FT. MYERS/NAPLES THEATER REVIEWS

Florida Repertory Theatre's World Premiere production of ALABASTER by Audrey Cefaly brings to life a story that is inspiring and funny, but also quite dark and tragic. ...

Naples Performing Arts Center's production of NEWSIES, directed by Lori Oliver, brings this inspiring and energetic Disney musical to stage in a fantastic and fun way. ...

Florida Repertory Theatre's production of AN INSPECTOR CALLS, directed by Michael Marotta, brings a mysterious and chilling twist to a story about morality and the lessons one must learn about kindness....

IT'S A WONDERFUL LIFE: A LIVE RADIO PLAY at Gulfshore Playhouse, adapted by Joe Landry and directed by Peter Amster, tells this classic Christmas tale in a new, engaging way.  ...

SOUNDS OF CHRISTMAS at Broadway Palm Dinner Theatre, created, directed, and choreographed by Amy Marie McCleary, tells a new yet still very nostalgic Christmas story. ...

The Laboratory Theater of Florida's production of SEX TIPS FOR STRAIGHT WOMEN FROM A GAY MAN, based loosely on the book of the same name by Dan Anderson and Maggie Berman, is a hilarious and surprising show. ...

Florida Repertory Theatre's production of Ken Ludwig's A FOX ON THE FAIRWAY is a fun farce about a high-stakes golf tournament between rival country clubs, a new engagement, love affairs that were a long time coming, and a fancy vase....

New Phoenix Theatre's production of THE ROCKY HORROR SHOW brings this outrageous and 'horrifically' hilarious musical classic to life on their stage....

If you want to get in the mood for Halloween, take a trip to the Pine Island Playhouse for its production of Poe. Founder Nichole Pichon has taken several of Poe's poems and short stories and dramatized them. Death and madness abound....

Florida Repertory Theatre Education's production of MATILDA, directed by Christina DeCarlo, tells the story of a strong young girl who is determined to make things right....

DAMES AT SEA in Broadway Palm Dinner Theatre's Off Broadway Palm Theatre, directed by Paul Bernier, is a parody musical about a girl who follows her dreams to Broadway and happens to land a job in a new show and make her big debut--but not without some obstacles, of course. ...

ALWAYS... PATSY CLINE at Florida Repertory Theatre, directed by Maureen Heffernan, tells the true story of Patsy Cline's rise to fame through the account of a loyal fan who just so happened to become a close friend of Patsy's, Louise Seger. ...

FINDING NEVERLAND at Broadway Palm Dinner Theatre tells the heartwarming, beautifully bittersweet tale of how the story of Peter Pan came to be. ...

THE CRUCIBLE at The Laboratory Theater of Florida tells a fictional story that revolves around the true events of the Salem witch trials....

VENUS IN FUR, presented by The Studio Players, is the story of a director looking for a leading actress for his play, an adaptation of the novel Venus in Furs by Leopold von Sacher-Masoch, and an actress who just so happens to show up to audition for the part at the last minute....

Broadway Palm's 200th mainstage production, ONCE, tells the beautifully bittersweet story of a girl and a guy who happen to meet and form a connection through music....

Once upon a time, a Guy and a Girl meet. So begins every romance and so begins Once. The generic names underscore the universality of the travails of love....

Florida Repertory Theatre Education's production of SPRING AWAKENING brings topics that are often considered a?oetabooa?? for youth to life on stage, showcasing the dangers of a lack of education, discussion, and sympathy. This production of SPRING AWAKENING is especially important because not only ...

MAMMA MIA! at The Naples Players Sugden Community Theatre, directed and choreographed by Dawn Lebrecht Fornara, brings all the joy of MAMMA MIA! to life in a fantastic and fun production....

Broadway Palm Dinner Theatre's production of Disney's BEAUTY AND THE BEAST, directed and choreographed by Amy Marie McCleary, brings the magic of this classic story to life on stage in a very fun and exciting new way. ...

Broadway Palm has brought what it is calling a sci-fi musical to its stage. And I suppose that is one of many classifications that could apply to Little Shop of Horrors....

Broadway Palm's production of LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS brings the darkly comedic rock musical about a hungry, singing plant to life brilliantly through a series of catchy musical numbers, fantastic acting, and so much more....

Broadway Palm has brought what it is calling a sci-fi musical to its stage. And I suppose that is one of many classifications that could apply to Little Shop of Horrors....

SKYLIGHT at Gulfshore Playhouse, directed by Christian Parker, tells the story of lost love in a very realistic and dramatic production....

Florida Rep Education's production of NEWSIES, directed by Kody C Jones, brings the inspirational, high-energy Disney musical to life on Florida Rep's stage in a tremendous way....