Review: THE WIZARD OF OZ at Broadway Palm Dinner Theatre
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About the Theatre
Florida Rep is one of Lee County and Southwest Florida’s most important cultural and educational institutions and has been named “Best Performing Arts Group” numerous times by Gulfshore Life Magazine and Florida Weekly, and its work was featured in the New York Times and covered in American Theatre Magazine. In addition to its work on stage as a regional theatre company, Florida Rep has very active and vital Education & Outreach arm that includes Theatre for Young Audiences & Lunchbox Theatre, Camp Florida Rep, an audition-only Theatre Conservatory Program, classes for youth and adults, and artist in residency programs.
Review: THE WIZARD OF OZ at Broadway Palm
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Review: THE SOUNDS OF 1967 at Broadway Palm
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Review: SAME TIME, NEXT YEAR at Players Circle Theater
Is it possible to be in love with two people at the same time? Is cheating on one’s spouse ever acceptable? Can physical intimacy exist without emotional intimacy?…
Review: ALL SHOOK UP at Broadway Palm Dinner Theatre
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Review: TITANIC: THE MUSICAL at Arts Bonita
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Review: I LOVED, I LOST, I MADE SPAGHETTI at Players Circle Theater
The set designed by Steven McLean for I Loved, I Lost, I Made Spaghetti at Players Circle Theater is that good. Exposed brick walls, stainless steel appliances, artsy posters. And, as the lady sitting next to me observed, a clean up crew that comes in at intermission.…
Review: ALL SHOOK UP at Broadway Palm
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Review: SH-BOOM! LIFE COULD BE A DREAM at Music & Arts Community Center
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Review: BUDDY: THE BUDDY HOLLY STORY at TheatreZone
Jukebox musicals often rely heavily on nostalgia, weaving familiar songs together with a simple narrative. BUDDY: THE BUDDY HOLLY STORY largely follows that formula, but TheatreZone’s current production succeeds thanks to its energetic performances - especially its outstanding lead.…
Past Shows
Denise Fennell’s The Bride: Or Does This Dress Make Me Look Married?
A one-woman-tour-de-force starring Denise Fennell, the scrappy Sister from last summer’s Late Nite Catechism! With less than two hours until her wedding, a bride of a...
AHOY-HOY: A Play About That Relatable Feeling When Someone Else Invents the Telephone Three Hours Before You Do
AHOY-HOY is a dynamic play set in 1876 that explores the rivalry between inventors Elisha Gray and Alexander Graham Bell as they each race to...
HALFS
Halfs, written by Dominic Finocchiaro, explores the life of Ray, who once stood on the brink of musical fame but now grapples with the remnants...
MONARCHS
Set in the fall of 1935, Monarchs follows Mae and John Monarch as they leave behind sharecropping in the South in search of a better...
TENNESSEE WILLIAMS DRANK HERE
Tennessee Williams Drank Here, written by Kenneth Jones, unfolds after Hurricane Katrina, as the Hardy family meets to restore their famous Mississippi restaurant. The arrival...
THE LAST GREAT ESCAPE ARTIST
The Last Great Escape Artist follows Sidney Malter, once the world's leading escape artist known for daring feats like breaking out of Fort Knox and...
Little Shop of Horror
A deviously delicious American cult classic! At Mushnik’s Skid Row Florists, down-on-his-luck Seymour pines for his beautiful co-worker, Audrey (who is trapped in an abusive...
The Play That Goes Wrong
This Olivier Award-winning comedy is a hilarious hybrid of Monty Python and Sherlock Holmes. Welcome to the opening night of The Murder at Haversham Manor where things...
Tuesdays with Morrie
Sixteen years after graduating, Mitch catches a TV news show appearance by his old professor and learns Morrie is battling Lou Gehrig’s Disease. Mitch drops...
Always... Patsy Cline
The country music sensation is BACK by popular demand! This heartfelt and powerful true story celebrates the most popular female country singer in recording history....
Advice
We all have that one friend… On the eve of their anniversary, Joy and Ron hear the most ridiculous news: their idiot friend Gary has...
The Trial of Ebenezer Scrooge
A delightful and zany holiday comedy from the author of Around the World in 80 Days. A year after his miraculous transformation, Ebenezer Scrooge is back to...
Stand-up Comedy Nights
Stand-up Comedy Nights return to Florida Repertory Theatre featuring a lineup of diverse comedians across select Fridays. The series kicks off on October 17 with...
Doubt: a Parable
The Pulitzer Prize & Tony-Winning BEST PLAY! A powerful, electrifying, and explosive drama takes the Arcade Theatre by storm. The fireworks begin as the exacting...
The Rat Pack Lounge
Frank, Dean, and Sammy are up in heaven, but God tells them they left some unfinished business…It seems Frank made an unfulfilled promise to the...
Shrek, The Musical, Jr.
Florida Rep’s Education Conservatory Program presents Shrek, The Musical, Jr., a family-friendly adaptation of the beloved animated film. The production features performances by thirty-seven local...
Til Death Do Us Part: Late Night Catachism 3
After teaching countless students about the saints, venial sins, limbo and more, Sister is now offering up hilarious lessons on the Sacraments of Marriage and...
FeaturedVenus in Fur
Sexy, provocative, and witty, Venus in Fur turns up the heat on sexual power play and is sure to charm and mesmerize. When Vanda arrives several hours...
Shout! The Mod Musical
The powerful women and smashing sounds that made England swing in the 1960s come to musical life in this non-stop revue! SHOUT! features the infectious, soulful pop anthems and ballads that made household names of Dusty Springfield, Petula Clark,...
Bloomsday
In this touching time-travel love story from the author of “Becky’s New Car,” Robert returns to Dublin to reunite with the woman who captured his heart thirty-five years earlier. Dancing backward through time, Robert and Cait retrace...
Boca
Celebrate our very own Sunshine State by traveling east to Boca Raton – and a retirement community where the lawns and residents are perfectly maintained. This brand-new not-to-be-missed comedy follows a group...
Lucky Stiff
The stage is set for hilarity in this off-beat musical-murder-mystery-farce! When hapless English shoe salesman, Harry Witherspoon, learns he’s heir to a distant uncle’s fortune...
Gid Pool and Mark Klein
Gid Pool and Mark Klein take the stage at Florida Repertory Theatre for an engaging stand-up comedy experience. Pool, known for his unique style of...
Fully Committed
This devastatingly funny one-man tour-de-force follows a day in the life of Sam, an out-of-work actor manning the red-hot reservation line at Manhattan’s #1 restaurant. Coercion, threats, bribes, and histrionics – these desperate callers will stop...
Agatha Christie's The Murder of Roger Ackroyd
Hailed as one of Agatha Christie’s best-known stories and voted “best crime novel ever” by the British Crime Writers’ Association! This suspenseful whodunnit features a mysterious cast of suspects guarding secrets...
FeaturedBen Butler
Inspired by true events, Ben Butler tells a Civil War tale with surprising silliness. The story begins when a runaway slave arrives at Fort Monroe and demands sanctuary forcing...
FeaturedForever Plaid
Celebrate the music of the 1950s in this nostalgic, funny – and heavenly – musical revue! When tragedy strikes on the way to their first big gig, four pals Sparky, Smudge,...
Toast to Season 27
Florida Repertory Theatre presents an open house event to kick off Season 27. On September 30 from 5 to 7 PM, attendees can explore the...
Freaky Friday - A New Musical
Florida Rep's Education Conservatory Program will stage an updated musical adaptation of the classic mother-daughter body-swapping story in Freaky Friday. This production features a book...
LATE NITE CATECHISM
The New York Times declared “Late Nite Catechism” speaks to an audience much broader than the membership of any one church.”
HANK WILLIAMS: LOST HIGHWAY
BY RANDAL MYLER AND MARK HARELIKExclusively sponsored by Ellie FoxTold by a company of actor-musicians, don’t miss this award-winning tribute to one of the great...
THE GIN GAME
BY D.L. COBURNSponsored by: Shelley Wilson & Terry KelleyThis modern American classic and Pulitzer Prize-winning play is a touching, moving, and heart-wrenching story about two...
KEN LUDWIG’S A COMEDY OF TENORS
Sponsored by Offshore Sailing School – Steve & Doris ColgateOne hotel suite, four tenors, two wives, three girlfriends, and a soccer stadium filled with screaming...
BEEHIVE: THE 60S MUSICAL
CREATED BY LARRY GALLAGHERSponsored by: Louis G. & Patricia A. DunningMedia Sponsor: NBC2 – WBBH TelevisionFrom Aretha Franklin to Janis Joplin, countless powerful female voices left...
THE MOUNTAINTOP
BY KATORI HALLSponsored by Bruce & Janet BunchA gripping and electrifying play that reimagines the night before Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s assassination. It’s April...
A SHERLOCK CAROL
A REGIONAL PREMIERE BY MARK SHANAHANSponsored by Naomi BloomThe worlds of Charles Dickens and Sir Arthur Conan Doyle collide in this inventive holiday whodunit! Full...
THE LEGEND OF GEORGIA MCBRIDE
Casey is young, broke, behind on rent, and now his wife is pregnant! To make matters more desperate, he gets fired from his gig as...
BEGUILED AGAIN
Take a dazzling journey through the songbook of Richard Rodgers and Lorenz Hart – the music that defined a generation! Featuring over fifty of their...
Fame: The Musical
Florida Rep Education’s ConservatoryBook by José Fernandez Music by Steve Margoshes Lyrics by Jacques Levy Conceived and Developed by David De Silva| Directed by Monique...
LOBBY HERO
Sponsored by: Marty McLaughlinA young security guard with big ambitions clashes with his stern boss, an intense rookie cop, and her unpredictable partner in this electrifying,...
RING OF FIRE: THE MUSIC OF JOHNNY CASH
Exclusively sponsored by: Ellie FoxThe iconic music of Johnny Cash comes to life with more than two dozen classic hits like “I Walk the Line,” “A...
ON GOLDEN POND
Sponsored by: Janet & Bruce Bunch • Noreen RaneyMedia Sponsor: WGCU Public MediaThis modern American classic tells the love story of Norman and Ethel Thayer, who return...
THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING EARNEST
BY OSCAR WILDESponsored by: David Fritz • Taylor Carpet One Floor & Home Media Sponsor: WZVN ABC7Oscar Wilde’s witty and wildly funny comedy classic pokes fun at all things serious!...
RIPCORD
Sponsored by: William E Cross Foundation: Art & Hazel Brisker, Donald & Rebecca Linton • Dentons Cohen & Grigsby • Bob & Jane BreischMedia Sponsor: Florida WeeklyA high-stakes...
FREUD’S LAST SESSION
On the eve of World War II, Dr. Sigmund Freud invites C.S. Lewis to his home in London. Over the course of one evening, these...
AGATHA CHRISTIE’S AND THEN THERE WERE NONE
In Agatha Christies most chilling whodunnit, ten strangers are summoned to a remote island by a mysterious hostbut their weekend getaway takes a bloody turn...
INCIDENT AT OUR LADY OF PERPETUAL HELP
It is 1973, and the OSheas are just like any other family in town: middle-class, Irish, Catholic, and well-behaved. 19-year-old Linda is left to tell...
LADY DAY AT EMERSON’S BAR AND GRILL
In this powerful musical tour-de-force, the ArtStage Studio transforms into the gritty Philadelphia bar where legendary Jazz singer Billie Holiday gave one of her final...
The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe
This enchanting musical is based on C.S. Lewis' adventure story about four children of war-torn England, who accidentally enter the land of Narnia by climbing...
Matilda
Winner of 50 international awards including 4 Tony Awards and a record-breaking seven Olivier Awards including Best Musical, Matilda the Musical is the story of...
George Washington's Teeth
A World Premiere! A hilarious comedy that follows the exploits of the women of the beleaguered New Bunion Historical Society as they battle the male...
Cabaret
The 1920s are drawing to a close, and in a seedy Berlin nightclub, the master of ceremonies tells the audience to leave their troubles outside....
The Miracle Worker
Immortalized on screen by Anne Bancroft and Patty Duke, this Tony Award-winning play is the story of Annie Sullivan and her student, Helen Keller, who...
The Miracle Worker
This timeless American classic tells the inspiring true story of how a determined teacher was able to save young Helen Keller from her isolated silence....
Night and Day
A WORLD PREMIERE! Anything Goes in this BRAND NEW musical tribute to one of America’s most beloved songwriters! Night and Day: Love Lost and Found...
Night and Day: A Cole Porter Revue
A journey through the musical talents of Cole Porter....
How the Other Half Loves
One secret affair, two disastrous dinner parties, and three couples heading for trouble cause matrimonial mayhem in this expertly written farce from the genius mind...
How the Other Half Loves
About the love lives of three very different couples. Their storylines intertwine with secret affairs, friendships, and complicated work relationships....
The Last Night of Ballyhoo
It is the winter of 1939: Gone with the Wind is having its world premiere and Hitler is invading Poland. But in Atlanta, the city’s...
The Last Night of Ballyhoo
A German-Jewish family living in Atlanta on the cusp of World War II faces prejudice and bias within their community....
Disgraced
Disgraced is a Pulitzer Prize-winning drama is an engaging and provocative story of religion, race, and betrayal. Contemporary attitudes are put under the microscope in...
Disgraced
A drama of race, religion, and betrayal. A Muslim man and his wife invite friends over for a dinner party and civil conversation quickly turns...
Outside Mullingar
Set in the midlands of Ireland, this romantic comedy follows neighbor farmers, Anthony and Rosemary. Rosemary is in love with Anthony, but they may soon...
Sylvia
Sylvia is BACK by popular demand! This revival of Florida Rep’s biggest hit is the perfect play to celebrate twenty years! The Wall Street Journal...
Sylvia
A comedy about a dog named Sylvia, her loving relationship with her owner, and her rocky relationship with his wife....
Outside Mullingar
From the Pulitzer Prize and Tony-Winning author of Doubt and Moonstruck comes a delightful romantic comedy set in the Irish countryside. Outside Mullingar follows the...
Shear Madness
Madness erupts at a not-so-typical hair salon when the old lady upstairs gets mysteriously murdered and everyone’s dying to know WHODUNIT? Unlike any other murder...
The Dingdong
Fidelity is put to the test in this masterfully-adapted classic sex farce! Follow the outrageous sexplouts of three couples caught in a sordid love triangle....
Becky's New Car
Becky Foster is stalled. She feels stranded in a dead-end job and a marriage that’s lost its spark, and needs a jumpstart. Late one night,...
Too Marvelous For Words: A Salute to Johnny Mercer
Join Florida Rep to Accentuate the Positive with a BRAND-NEW musical revue that celebrates one of America’s favorite songwriters! Called the Songbird of Savannah, Johnny...
Twelve Angry Men
The trial is over and a 19-year-old man’s fate is now in the hands of twelve strangers united only by their civic duty. As the...
Educating Rita
Rita is a brash young hairdresser with a free spirit. Frank is a disillusioned English professor who hides behind booze and books. Eager to improve...
The Fantasticks
Still running in New York, The Fantasticks is a poetic, touching, and romantic story of love found, love lost, and love renewed. Two neighboring fathers...
Miracle On South Division Street
According to family legend there was a miracle on South Division Street when sixty years ago the Blessed Virgin Mary appeared in the Nowaks barbershop....
Time Stands Still
Sarah and James, a photographer and a journalist, have been together for years and share a life documenting the realities of war. But when circumstances...
The Santaland Diaries
Crumpet the Elf is back for a fourth smash season of yuletide mischief in this thorny comedy from acclaimed satirist, David Sedaris, and proves that...
Talley's Folly
Winner of the Pulitzer Prize in Drama, Talleys Folly is a lyrical romance that follows the unlikely courtship of young Sally Talley and her much...
Camping with Henry and Tom
Inspired by true events, Camping with Henry and Tom is an enormously entertaining evening with Henry Ford, Thomas Edison, and President Harding. Its the summer...
Lend Me a Tenor
It is Cleveland 1934, and the stage is set for a one-night-only command performance of Otello with the world's greatest tenor, Tito Merelli, in the...
The Little Foxes
Lies, deceit, treachery, and betrayaland thats just before breakfast. The Little Foxes is an electrifying story of one familys greed and reckless deception that has...
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Sandbag, Stage Left (or One Dead Dolly) Arts Center Theatre (3/04-3/21) |
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Doublewide, Texas Belle Theatre (3/19-3/27) |
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Seussical Belle Theatre (4/02-4/17) |
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Little Bear Ridge Road by Samuel D Hunter The Studio Players (3/05-3/21) |
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Stage 2 Improv Arts Center Theatre (8/15-8/15) |
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Glitter & Gold: A Celebration of Broadway Belle Theatre (9/04-9/12) PHOTOS |
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Ken Ludwig's The Game's A Foot Belle Theatre (9/18-9/26) |
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The Santa Switch Belle Theatre (12/16-12/20) |
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Carrie: The Musical The Belle Theatre (8/07-8/15) PHOTOS |
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The Book of Will The Naples Players (5/05-5/23) |