Fran Thomas

Players Circle Theater invites audiences to grab a seat to a hilariously heartfelt and deliciously theatrical experience with I Loved, I Lost, I Made Spaghetti, running April 14 through May 3—a perfect recipe for one of the most unique and memorable date nights in Southwest Florida.

What did our critic think of SH-BOOM! LIFE COULD BE A DREAM at Music & Arts Community Center?

What did our critic think of THE BRIDGES OF MADISON COUNTY at Music & Arts Community Center?

What did our critic think of CATS at Broadway Palm?

What did our critic think of MILLION DOLLAR QUARTET at Music & Arts Community Center?

What did our critic think of ALWAYS...PATSY CLINE at Florida Repertory Theatre?

Next up, Players Circle presents Tom Dudzick’s OVER THE TAVERN, running February 10th - Mar 8th.

What did our critic think of LITTLE WOMEN: THE MUSICAL at Players Circle Theater?

What did our critic think of FIDDLER ON THE ROOF at Broadway Palm?

Players Circle Theater is presenting their largest and most lavish production to date, LITTLE WOMEN – THE MUSICAL, running January 6th – January 25th. Filled with love, laughs, and adventure, this heartfelt and energetic adaptation of the beloved classic about the enduring power of family is an absolute must see.

It is no easy task to take an unrelated group of songs and create enough continuity to turn them into a viable show. Ted Wioncek III and Robert Cacioppo have done a stellar job pulling 38 songs together and creating  Ho! Ho! Ho! The Christmas Show at Players Circle Theater.

What did our critic think of ONCE UPON A CHRISTMAS TIME at Southwest Florida Theatre Company?

As a writer, I am filled with admiration for the authors of A Christmas Story, now playing at Broadway Palm. They created an entire movie/play based solely on one boy’s quest for the perfect present.

Attention, local actors. Think twice before you take a part in a production in which Frank Blocker has been cast. Chances are good that he will steal the play right out from under you.

You’d be hard pressed to find a more quintessential American musical than the 81-year-old Oklahoma. But leave it to Players Circle Theater to give the venerable show a clever facelift by presenting it in a concert version.

Broadway Palm’s production of Annie brings the plucky heroine to life in the form of Addie Jaymes and Sophie Nesanelis, double cast in the role as are all the other girls in the orphanage.

What did our critic think of THE COMPLETE WORKS OF WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE (ABRIDGED) at Players Circle Theater?

Imagine, if you will, with an invisible posse having your back at all times. That is the state of Elle Woods in Legally Blonde: The Musical now playing at Broadway Palm.

Have I mentioned how much I love Players Circle Theater? They consistently present entertaining yet thought-provoking shows. Their actors are multi-talented. And their small venue lends itself to the feeling of belonging to an exclusive club.

Players Circle Theater presents one of London’s longest running murder mysteries, THE BUSINESS OF MURDER, running April 15th – May 11th, 2025. A critical and popular success in London, this psychological thriller about revenge centers on the interlocking triangular relationship between three people. In the tradition of Agatha Christie, nothing is as it seems and as the plot twists and turns, it becomes clear they are all in the same business… murder.