrea Coleman; (seated, left) Music Director Matthew McKinnon and Ariel Blue As Nate Jacobs recalls, the show “Big Sexy: The Fats Waller Revue,” was born from a joke. An off-hand comment, really. “The show was
The holiday season means that Sarasota will have more than its fair share of celebrations and cheerful performances including comedy, theater, dance and the circus.