FT. MYERS/NAPLES THEATER REVIEWS

What did our critic think of BROADWAY PALM THROUGH THE DECADES at Broadway Palm?...

What did our critic think of FAIRVIEW at The Laboratory Theater Of Florida?...

What did our critic think of SOMETHING ROTTEN at The Naples Players? SOMETHING ROTTEN at The Naples Players follows Nick Bottom as he tries to create the next best play and become more popular than Shakespeare....

What did our critic think of THE WIZARD OF OZ at Broadway Palm Dinner Theatre? Broadway Palm Dinner Theatre's THE WIZARD OF OZ brings a classic tale to the stage. Directed and Choreographed by Amy Marie McCleary, the show follows Dorothy as she discovers there is 'no place like home.'...

What did our critic think of THE WIZARD OF OZ at Broadway Palm?...

what did our critic think? NEWSIES at the brand new Belle Theatre in Cape Coral took place June 10-19, and I saw one of the final few performances. NEWSIES is one of my favorites, so I was looking forward to experiencing this production in a new way....

The Laboratory Theater's production of THE BIRDS, a parody of the Hitchcock classic, follows Melanie Daniels as she visits a town that is being attacked by birds. ...

ROCK OF AGES at Broadway Palm, directed by Dean Sobon, is a jukebox musical that tells the rock'n'roll story of a 'small town girl' and a 'city boy' as they fall in love while chasing their dreams. ...

SPONGEBOB SQUAREPANTS: THE MUSICAL is now playing at Florida Repertory Theatre. The production, directed by Assistant Education Director Christina DeCarlo, is one of Florida Rep Education's Conservatory productions....

Broadway Palm Dinner Theatre often presents family-friendly shows. Parents, be warned. Rock of Ages isn't one of them. The sex, drugs, and rock and roll of the 1980s are on stage for all to see....

MAYTAG VIRGIN by Audrey Cefaly, now playing at Florida Repertory Theatre, is a sweet, southern romantic comedy focused on neighbors Jack and Lizzy. Jack moves into the house next to Lizzy's, she brings him a pie to welcome him, and from there they form a bond....

LES LIAISONS DANGEREUSES at The Laboratory Theater of Florida is a tale of seduction and manipulation....

Broadway Palm Dinner Theatre's production of IN THE HEIGHTS, directed by Eliseo Roman, is now playing. This iconic Lin-Manuel Miranda musical tells the story of a certain block in Washington Heights where people with high spirits, patience, faith, and big dreams live....

THE INVISIBLE HAND by Ayad Akhtar is now playing at Gulfshore Playhouse. The story follows an American investment banker who is being held for ransom by a militant group in Pakistan and his attempt to try and find a way to get them the money and get out. ...

Gulf Coast Symphony's production of CABARET took place over this past weekend at Barbara B. Mann Performing Arts Hall. The show follows Clifford Bradshaw, an American who finds himself in Germany at the horrific time when Hitler and Nazis were ascending to power. ...

Directed by Florida Rep's Associate Artistic Director, Jason Parrish, Florida Repertory Theatre's production of BUDDY: THE BUDDY HOLLY STORY tells the story of the iconic rock 'n' roll sensation, Buddy Holly, and how he changed the face of popular music sixty years ago. ...

The Laboratory Theater of Florida's production of the musical AVENUE Q tells the story of recent college graduate Princeton and his search for his purpose in life. He winds up on Avenue Q and meets a girl named Kate Monster....

ESCAPE TO MARGARITAVILLE at Broadway Palm Dinner Theatre tells the love story of a free-spirited island singer and a job-focused tourist who meet at Margaritaville. The story is told through many famous Jimmy Buffett songs along with some songs original to the show....

Florida Repertory Theatre's reimagined production of A DOLL'S HOUSE, PART 2 tells the story of Nora, a woman who left walked out and left her family 15 years prior, returning to her former house to settle some issues that have arisen....

THE 39 STEPS at Gulfshore Playhouse is a comedy filled with murder, mischief, and mayhem. ...

Broadway Palm Theatre is throwing a beach party this month in conjunction with its production Jimmy Buffett's Escape to Margaritaville. All the elements are in place. The staff are attired in tropical shirts. Beach balls float overhead. And although I spotted no tourists covered in oil, margaritas f...

INTO THE BREECHES! at Florida Repertory Theatre tells the story of a group of women who band together during World War II to take on and perform Shakespeare plays in a time when the theatre industry was typically only run by men. ...

Florida Rep Education's Conservatory production of LORD OF THE FLIES is a new and reimagined take on the well-known story. ...

Florida Repertory Theatre's production of DRIVING MISS DAISY is playing now in their ArtStage Studio Theatre. The show tells the heartwarming story of an unlikely friendship forged during Civil Rights-era Atlanta....

I'm happy to report this stage version is just as exuberant as the classic MGM movie. A stage full of folks tapping their hearts out is irresistible. Director and choreographer Amy McCleary has done it again....