Live theater on stage in South Florida is better than ever.
We try to keep this calendar up-to-date, but it’s always a good idea to phone or email the company in advance. We advise that you read entries carefully for exactly when and where a production is available.
May 22 – May 23
North Villa — A Gothic Musical
Stage West
PBSC Lake Worth Campus
4200 S. Congress Avenue, Lake Worth
561-868-3309
https://northvillamusical.com
A locally produced brand new musical called “a haunting Victorian tale of love, betrayal and redemption, citing “a house has room for many secrets.” Based on Wilkie Collins’ 1852 novel Basil.
* * *
Through 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.
* * *
Through May 24
Velvet Green Summer
Kutumba Theatre Project
Empire Stage
1140 N Flagler Drive, Ft Lauderdale
954-646-1000
https://www.kutumbatheatreproject.org/
https://events.ticketleap.com/…/kut…/velvet-green-summer
Billed as a “a coming-of-age, coming out, overcoming, and becoming play,” this is a re-imagined version of the award-winning comedy Baby Girl that “all began in a VW van.”
* * *
Through May 26
Wink
Thinking Cap Theatre
Hollywood Central Performing Arts Center
1770 Monroe Street, Hollywood
954-610-7263
https://thinkingcaptheatre.org/
After a bad decision about the family cat is made, a marriage spirals into madness in this “wickedly funny” play by Jen Silverman.
* * *
Through 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.
Nancy Stetson with Florida Theater on Stage says “Beautiful“ reminds you of the first time you heard these songs playing from your transistor radio or over your car speakers; they’re still just as magical.”
Read Nancy’s review here.
Gulfshore’s Beautiful Charts Carole King’s Having Courage To Follow Your Own Path.
* * *
Through 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 of her greatest hits and Bob Mackie’s legendary gowns.
Britin Haller with Florida Theater on Stage says “It’s a flashy and loud fashion show, exhausting, entertaining, chaotic and mostly unapologetic. It’s a celebration, a spectacle, a two-plus hour reminder that Cher has always existed exactly as she pleases. So buy your tickets today, because you won’t be able to turn back time after The Cher Show leaves town at the end of May. And life is too short to live with regrets.”
Read Britin’s review here.
* * *
Through May 31
Vineland Place
Palm Beach Dramaworks
201 Clematis Street, West Palm Beach
561-514-4042
https://www.palmbeachdramaworks.org/
A young writer is hired for what he considers his dream job, but soon finds himself thrown into dangerous circumstances. Called an “intimate thriller.”
* * *
Through 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 by Jeffrey Hatcher of the classic murder mystery of a gold-digging man who wants to kill his rich wife when he discovers her lesbian affair. This one will keep you guessing.
Raquel V. Reyes with Florida Theater on Stage says “This cast—this production—this Dial M for Murder is a flawless gem. Go see it while you can.”
Read Raquel ‘s review here.
* * *
Through June 14
Eureka Day
GableStage Theatre Company
1200 Anastasia Ave #230, Coral Gables
305-445-1119
https://www.gablestage.org/
A satire about an elite private school hit with a mumps outbreak. Eureka Day just closed its run on Broadway.
* * *
Through June 14
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.
* * *
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.
* * *
May 27 – June 28
Mae West in Sunset Boulevard
Ronnie Larsen Presents & Plays of Wilton
The Foundry
2306 N. Dixie Highway, Wilton Manors
954-826-8790
https://www.ronnielarsen.com
In what has been called “one of Hollywood’s most missed opportunities,” Mae West turned down Director Billy Wilder when he offered her the coveted role of Norma Desmond in the iconic film Sunset Boulevard. This play tells that story.
Local gay icon Jennifer McClain portrays the famous gay icon Mae West in this world premiere by Ronnie Larsen. Also starring recent Carbonell Winner Seth Trucks.
* * *
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.
* * *
June 7
Broadway at the Box
Gray Box Theatre
1444 NE 26 Street, Wilton Manors
954-836-6000
https://www.graybox.theater/
Walk the red carpet, and watch the 79th annual Tony Awards in style, with local favorites Aaron Bower-Kemper, Eytan Derey, Eric Allsford on piano, and many more. Sure to be a fun and lively evening!
* * *
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.”
This is a National Tour.
* * *
June 12 – June 28
Cabaret
Florida Theatrical Events & ArtBuzz Theatrics
Empire Stage
1140 N. Flagler Dr., Ft. Lauderdale
954-678-1496
www.EmpireStage.com
This is the grittier 1998 version of the classic story of nightclub singer Sally Bowles in 1930s Berlin. With music by Kander & Ebb.
Use the promo code EARLY for a discount on tickets.
* * *
June 13 – June 28
Alanis Morissette’s Jagged Little Pill: The Musical
Slow Burn Theatre Company
Broward Center for the Performing Arts
Amaturo Theatre
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.
This is a National Tour.
* * *
June 18 — July 12
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.
* * *
June 19
Gay Men’s Chorus of South Florida: Invincible
Broward Center for the Performing Arts
Au-Rene Theatre
201 Southwest 5th Avenue, Fort Lauderdale
954-462-0222
https://www.browardcenter.org/events/detail/gmcsf-invincible
With over 200 voices, dancing, and the spoken word, several of Florida’s most powerful choral groups will join forces to remember the Orlando Pulse Nightclub shootings and to honor the community’s ability to push forward with strength and courage.
* * *
June 20 – June 28
The Color Purple
Brevo Theatre
Pompano Beach Cultural Center
50 Atlantic Boulevard, Pompano Beach
305-542-4841
http://brevotheatre.org
Based on the hit novel by Alice Walker and the Oscar-nominated film starring Oprah Winfrey, this South Florida premiere tells the story of a resilient black woman’s journey over forty years. Winner of two Tony Awards including Best Revival of a Musical and Best Actress (Wicked) star Cynthia Erivo.
* * *
June 27 – June 28
Delray Beach Playhouse Playwrights Festival of New Plays 2026
The Delray Beach Playhouse
Lunch Box Matinee
950 NW 9th Street, Delray Beach
561-272-1281
https://delraybeachplayhouse.com/
Ten original one-act plays by local playwrights will be presented during the two-day festival that is in its seventh year.
* * *
July 2 – July 11
Shrek Jr.
Broward Center for the Performing Arts
Performance Project
Amaturo Theatre
201 SW 5th Ave. Ft. Lauderdale
800-764-0700
https://www.browardcenter.org/
Everyone’s favorite ogre, Shrek, as well as Donkey and Princess Fiona, are back in this rollicking good time hero’s quest. A beloved Tony Award-winning story for all ages. This is a summer theatre camp production performed by a student professional group made up of 13-18 year-olds.
There is a sensory inclusive performance for those with sensory challenges, on July 11.
* * *
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!
* * *
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.
* * *
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.”
* * *
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!
* * *
July 17 – Aug 2
In the Heights
Lake Worth Playhouse
713 Lake Avenue, Lake Worth
561-586-6410
https://lakeworthplayhouse.org/our-72nd-season/
This Lin-Manuel Miranda musical about a Washington Heights’ bodega owner who dreams of more was nominated for thirteen Tony Awards, winning four, including one for Best Musical.
* * *
July 18 – July 19
Bluey’s Big Play
Joe Dimaggio Children’s Hospital Imagination Series
Broward Center for the Performing Arts
Au-Rene Theatre
201 SW 5th Ave. Ft. Lauderdale
800-764-0700
https://www.browardcenter.org/
Based on the Emmy-winning TV show, puppies Bluey and Bingo (in puppet form!) pull out all the stops to get their dad to play with them. Fun for the whole family!
* * *
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.
* * *
Aug. 1
Young, Gifted & Brave
Brevo Theatre
Location TBD
305-542-4841
http://brevotheatre.org
High school and recently graduated multicultural performers showcase their talents.
* * *
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.
* * *
Aug. 21 – Sept. 13
42nd Street
Mainstage Play Series
The Delray Beach Playhouse
950 NW 9th Street, Delray Beach
561-272-1281
https://delraybeachplayhouse.com/
This classic Broadway musical, and winner of four Tony Awards, is full of glitz, glamour, and tap dancing when an aspiring chorus girl during the Great Depression comes to NYC to make it big. With a score full of standards like “We’re In the Money,” “Lullaby of Broadway,” “Shuffle Off to Buffalo,” and “42nd Street.”
* * *
Sept. 4 – Sept. 20
Fools
A.C.T. Studio Theatre
Cedar Pointe Plaza
2399 SE Ocean Blvd, Stuart
772-932-8880
actstudiotheatre@gmail.com
A young schoolteacher in a cursed Ukrainian village in the late 1800s tries to educate a girl before he inevitably falls in love with her, risking becoming a fool himself. Despite its’ enduring charm, this is one of Neil Simon’s lesser-known romantic comedies and is widely rumored to have been intentionally badly written by the playwright so his divorcing wife would receive no profits. Sounds like a must-see to us.
* * *
Sept. 4 – Sept. 21
School Girls, Or The African Mean Girls Play
Brevo Theatre
Location TBD
305-542-4841
http://brevotheatre.org
It’s 1986 in Ghana, and a group of high school girls are competing for the title of Miss Ghana, but when an American transfer student captures the attention of the recruiter, the claws come out. A humorous take on the difficult standards of being a teenager girl.
* * *
Sept. 17 – Sept. 27
Beehive the 60’s Musical
Mainstage Play Series
The Delray Beach Playhouse
950 NW 9th Street, Delray Beach
561-272-1281
https://delraybeachplayhouse.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.
* * *
Sept. 24 – Sept. 26
Rooted & Resilient National Monologue Competition
Freshly Rooted Series
Brevo Theatre
Location TBD
305-542-4841
http://brevotheatre.org
Storytelling and social justice is celebrated during this festival.
* * *
Sept. 25 – Oct. 18
Weather Girl
GableStage Theatre Company
1200 Anastasia Ave #230, Coral Gables
305-445-1119
https://www.gablestage.org/
Named one of the Best Plays of 2025 by The New York Times, this dark comedy follows a California reporter whose personal life mirrors the catastrophic weather events she covers.
* * *
Sept. 29 – Oct. 4
Buena Vista Social Club
Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts
Broadway in Miami
Ziff Opera House
1300 Biscayne Blvd. Miami
305-949-6722
https://www.arshtcenter.org/
This Tony and Grammy Award-winning musical takes us on a second-chance journey through Havana when a legendary elusive diva enters a recording studio for the first time after vanishing from the spotlight.
This is a National Tour.
* * *
Oct. 1 – Oct. 25
Who Killed Joan Crawford?
Island City Stage
2304 N. Dixie Hwy. Wilton Manors
(954) 928-9800
http://www.islandcitystage.org
In the kind of murder mystery comedy that Island City Stage excels at comes this campy look into what happens when a group of men, dressed as Joan Crawford for a birthday party, are ambushed one-by-one.
Last performed at ICS in 2016 to great acclaim, but who will win the coveted roles this time? This will sell out quickly. Don’t miss this one!
* * *
Oct. 2 – Oct. 18
Falsettos
Lake Worth Playhouse
713 Lake Avenue, Lake Worth
561-586-6410
https://lakeworthplayhouse.org/our-72nd-season/
This sung-through musical about a man who leaves his wife and son for a male lover addresses themes like Jewish identity, gender roles, sexuality, and AIDS in the late 1970s.
* * *
Oct. 2 – Oct. 18
An Inspector Calls
A.C.T. Studio Theatre
Cedar Pointe Plaza
2399 SE Ocean Blvd, Stuart
772-932-8880
actstudiotheatre@gmail.com
A socially-charged 1945 drama by J.B. Priestley in which a mysterious inspector interrogates a prosperous family about their connection to a young woman’s death. The 1994 revival won the Tony Award, cementing its reputation as a modern theatrical classic.
* * *
Oct. 7 – Nov. 1
Jekyll & Hyde
Actors’ Playhouse at the Miracle Theatre
280 Miracle Mile, Coral Gables
305-444-3293
https://www.actorsplayhouse.org
This darkly-based musical based on the legendary story by Robert Louis Stevenson tells the story of a brilliant doctor whose experiments bring out the worst in him, so to speak. Don’t miss this one!
* * *
Oct. 8 – Nov. 1
Young Frankenstein
The Wick Theatre & Museum Club
7901 N. Federal Hwy, Boca Raton
561-995-2333
http://thewick.org
Just in time for Halloween, and based on the hilarious film of the same name, this Mel Brooks musical delights us with what happens when Dr. Frankenstein inherits his grandfather’s mansion and tries to bring the dead to life. Winner of the Tony Award for Best Musical.
* * *
Oct. 9 – Oct. 25
Alba
Palm Beach Dramaworks
201 Clematis Street, West Palm Beach
561-514-4042
https://www.palmbeachdramaworks.org/
Set in Miami, Alba is a dramatic contemporary adaptation inspired by Federico García Lorca’s classic 1936 play The House of Bernarda Alba. Set in a rigid household that’s ruled by a formidable matriarch, the story follows a group of daughters forced into a long period of mourning after their father’s death. Needless to say, they aren’t too happy about it.
A world premiere.
* * *
Oct. 10 – Oct. 25
Come From Away
Slow Burn Theatre Company
Broward Center for the Performing Arts
Amaturo Theatre
201 Southwest 5th Avenue, Fort Lauderdale
954-462-0222
https://slowburntheatre.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 7000 stranded passengers were met with unbelievable kindness from the townsfolk. This musical production tells that story with gentleness and yes, even humor.
* * *
Oct. 13 – Oct. 18
Buena Vista Social Club
Broadway in Fort Lauderdale
Broward Center for the Performing Arts
Au-Rene Theatre
201 SW 5th Ave, Ft. Lauderdale
800-764-0700
https://www.browardcenter.org/
This Tony and Grammy Award-winning musical takes us on a second-chance journey through Havana when a legendary elusive diva enters a recording studio for the first time after vanishing from the spotlight.
This is a National Tour.
* * *
Oct. 15 – Nov. 22
My Vaudeville Man
Riverside Theatre
Waxlax Center for the Performing Arts
3250 Riverside Park Drive, Vero Beach
772-231-6990
https://www.riversidetheatre.com/
Based on the true story of vaudeville performer Jack Donahue and his loving mother, this two-character musical features tap dancing and singing.
* * *
Oct. 20 – Nov. 22
The World Goes ‘Round
Gulfshore Playhouse
Struthers Studio
Baker Theatre and Education Center
100 Goodlette-Frank Road South, Naples
239-261-7529
https://www.gulfshoreplayhouse.org/
Featuring electric tunes from Chicago, Funny Lady, New York, New York and more, this musical revue showcases the song-writing duo of John Kander and Fred Ebb.
* * *
Oct. 23 – Oct. 25
God Bless Roy Campanella
A.C.T. Studio Theatre
Cedar Pointe Plaza
2399 SE Ocean Blvd, Stuart
772-932-8880
actstudiotheatre@gmail.com
A “tender and captivating” one-woman play in recognition of Domestic Violence Awareness Month.
* * *
Oct. 23 – Oct. 25
Churchill & Roosevelt: The Christmas That Saved the World
The Delray Beach Playhouse
950 NW 9th Street, Delray Beach
561-272-1281
https://delraybeachplayhouse.com/
It was Christmastime in December 1941, merely weeks after the attack on Pearl Harbor, when British Prime Minister Winston Churchill came to the White House for a meeting with President Franklin D. Roosevelt. This meeting would form a partnership that changed the course of WWII. From the same people who brought you Churchill.
* * *
Oct. 27 – Nov. 8
Orphans
Maltz Jupiter Theatre
1001 East Indiantown Road, Jupiter
561-575-2223
https://www.jupitertheatre.org/
This “Story of Second Chances” tells the story of what happens when two orphaned brothers in Philadelphia botch a kidnapping that results in their intended victim becoming their mentor and friend. The film starred Matthew Modine and Albert Finney.
* * *
Oct. 28 – Nov. 1
Dirty Dancing: the Musical
Kravis Center for the Performing Arts
Alexander W. Dreyfoos Concert Hall
701 Okeechobee Boulevard, West Palm Beach
(561) 651-4242
https://www.kravis.org/
You’ll have the time of your life with this electrified musical based on the beloved 1987 film that changed everything. “Nobody puts Baby in a corner.”
This is a National Tour.
* * *
Nov. 5 – Nov. 15
The Nether
Black Box Series
Lake Worth Playhouse
713 Lake Avenue, Lake Worth
561-586-6410
https://lakeworthplayhouse.org/our-72nd-season/
This chilling sci-fi drama is set in a near future where much of humanity escapes into an immersive virtual realm. When a detective investigates a disturbingly lifelike online world, the line between fantasy and reality begins to dissolve. Winner of the Susan Smith Blackburn Prize.
* * *
Nov. 5 – Nov. 22
God of Carnage
Zoetic Stage and Adrienne Arsht Center
Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts
1300 Biscayne Blvd. Miami
305-949-6722
https://www.arshtcenter.org/Theater
A dark comedy in which two sets of parents meet to calmly discuss a playground altercation between their sons, only for the evening to unravel into increasingly absurd behavior. Winner of the Tony Award for Best Play, with an additional acting win for Marcia Gay Harden, and nominations for Jeff Daniels, James Gandolfini, and Hope Davis.
* * *
Nov. 6 – Nov. 15
Gutenberg! The Musical!
Pompano Players
Pompano Beach Cultural Center
50 Atlantic Boulevard, Pompano Beach
954-545-7800
https://www.pompanobeacharts.org
A musical-within-a-musical parody of the inventor Gutenberg trying to get his printing press off the ground in a village run by a villainous, Satan-worshipping monk. The show uses only two actors who switch characters by switching hats.
* * *
Nov. 6 – Nov. 21
Hamlet
Thinking Cap Theatre
Hollywood Central Performing Arts Center
1770 Monroe Street, Hollywood
954-610-7263
https://thinkingcaptheatre.org/
A reimagining of the classic play by William Shakespeare becomes an “immersive, visceral, and fiercely contemporary experience.”
* * *
Nov. 6 – Nov. 22
mothers and sons
A.C.T. Studio Theatre
Cedar Pointe Plaza
2399 SE Ocean Blvd, Stuart
772-932-8880
actstudiotheatre@gmail.com
An emotionally-charged drama by Terrence McNally in which a conservative mother visits her late son’s former male partner, forcing both to confront painful truths. Nominated for a Tony Award for Best Play.
* * *
Nov. 10 – Nov. 15
Monty Python’s Spamalot
Kravis Center for the Performing Arts
Alexander W. Dreyfoos Concert Hall
701 Okeechobee Boulevard, West Palm Beach
(561) 651-4242
https://www.kravis.org/
Written by Eric Idle and John Du Prez, this outrageous 2005 comedy based on the 1975 hit film Monty Python and the Holy Grail, was nominated for an incredible fourteen Tony Awards, winning three, including Best Musical. Featuring the hit song “Always Look on the Bright Side of Life.”
This is a National Tour.
* * *
Nov. 10 – Nov. 22
Hamilton
Broadway in Fort Lauderdale
Broward Center for the Performing Arts
Au-Rene Theatre
201 SW 5th Ave, Ft. Lauderdale
800-764-0700
https://www.browardcenter.org/
Don’t miss your chance to see the legendary musical Hamilton when it comes to Ft. Lauderdale. With a book, music, and lyrics by Lin-Manuel Miranda, and based on a biography of our Founding Father Alexander Hamilton written by Ron Chernow, this epic saga of a man who changed the course of America won multiple awards including 11 Tony Awards.
This is a National Tour.
* * *
Nov. 13 – Nov. 29
An Enemy of the People
New City Players
Island City Stage
2304 N. Dixie Hwy. Wilton Manors
954-376-6114
https://newcityplayers.org/
This classic play by Henrik Ibsen, who is considered to be the “father of modern drama,” centers around a research doctor who discovers his town’s municipal bath houses (and biggest tourist attractions) are contaminated.
* * *
Nov. 13 – Dec. 6
Hairspray the Musical
Main Stage Series
The Delray Beach Playhouse
950 NW 9th Street, Delray Beach
561-272-1281
https://delraybeachplayhouse.com/
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. Based on the 1988 film by John Waters.
* * *
Nov. 17 – Dec. 24
A Christmas Carol
Gulfshore Playhouse
Moran Mainstage
Baker Theatre and Education Center
100 Goodlette-Frank Road South, Naples
239-261-7529
https://www.gulfshoreplayhouse.org/
This new adaptation of Charles Dickens’ classic tale is by Gulfshore’s Founder, CEO and Producing Artistic Director, Kristen Coury, who will also direct. Featuring Christmas carols, musicians, and dancing.
* * *
Nov. 19 – Dec. 20
Oliver!
The Wick Theatre & Museum Club
7901 N. Federal Hwy, Boca Raton
561-995-2333
http://thewick.org
This 1963 Lionel Bart musical treasure was nominated for ten Tony Awards, and won three, including Best Original Score. Based on Charles Dickens’ novel Oliver Twist, it’s the heartwarming story of an orphan who goes on the run, ending up with the legendary Fagin and his band of talented pickpockets, most notably the Artful Dodger. They don’t make ’em like this anymore. Don’t miss this classic Broadway musical!
* * *
Nov. 20 – Dec. 6
The Game’s Afoot; Holmes for the Holidays
Lake Worth Playhouse
713 Lake Avenue, Lake Worth
561-586-6410
https://lakeworthplayhouse.org/our-72nd-season/
Set in 1930s Connecticut, this witty murder-mystery farce that won Ken Ludwig the Edgar Award for Best Play centers around a Broadway star who hosts a holiday weekend full of eccentric guests at his castle. When a real murder disrupts the festivities, the actor launches into his own Sherlock Holmes-like investigation.
* * *
Nov. 20 – Dec. 20
True Art
GableStage Theatre Company
1200 Anastasia Ave #230, Coral Gables
305-445-1119
https://www.gablestage.org/
A naive art history major takes a job at a famous museum and gets drawn into a game of deception. Described as a “suspensefully sharp comedy,” it’s opening just in time to celebrate Art Basel.
* * *
Dec. 1 – Dec. 6
A Beautiful Noise – The Neil Diamond 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/
Spend the evening with the greatest hits from the song library of Neil Diamond and learn his previously untold true story.
This is a National Tour.
Carrie Seidman of ArtsBeat.org says “For Neil Diamond fans, it was all “So good! So good! So good!”
Read Carrie’s review here.
Neil Diamond Musical Reveals Troubled Man Behind Parade of Greatest Hits
* * *
Dec. 1 – Dec. 13
Ain’t Misbehavin’ : The Fats Waller Musical
Maltz Jupiter Theatre
1001 East Indiantown Road, Jupiter
561-575-2223
https://www.jupitertheatre.org/
A Tony Award-winning musical revue celebrating the 1930’s music of Harlem’s Fats Waller.
* * *
Dec. 3 – Dec. 13
Every Christmas Story Ever Told (And Then Some!)
A.C.T. Studio Theatre
Cedar Pointe Plaza
2399 SE Ocean Blvd, Stuart
772-932-8880
actstudiotheatre@gmail.com
A fast-paced holiday comedy in which a small cast hilariously attempts to perform every Christmas story ever written, from A Christmas Carol to modern classics, with increasingly chaotic and inventive results.
* * *
Dec. 10 – Dec. 20
Black Nativity
Brevo Theatre
Location TBD
305-542-4841
http://brevotheatre.org
Written by Langston Hughes, this is a re-telling of the Nativity story from an African-American viewpoint, with rousing gospel songs and African costumes. Just in time for the holidays.
* * *
Dec. 11 – Dec. 27
Provenance
Palm Beach Dramaworks
201 Clematis Street, West Palm Beach
561-514-4042
https://www.palmbeachdramaworks.org/
This dark dramady explores what happens when a valuable painting that was stolen by the Nazis suddenly reappears under mysterious circumstances, setting off a mad dash to discover its true origin.
A world premiere.
* * *
Dec. 12 – Dec. 27
Roald Dahl’s Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
Slow Burn Theatre Company
Broward Center for the Performing Arts
Amaturo Theatre
201 Southwest 5th Avenue, Fort Lauderdale
954-462-0222
http://slowburntheatre.org
Just in time for the holidays comes the beloved children’s classic musical about an eccentric candymaker and the young boy who wins entry into the chocolate factory by finding a golden ticket. From the novel by Roald Dahl.
* * *
Dec. 14 – Dec. 16
Broadway’s Bad Boys
Best of Broadway Cabaret Series
The Delray Beach Playhouse
950 NW 9th Street, Delray Beach
561-272-1281
https://delraybeachplayhouse.com/
Broadway’s bad boys are represented in this concert featuring some of the best villains Broadway has to offer.
* * *
Dec. 15 – Dec. 27
Death Becomes Her
Broadway in Fort Lauderdale
Broward Center for the Performing Arts
Au-Rene Theatre
201 SW 5th Ave, Ft. Lauderdale
800-764-0700
https://www.browardcenter.org/
When a famous actress is offered a secret potion promising her to stay young-looking and immortal forever, what to do? Well, drink it of course! But she may soon come to regret that decision when all hell breaks loose, literally. Based on the 1992 film starring Meryl Streep, Goldie Hawn, and Bruce Willis, this hilarious musical was nominated for ten Tony Awards.
This is a National Tour.
* * *
Dec. 22 – Dec. 27
Dr. Seuss’ How the Grinch Stole Christmas! The Musical
Kravis Center for the Performing Arts
Alexander W. Dreyfoos Concert Hall
701 Okeechobee Boulevard, West Palm Beach
(561) 651-4242
https://www.kravis.org/
The classic Christmas family favorite comes to town to “Ring in the Who-lidays in Whoville.” Includes the hit song, “You’re a Mean One, Mr. Grinch.”
This is a National Tour.
* * *
Dec. 30, 2026 – Jan. 3, 2027
Liberace & Liza
Best of Broadway Cabaret Series
The Delray Beach Playhouse
950 NW 9th Street, Delray Beach
561-272-1281
https://delraybeachplayhouse.com/
This show answers the question what would have happened if legends Liza Minnelli and Liberace shared the stage.
* * *
Jan. 4 – Jan. 7, 2027
The Making of a Phantom
Best of Broadway Cabaret Series
The Delray Beach Playhouse
950 NW 9th Street, Delray Beach
561-272-1281
https://delraybeachplayhouse.com/
David Shannon went from working in a factory to starring as the Phantom in London’s West End production of The Phantom of the Opera. This is his deeply personal musical story.
* * *
Jan. 5 – Jan. 24, 2027
La Cage Aux Folles
Maltz Jupiter Theatre
1001 East Indiantown Road, Jupiter
561-575-2223
https://www.jupitertheatre.org/
This hilarious Tony Award-winning musical is about a Parisian drag club manager and his gay lover (and star entertainer) who attempt to hide their lifestyle when their son’s future conservative in-laws come to visit. Book by Harvey Fierstein with music and lyrics by Jerry Herman.
* * *
Jan. 6 – Jan. 10, 2027
The Great Gatsby
Kravis Center for the Performing Arts
Alexander W. Dreyfoos Concert Hall
701 Okeechobee Boulevard, West Palm Beach
(561) 651-4242
https://www.kravis.org/
The classic American novel by F. Scott Fitzgerald is brought to life in this Tony Award-winning Roaring Twenties musical full of excessive wealth and tragedy.
This is a National Tour.
* * *
Jan. 6 – Jan. 31, 2027
Clue
Riverside Theatre
Main Stage Shows
3250 Riverside Park Drive, Vero Beach
772-231-6990
https://www.riversidetheatre.com/
Murder and blackmail are on the menu when six mysterious guests assemble at Boddy Manor for a night they’ll never forget! Was it Mrs. Peacock in the study with the knife? Or was it Colonel Mustard in the library with the wrench? Based on the cult 1985 Paramount movie and inspired by the classic Hasbro board game.
* * *
Jan. 7 – Jan. 24, 2027
The Inheritance, Part Two
Zoetic Stage and Adrienne Arsht Center
Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts
1300 Biscayne Blvd. Miami
305-949-6722
https://www.arshtcenter.org/Theater
Part two of this Florida premiere of a multi-award winning play that’s a gay modernized re-imagining of Howards End, E.M. Forster’s 1910 novel about social responsibility.
* * *
Jan. 8 – Jan. 24, 2027
Death of a Salesman
A.C.T. Studio Theatre
Cedar Pointe Plaza
2399 SE Ocean Blvd, Stuart
772-932-8880
actstudiotheatre@gmail.com
This classic Arthur Miller vehicle follows family-man Willy Loman as he struggles to reconcile his dreams of success with the reality of his life. A portrait of the darker side of the American Dream that won the Tony Award for Best Play.
* * *
Jan. 12 – Jan. 17, 2027
The Great Gatsby
Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts
Broadway in Miami
Ziff Opera House
1300 Biscayne Blvd. Miami
305-949-6722
https://www.arshtcenter.org/
The classic American novel by F. Scott Fitzgerald is brought to life in this Tony Award-winning Roaring Twenties musical full of excessive wealth and tragedy.
This is a National Tour.
* * *
Jan. 12 – Feb. 7, 2027
Heist
Gulfshore Playhouse
Moran Mainstage
Baker Theatre and Education Center
100 Goodlette-Frank Road South, Naples
239-261-7529
https://www.gulfshoreplayhouse.org/
When a “foolproof” high-stakes jewel robbery goes all kinds of wrong, a team of professionals must figure out who is double-crossing whom. Full of unexpected twists.
* * *
Jan. 14 – Feb. 14, 2027
Grey Gardens the Musical
Island City Stage
2304 N. Dixie Hwy. Wilton Manors
(954) 928-9800
http://www.islandcitystage.org
Based on the 1975 cult classic documentary about the Bouvier mother and daughter “Big Edie” and “Little Edie” who gained fame as Jacqueline Kennedy’s aunt and cousin living in squalid conditions in their mansion in East Hampton, NY. Equal parts darkly funny and heartbreaking.
This will sell out quickly. Don’t miss this one!
* * *
Jan. 14 – Feb. 14, 2027
Bullets Over Broadway the Musical
The Wick Theatre & Museum Club
7901 N. Federal Hwy, Boca Raton
561-995-2333
http://thewick.org
The Wick is known for its tap dancing productions, and this season, this is it. With a book by Woody Allen that is based on his film, this jukebox musical follows a young playwright in 1920s New York whose big break comes courtesy of a mobster willing to finance his show with the catch being said gangster’s no-talent girlfriend gets a starring role. Packed with Roaring Twenties jazz standards and nominated for six Tony Awards.
* * *
Jan. 15 – Jan. 24, 2027
Never Can Say Goodbye: The ’70s Beehive Musical
Pompano Players
Pompano Beach Cultural Center
50 Atlantic Boulevard, Pompano Beach
954-545-7800
https://www.pompanobeacharts.org
A six-woman cast celebrates female empowerment songs of the 1970s in this jukebox musical that’s a follow-up to Beehive: The ’60s Musical.
* * *
Jan. 15 – Jan. 31, 2027
A Chorus Line
Lake Worth Playhouse
713 Lake Avenue, Lake Worth
561-586-6410
https://lakeworthplayhouse.org/our-72nd-season/
A Chorus Line tells the angst-filled and touching story of what happens behinds the scenes at a Broadway audition for ensemble cast members. A song and dance classic, and winner of nine Tony Awards!!
* * *
Jan. 22 – Feb. 14, 2027
We Had a World
GableStage Theatre Company
1200 Anastasia Ave #230, Coral Gables
305-445-1119
https://www.gablestage.org/
Hot off the success of last season’s Prayer for the French Republic, playwright Joshua Harmon returns with this funny and personal play inspired by his dying grandmother.
* * *
Jan. 27 – Feb. 21, 2027
Come From Away
Actors’ Playhouse at the Miracle Theatre
280 Miracle Mile, Coral Gables
305-444-3293
https://www.actorsplayhouse.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 7000 stranded passengers were met with unbelievable kindness from the townsfolk. This musical production tells that story with gentleness and yes, even humor.
* * *
Jan. 28 – Jan. 31, 2027
I Love You, You’re Perfect, Now Change
A.C.T. Studio Theatre
Cedar Pointe Plaza
2399 SE Ocean Blvd, Stuart
772-932-8880
actstudiotheatre@gmail.com
This second-longest running off-Broadway musical is a series of vignettes about the hardships and joy of love. Considered a classic in the theater world.
* * *
Jan. 28 – Feb. 21, 2027
The Mouse and the Mustache
Riverside Theatre
Waxlax Center for the Performing Arts
3250 Riverside Park Drive, Vero Beach
772-231-6990
https://www.riversidetheatre.com/
When Walt Disney meets Salvador Dalí in 1946 Hollywood, they embark on a beautiful friendship.
* * *
Jan. 29 – Feb. 21, 2027
Groundhog Day the Musical
Main Stage Series
The Delray Beach Playhouse
950 NW 9th Street, Delray Beach
561-272-1281
https://delraybeachplayhouse.com/
An arrogant TV weatherman sent to Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania to cover the town’s annual Groundhog Day event is stuck in a time loop, being forced to repeat the day over and over and over again. Based on the hysterical rom-com film starring Bill Murray. Nominated for seven Tony Awards, it won one for Best Scenic Design.
* * *
Feb. 1 – Feb. 4, 2027
40 Years on Broadway
Best of Broadway Cabaret Series
The Delray Beach Playhouse
950 NW 9th Street, Delray Beach
561-272-1281
https://delraybeachplayhouse.com/
Brent Barrett, who has spent over four decades as a Broadway, West End, and Vegas performer, sings Broadway classic tunes and tells stories.
* * *
Feb. 2 – Feb. 14, 2027
Mamma Mia!
Broadway in Fort Lauderdale
Broward Center for the Performing Arts
Au-Rene Theatre
201 SW 5th Ave, Ft. Lauderdale
800-764-0700
https://www.browardcenter.org/
Set on a Greek island, a bride needs to know which of her mom’s ex-boyfriends is really her father so he can walk her down the aisle. Showcasing the songs of ABBA. Widely considered to be the ultimate feel-good show for over twenty-five years.
This is a National Tour.
* * *
Feb. 2 – Mar. 14, 2027
Fundraiser: A Play
Gulfshore Playhouse
Struthers Studio
Baker Theatre and Education Center
100 Goodlette-Frank Road South, Naples
239-261-7529
https://www.gulfshoreplayhouse.org/
From the 2025 Next Wave Festival, and the playwright behind The Refugees, comes this timely and heartfelt comedy about a fundraiser’s bidding war that turns hilarious. A world premiere.
* * *
Feb. 4 – Feb. 14, 2027
Copenhagen
Black Box Series
Lake Worth Playhouse
713 Lake Avenue, Lake Worth
561-586-6410
https://lakeworthplayhouse.org/our-72nd-season/
A haunting, imagined meeting between physicists Werner Heisenberg and Niels Bohr, joined by Bohr’s wife, as they revisit a mysterious wartime encounter that changed their lives. Winner of the Tony Award for Best Play.
* * *
Feb. 5 – Feb. 21, 2027
Driving Miss Daisy
A.C.T. Studio Theatre
Cedar Pointe Plaza
2399 SE Ocean Blvd, Stuart
772-932-8880
actstudiotheatre@gmail.com
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.
* * *
Feb. 5 – Feb. 21, 2027
The Light in the Piazza
Palm Beach Dramaworks
201 Clematis Street, West Palm Beach
561-514-4042
https://www.palmbeachdramaworks.org/
A sweeping romantic musical set against the sun-drenched beauty of Florence, Italy in 1953. When a young developmentally disabled American woman falls in love with a charming Italian man, their whirlwind romance concerns her wealthy protective mother, Margaret, while also stirring deep feelings that Margaret has long kept hidden. Winner of six Tony Awards including Best Original Score.
Co-produced with Riverside Theatre in Vero Beach.
* * *
Feb. 9 – Feb. 14, 2027
The Sound of Music
Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts
Broadway in Miami
Ziff Opera House
1300 Biscayne Blvd. Miami
305-949-6722
https://www.arshtcenter.org/
This Rodgers & Hammerstein musical is based on the true story of the Von Trapp Family Singers and the wholesome postulate who helps save them in more ways than one during the rise of the Nazi regime in Europe. The show is widely considered to be the songwriting duo’s finest collaboration.
Filled with all the songs you know and love, so take your little ones, and let’s inspire a whole new generation to embrace the show of our childhoods.
This is a National Tour.
* * *
Feb. 9 – Feb. 21, 2027
Wait Until Dark
Maltz Jupiter Theatre
1001 East Indiantown Road, Jupiter
561-575-2223
https://www.jupitertheatre.org/
A blind woman living in an apartment in Greenwich Village must try to outwit three criminals to stay alive. This thrilling classic features a shocking finale. The 1967 film version starred Audrey Hepburn.
* * *
Feb. 12 – Feb. 21, 2027
My Way: A Musical Tribute to Frank Sinatra
Pompano Players
Pompano Beach Cultural Center
50 Atlantic Boulevard, Pompano Beach
954-545-7800
https://www.pompanobeacharts.org
Four performers sing over fifty Sinatra songs in this musical revue featuring the music of “Ol’ Blue Eyes.”
* * *
Feb. 13 – Feb. 28, 2027
Mean Girls
Slow Burn Theatre Company
Broward Center for the Performing Arts
Amaturo Theatre
201 Southwest 5th Avenue, Fort Lauderdale
954-462-0222
http://slowburntheatre.org
This Broadway hit musical (written by Tina Fey) about a brutal high school clique of girls, and the damage bullying can cause, comes with a moral of self-acceptance. Based on the 2004 blockbuster film also written by Fey.
* * *
Feb. 16 – Feb. 21, 2027
The Sound of Music
Kravis Center for the Performing Arts
Alexander W. Dreyfoos Concert Hall
701 Okeechobee Boulevard, West Palm Beach
(561) 651-4242
https://www.kravis.org/
This Rodgers & Hammerstein musical is based on the true story of the Von Trapp Family Singers and the wholesome postulate who helps save them in more ways than one during the rise of the Nazi regime in Europe. The show is widely considered to be the songwriting duo’s finest collaboration.
Filled with all the songs you know and love, so take your little ones, and let’s inspire a whole new generation to embrace the show of our childhoods.
This is a National Tour.
* * *
Feb. 23 – Feb. 28, 2027
Six
Broadway in Fort Lauderdale
Broward Center for the Performing Arts
Au-Rene Theatre
201 SW 5th Ave, Ft. Lauderdale
800-764-0700
https://www.browardcenter.org/
In a “celebration of girl power,” Henry VIII’s six wives form a girl group, and compete to see who had the worst time of it, in a show that won a Tony Award for Best Original Score and the Outer Critics Circle Award for Best Musical. The Broadway album debuted at Number 1 on Billboard with 6 million streams in the first 30 days.
This is a National Tour.
* * *
Feb. 25 – Mar. 21, 2027
On the Town
Riverside Theatre
Main Stage Shows
3250 Riverside Park Drive, Vero Beach
772-231-6990
https://www.riversidetheatre.com/
What happens when three sailors on shore leave for twenty-four hours find themselves in the Big Apple? Singing and dancing to Leonard Bernstein’s gorgeous score, romance, and comedy, that’s what!
* * *
Feb. 26 – Feb. 28, 2027
Short Plays: Lauder Made Vol III
New City Players
Broward Center for the Performing Arts
Abdo New River Room
201 SW 5th Ave, Ft. Lauderdale
954-376-6114
https://newcityplayers.org/
See some of the best new plays by local playwrights. This year’s theme is America at 250 years old. Note the change in location.
* * *
Feb. 26 – Mar. 14, 2027
Broadway Bound
Lake Worth Playhouse
713 Lake Avenue, Lake Worth
561-586-6410
https://lakeworthplayhouse.org/our-72nd-season/
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.
* * *
Mar. 2 – Apr. 11, 2027
Guys and Dolls
Gulfshore Playhouse
Moran Mainstage
Baker Theatre and Education Center
100 Goodlette-Frank Road South, Naples
239-261-7529
https://www.gulfshoreplayhouse.org/
Thought by many to be the ultimate musical comedy, Guys and Dolls is full of favorite showtunes, gamblers, and dames! Don’t miss this one!!
* * *
Mar. 4 – Mar. 28, 2027
How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying
The Wick Theatre & Museum Club
7901 N. Federal Hwy, Boca Raton
561-995-2333
http://thewick.org
An ambitious window-washer named J. Pierrepont Finch climbs the corporate ladder while charming, scheming, and singing his way through the World Wide Wicket Company. This show pokes fun at big business while celebrating the art of getting ahead by any means necessary. Winner of seven Tony Awards. A don’t miss event!
* * *
Mar. 5 – Mar. 20, 2027
Molly’s Dream
Thinking Cap Theatre
Hollywood Central Performing Arts Center
1770 Monroe Street, Hollywood
954-610-7263
https://thinkingcaptheatre.org/
A bored and lonely waitress in a rundown bar fantasizes. This musical play by Maria Irene Fornés features a new score.
* * *
Mar. 9 – Mar. 14, 2027
The Notebook
Broadway in Fort Lauderdale
Broward Center for the Performing Arts
Au-Rene Theatre
201 SW 5th Ave, Ft. Lauderdale
800-764-0700
https://www.browardcenter.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.
This is a National Tour.
* * *
Mar. 9 – Mar. 28, 2027
Jesus Christ Superstar
Maltz Jupiter Theatre
1001 East Indiantown Road, Jupiter
561-575-2223
https://www.jupitertheatre.org/
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.”
* * *
Mar. 11 – Apr. 4, 2027
Pippin
Zoetic Stage and Adrienne Arsht Center
Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts
1300 Biscayne Blvd. Miami
305-949-6722
https://www.arshtcenter.org/Theater
This classic musical, with iconic music and lyrics by Stephen Schwartz, follows a young prince’s restless search for purpose. The original Pippin opened on Broadway in 1972 and won five Tony Awards, including Best Actor for Ben Vereen and Best Direction and Choreography for Bob Fosse; its 2013 revival won four Tony Awards, including Best Revival of a Musical.
* * *
Mar. 11 – Apr. 4, 2027
Pegged
Island City Stage
2304 N. Dixie Hwy. Wilton Manors
(954) 928-9800
http://www.islandcitystage.org
Hot off the success of last year’s At the Wedding, playwright Hannah Benitez brings another of her shows to the Island City Stage. This time, it’s a “black dramady” about what happens when a straight couple’s life goes haywire after they try “pegging.” Look it up.
* * *
Mar. 12 – Mar. 21, 2027
Sh-Boom! Life Could Be a Dream
Pompano Players
Pompano Beach Cultural Center
50 Atlantic Boulevard, Pompano Beach
954-545-7800
https://www.pompanobeacharts.org
A romantic and fun jukebox musical that follows a 1950s do-wop group trying to win a radio contest and a recording contract.
* * *
Mar. 12 – Mar. 28, 2027
A Day in Hollywood / A Night in the Ukraine
A.C.T. Studio Theatre
Cedar Pointe Plaza
2399 SE Ocean Blvd, Stuart
772-932-8880
actstudiotheatre@gmail.com
A 1980 two-act theatrical oddity that first satirizes 1930s Hollywood with nostalgic musical numbers before transforming into a zany Marx Brothers–style farce set in imperial Russia. Nominated for seven Tony Awards, it won two.
* * *
Mar. 14 – Apr. 11, 2027
The Light in the Piazza
Riverside Theatre
Waxlax Center for the Performing Arts
3250 Riverside Park Drive, Vero Beach
772-231-6990
https://www.riversidetheatre.com/
A sweeping romantic musical set against the sun-drenched beauty of Florence, Italy in 1953. When a young developmentally disabled American woman falls in love with a charming Italian man, their whirlwind romance concerns her wealthy protective mother, Margaret, while also stirring deep feelings that Margaret has long kept hidden. Winner of six Tony Awards including Best Original Score.
Co-produced with Palm Beach Dramaworks.
* * *
Mar. 17 – Apr. 11, 2027
Rock of Ages
Actors’ Playhouse at the Miracle Theatre
280 Miracle Mile, Coral Gables
305-444-3293
https://www.actorsplayhouse.org
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.
* * *
Mar. 19 – Apr. 11, 2027
The Boynton Beach Club the Musical
Mainstage Play Series
The Delray Beach Playhouse
950 NW 9th Street, Delray Beach
561-272-1281
https://delraybeachplayhouse.com/
Based on the novel, and 2005 film, by Susan Seidelman, comes this musical comedy centering on six senior citizens who join a bereavement support group after losing their spouses, and have a second chance at love.
* * *
Mar. 19 – Apr. 18, 2027
Liberation
GableStage Theatre Company
1200 Anastasia Ave #230, Coral Gables
305-445-1119
https://www.gablestage.org/
Set in 1970s Ohio, this is a daughter’s story about her radical mother and the fight for women’s rights. Winner of the Outer Critics Circle Award for Outstanding New Play.
* * *
Mar. 30 – Apr. 4, 2027
Disney’s Beauty and the Beast
Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts
Broadway in Miami
Ziff Opera House
1300 Biscayne Blvd. Miami
305-949-6722
https://www.arshtcenter.org/
This Disney classic that is a “tale as old as time” tells the story of Belle, a beautiful maiden who must choose between man and beast. Chock-full of rousing musical numbers, and songs to pluck at your heartstrings, it’s wholesome fun for the entire family.
This is a National Tour.
* * *
Apr. 2 – Apr. 11, 2027
Sisters of Swing: The Story of the Andrews Sisters
Pompano Players
Pompano Beach Cultural Center
50 Atlantic Boulevard, Pompano Beach
954-545-7800
https://www.pompanobeacharts.org
A musical biography tracing the lives, careers, and struggles of The Andrews Sisters.
* * *
Apr. 2 – Apr. 18, 2027
The Birthday Party
Palm Beach Dramaworks
201 Clematis Street, West Palm Beach
561-514-4042
https://www.palmbeachdramaworks.org/
Harold Pinter’s acclaimed 1957 dark comedy/drama about a bizarre birthday celebration at the seaside boarding house where Stanley resides. When two mysterious strangers arrive, Stanley’s world becomes a nightmare.
* * *
Apr. 5 – Apr. 7, 2027
Andrea McArdle’s Broadway Jukebox
Best of Broadway Cabaret Series
The Delray Beach Playhouse
950 NW 9th Street, Delray Beach
561-272-1281
https://delraybeachplayhouse.com/
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. Promises to be an unscripted interactive experience with no two shows ever the same.
* * *
Apr. 6 – Apr. 11, 2027
Boop! The Musical
Kravis Center for the Performing Arts
Alexander W. Dreyfoos Concert Hall
701 Okeechobee Boulevard, West Palm Beach
(561) 651-4242
https://www.kravis.org/
The popular 1930s’ cartoon character Betty Boop explores New York in this musical-comedy adventure. Nominated for three Tony Awards. Fun for the whole family.
This is a National Tour.
* * *
Apr. 6 – Apr. 18, 2027
Disney’s Beauty and the Beast
Broadway in Fort Lauderdale
Broward Center for the Performing Arts
Au-Rene Theatre
201 SW 5th Ave, Ft. Lauderdale
800-764-0700
https://www.browardcenter.org/
This Disney classic that is a “tale as old as time” tells the story of Belle, a beautiful maiden who must choose between man and beast. Chock-full of rousing musical numbers, and songs to pluck at your heartstrings, it’s wholesome fun for the entire family.
This is a National Tour.
* * *
Apr. 6 – May 16, 2027
Job
Gulfshore Playhouse
Struthers Studio
Baker Theatre and Education Center
100 Goodlette-Frank Road South, Naples
239-261-7529
https://www.gulfshoreplayhouse.org/
A two-person psychological thriller, that’s also funny at times, about a young Big Tech employee who’s trying to get her job back after she has a mental breakdown. But her crisis therapist who can make that happen has concerns. A New York Times Critic’s Pick.
* * *
Apr. 9 – Apr. 25, 2027
Painting Churches
A.C.T. Studio Theatre
Cedar Pointe Plaza
2399 SE Ocean Blvd, Stuart
772-932-8880
actstudiotheatre@gmail.com
This comedy drama, written by Tina Howe, was a 1984 Pulitzer Prize Finalist and tells the touching story of a woman painter and her aging parents.
* * *
Apr. 9 – Apr. 25, 2027
Come From Away
Lake Worth Playhouse
713 Lake Avenue, Lake Worth
561-586-6410
https://lakeworthplayhouse.org/our-72nd-season/
September 11, 2001 is a day that will live in infamy when almost 3000 lives were lost. But some good did happen that day when 38 planes were rerouted to Gander, Newfoundland, and the 7000 stranded passengers were met with unbelievable kindness from the townsfolk. This musical production tells that story with gentleness and yes, even humor.
* * *
Apr. 10 – Apr. 25, 2027
Dear Evan Hansen
Slow Burn Theatre Company
Broward Center for the Performing Arts
Amaturo Theatre
201 Southwest 5th Avenue, Fort Lauderdale
954-462-0222
http://slowburntheatre.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.
* * *
Apr. 15 – May 9, 2027
Hairspray the Musical
Riverside Theatre
Main Stage Shows
3250 Riverside Park Drive, Vero Beach
772-231-6990
https://www.riversidetheatre.com/
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. Based on the 1988 film by John Waters.
* * *
Apr. 16 – Apr. 18, 2027
With a Little Bit of Lox: Broadway’s Bashert
Best of Broadway Cabaret Series
The Delray Beach Playhouse
950 NW 9th Street, Delray Beach
561-272-1281
https://delraybeachplayhouse.com/
Best known as Fanny Brice in Funny Girl on Broadway, Julie Benko, and her pianist husband Jason Yeager, present a musical storytelling evening.
* * *
Apr. 16 – May 2, 2027
Heroes of the Fourth Turning
New City Players
Island City Stage
2304 N. Dixie Hwy. Wilton Manors
954-376-6114
https://newcityplayers.org/
A group of young Catholic conservatives reunite at a Wyoming college and spend an evening debating faith, politics, and identity in the shadow of contemporary culture wars. 2020 Pulitzer Prize for Drama finalist and winner of the New York Drama Critics’ Circle Award for Best Play.
* * *
Apr. 20 – Apr. 25, 2027
Alicia Keys’ Hell’s Kitchen
Kravis Center for the Performing Arts
Alexander W. Dreyfoos Concert Hall
701 Okeechobee Boulevard, West Palm Beach
(561) 651-4242
https://www.kravis.org/
From Grammy-winner Alicia Keys comes this 1990s coming-of-age musical journey about a teenager looking for her purpose and her people.
This is a National Tour.
* * *
Apr. 22 – May. 16, 2027
Little Women the Broadway Musical
The Wick Theatre & Museum Club
7901 N. Federal Hwy, Boca Raton
561-995-2333
http://thewick.org
Set during the Civil War, this Tony-nominated musical follows the four March sisters as they grow into adulthood while their father serves in the Union Army.
* * *
Apr. 27 – May. 23, 2027
Tartuffe by Molière
Gulfshore Playhouse
Moran Mainstage
Baker Theatre and Education Center
100 Goodlette-Frank Road South, Naples
239-261-7529
https://www.gulfshoreplayhouse.org/
This 1664 comedy about a devout man who is deceived by a con man is one of theatre’s most enduring works.
* * *
Apr. 29 – May. 9, 2027
A Bright New Boise
Black Box Series
Lake Worth Playhouse
713 Lake Avenue, Lake Worth
561-586-6410
https://lakeworthplayhouse.org/our-72nd-season/
A lonely man takes a job at a craft store in Idaho while quietly awaiting the end of the world he believes is imminent. As he forms connections with his co-workers, buried secrets and unresolved relationships force him to confront his faith.
* * *
Apr. 29 – May 16, 2027
John Proctor is the Villain
Zoetic Stage and Adrienne Arsht Center
Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts
1300 Biscayne Blvd. Miami
305-949-6722
https://www.arshtcenter.org/Theater
A contemporary drama where a group of high school girls begin to question the narratives they’ve been taught while studying The Crucible by Arthur Miller. Currently nominated for seven Tony Awards, including Best Play.
* * *
May 5 – May 16, 2027
The Outsiders
Broadway in Fort Lauderdale
Broward Center for the Performing Arts
Au-Rene Theatre
201 SW 5th Ave, Ft. Lauderdale
800-764-0700
https://www.browardcenter.org/
Based on S.E. Hinton’s classic novel and Francis Ford Coppola’s 1983 film, this is the story of Ponyboy Curtis and his friends the Greasers who battle with a group of rivals called the Socs in Tulsa, Oklahoma in 1967. Winner of the 2024 Tony Award for Best Musical with an original score. This is a National Tour.
“Stay gold, Ponyboy, stay gold.”
* * *
May 7 – May 9, 2027
Next Wave Festival
Gulfshore Playhouse
Baker Theatre and Education Center
100 Goodlette-Frank Road South, Naples
239-261-7529
https://www.gulfshoreplayhouse.org/
An annual event created to showcase new theatrical works, some of which have then been produced as world premieres by the playhouse.
* * *
May 7 – May 16, 2027
Designer Shorts 5
A.C.T. Studio Theatre
Cedar Pointe Plaza
2399 SE Ocean Blvd, Stuart
772-932-8880
actstudiotheatre@gmail.com
This showcase of original short plays by local Florida playwrights is now in its fifth year.
* * *
May 11 – May 16, 2027
Oh, Mary!
Kravis Center for the Performing Arts
Alexander W. Dreyfoos Concert Hall
701 Okeechobee Boulevard, West Palm Beach
(561) 651-4242
https://www.kravis.org/
It’s the weeks before Abraham Lincoln will ultimately be assassinated, and Mary Todd Lincoln is miserable, yearning, and drunk. This is the Florida premiere of the outrageous comedy that took New York by storm and won Cole Escola his first, of likely many, Tony Awards for Best Leading Actor in a Play.
This is a National Tour. Tickets will go fast, so don’t wait!
* * *
May 12 – June 6, 2027
Lunar Eclipse
Actors’ Playhouse at the Miracle Theatre
280 Miracle Mile, Coral Gables
305-444-3293
https://www.actorsplayhouse.org
This told-in-real-time newer play by Pulitzer Prize winner Donald Margulies explores the relationship of a longtime married couple who reflect on their shared life during a rare lunar eclipse.
* * *
May 14 – May 23, 2027
Honky Tonk Angels
Pompano Players
Pompano Beach Cultural Center
50 Atlantic Boulevard, Pompano Beach
954-545-7800
https://www.pompanobeacharts.org
A musical comedy about three bored women determined to make it big in country music in Nashville, TN.
* * *
May 14 – May 30, 2027
An Enemy of the People
Thinking Cap Theatre
Hollywood Central Performing Arts Center
1770 Monroe Street, Hollywood
954-610-7263
https://thinkingcaptheatre.org/
This classic play by Henrik Ibsen, who is considered to be the “father of modern drama,” centers around a research doctor who discovers his town’s municipal bath houses (and biggest tourist attractions) are contaminated.
* * *
May 14 – May 30, 2027
The Shawshank Redemption
Mainstage Play Series
The Delray Beach Playhouse
950 NW 9th Street, Delray Beach
561-272-1281
https://delraybeachplayhouse.com/
Based on the novella Rita Hayworth and the Shawshank Redemption by Stephen King, and the 1994 film starring Morgan Freeman and Tim Robbins, this drama tells the story of Andy Dufresne, a convicted murderer who must struggle to survive after being sentenced to life in the notorious Shawshank Prison. A beautiful tale of resilience and redemption.
* * *
May 14 – June 13, 2027
littleboy/littleman
GableStage Theatre Company
1200 Anastasia Ave #230, Coral Gables
305-445-1119
https://www.gablestage.org/
Two Nicaraguan brothers in Miami grapple with their version of the American Dream as one pursues ambition and the other wants to assimilate. With live music and poetry.
* * *
May 20 – June 13, 2027
Messy White Gays
Island City Stage
2304 N. Dixie Hwy. Wilton Manors
(954) 928-9800
http://www.islandcitystage.org
Supposedly inspired by Hitchcock’s film Rope, this dark farce follows a gay couple who find themselves in an unfortunate situation when they kill their throuple-mate and must get rid of his body before their brunch guests arrive. It’s gloriously messy, so buckle up.
* * *
May 21 – June 6, 2027
Ben Butler
Palm Beach Dramaworks
201 Clematis Street, West Palm Beach
561-514-4042
https://www.palmbeachdramaworks.org/
A sharp and thought-provoking historical comedy/drama set during the final days of the American Civil War. Union General Benjamin Butler finds himself confronted with a moral and legal dilemma when three escaped slaves come to him for refuge. Based on a true story.
* * *
June 8 – June 13, 2027
Jersey Boys
Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts
Broadway in Miami
Ziff Opera House
1300 Biscayne Blvd. Miami
305-949-6722
https://www.arshtcenter.org/
This Tony Award-winning musical presents the history of Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons in a documentary style format with each band member telling his own story.
This is a National Tour.
* * *
June 11 – June 13, 2027
White Rabbit Red Rabbit
New City Players
Broward Center for the Performing Arts
Abdo New River Room
201 SW 5th Ave, Ft. Lauderdale
954-376-6114
https://newcityplayers.org/
An experimental solo play in which a different actor performs each night without rehearsal, reading the script for the first time onstage, and becoming part of a surprising, often humorous, exploration of personal choice. An international sensation, it’s been performed in over 20 languages by actors such as Whoopi Goldberg, Nathan Lane, David Tennant, Martin Short, Alan Cumming, and Cynthia Nixon.
Note the change in location.
* * *
June 11 – June 27, 2027
The Cottage
A.C.T. Studio Theatre
Cedar Pointe Plaza
2399 SE Ocean Blvd, Stuart
772-932-8880
actstudiotheatre@gmail.com
A fast-paced, farcical comedy, set in a 1920s English countryside retreat, where a web of romantic entanglements unravels over the course of one chaotic afternoon.
* * *
June 12 – June 27, 2027
Rent
Slow Burn Theatre Company
Broward Center for the Performing Arts
Amaturo Theatre
201 Southwest 5th Avenue, Fort Lauderdale
954-462-0222
http://slowburntheatre.org
This Tony Award-winning rock musical follows a group of 1990’s artists, living in the East Village, who must deal with drug addictions, poverty and AIDS.
* * *
July 8 – Aug.1, 2027
The Lion in Winter
Island City Stage
2304 N. Dixie Hwy. Wilton Manors
(954) 928-9800
http://www.islandcitystage.org
The time is Christmas 1183, and an aging King Henry II of England, and his wife Eleanor, can’t decide which of their manipulative sons should inherit the crown. Everything, including betrayals and attempted murder, is on the table. A classic in every sense.
* * *
July 14 – Aug.8, 2027
I Love You, You’re Perfect, Now Change
Actors’ Playhouse at the Miracle Theatre
280 Miracle Mile, Coral Gables
305-444-3293
https://www.actorsplayhouse.org
This second-longest running off-Broadway musical is a series of vignettes about the hardships and joy of love. This will be the third time this beloved show has been staged at the Actor’s Playhouse since first appearing in 1998, but this time it’s a refreshed version updated for the 21st century.
* * *
Aug. 20 – Sept. 5, 2027
Anna in the Tropics
New City Players
Island City Stage
2304 N. Dixie Hwy. Wilton Manors
954-376-6114
https://newcityplayers.org/
This Nilo Cruz play is set in a 1929 Tampa cigar factory, where a hired lector reads Anna Karenina aloud to workers, stirring unrest among them. Winner of the 2003 Pulitzer Prize for Drama.
* * *
Oct. 30 – Nov. 22, 2027
The Piano & Me
Palm Beach Dramaworks
201 Clematis Street, West Palm Beach
561-514-4042
https://www.palmbeachdramaworks.org/
Starring Hershey Felder, this play with music is an intimate theatrical experience that blends storytelling with breathtaking piano performance. Drawing from his own life and career, Felder shares personal memories, musical inspirations, and behind-the-scenes stories from decades spent bringing legendary composers to the stage. A special limited engagement.
* * *
A PaperStreet Web Design
