Live theater on stage in South Florida is back.
We try to keep this calendar up to date, but it always will be a good idea to phone or email the company in advance. We advise that you read entries carefully for exactly when and where and how a production is available.
Through Jan. 9
Tovah: Out of Her Mind!
Best of Broadway Cabaret Series
The Delray Beach Playhouse
950 NW 9th Street, Delray Beach
561-272-1281
https://delraybeachplayhouse.com/
The real Tovah Feldshuh herself in a one-woman show with comedy and music from the Great American songbook.
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Through Jan. 11
Advice
Florida Repertory Theatre
Artstage Studio Theatre
2267 First St, Fort Myers
239-332-4488 or 877-787-8053
http://FloridaRep.org
When a married couple tries out some of their friend’s self-help “couple exercises,” their relationship takes a comedic turn for the worse.
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Jan. 6 – Jan. 11
Some Like It Hot
Kravis Center for the Performing Arts
701 Okeechobee Boulevard, West Palm Beach
(561) 651-4242
https://www.kravis.org/
Prohibition is in full swing, and so are two musicians who must flee cross country after witnessing a mob hit in Chicago. This tap-dancing spectacular musical won four Tony Awards.
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Through Jan. 25
Come From Away
Maltz Jupiter Theatre
1001 East Indiantown Road, Jupiter
561-575-2223
jupitertheatre.org
September 11, 2001 is a day that will live in infamy when almost 3000 lives were lost senselessly. But some good did happen that day when 38 planes were rerouted to Gander, Newfoundland, and the 700 stranded passengers were met with unbelievable kindness from the townsfolk. This musical production tells that story.
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Through Jan. 25
Always… Patsy Cline
Florida Repertory Theatre
Historic Arcade Theatre
2267 First St, Fort Myers
239-332-4488 or 877-787-8053
http://FloridaRep.org
Featuring Patsy Cline’s most beloved songs, and based on a true story, this musical tells the story of Cline’s rise to the top.
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Jan. 7 – Jan. 25
Broadway Bound by Neil Simon
West Boca Theatre Company
Levis JCC Sandler Center
21050 95th Avenue S, Boca Raton
561-558-2520
https://levisjcc.org/culture/theater/
Eugene and his brother Stanley are trying to break into show business while dealing with their parent’s divorce, and they decide to use their break-up material to do it. Needless to say, their mom and pop aren’t thrilled. Part Three of Simon’s autobiographical trilogy.
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Jan. 8 – Jan. 18
The Golden Girls Gone Wild – Stan’s Back!
Keith Dougherty Productions
Empire Stage
1140 N Flagler Drive, Ft Lauderdale
954-646-1000
https://empirestage.com/events/golden-girls-gone-wild/
This all-new production has Stan asking the girls to meet him at a restaurant for a big reveal while they are trying to push Dorothy and Stan back together despite her protests. A parody of the hit tv series.
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Jan. 8 – Jan. 25
The Inheritance Part I
Zoetic Stage and Adrienne Arsht Center
Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts
1300 Biscayne Blvd. Miami
305-949-6722
https://www.zoeticstage.org/index.php
A Florida premiere. This multi-award winning play is a gay modernized re-imagining of E.M. Forster’s 1910 novel about social responsibility, Howards End.
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Jan. 8 – Feb. 8
The Little Foxes
Island City Stage
2304 N. Dixie Hwy. Wilton Manors
(954) 928-9800
http://www.islandcitystage.org
This classic Southern drama (and now a period piece) by Lillian Hellman takes the lid off the Hubbard family’s ruthless ambitions. A highly emotional play.
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Jan. 9 – Jan. 18
Beehive the 60’s Musical
Pompano Players
Pompano Beach Cultural Center
50 Atlantic Boulevard, Pompano Beach
954-545-7800
https://www.pompanobeacharts.org
With forty classic songs from the 1960s, this energetic musical revue pays tribute to powerful female legends like Tina Turner, Aretha Franklin, and Janis Joplin, and is sure to please.
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Jan. 9 – Jan. 25
Bus Stop
A.C.T. Studio Theatre
Cedar Pointe Plaza
2399 SE Ocean Blvd, Stuart
772-932-8880
actstudiotheatre@gmail.com
William Inge’s classic play about what happens when a snowstorm forces a group of bus passengers to take shelter in a Kansas diner in 1955. The original Broadway production was nominated for four Tony Awards and inspired the Marilyn Monroe movie.
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Jan. 9 – Feb. 1
A Gentleman’s Guide to Love & Murder
Riverside Theatre
Main Stage Shows
3250 Riverside Park Drive, Vero Beach
772-231-6990
https://www.riversidetheatre.com/
What’s a con artist to do when he finds out he’s eighth in line for the title of the Earl of Highhurst? Get rid of the competition, that’s what, but will he fall in love along the way? Winner of the Tony® Award for Best Musical, this comedy romp is full of unforgettable music and non-stop laughs.
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Jan. 10
The Dean Martin Story
Aventura Arts & Cultural Center
3385 N.E. 188 Street, Aventura
877-311-7469 or 954-462-0222
www.aventuracenter.org/
Las Vegas showman Drew Anthony regales with the songs and memories of the legendary “King of Cool.”
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Jan. 11
WHY: An Actor Preparing
Arts Garage
94 NE 2nd Avenue, Delray Beach
561-450-6357
www.ArtsGarage.org
An actor and his best friend strategize on ways to land an important audition.
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Jan. 11 – Feb. 15
Agatha Christie’s The Mousetrap
Gulfshore Playhouse
Moran Mainstage
Baker Theatre and Education Center
100 Goodlette-Frank Road South, Naples
239-261-7529
https://www.gulfshoreplayhouse.org/
Don’t miss your chance to see the world’s longest running play that’s been thrilling audiences for decades. What happens when a blizzard and a murder collide? Everyone’s a suspect, that’s what!
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Jan. 13 – Jan. 25
Good Jew
The Delray Beach Playhouse
Lunch Box Matinee
950 NW 9th Street, Delray Beach
561-272-1281
https://delraybeachplayhouse.com/
A Missouri man recounts how he managed to survive the Holocaust. A story of hope.
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Jan. 13 – Jan. 25
& Juliet
Broadway in Fort Lauderdale
Broward Center for the Performing Arts
201 SW 5th Ave, Ft. Lauderdale
800-764-0700
https://www.browardcenter.org/
A pop musical that puts a spin on the classic tale. What if Shakespeare’s wife, Anne Hathaway, reads Romeo & Juliet and decides to rewrite the ending with her playwright husband’s help? What if Juliet doesn’t die, but instead becomes independent and travels to Paris with her friends? Set to the music catalog of Grammy-Award winning songwriter Max Martin.
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Jan. 15 – Feb. 1
Museum
Plays of Wilton
The Foundry
2306 N. Dixie Highway, Wilton Manors
954-826-8790
https://www.ronnielarsen.com
Written by playwright Tina Howe, this is spontaneous immersive theatre set inside a living art gallery as the audience is turned into part of the show. Said to be “playful and unforgettable.”
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Jan. 15 – Feb. 28
Miss Nelson is Missing
Actors’ Playhouse at the Miracle Theatre
280 Miracle Mile, Coral Gables
305-444-3293
https://www.actorsplayhouse.org
Teacher Miss Nelson’s unruly kids are not happy when she goes missing because their substitute is as tough as they come, and now they must find Miss Nelson before it’s too late. There is a sensory inclusive performance for those with sensory challenges, on Jan. 25. Great fun for the whole family and all ages.
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Jan. 16 – Jan. 25
Overlap
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Main Street Playhouse
6812 Main Street, Miami Lakes
https://www.lakehouseranchdotpng.com/current-season/
A tragic rom-com about two twenty-year-old theater artists who fall in love and endure a deadly train derailment.
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Jan. 16 – Feb. 1
Kiss Me Kate
Lake Worth Playhouse
713 Lake Avenue, Lake Worth
561-586-6410
https://lakeworthplayhouse.csstix.com/
A group of actors are performing a musical version of Shakespeare’s comedy The Taming of the Shrew, and their is tension between the director/leading man and his co-star who also happens to be his ex-wife. A classic musical comedy by Cole Porter.
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Jan. 16 – Feb. 8
To Life 6
Hy Juter Presents
Willow Theatre at Sugar Sand Park
300 S. Military Trail, Boca Raton
561-347-3948
https://www.myboca.us/2508/Willow-Theatre
The sixth in the popular series of shows celebrating Jewish artists and composers who made it big on Broadway. Sure to be funny and entertaining with tunes and stories from some of the most beloved musicals of all time.
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Jan. 22 – Feb. 22
My Fair Lady
The Wick Theatre & Museum Club
7901 N. Federal Hwy, Boca Raton
561-995-2333
http://thewick.org
Winner of six Tony Awards, this classic Lerner and Loewe romantic comedy is a must-see for lovers of musical theater. What happens when stodgy rich bachelor meets a beautiful street urchin who sells flowers is a story for the ages. With all your favorite tunes, including “On the Street Where You Live,” “With a Little Bit of Luck,” and “I Could Have Danced All Night.”
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Jan. 23
Broadway The Calla-way!
Broadway’s Brightest Stars
Aventura Arts & Cultural Center
3385 N.E. 188 Street, Aventura
877-311-7469 or 954-462-0222
www.aventuracenter.org/
As part of the Broadway’s Brightest Stars series, Tony-nominated sisters Liz & Ann Hampton Callaway promise us a night of unforgettable showstoppers with songs from West Side Story, Chicago, Wicked, and many more.
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Jan. 23 – Jan. 24
Claybourne Elder
Kravis Center for the Performing Arts
Rinker Playhouse – 54 Below Black Box
701 Okeechobee Boulevard, West Palm Beach
(561) 651-4242
https://www.kravis.org/
Claybourne Elder played John Adams in the hit TV show The Gilded Age, recently appeared in Broadway’s Company (a hit show nominated for a Tony Award), and is himself a Grammy Award nominee. He is sure to wow you with an evening of great music and surprises.
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Jan. 23 – Feb. 15
Sotto Voce
GableStage Theatre Company
1200 Anastasia Ave #230, Coral Gables
305-445-1119
https://www.gablestage.org/
A researcher obsessed with the SS St. Louis, a German passenger ship that was denied entry to Cuba in 1939, corresponds with an elderly novelist who never heard from her Jewish lover again after he boarded the fateful ship.
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Jan. 27 – Mar. 1
Circle Forward – World Premiere
Gulfshore Playhouse
Struthers Studio
Baker Theatre and Education Center
100 Goodlette-Frank Road South, Naples
239-261-7529
https://www.gulfshoreplayhouse.org/
A widow, who speaks on loss around the country, gets the shock of her life when a teenager claims to be the reincarnation of the woman’s dead husband. Billed as comedic and uplifting.
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Jan. 27 – Mar. 1
Tuesdays With Morrie
Florida Repertory Theatre
Artstage Studio Theatre
2267 First St, Fort Myers
239-332-4488 or 877-787-8053
http://FloridaRep.org
Based on the best-selling book by Mitch Albom that highlights his weekly visits with his old professor who is fighting Lou Gehrig’s Disease. A very thought-provoking look into life’s true meaning.
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Jan. 29 – Feb. 22
English Only
Miami New Drama
Colony Theatre
1040 Lincoln Road, Miami Beach
305-674-1040
http://miaminewdrama.org
This true story of 1980s Miami and the campaign to outlaw Spanish tells the story of what happened when two opposing immigrants started a cultural firestorm. A world premiere.
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Jan. 30 – Feb. 1
Riverdance
Broadway in Fort Lauderdale
Broward Center for the Performing Arts
201 SW 5th Ave, Ft. Lauderdale
800-764-0700
https://www.browardcenter.org/
This song and dance spectacular, and big hit on Broadway, showcases Irish dance. Now in its thirtieth year anniversary celebration.
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Jan. 30 – Feb. 15
Terms of Endearment
Curtain Call Playhouse
Empire Stage
1140 N Flagler Drive, Ft Lauderdale
954-678-1496
https://empirestage.com/events
This classic story of a mother and daughter who don’t always get along, but love each other fiercely, was a popular film starring Shirley MacLaine, Jack Nicholson, and Debra Winger.
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Jan. 30 – Feb. 22
Strictly Murder
Mainstage Play Series
The Delray Beach Playhouse
950 NW 9th Street, Delray Beach
561-272-1281
https://delraybeachplayhouse.com/
A murder mystery set in France in 1939 right before the war. An English woman starts to believe her partner is a murderer, and when Scotland Yard shows up, all hell breaks loose.
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Jan. 31
Throwback Disney Channel Sing-Along Night
Seminole Theatre
18 N. Krome Avenue, Homestead
786-650-2073
https://seminoletheatre.org/
A full Disney experience with music and fun from some of your favorite Disney Channel shows like Hannah Montana and High School Musical. Bring the whole family for this exciting night that includes a costume contest and a dance-off.
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Jan. 31- Feb. 1
Next Wave Festival
Gulfshore Playhouse
Baker Theatre and Education Center
100 Goodlette-Frank Road South, Naples
239-261-7529
https://www.gulfshoreplayhouse.org/
An inaugural annual event created to showcase new theatrical works.
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Feb. 1 – March 3
Color The World: The New Florida Follies
Various locations
(561) 619-6408
Two former Rockettes are among more than 40 dancers, who range in age from 55 to 97 years young, in The New Florida Follies show: COLOR THE WORLD! The New Florida Follies is a not-for-profit charitable organization with proceeds being donated to children’s charities. donate their time and talent to help children in need.
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Feb. 3 – Feb. 15
Back to the Future: The Musical
Broadway in Fort Lauderdale
Broward Center for the Performing Arts
201 SW 5th Ave, Ft. Lauderdale
800-764-0700
https://www.browardcenter.org/
Based on the iconic film of the same name with Michael J. Fox as Marty McFly and Christopher Lloyd as Doc, this musical includes the hit songs we loved, including “The Power of Love,” “Earth Angel,” and “Back in Time.” So what happens when Marty gets sent back to 1955 in a DeLorean time machine and meets his own mother as a teenage girl? Madcap hilarity, that’s what. Adapted for the stage by the original movie creators, Bob Gale and Robert Zemeckis, Back to the Future: The Musical is fun for the whole family.
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Feb. 3 – Feb. 22
Mauritius
Riverside Theatre
Waxlax Center for the Performing Arts *
1895 Saint Edwards Drive, Vero Beach
772-231-6990
https://www.riversidetheatre.com/
A broke woman with an inherited stamp collection becomes the potential victim of a charming gentleman who offers to help. A comedy thriller with twists.
*Please note alternative location for this show.
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Feb. 4 – Mar. 1
Driving Miss Daisy
Palm Beach Dramaworks
201 Clematis Street, West Palm Beach
561-514-4042
https://www.palmbeachdramaworks.org/
Alfred Uhry won a Pulitzer Prize for Drama for this 1987 Broadway hit that tells the tale of a Jewish widow in the deep South and the Black chauffeur whose job it is to drive her around. What starts as an annoyance for both of them turns into a twenty-five year friendship that changes both their lives. A 1989 film of the same name, starring Jessica Tandy and Morgan Freeman, won Oscars for Best Picture and Best Actress.
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Feb. 5
A Nurse’s Choice
Words…Alive!
West Boca Theatre Company
Levis JCC Sandler Center
21050 95th Avenue S, Boca Raton
561-558-2520
https://levisjcc.org/culture/theater/
A staged reading of an original script that was inspired by the novel The Light in Luna Park. When a nurse tries to save an infant, she is faced with tough choices.
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Feb. 5 – Feb. 15
The Sound Inside
Black Box Series
Lake Worth Playhouse
713 Lake Avenue, Lake Worth
561-586-6410
https://lakeworthplayhouse.org/our-72nd-season/
A Yale creative writing professor, who is mentoring a student, makes an unusual request of the mysterious young man. A New York Times Critic’s Pick.
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Feb. 5 – Feb. 22
How to Break in a Glove
City Theatre and Adrienne Arsht Center
Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts
1300 Biscayne Blvd. Miami
305-949-6722
https://www.arshtcenter.org/tickets/
An eleven-year-old Cuban-American boy tries to make sense of his fractured family during an explosive night in Miami in 1999.
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Feb. 6 – Feb. 15
The Wedding Singer
Coral Springs Center for the Arts
Invision Theatre Company
2855 Coral Springs Drive, Coral Springs
954-344-5990
https://www.thecentercs.com/
Adam Sandler’s hit film comes to life in this clever 1980s musical, when a wedding singer falls in love with an engaged waitress. Nominated for a Tony Award for Best Musical.
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Feb. 6 – Feb. 15
First Date Broadway’s Musical Comedy
Pompano Players
Pompano Beach Cultural Center
50 Atlantic Boulevard, Pompano Beach
954-545-7800
https://www.pompanobeacharts.org
A musical comedy about a blind date that snowballs fast when all the other restaurant patrons have something to say about it.
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Feb. 7 – Feb. 22
Conversa
Theatre Lab
Florida Atlantic University
777 Glades Road, Boca Raton
561-297-6124
https://fauevents.universitytickets.com
A one-woman autobiographical tale of a Jewish woman who was raised as an evangelical and eventually returned to Judaism. A world premiere.
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Feb. 8 – Feb. 22
I Hate Hamlet
West Boca Theatre Company
Levis JCC Sandler Center
21050 95th Avenue S, Boca Raton
561-558-2520
https://levisjcc.org/culture/theater/
A comedy by Paul Rudnick about what happens when a young TV star (who agreed to play Hamlet) is haunted by the ghost of John Barrymore.
At least, it’s not Macbeth.
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Feb. 10 – Feb. 15
MJ the Musical
Kravis Center for the Performing Arts
701 Okeechobee Boulevard, West Palm Beach
(561) 651-4242
https://www.kravis.org/
Winner of four Tony Awards, this jukebox musical tells the story of Michael Jackson through his songs and explores his childhood, rise to fame, and struggles with his father.
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Feb. 10 – Mar. 1
The Play That Goes Wrong
Florida Repertory Theatre
Historic Arcade Theatre
2267 First St, Fort Myers
239-332-4488 or 877-787-8053
http://FloridaRep.org
A theatre company’s opening night play goes horribly and hysterically wrong. An Olivier Award-winning comedy.
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Feb. 11 – Mar. 8
Dear Evan Hansen
Actors’ Playhouse at the Miracle Theatre
280 Miracle Mile, Coral Gables
305-444-3293
https://www.actorsplayhouse.org
A coming-of-age tale of a teenage who struggles with severe anxiety, but has to find a strength he didn’t know he had when tragedy happens. Winner of both a Tony and Olivier Award for Best Musical.
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Feb. 13
Andrea McArdle: Confessions of a Broadway Baby
Maltz Jupiter Theatre
The Island Theatre – Cabaret Series
1001 East Indiantown Road, Jupiter
561-575-2223
jupitertheatre.org
Fans of musical theater will want to see this show starring Tony Nominee Andrea McArdle (Broadway’s original Annie) as she performs legendary Broadway tunes and tells stories of the icons she’s worked with.
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Feb. 13 – Feb. 16
Macbeth
Palm Beach Shakespeare Festival
Shakespeare by the Palms
Veterans Park Amphitheater
1036 Royal Palm Beach Blvd B, Royal Palm Beach
http://pbshakespeare.org
Celebrate Valentine’s Day weekend with “The Bard’s Play,” Shakespeare’s tragic story of the man who would be king. Just don’t mention Macbeth’s name while there, or risk cursing the production. FREE, but a $5 donation is suggested.
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Feb. 13 – Mar. 1
To Kill a Mockingbird
A.C.T. Studio Theatre
Cedar Pointe Plaza
2399 SE Ocean Blvd, Stuart
772-932-8880
actstudiotheatre@gmail.com
Based on the classic story by Harper Lee that won her a Pulitzer Prize, To Kill a Mockingbird takes place in the 1930s in the deep South, and follows the story of a young white girl whose attorney father is defending a black man who was framed for a crime.
From A.C.T. Studio Theatre: Discretion is Advised: contains racially explicit language and references of sexual abuse. Recommended for ages 12 and older.
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Feb. 14
Can’t Take My Eyes Off You
Maltz Jupiter Theatre
The Island Theatre – Cabaret Series
1001 East Indiantown Road, Jupiter
561-575-2223
jupitertheatre.org
The music of Frankie Valli is performed by his granddaughter, Olivia, and Joshua Sturnik, former star of the Maltz’s Jersey Boys. Olivia will also share stories of her relationship with her grandfather. A nice Valentine’s Day treat for someone you love.
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Feb. 14 – Mar. 1
Beautiful: The Carole King Musical
Slow Burn Theatre Company
Broward Center for the Performing Arts
201 Southwest 5th Avenue, Fort Lauderdale
954-462-0222
http://slowburntheatre.org
Before Carole King was, well Carole King, she was one part of one of the greatest songwriting duos in history (her husband was the other half!) This show-stopping musical tells their story and features some of their greatest collaborations.
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Feb. 15 – Mar. 1
Good Night, Oscar
Maltz Jupiter Theatre
1001 East Indiantown Road, Jupiter
561-575-2223
jupitertheatre.org
It’s 1958, and tortured multi-talented artist, Oscar Levant, is on the set of The Tonight Show with Jack Paar. Throughout this fictional interview, Levant shares his mental health challenges with Paar and the audience.
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Feb. 16 – Feb. 19
Always: The Love Story of Irving Berlin
Best of Broadway Cabaret Series
The Delray Beach Playhouse
950 NW 9th Street, Delray Beach
561-272-1281
https://delraybeachplayhouse.com/
Full of history and songs from one of America’s greatest composers, Irving Berlin, this show stars Mark Nadler and KT Sullivan.
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Feb. 16 – Mar. 1
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Off Glades Theatre Company
Willow Theatre at Sugar Sand Park
300 S. Military Trail, Boca Raton
561-347-3948
https://www.myboca.us/2508/Willow-Theatre
Two struggling writers, with the help of their friends, try to put together a musical in three weeks to enter it into a festival.
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Feb. 20 – Mar. 1
The Tempest
Florida Atlantic University Department of Theater and Dance
Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts and Letters
Marleen Forkas Studio 1 Theatre
777 Glades Road, Boca Raton
561-297-6124
https://fauevents.universitytickets.com
Shakespeare’s classic masterpiece of an exiled duke with magical powers who manifests a storm, causing a shipwreck to cause revenge on those who wronged him.
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Feb. 20 – Feb. 22
Frozen the Musical Jr.
Seminole Theatre
18 N. Krome Avenue, Homestead
786-650-2073
https://seminoletheatre.org/
Kids of ages 7-17 will appear in this junior production of the classic musical by The Junior Players of The Friends of the Historic Seminole Theatre. Fun for the whole family!
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Feb. 21 – Mar. 8
A Case for the Existence of God
New City Players
Island City Stage
2304 N. Dixie Hwy. Wilton Manors
954-376-6114
https://newcityplayers.org/
A real human connection is made when a straight male factory worker applies for a mortgage from a gay black man, both struggling single fathers.
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Feb. 26 – Mar. 22
Jesus Christ Superstar
Riverside Theatre
Main Stage Shows
3250 Riverside Park Drive, Vero Beach
772-231-6990
https://www.riversidetheatre.com/
When Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice produced their first professional musical together, the incomparable Jesus Christ Superstar, little did they know it would still be wowing audiences fifty years later. This rock opera is seen through the eyes of Judas Iscariot and follows Jesus in the last week of his life. This is an all musical musical, with the story being told through the lyrics of the songs, most notably “Superstar,” and “I Don’t Know How to Love Him.”
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Feb. 27
Megan Hilty
Broadway’s Brightest Stars
Aventura Arts & Cultural Center
3385 N.E. 188 Street, Aventura
877-311-7469 or 954-462-0222
www.aventuracenter.org/
As part of the Broadway’s Brightest Stars series, the Grammy-nominated Megan Hilty, star of the TV show Smash and Broadway shows Wicked, 9 to 5, Noises Off, and Death Becomes Her, brings her talent to the Aventura stage.
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Feb. 27 – Feb. 28
Kyle Taylor Parker
Kravis Center for the Performing Arts
Rinker Playhouse – 54 Below Black Box
701 Okeechobee Boulevard, West Palm Beach
(561) 651-4242
https://www.kravis.org/
Kyle Taylor Parker was the OG Lola in Broadway’s Kinky Boots and starred in Smokey Joe’s Cafe, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, and Finian’s Rainbow. He promises an “unforgettable cabaret experience” with songs and stories from the heart.
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Feb. 27 – Mar. 15
️Neil Simon’s Biloxi Blues
Lake Worth Playhouse
713 Lake Avenue, Lake Worth
561-586-6410
https://lakeworthplayhouse.csstix.com/
A young man enlists in the Army after WWII, goes to basic training camp, and is forced to grow up quickly. Said to be semi-autobiographical.
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Feb. 28
Italian Bred
Pompano Beach Cultural Center
50 Atlantic Boulevard, Pompano Beach
954-545-7800
https://www.pompanobeacharts.org
Candice Guardino’s one-woman show about what it was like growing up on Staten Island with her pazzo relatives. A “theatrical heartwarming comedy based on true-life events.”
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Feb. 28 – Mar. 15
Medea by Euripides
Main Street Players
Main Street Playhouse
6812 Main Street, Miami Lakes
305-558-3737
http://www.mainstreetplayers.com
A modern-day retelling of the classic Greek tragedy of a fallen princess and her revenge, this time with a traditional housewife whose husband had better look out when he betrays her. Hell hath no fury like a woman scorned.
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Mar. 1 – Apr. 4
The Importance of Being Ernest
Gulfshore Playhouse
Moran Mainstage
Baker Theatre and Education Center
100 Goodlette-Frank Road South, Naples
239-261-7529
https://www.gulfshoreplayhouse.org/
This classic play, written by Oscar Wilde, is said to be one of the funniest comedies ever. Two bachelors in Victorian England, who are leading double lives, must try to keep their lies straight to win the affection of two lovely ladies.
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Mar. 4
Avi Hoffman’s Too Jewish?
Aventura Arts & Cultural Center
3385 N.E. 188 Street, Aventura
877-311-7469 or 954-462-0222
www.aventuracenter.org/
Welcome back to Avi Hoffman, and the first show to grace the Aventura Arts’ stage when it opened in 2010. Go with Avi as he takes you down memory lane with stories of his life and upbringing in the Jewish culture, and performances of music and comedy bits from the ’40s, ’50s and ’60s.
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Mar. 5
Avi Hoffman’s Still Jewish After All These Years
Aventura Arts & Cultural Center
3385 N.E. 188 Street, Aventura
877-311-7469 or 954-462-0222
www.aventuracenter.org/
An all-new musical production by PBS star Avi Hoffman. Join Avi as he waxes nostalgic and looks back at his life and career, and some of the more interesting encounters he’s had along the way.
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Mar. 5
The Wedding Guest
Words…Alive!
West Boca Theatre Company
Levis JCC Sandler Center
21050 95th Avenue S, Boca Raton
561-558-2520
https://levisjcc.org/culture/theater/
A staged reading of an original script that was inspired by the novel The Wedding People.
An unexpected wedding guest must start fresh with the help of chance encounters.
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Mar. 5
The Music of the Brill Building
Maltz Jupiter Theatre
The Island Theatre – Cabaret Series
1001 East Indiantown Road, Jupiter
561-575-2223
jupitertheatre.org
Five-time MAC Award Winner (Manhattan Association of Cabarets), Scott Coulter, performs the music of the Brill Building, a hit factory that gave us such great artists as the two Neils (Diamond and Sedaka), Carole King, and Burt Bacharach.
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Mar. 5 – Mar. 22
Detroit ‘67
Wendell A. Narcisse Performing Arts Theater
Marshall L. Davis, Sr. African Heritage Cultural Arts Center
6161 NW 22nd Avenue, Miami
305-638-6771
https://events.humanitix.com/detroit-67
This play by MacArthur Fellowship recipient Dominique Morisseau explores the relationship between two black siblings who are running an unlicensed after-hours club in their basement, and what happens when one of them brings home a white woman during the Detroit racial riots of 1967.
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Mar. 6
Donna McKechnie
Broadway’s Brightest Stars
Aventura Arts & Cultural Center
3385 N.E. 188 Street, Aventura
877-311-7469 or 954-462-0222
www.aventuracenter.org/
As part of Broadway’s Brightest Stars series, Tony Award-winner Donna McKechnie comes to Aventura to shares stories and songs from her legendary Broadway career (Wicked, Promises, Promises, Company, On the Town, and as the original Cassie in A Chorus Line.
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Mar. 6
Color Me Barbra
Maltz Jupiter Theatre
The Island Theatre – Cabaret Series
1001 East Indiantown Road, Jupiter
561-575-2223
jupitertheatre.org
Join South Florida favorite, Jeni Hacker, as she performs (with gusto!) the music and stories of the amazing Barbra Streisand. The impressive Hacker is an eight-time Carbonell Award Winner.
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Mar. 6 – Mar. 15
Damaged Furniture
Boca Stage
Willow Theatre at Sugar Sand Park
300 S. Military Trail, Boca Raton
561-347-3948
https://www.myboca.us/2508/Willow-Theatre
Boca Stage is back in a new venue, and with a new purpose, so let’s show them some love.
A man who learns his favorite uncle has died in a freak accident finds himself in the middle of a dark comedy/drama with his dysfunctional Brooklyn family.
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Mar. 7
Take Me To The World
Maltz Jupiter Theatre
The Island Theatre – Cabaret Series
1001 East Indiantown Road, Jupiter
561-575-2223
jupitertheatre.org
Songs and stories from and about the legendary Stephen Sondheim will be interpreted and performed by Donna McKechnie, a Tony Award® Winner and the original Cassie in Broadway’s A Chorus Line.
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Mar. 7 – Mar. 8
Stop Kiss
Lesbian Thespians
Gray Box Theatre
1444 NE 26 Street, Wilton Manors
954-836-6000
https://www.graybox.theater/
https://www.facebook.com/lesbianthespians
This Off-Broadway hit tells the story of two women whose lives are changed forever when they discover a connection.
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Mar. 7 – Mar. 22
Dear Jack, Dear Louise
West Boca Theatre Company
Levis JCC Sandler Center
21050 95th Avenue S, Boca Raton
561-558-2520
https://levisjcc.org/culture/theater/
Billed as “funny and romantic,” and set during WWII, it’s the story of playwright Ken Ludwig’s parents, who exchanged a series of letters instead of meeting in person due to their obligations and dreams, his being a military doctor, and hers being an aspiring NYC performer.
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Mar. 10 – Mar. 22
Hell’s Kitchen
Broadway in Fort Lauderdale
Broward Center for the Performing Arts
201 SW 5th Ave, Ft. Lauderdale
800-764-0700
https://www.browardcenter.org/
A 1990s coming-of-age musical journey from Grammy® Award winner Alicia Keys with heavy hitters Michael Greif as the director and Camille A. Brown as the choreographer (each of them with four Tony nominations), and a book by Pulitzer Prize finalist, Kristoffer Diaz.
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Mar. 12 – Mar. 29
Out of the Black Box Theatre Residency
Wreckio Ensemble Theatre Company
Arts Garage
94 NE 2nd Avenue, Delray Beach
561-450-6357
www.ArtsGarage.org
A world-premiere production that incorporates, mind, body, and voice to tackle social issues in an innovative way.
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Mar. 12 – Apr. 5
Merrily We Roll Along
Zoetic Stage and Adrienne Arsht Center
Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts
1300 Biscayne Blvd. Miami
305-949-6722
https://www.zoeticstage.org/index.php
Taking Broadway by storm, and earning Daniel Radcliffe his first Tony Award, this Stephen Sondheim musical explores a trio of longtime friends who have a falling out.
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Mar. 13 – Mar. 22
Boca
Pompano Players
Pompano Beach Cultural Center
50 Atlantic Boulevard, Pompano Beach
954-545-7800
https://www.pompanobeacharts.org
In Boca Oasis, a fictional retirement community set in where else but Boca Raton, life is always perfect for the senior citizens who live there. Or is it? A series of short connected comedies.
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Mar. 13 – Mar. 29
Beehive the 60’s Musical
A.C.T. Studio Theatre
Cedar Pointe Plaza
2399 SE Ocean Blvd, Stuart
772-932-8880
actstudiotheatre@gmail.com
With forty classic songs from the 1960s, this energetic musical revue pays tribute to powerful female legends like Tina Turner, Aretha Franklin, and Janis Joplin, and is sure to please.
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Mar. 17 – Mar. 22
Moulin Rouge! The Musical
Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts
Broadway in Miami
Ziff Opera House
1300 Biscayne Blvd. Miami
305-949-6722
https://www.arshtcenter.org/
When a young man falls in love with a lounge singer in 1899 Paris, he has no idea what he’s up against. Winner of ten Tony Awards!
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Mar. 17 – Apr. 5
Man of La Mancha
Maltz Jupiter Theatre
1001 East Indiantown Road, Jupiter
561-575-2223
jupitertheatre.org
This 1965 musical is inspired by Miguel de Cervantes’ 17th-century novel, Don Quixote and showcases the classic song “The Impossible Dream.” Winner of five Tony Awards including Best Musical, Man of La Mancha depicts a dying man determined to hold onto to his ideals.
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Mar. 17 – Apr. 12
Little Shop of Horrors
Florida Repertory Theatre
Historic Arcade Theatre
2267 First St, Fort Myers
239-332-4488 or 877-787-8053
http://FloridaRep.org
The cult classic musical featuring Seymour, a flower shop worker, who is in love with the woman he works with, all the while dealing with a carnivorous plant.
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Mar. 19 – Mar. 29
The Effect
Black Box Series
Lake Worth Playhouse
713 Lake Avenue, Lake Worth
561-586-6410
https://lakeworthplayhouse.org/our-72nd-season/
A young couple fall in love, while participating in an antidepressant drug trial, which has the doctors second-guessing themselves in this battle of ethics.
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Mar. 19 – Apr. 12
Camelot
The Wick Theatre & Museum Club
7901 N. Federal Hwy, Boca Raton
561-995-2333
http://thewick.org
Hot off their last show, My Fair Lady, comes another classic Lerner and Loewe musical for the Wick in this beloved tale of King Arthur, Lady Guenevere, and the Knights of the Round Table. Includes beloved songs like “If Ever I Would Leave You,” “The Simple Joys of Maidenhood,” and of course, “Camelot.”
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Mar. 20 – Mar. 21
Patti Murin
Kravis Center for the Performing Arts
Rinker Playhouse – 54 Below Black Box
701 Okeechobee Boulevard, West Palm Beach
(561) 651-4242
https://www.kravis.org/
Broadway star Patti Murin, who played Anna in Disney’s Frozen the Musical and Glenda in Wicked, takes to the stage with an enchanting performance of “warmth, humor, and incredible vocal talent,” and a setlist full of beloved Broadway songs.
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Mar. 20 – Apr. 12
Something Rotten
Mainstage Play Series
The Delray Beach Playhouse
950 NW 9th Street, Delray Beach
561-272-1281
https://delraybeachplayhouse.com/
Two brothers try to write the world’s first musical in 1595 England, but have to contend with somebody named William Shakespeare. Billed as “The funniest musical comedy in at least 400 years.”
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Mar. 20 – Apr. 19
Prayer for the French Republic
GableStage Theatre Company
1200 Anastasia Ave #230, Coral Gables
305-445-1119
https://www.gablestage.org/
A Jewish family living in Paris begin to question if they are safe there. With two Broadway extensions, this dramady is considered profound and heart-wrenching. A regional premiere.
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Mar. 23 – Mar. 25
Good Witch/Bad Witch
Best of Broadway Cabaret Series
The Delray Beach Playhouse
950 NW 9th Street, Delray Beach
561-272-1281
https://delraybeachplayhouse.com/
Fun for the whole family with hits from Wicked, Disney’ s Frozen the Musical, and much more. Starring Alli Mauzey and Dee Roscioli, a former Glenda and Elphaba from Broadway’s Wicked.
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March 24 – April 12
Almost Maine
Riverside Theatre
Waxlax Center for the Performing Arts
1895 Saint Edwards Drive, Vero Beach *
772-231-6990
https://www.riversidetheatre.com/
A series of connected stories about the power of love and magic during the aurora borealis.
*Please note alternative location for this show.
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Mar. 24 – Apr. 26
Dear Jack, Dear Louise
Gulfshore Playhouse
Struthers Studio
Baker Theatre and Education Center
100 Goodlette-Frank Road South, Naples
239-261-7529
https://www.gulfshoreplayhouse.org/
A joyous comedy by Ken Ludwig. Two strangers, a wannabe actress and a military doctor, correspond by letter during the Second World War, but as the war drags on, they are kept apart. Based on Ludwig’s parents’ real-life story, so clearly they work it out. Performed in the round.
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Mar. 27
Norbert Leo Butz
Broadway’s Brightest Stars
Aventura Arts & Cultural Center
3385 N.E. 188 Street, Aventura
877-311-7469 or 954-462-0222
www.aventuracenter.org/
As part of the Broadway’s Brightest Stars series, two-time Tony Award® winner Norbert Leo Butz shares songs and stories from his shows and more.
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Mar. 27 – Apr. 5
John Deserves to Die
LakehouseRanchDotPng
Main Street Playhouse
6812 Main Street, Miami Lakes
https://www.lakehouseranchdotpng.com/current-season/
Based on David Mamet’s play Oleanna, a college theater professor casts a freshman as the character Carol in their upcoming production. Not everyone is happy about this, however, including an ambitious sophomore who threatens to expose a secret.
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Mar. 31 – Apr. 24
Miss Nelson is Missing
Actors’ Playhouse at the Miracle Theatre
280 Miracle Mile, Coral Gables
305-444-3293
https://www.actorsplayhouse.org
Teacher Miss Nelson’s unruly kids are not happy when she goes missing because their substitute is as tough as they come, and now they must find Miss Nelson before it’s too late. Great fun for the whole family and all ages.
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Apr. 1 – Apr. 19
The Crucible
Palm Beach Dramaworks
201 Clematis Street, West Palm Beach
561-514-4042
https://www.palmbeachdramaworks.org/
Based on the real-life events of the 1692 witch trials in Salem, Massachusetts, this winner of the 1953 Tony Award for Best Play, explores what happens when mass hysteria takes over a town. Written by Arthur Miller.
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Apr. 2 – May 3
Light Switch
Island City Stage
2304 N. Dixie Hwy. Wilton Manors
(954) 928-9800
http://www.islandcitystage.org
A gay autistic man goes on a journey of self-discovery to find real love.
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Apr. 7 – Apr. 12
A Beautiful Noise – The Neil Diamond Musical
Kravis Center for the Performing Arts
701 Okeechobee Boulevard, West Palm Beach
(561) 651-4242
https://www.kravis.org/
Spend the evening with the greatest hits from the song library of Neil Diamond and learn his previously untold true story.
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Apr. 7 – Apr. 12
Kimberly Akimbo
Broadway in Fort Lauderdale
Broward Center for the Performing Arts
201 SW 5th Ave, Ft. Lauderdale
800-764-0700
https://www.browardcenter.org/
This humorous, thought-provoking, and touching story of a teenage girl suffering from premature aging reminds us of the preciousness of life. Based on a play of the same title, it won the Tony Award for Best Musical.
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Apr. 7 – May 10
Denise Fennell’s The Bride: Or, Does This Dress Make Me Look Married?
Florida Repertory Theatre
Artstage Studio Theatre
2267 First St, Fort Myers
239-332-4488 or 877-787-8053
http://FloridaRep.org
A one-woman comedy on the ritual of marriage that asks the question, “Will she, or won’t she?”
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Apr. 9 – May 3
The Zionists: A Family Storm
Miami New Drama
Colony Theatre
1040 Lincoln Road, Miami Beach
305-674-1040
http://miaminewdrama.org
Part of their Y6K Jewish Play Initiative, this world premiere explores what happens to families when politics cause divides with those you love most.
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Apr. 10 – Apr. 19
Side by Side by Sondheim
Pompano Players
Pompano Beach Cultural Center
50 Atlantic Boulevard, Pompano Beach
954-545-7800
https://www.pompanobeacharts.org
Showcasing the legendary composer Stephen Sondheim’s work, this Tony Award-winning revue is a must-see for devoted fans and anyone wanting to learn more. Featuring songs from Follies, A Little Night Music, A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum, and more.
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Apr. 10 – Apr. 26
6 Rms Riv Vu
A.C.T. Studio Theatre
Cedar Pointe Plaza
2399 SE Ocean Blvd, Stuart
772-932-8880
actstudiotheatre@gmail.com
Premiering on Broadway in 1972, and hitting the small screen years later, this romantic comedy follows a married copywriter, and a bored housewife, as they find themselves locked inside a coveted Manhattan apartment that’s listed for sale.
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Apr. 10 – Apr. 26
Roald Dahl’s Matilda the Musical
Lake Worth Playhouse
713 Lake Avenue, Lake Worth
561-586-6410
https://lakeworthplayhouse.csstix.com/
A young girl learns she has the gift of telekinesis and uses it to fight back against her mean parents and teacher. Includes themes such as childhood abuse and neglect, so not suitable for kids under the age of ten-ish. Parents, use your best judgement.
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Apr. 11
Apocalipsync
Aventura Arts & Cultural Center
3385 N.E. 188 Street, Aventura
877-311-7469 or 954-462-0222
www.aventuracenter.org/
From an idea created during Covid isolation, Argentinian actor Luciano Rosso takes us on a journey to escape boredom with dozens of crazy characters who journey with him around his small apartment.
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Apr. 11 – Apr. 26
Hairspray the Broadway Musical
Slow Burn Theatre Company
Broward Center for the Performing Arts
201 Southwest 5th Avenue, Fort Lauderdale
954-462-0222
http://slowburntheatre.org
It’s 1962 in Baltimore, Maryland, when a dance-loving teenager becomes an overnight sensation. This family-friendly tale has comedy and romance, wonderful songs, and a message about acceptance of everyone, no matter how they look. Hairspray won eight Tony Awards, including Best Musical.
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Apr. 11 – Apr. 26
Inferna
Theatre Lab
Florida Atlantic University
777 Glades Road, Boca Raton
561-297-6124
https://fauevents.universitytickets.com
A young playwright, and a hired male actor, take a walk down her memory lane and find it wasn’t exactly how she remembered it as being. A world premiere.
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Apr. 16 – Apr. 19
Fully Committed
Maltz Jupiter Theatre
The Island Theatre
1001 East Indiantown Road, Jupiter
561-575-2223
jupitertheatre.org
An out-of-work actor living in Manhattan takes a position answering the reservation line for an in-demand restaurant. One actor will play forty different characters in this hilarious comedy showing the lengths people will go to when they want a table.
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Apr. 16 – May 3
9 to 5 the Musical
Riverside Theatre
Main Stage Shows
3250 Riverside Park Drive, Vero Beach
772-231-6990
https://www.riversidetheatre.com/
With lyrics and music by the great Dolly Parton, and based on the 1980 hit film of the same name, this hysterical tale of three women taking revenge on their horrible boss is even more appropriate in today’s #MeToo era.
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Apr. 17 – Apr. 18
Kerry Butler
Kravis Center for the Performing Arts
Rinker Playhouse – 54 Below Black Box
701 Okeechobee Boulevard, West Palm Beach
(561) 651-4242
https://www.kravis.org/
Broadway star Kerry Butler, who starred in Rock of Ages, Beetlejuice, Mean Girls, Xanadu, Little Shop of Horrors, and Disney’s Beauty and the Beast has been captivating audiences around the country with her engaging presence and beautiful vocals.
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Apr. 17 – Apr. 19
Bette Midler: Bathhouse to Broadway
Willow Theatre at Sugar Sand Park
300 S. Military Trail, Boca Raton
561-347-3948
https://www.myboca.us/2508/Willow-Theatre
Shelley Keelor and Friends in a show honoring the Divine Miss M. and featuring Bette’s greatest hits.
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Apr. 17 – Apr. 26
By Any Other Name
Florida Atlantic University Department of Theater and Dance
Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts and Letters
University Theatre
777 Glades Road, Boca Raton
561-297-6124
https://fauevents.universitytickets.com
This charming pop/rock musical production reimagines Shakespeare’s iconic ladies in a modern setting. A U.S. premiere.
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Apr. 26 – May 31
Beautiful: The Carole King Musical
Gulfshore Playhouse
Moran Mainstage
Baker Theatre and Education Center
100 Goodlette-Frank Road South, Naples
239-261-7529
https://www.gulfshoreplayhouse.org/
Before Carole King was, well Carole King, she was one part of one of the greatest songwriting duos in history (her husband was the other half!) This show-stopping musical tells their story and features some of their greatest collaborations.
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Apr. 28 – May 3
The Notebook
Kravis Center for the Performing Arts
701 Okeechobee Boulevard, West Palm Beach
(561) 651-4242
https://www.kravis.org/
Based on the beloved novel by Nicholas Sparks, and the film of the same name, it’s the classic story of rich girl falls in love with poor boy, and the struggles they encounter to keep their love alive. A musical romance spanning fifty-two years.
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Apr. 30
Stop Kiss
Lesbian Thespians
Gray Box Theatre
1444 NE 26 Street, Wilton Manors
954-836-6000
https://www.graybox.theater/
https://www.facebook.com/lesbianthespians
This Off-Broadway hit tells the story of two women whose lives are changed forever when they discover a connection.
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Apr. 30 – May 3
Lauder Made Vol. II
New City Players
General Provision Downtown
300 SW 1st Avenue, Fort Lauderdale
954-376-6114
https://newcityplayers.org/
See five new short plays by local playwrights and learn about Fort Lauderdale history.
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Apr. 30 – May 10
The How and the Why
Black Box Series
Lake Worth Playhouse
713 Lake Avenue, Lake Worth
561-586-6410
https://lakeworthplayhouse.org/our-72nd-season/
A famous woman biologist near the end of her career meets one who is just starting out. A play about the difficult choices women must sometimes make.
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Apr. 30 – May 17
Moses
Zoetic Stage and Adrienne Arsht Center
Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts
1300 Biscayne Blvd. Miami
305-949-6722
https://www.zoeticstage.org/index.php
A Florida premiere. A one-man play about starting over after everything you love is gone.
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Apr. 30 – May 31
The Cher Show
The Wick Theatre & Museum Club
7901 North Federal Highway, Boca Raton
561-995-2333
https://thewick.org/
This Tony Award-winning musical follows the life of Cher from childhood to legend and includes thirty-five of her greatest hits and Bob Mackie’s legendary gowns. Rumer has it Mr. Mackie may be in attendance on opening night.
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May 2 – May 17
Kevin and the River Flan
Main Street Players
Main Street Playhouse
6812 Main Street, Miami Lakes
305-558-3737
http://www.mainstreetplayers.com
After Kevin accidently kills a butterfly, his whole world falls apart. Warning: This play deals with suicide.
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May 5 – May 10
The Notebook
Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts
Broadway in Miami
Ziff Opera House
1300 Biscayne Blvd. Miami
305-949-6722
https://www.arshtcenter.org/
Based on the beloved novel by Nicholas Sparks, and the film of the same name, it’s the classic story of rich girl falls in love with poor boy, and the struggles they encounter to keep their love alive. A musical romance spanning fifty-two years.
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May 8 – May 17
Designer Shorts 4
A.C.T. Studio Theatre
Cedar Pointe Plaza
2399 SE Ocean Blvd, Stuart
772-932-8880
actstudiotheatre@gmail.com
With “courage” as its theme, this showcase of original short plays by local Florida playwrights is now in its fourth year.
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May 8 – May 24
You Can’t Take It With You
Mainstage Play Series
The Delray Beach Playhouse
950 NW 9th Street, Delray Beach
561-272-1281
https://delraybeachplayhouse.com/
What will happen when a free-spirited young woman and her strait-laced fiancé introduce their families to each other? A madcap comedy, that’s what! First produced in 1939, You Can’t Take It With You is still entertaining audiences today.
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May 11 – May 13
Let’s Misbehave! The Music of Cole Porter
Best of Broadway Cabaret Series
The Delray Beach Playhouse
950 NW 9th Street, Delray Beach
561-272-1281
https://delraybeachplayhouse.com/
A musical tribute to Cole Porter starring Laura Yanez, who gives us the real story behind the decadent genius. Includes his classic songs like “Begin the Beguine,” “Night and Day,” “Anything Goes,” and so many more.
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May 13 – June 7
Dial M for Murder
Actors’ Playhouse at the Miracle Theatre
280 Miracle Mile, Coral Gables
305-444-3293
https://www.actorsplayhouse.org
Adapted version of the classic murder mystery of a gold-digging man who wants to kill his rich wife when he discovers her affair. This one will keep you guessing.
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May 15 – May 31
Vineland Place
Palm Beach Dramaworks
201 Clematis Street, West Palm Beach
561-514-4042
https://www.palmbeachdramaworks.org/
Rights are still pending for PBD’s last season selection. A young writer is hired for what he considers his dream job, but soon finds himself thrown into dangerous circumstances. Called an “intimate thriller.”
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May 15 – June 14
Eureka Day
GableStage Theatre Company
1200 Anastasia Ave #230, Coral Gables
305-445-1119
https://www.gablestage.org/
This dark and hilarious satire about an elite private school hit with a mumps outbreak is fresh off its Tony Award-win for Best Play Revival.
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May 21 – June 21
Everything Beautiful Happens at Night
Island City Stage
2304 N. Dixie Hwy. Wilton Manors
(954) 928-9800
http://www.islandcitystage.org
This Florida premiere explores what happens when a famed children’s author, living in 1980s Manhattan, finds himself at a crossroads.
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May 27 – May 31
Shooting Star
The Delray Beach Playhouse
Lunch Box Matinee
950 NW 9th Street, Delray Beach
561-272-1281
https://delraybeachplayhouse.com/
A couple who dated in college find themselves stranded at an airport together during a snowstorm. A romantic comedy about choices.
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Coming Summer of 2026 No Dates Yet
Todo Lo Que No Dije
Miami New Drama
Colony Theatre
1040 Lincoln Road, Miami Beach
305-674-1040
http://miaminewdrama.org
Translating to Everything I Didn’t Say, this audience participation play asks the question “What do we owe those who have disappeared from our lives?” A world premiere.
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June 5 – June 13
Rock of Ages
Coral Springs Center for the Arts
Invision Theatre Company
2855 Coral Springs Drive, Coral Springs
954-344-5990
https://www.thecentercs.com/
A jukebox musical set in L.A. in the 1980s and featuring tunes from Pat Benatar, Styx, Bon Jovi, Journey, Poison, and other classic rock bands. Life on the Sunset Strip.
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June 9 – June 14
The Book of Mormon
Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts
Broadway in Miami
Ziff Opera House
1300 Biscayne Blvd. Miami
305-949-6722
https://www.arshtcenter.org/
A missionary in Africa and his nerdy sidekick attempt to convert villagers to their Mormon religion. Called the “best musical of the century” and “the funniest musical of all time” as well as “irreverent and obscene.”
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June 13 – June 28
Alanis Morissette’s Jagged Little Pill: The Musical
Slow Burn Theatre Company
Broward Center for the Performing Arts
201 Southwest 5th Avenue, Fort Lauderdale
954-462-0222
http://slowburntheatre.org
A jukebox musical based on the album of the same name, Jagged Little Pill won multiple accolades including two Tony Awards, and a Grammy for Best Musical Theater Album.
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July 2 – July 25
The Wizard of Oz
Actors’ Playhouse at the Miracle Theatre
280 Miracle Mile, Coral Gables
305-444-3293
https://www.actorsplayhouse.org
Dorothy Gale and friends head down the Yellow Brick Road once more in L. Frank Baum’s classic tale set to music. There is a sensory inclusive performance for those with sensory challenges, on July 12. Great fun for the whole family. Don’t miss this one!
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July 9 – July 19
Falstaff: Shakespeare’s Greatest Invention
Palm Beach Shakespeare Festival
Shakespeare by the Sea
w/Palm Beach County Parks & Recreation
Seabreeze Amphitheater
750 South, Jimmy Buffet Memorial Hwy, Jupiter
http://pbshakespeare.org
Falstaff, a clever scoundrel and one of Shakespeare’s most popular characters, is featured in this original production that tells the story of Falstaff’s life through scenes from The Bard’s classic plays. FREE, but a $5 donation is suggested.
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July 11 – July 26
Burst
New City Players
Island City Stage
2304 N. Dixie Hwy. Wilton Manors
954-376-6114
https://newcityplayers.org/
Played out in real time, the CEO of a tech company goes toe-to-toe with a tough as nails reporter. Billed as “funny and piercing.”
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July 15 – Aug. 9
The Shark is Broken
Actors’ Playhouse at the Miracle Theatre
280 Miracle Mile, Coral Gables
305-444-3293
https://www.actorsplayhouse.org
The Broadway media darling that delighted audiences and made them laugh is finally coming to South Florida. What happened behind the scenes during the filming of Jaws is brought to life by playwright Ian Shaw, the son of actor Robert Shaw who starred as Quint. Don’t miss this one!
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July 18 – Aug. 2
¡TECHO!/Roof!
Main Street Players
Main Street Playhouse
6812 Main Street, Miami Lakes
305-558-3737
http://www.mainstreetplayers.com
A Spanish-speaking play (with music) by the award-winning Miami playwright Ricky J. Martinez. On the rooftop of a Miami home, an eclectic group come together as a unique sort of family.
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Aug. 20 – Sept. 20
Eureka Day
Island City Stage
2304 N. Dixie Hwy. Wilton Manors
(954) 928-9800
http://www.islandcitystage.org
A satire about an elite private school hit with a mumps outbreak. Eureka Day just closed its run on Broadway.
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