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Manatee Performing Arts Center

attractions★ 4.8 (688)
502 3rd Ave W ↗

Stone Hall musicals and Kiwanis plays — 2013 Florida Cultural Group house. Manatee Performing Arts Center is the Florida Cultural Group house — Stone Hall for musicals, Kiwanis for plays — not Asolo. Official history dates the first audience to March 2013 after Cora May Stone's $2.3 million lead gift; the allowed Observer still calls that bequest $2 million. Official homepage still lists the 2026–27 Stone Hall season from Fame through Guys and Dolls.

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What they're known for

Stone Hall musicals and Kiwanis plays — 2013 Florida Cultural Group house

What makes it unique

Official 2026–27 Stone Hall slate still runs Fame, Dear Evan Hansen, Anastasia, Come From Away, Alice by Heart, and Guys and Dolls on printed dates.

The vibe

A two-hall house on Third Avenue West — Stone Hall for musicals, the Kiwanis black box for plays — run by the Florida Cultural Group.

What to order

Food: Eat before curtain; the allowed Observer notes a lobby snack bar on show nights.

Hours
Box office phone Mon–Fri 9am–5pm; doors 60 min before shows vary
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