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 July 28
Xanadu
Marleen Forkas Studio One Theatre
Florida Atlantic University
777 Glades Road, Boca Raton
561-297-6124
https://fauevents.universitytickets.com
Based on the Olivia Newton-John film of the same name, this super-fun Tony Award-nominated roller-skating musical inspires us to never give up on our dreams through the tale of a beautiful Greek muse, Kira, and her current project, Sonny, a mortal in need of some help. But what happens when love happens? Chaos happens, that’s what!
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Through July 28
Grease the Musical
Seminole Theatre
18 N. Krome Avenue, Homestead
786-650-2073
https://seminoletheatre.org/
Just in time for some “Summer Nights,” Sandy and Danny and Rydell High’s Senior class of 1959 are back baby! One of the most beloved musicals of all time, Grease includes such classics hits as “Greased Lighnin,'” “You’re the One That I Want,” and “Hopelessly Devoted to You.”
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Through Aug. 4
Disney’s The Little Mermaid
Area Stage
The Shops at Sunset Place
5701 Sunset Drive, Suite 286, South Miami
305-666-2078
https://www.areastage.org/
The Disney classic of Ariel and her underwater friends (and foes!) comes to life in this sleeker, shorter version of the original. Billed as a “90 Minute Immersive Musical Spectacular,” Ariel must battle up against the worst her under-the-sea world has to offer in her desire to become human and win the love of Prince Eric. Parents and others, be advised this show comes with a warning of loud sounds and strobe lights.
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Through Aug. 4
A Streetcar Named Desire
New City Players
Island City Stage
2304 N. Dixie Hwy, Wilton Manors
954-376-6114
https://newcityplayers.org/
The classic Pulitzer Prize-winning drama from Tennessee Williams has reverberated with audiences for over seventy-five years. Stella, and her husband Stanley, are living in New Orleans when they get a visit from Stella’s estranged sister Blanche, and all hell breaks loose. In the immortal words of Stanley…”STELLA!!!”
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Through Aug. 4
Hundred Days
Actors Playhouse at the Miracle Theatre
280 Miracle Mile, Coral Gables
305-444-3293
https://www.actorsplayhouse.org
This exhilarating musical (described as folk-punk) explores the question of what would you do with your time if you only had 100 days left to live.
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Through Sept. 22
Sweet 15 My Quinceañera!
The Hub at Temple Beth Am
5950 N. Kendall Drive Pinecrest
305-667-6667
http://www.sweet15show.com
Join the Valderrama family as they celebrate their daughter’s Sweet 15 Quinceañera party seven years late. Filled with music, comedy, drama, and love, this interactive theatrical experience will win your heart.
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July 24 – Aug. 11
A Shonda
Ronnie Larsen Presents & Plays of Wilton
The Foundry
2306 N. Dixie Highway, Wilton Manors
Tel: 954-826-8790
https://www.ronnielarsen.com
Can two men from completely different worlds make love work when an Orthodox Jew and a downhome country boy from the sticks get together? Their families say no. Find out in this touching musical billed as “Brokeback Mountain meets Fiddler on the Roof.”
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July 25 – July 28
King Lear
Palm Beach Shakespeare Festival
Commons Park Amphitheater in Commons Park
11600 Poinciana Blvd, Royal Palm Beach
http://pbshakespeare.org
Widely regarded as William Shakespeare’s most brilliant play, King Lear tells the story of an elderly British monarch who wishes to split his kingdom among his three daughters. All doesn’t go well, and tragedy ensues.
This event is outdoors so bring something to sit on and snack on if you wish. Limited on-site concessions may be available. Cost is free, but a minimum $5 donation is welcome and encouraged.
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July 26 – July 27
Seeking
Arts for Action: Black Voices Series
Broward Center for the Performing Arts
Amaturo Theatre
201 SW 5th Ave. Ft. Lauderdale
800-764-0700
https://www.browardcenter.org/
Written and directed by Darius V. Daughtry, Seeking is a play exploring a young man’s quest for independence and journey of self-discovery. An evening of music and magic.
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Aug. 9 – Aug. 25
The Temperamentals
S&S Productions
Empire Stage
1140 N Flagler Drive, Ft Lauderdale
954-678-1496
www.empirestage.com
While building the first gay rights organization in the U.S. before Stonewall, two men fall in love. A true story about the communist Harry Hay and Rudi Gernreich, a designer and Viennese refugee.
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Aug. 10
She Will Rock You!
Aventura Arts & Cultural Center
3385 N.E. 188 Street, Aventura
877-311-7469 or 954-462-0222
www.aventuracenter.org/
Rock, rock, and more rock with Stephanie Hodgdon saluting Stevie Nicks, Pat Benatar, Heart, and more.
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Aug. 15 – Sept. 8
Scenes From My Love Life
Ronnie Larsen Presents & Plays of Wilton
The Foundry
2306 N. Dixie Highway, Wilton Manors
Tel: 954-826-8790
https://www.ronnielarsen.com
This critically acclaimed and sold-out show from the ’90s centers on nine gay men who searching for love in San Francisco.
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Aug. 23 – Sept. 1
Have You Seen Boomer
LakehouseRanchDotPng
Main Street Playhouse
6812 Main Street, Miami Lakes
https://www.lakehouseranchdotpng.com/current-season/
A couple is forced to confront their demons in this “absurdist piece.”
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Aug. 23 – Sept. 15
A Chorus Line
The Delray Beach Playhouse
950 NW 9th Street
561-272-1281
https://delraybeachplayhouse.com/
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!!
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Aug. 29 – Sept. 22
Die! Mommie Die!
Island City Stage
2304 N. Dixie Hwy, Wilton Manors
954-928-9800
http://www.islandcitystage.org
Charles Busch’s comic melodrama evokes the 1960s “Grande Dame Guignol” films that featured aging stars such as Bette Davis, Joan Crawford and Lana Turner. Ex-pop singer Angela Arden is trapped in a hateful marriage with film producer Sol Sussman. Desperate to find happiness with her younger lover, an out-of-work TV actor named Tony Parker, Angela murders her husband with the aid of a poisoned suppository. In a plot that reflects Greek tragedy as well as Hollywood kitsch, her children slip her some LSD, provoking a wild acid trip in which many secrets are revealed.
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Sept. 3 – Sept. 29
Golden Girls The Laughs Continue
Murray & Peter Present
Broward Center for the Performing Arts
201 Southwest 5th Avenue, Fort Lauderdale
(800) 764-0700
https://goldengirlstour.com/
Trust us when we tell you these four golden “girls” are like you’ve never seen them before. Sophia is a drug pusher, Blanche and Rose are pushing their new sex phone app for seniors, and Dorothy has a young hot lover. Definitely for mature audiences.
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Sept. 13 – Sept. 29
Ms. Holmes and Ms. Watson, Apt 2B
Main Street Players
Main Street Playhouse
6812 Main Street, Miami Lakes
305-558-3737
http://www.mainstreetplayers.com
A fresh new feminine take on the legendary Scotland Yard detective and his sidekick. With a post-pandemic plot, a darkly comic view, and appearances by Lestrade and Moriarty.
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Sept. 14
Brazilian Voices Amazonas: The Rhythm of Nature
Aventura Arts & Cultural Center
3385 N.E. 188 Street, Aventura
877-311-7469 or 954-462-0222
www.aventuracenter.org/
A concert to spread awareness of the Amazon Rainforest and our planet’s fragile ecosystem through music, images, and harmonized female voices.
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Sept. 18 – Sept. 29
Sidekicked
Boca Stage – Off-Broadway Series
The Delray Beach Playhouse
950 NW 9th Street, Delray Beach
561-272-1281
http://delraybeachplayhouse.com
The “reel” story of screen legend Vivian Vance, aka Ethel Mertz on TV’s beloved sitcom I Love Lucy. Billed as a “Powerful One-Broad Comedy.” Starring Irene Adjan.
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Sept. 27 – Sept. 28
Short Plays: Lauder Made
New City Players
General Provision Downtown
300 SW 1st Avenue, Fort Lauderdale
954-376-6114
https://newcityplayers.org/
See five of the best new plays by local playwrights and learn about Fort Lauderdale history. Note the change in location.
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Oct. 4 – Oct. 13
Ragweeds
LakehouseRanchDotPng
Main Street Playhouse
6812 Main Street, Miami Lakes
https://www.lakehouseranchdotpng.com/current-season/
In the Appalachian Mountains of West Virginia, two friends hunt for a creature called “The Mothman.”
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Oct. 6 – Oct. 20
Becoming Dr. Ruth
Maltz Jupiter Theatre
The Island Theatre
1001 East Indiantown Road, Jupiter
561-575-2223
jupitertheatre.org
The story of how a girl who lost her parents in Nazi Germany became a sniper and later went on to fame as the world’s preeminent sex therapist, Dr. Ruth Westheimer. Becoming Dr. Ruth is said to “touch your heart and funny-bone.”
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Oct. 10 – Nov. 3
Groucho
The Wick Theatre & Museum Club
7901 N. Federal Hwy, Boca Raton
561-995-2333
http://thewick.org
The best of Groucho in a show The New York Times says has “laughter in abundance.” Fun for the whole family!
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Oct. 11 – Oct. 20
Love, Loss, and What I Wore
Pompano Players
Pompano Beach Cultural Center
50 Atlantic Boulevard, Pompano Beach
954-545-7800
https://www.pompanobeacharts.org
Written by the incomparable rom-com queen Nora Ephron and her sister Delia, this five vignette show exploring life through women and their closets is both hilarious and touching.
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Oct. 16 – Nov. 3
Love Song
Thinking Cap Theatre
481 S Federal Hwy, Dania Beach
954-610-7263
https://thinkingcaptheatre.org/
Called “one of the best new plays of the year” by The Telegraph. When an exiled man’s apartment is burglarized, his sister and brother-in-law are shocked to find him in love.
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Oct. 17 – Nov. 17
The Fantasticks
Island City Stage
2304 N. Dixie Hwy. Wilton Manors
954-928-9800
http://www.islandcitystage.org
This fantastic recreation of the longest running Off-Broadway musical puts a gay spin on things with a male couple and their mothers. Includes the classic song “Try to Remember.”
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Oct. 19 – Nov. 3
The Witches of Eastwick
Slow Burn Theatre Company
Broward Center for the Performing Arts
201 Southwest 5th Avenue, Fort Lauderdale
954-462-0222
http://slowburntheatre.org
This classic, made popular from the film of the same name starring Jack Nicholson, tells the story of what happens when a stranger comes to town and bewitches (at first!) three lonely women.
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Oct. 22 – Nov. 10
The Fox on the Fairway
Riverside Theatre
3250 Riverside Park Drive, Vero Beach
772-231-6990
https://www.riversidetheatre.com/
Welcome to the Quail Valley Country Club where nothing is as it seems, and golf and love are on the menu. A hilarious tribute to the English farce.
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Oct. 24 – Nov. 3
The Last Night of Ballyhoo
Boca Stage – Off-Broadway Series
The Delray Beach Playhouse
950 NW 9th Street, Delray Beach
561-272-1281
http://delraybeachplayhouse.com
It’s December of 1939 in Atlanta, GA, an exciting place to be given the premiere of Gone with the Wind is happening there. At the same time, Hitler is on the move in Europe. But nothing is more important to the Peach City’s Freitag family than the social event of the season, Ballyhoo. A “heartfelt coming-of-age dramedy.”
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Oct. 24 – Nov. 10
The Pillowman
Adrienne Arsht Center with Zoetic Stage and City Theatre
1300 Biscayne Blvd. Miami
305-949-6722
https://www.arshtcenter.org/
This award-winning drama tells the story of a writer who is suspected of child murders in his town when they resemble his short stories. Not for the faint of heart. Mature themes including child abuse.
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Oct. 27 – Nov. 10
Deceived
Maltz Jupiter Theatre
1001 East Indiantown Road, Jupiter
561-575-2223
https://www.jupitertheatre.org/
Based on Patrick Hamilton’s 1938 stage thriller Gaslight, plan on being thrilled and chilled during this U.S. premiere play. Full of deception!!
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Oct. 26 – Nov. 10
The Last Yiddish Speaker
Theatre Lab
Florida Atlantic University
777 Glades Road, Boca Raton
561-297-6124
https://fauevents.universitytickets.com
A Jewish man and his daughter are passing themselves off as Christians in this “what if” the white supremacists took over drama. When a Yiddish-speaking woman arrives at their door, the duo must decide if fighting for their heritage is worth it or if they should just keep running.
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Oct. 27 – Nov. 24
Anything Goes
Gulfshore Playhouse
755 8th Avenue South, Naples
239-261-7529
https://www.gulfshoreplayhouse.org/
The musical comedy classic about a luxury cruise ship going from New York to London and the quirky characters on board.
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Oct. 29 – Nov. 3
Mrs. Doubtfire
Kravis Center for the Performing Arts/Broadway Series
701 Okeechobee Boulevard, West Palm Beach
561-832-7469
https://www.kravis.org/
This hysterical musical comedy is based on the hit film of the same name. When a father loses custody after a divorce, he comes up with a scheme to stay in his family’s life by disguising himself as an older woman and hiring on as the nanny. Full of heart.
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Nov. 1 – Nov. 24
King James
GableStage Theatre Company
1200 Anastasia Ave #230, Coral Gables
305-445-1119
https://www.gablestage.org/
A bartender selling Cleveland Cavaliers’ tickets to LeBron James’s first season and a writer who wants to purchase them meet up and become unlikely friends.
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Nov. 1 – Nov. 17
Lost in Yonkers
Palm Beach Dramaworks
201 Clematis Street, West Palm Beach
561-514-4042
https://www.palmbeachdramaworks.org/
Not your usual Neil Simon comedy, this Pulitzer Prize-winning play explores family wounds and how to rise above them.
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Nov. 1 – Nov. 24
The Long Weekend
Pigs Do Fly Productions
Empire Stage
1140 N. Flagler Drive, Ft. Lauderdale
954-678-1496
http://pigsdoflyproductions.com
When a couple invites their city friends to their country home for the weekend, hilarity and drama ensue. Playwright Norm Foster never disappoints.
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Nov. 8 – Nov. 17
I Love You, You’re Perfect, Now Change
Pompano Players
Pompano Beach Cultural Center
50 Atlantic Boulevard, Pompano Beach
954-545-7800
https://www.pompanobeacharts.org
This second-longest running Off-Broadway musical is a series of vignettes about the hardships and joy of love. Considered a classic in the theatre world.
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Nov. 10 – Dec. 15
Every Brilliant Thing
Gulfshore Playhouse
755 8th Avenue South, Naples
239-261-7529
https://www.gulfshoreplayhouse.org/
This one-actor interactive play follows a seven-year-old boy who starts a list of wonderful things to live for when his depressed mom wants to end it all. As he grows to adulthood, and his list has grown along with him, we are reminded of the simple joys of life.
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Nov. 13 – Dec. 8
Tick, Tick…Boom!
Actors Playhouse at the Miracle Theatre
280 Miracle Mile, Coral Gables
305-444-3293
https://www.actorsplayhouse.org
A semi-autobiographical musical about an NYC aspiring songwriter who is re-evaluating his career dreams. The film adaptation received an Oscar nomination for Andrew Garfield for Best Actor.
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Nov. 14 – Nov. 17
Aire: Antigravity
Maltz Jupiter Theatre
The Island Theatre
1001 East Indiantown Road, Jupiter
561-575-2223
jupitertheatre.org
This high-energy show combines aerial acrobatics and cirque-style fun to well-known pop songs.
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Nov. 15 – Nov. 24
Get Happy!
Willow Theatre at Sugar Sand Park
300 S. Military Trail, Boca Raton
561-347-3948
https://www.myboca.us/2508/Willow-Theatre
Judy Garland, “the world’s greatest entertainer” is saluted in this homage performed by Jenna Pastuszek and accompanied by Broadway’s Joshua Zecher-Ross. Featuring Judy’s greatest hits.
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Nov. 15 – Nov. 24
A Night in Provence
Pine Island Park Multipurpose Center at Bamford Park
3801 S. Pine Island Road, Davie
954-327-3941
https://www.davie-fl.gov/1688/Pine-Island-Multipurpose-Center
What happens when an ultra-luxury villa on the French Riviera is triple-booked by three couples (French, English, and American) who just can’t agree on anything? Add in booze and sexual situations, and hilarity happens!
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Nov. 19 – Nov. 24
The Cher Show
Broadway in Fort Lauderdale
Broward Center for the Performing Arts
201 Southwest 5th Avenue, Fort Lauderdale
800-764-0700
https://www.browardcenter.org/
This Tony Award-winning musical follows the life of Cher from childhood to legend. Including thirty-five of her greatest hits.
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Nov. 21 – Dec. 22
Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat
The Wick Theatre & Museum Club
7901 N. Federal Hwy, Boca Raton
561-995-2333
http://thewick.org
The blockbuster Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice hit musical of Joseph, his brothers, and THAT coat takes the Boca stage.
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Nov. 22
Christine Andreas as Edith Piaf
Maltz Jupiter Theatre
The Island Theatre
1001 East Indiantown Road, Jupiter
561-575-2223
jupitertheatre.org
Christine Andreas, a two-time Tony Award nominee, brings to life the extraordinary Edith Piaf in words and song.
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Nov. 22 – Dec. 15
The Producers – A Mel Brooks Musical
Mainstage Play Series
The Delray Beach Playhouse
950 NW 9th Street
561-272-1281
https://delraybeachplayhouse.com/
Based on Mel Brooks’s adaptation of his 1968 film of the same name. A failed Broadway producer and his accountant team up to intentionally make the worst musical ever. Of course, things don’t go according to plan. Absolutely hysterical.
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Nov. 25 & Nov. 26
Her Name is Barbra
The Delray Beach Playhouse
950 NW 9th Street, Delray Beach
561-272-1281
https://delraybeachplayhouse.com/
This Lunchbox Matinee tribute show stars Joy Altman as the legendary Barbra Streisand. Altman performs Bab’s greatest hits and portrays many of her most beloved characters of stage and screen.
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Dec. 3 – Dec. 8
Some Like It Hot
Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts
Ziff Opera House
1300 Biscayne Blvd. Miami
305-949-6722
https://www.arshtcenter.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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Dec. 3 – Dec 15
Once
Maltz Jupiter Theatre
1001 East Indiantown Road, Jupiter
561-575-2223
https://www.jupitertheatre.org/
This multi-award winning musical is a non-traditional telling of Guy meets Girl.
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Dec. 5 – Dec. 22
The Last Christmas
New City Players
Island City Stage
2304 N. Dixie Hwy. Wilton Manors
954-376-6114
https://newcityplayers.org/
Written by the talented local artist Tyler Johnson-Grimes, this world premiere centers around Christmas Eve, 1999, at a radio station hosting a call-in show for the lonely and alone. Connections will be made and lives changed forever.
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Dec. 5 – Dec. 22
Black Santa
Adrienne Arsht Center with Zoetic Stage and City Theatre
1300 Biscayne Blvd. Miami
305-949-6722
https://www.arshtcenter.org/
When a third-grade student proclaims Santa Claus as white, a black teacher is tasked with calming the storm. A comedy about racism.
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Dec. 6 – Dec. 15
Clue
Willow Theatre at Sugar Sand Park
300 S. Military Trail, Boca Raton
561-347-3948
https://www.myboca.us/2508/Willow-Theatre
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 Colonel Mustard in the library with the wrench? Based on the cult 1985 Paramount movie and inspired by the classic Hasbro board game.
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Dec. 13 – Dec. 15
Narnia
Joe DiMaggio Children’s Hospital Imagination Series
Broward Center for the Performing Arts
Amaturo Theatre
201 SW 5th Ave. Ft. Lauderdale
800-764-0700
https://www.browardcenter.org/
A musical retelling of C.S. Lewis’s beloved children’s classic The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe from his famous book series The Chronicles of Narnia. During World War II, four siblings stumble upon a wardrobe that takes them to the once magical kingdom of Narnia, a frozen land where the White Witch has all the occupants under her spell. When their rightful ruler returns (Aslan the Great Lion), the children must grow up quickly in order to help defeat the evil and restore Narnia to its former glory. Performed by the Performance Projects students and their professional actor mentors.
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Dec. 12, 2024 – Jan. 11, 2025
Stray Dog Story
Ronnie Larsen Presents & Plays of Wilton
The Foundry
2306 N. Dixie Highway, Wilton Manors
Tel: 954-826-8790
https://www.ronnielarsen.com
A black comedy about a lonely gay man whose fondest desire comes true when he wishes his loyal dog were human.
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Dec. 13, 2024 – Jan. 5, 2025
Both Sides Now: Joni Mitchell and Leonard Cohen
GableStage Theatre Company
1200 Anastasia Ave #230, Coral Gables
305-445-1119
https://www.gablestage.org/
This “intimate cabaret” presents the music of Mitchell and Cohen and explores the impact they had on each other’s lives as friends and lovers.
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Dec. 6 – Dec. 15
Three Scenes in the Life of a Trotskyist
LakehouseRanchDotPng
Main Street Playhouse
6812 Main Street, Miami Lakes
https://www.lakehouseranchdotpng.com/current-season/
Billed as a play about “politics, literature, and the corrosive power of success in America,” this play tells of the forty-year journey in the life of Lev Trachtenberg, taking him from a left-wing college student to a conservative older man.
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Dec. 16 – Dec. 18
Bachelors of Broadway: Gentlemen of the Theatre
Best of Broadway
The Delray Beach Playhouse
950 NW 9th Street, Delray Beach
561-272-1281
https://delraybeachplayhouse.com/
This trio who call themselves “Gentlemen of the Theatre” perform some of the most classic songs from some of your favorite musicals in three-part harmony.
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Dec. 18 – Dec. 23
Dr. Seuss’ How the Grinch Stole Christmas! The Musical
Broadway in Fort Lauderdale
Broward Center for the Performing Arts
201 Southwest 5th Avenue, Fort Lauderdale
954-462-0222
https://www.browardcenter.org/
The classic family favorite comes to town just in time for the holidays. “Ring in the “Who-lidays in Whoville.” Includes the hit song, “You’re a Mean One, Mr. Grinch.”
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Dec. 20, 2024 – Jan. 5, 2025
The Dresser
Palm Beach Dramaworks
201 Clematis Street, West Palm Beach
561-514-4042
https://www.palmbeachdramaworks.org/
While London is under siege during the Blitz and an aging actor is getting ready to go on-stage for his performance in King Lear, his dresser is struggling with keeping the actor together long enough so the show can go on. A brilliant tragi-comedy.
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Dec. 21, 2024 – Jan. 5, 2025
Anastasia: The Musical
Slow Burn Theatre Company
Broward Center for the Performing Arts
201 Southwest 5th Avenue, Fort Lauderdale
954-462-0222
http://slowburntheatre.org
An epic musical adventure about a brave young woman searching for her past (and her future!) in 1920s Russia and France.
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Jan. 6 – Jan. 10, 2025
Tovah is Leona
Best of Broadway
The Delray Beach Playhouse
950 NW 9th Street, Delray Beach
561-272-1281
https://delraybeachplayhouse.com/
Tovah Feldshuh, star of stage and screen, presents her one-woman show based on the life of the “Queen of Mean” hotelier Leona Helmsley. Billed as a “thrilling cabaret show.”
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Jan. 7 – Jan. 12, 2025
The Cher Show
Kravis Center for the Performing Arts/Broadway Series
701 Okeechobee Boulevard, West Palm Beach
561-832-7469
https://www.kravis.org/
This Tony Award-winning musical follows the life of Cher from childhood to legend. Including thirty-five of her greatest hits.
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Jan. 7 – Jan 26, 2025
Mystic Pizza
Riverside Theatre
3250 Riverside Park Drive, Vero Beach
772-231-6990
https://www.riversidetheatre.com/
Based on the 1988 Julia Roberts film of the same name, this romantic comedy musical follows the love lives of three girls who serve pizza. With a hit score including the song “Girls Just Wanna Have Fun.”
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Jan. 7 – Jan 26, 2025
Disney’s Frozen
Maltz Jupiter Theatre
1001 East Indiantown Road, Jupiter
561-575-2223
https://www.jupitertheatre.org/
“Let It Go” and fall in love with Elsa, Anna, and Olaf all over again.
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Jan. 9 – Jan. 26, 2025
POTUS: Or, Behind Every Great Dumbass Are Seven Women Trying to Keep Him Alive
Adrienne Arsht Center with Zoetic Stage and City Theatre
1300 Biscayne Blvd. Miami
305-949-6722
https://www.arshtcenter.org/
The White House is in trouble, and the women behind the man must do everything within their power to resolve the PR nightmare the President created. Billed as a “feminist farce.”
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Jan. 10 – Jan. 19, 2025
Jerry’s Girls
Pompano Players
Pompano Beach Cultural Center
50 Atlantic Boulevard, Pompano Beach
954-545-7800
https://www.pompanobeacharts.org
Featuring show-stopping tunes from Hello Dolly!, La Cage aux Folles, Mame and more, this musical revue showcases the song-writing prowess of Jerry Herman.
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Jan. 12 – Feb. 2, 2025
Dial M For Murder
Gulfshore Playhouse
755 8th Avenue South, Naples
239-261-7529
https://www.gulfshoreplayhouse.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.
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Jan. 14 – Jan. 19, 2025
Tina – The Tina Turner Musical
Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts
Ziff Opera House
1300 Biscayne Blvd. Miami
305-949-6722
https://www.arshtcenter.org/
A jukebox musical illustrating Turner’s life from childhood to star and featuring her biggest hits and more.
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Jan. 16 – Jan. 26, 2025
Living on Love
Boca Stage – Off-Broadway Series
The Delray Beach Playhouse
950 NW 9th Street, Delray Beach
561-272-1281
http://delraybeachplayhouse.com
There is trouble afoot in this award-winning farce about a Manhattan married couple who are willing to go to any length to out-do the other in fits of jealousy. Laugh till you cry!
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Jan. 16 – Feb 2, 2025
9 to 5
Lauderhill Performing Arts Center
The Broadway Series
3800 NW 11th Place, Lauderhill
954-777-2055
http://lpacfl.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 3 women taking revenge on their horrible boss is even more appropriate in today’s #MeToo era.
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Jan. 16 – Feb. 16, 2025
Beautiful: The Carole King Musical
The Wick Theatre & Museum Club
7901 N. Federal Hwy, Boca Raton
561-995-2333
http://thewick.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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Jan. 16 – Feb. 9, 2025
A Delicate Balance
Island City Stage
2304 N. Dixie Hwy. Wilton Manors
954-928-9800
http://www.islandcitystage.org
This Edward Albee Pulitzer Prize winning play centers around a rich married couple whose lives are suddenly upended when their best friends come to visit.
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Jan. 17 – Feb. 2, 2025
To Life 5
Willow Theatre at Sugar Sand Park
300 S. Military Trail, Boca Raton
561-347-3948
https://www.myboca.us/2508/Willow-Theatre
The fifth 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. 19, 2025
Adam Pascal and Anthony Rapp
Aventura Arts & Cultural Center
3385 N.E. 188 Street, Aventura
877-311-7469 or 954-462-0222
www.aventuracenter.org/
Longtime friends, and stars of Broadway’s Rent, take us from where it all began to now.
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Jan. 21- Feb. 2, 2025
A Beautiful Noise – The Neil Diamond Musical
Broadway in Fort Lauderdale
Broward Center for the Performing Arts
201 Southwest 5th Avenue, Fort Lauderdale
954-462-0222
https://www.browardcenter.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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Jan. 22 – Feb. 23, 2025
Jersey Boys
Actors Playhouse at the Miracle Theatre
280 Miracle Mile, Coral Gables
305-444-3293
https://www.actorsplayhouse.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.
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Jan. 24 – Feb. 2, 2025
Four Coloring
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Main Street Playhouse
6812 Main Street, Miami Lakes
https://www.lakehouseranchdotpng.com/current-season/
An “absurdist look” into what happens when America needs a new flag, and four artists are chosen to come up with a possible winning design.
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Jan. 26 – Mar. 2, 2025
The Lehman Trilogy
Gulfshore Playhouse
755 8th Avenue South, Naples
239-261-7529
https://www.gulfshoreplayhouse.org/
This is the epic-sized generational story of a family and a company that changed the world. Told with three actors portraying all the family members across the decades.
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Jan. 28 – Feb. 2, 2025
Funny Girl
Kravis Center for the Performing Arts/Broadway Series
701 Okeechobee Boulevard, West Palm Beach
561-832-7469
https://www.kravis.org/
Ziegfeld Follies star Fanny Brice ponders her choices in life and love when her husband comes home from prison. This hit musical Includes the classic song “Don’t Rain on My Parade.”
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Jan. 31 – Feb. 23, 2025
Appropriate
GableStage Theatre Company
1200 Anastasia Ave #230, Coral Gables
305-445-1119
https://www.gablestage.org/
Billed as “one helluva family reunion” this darkly funny drama forces a family to face “the ghosts of their past” when Dad dies and the siblings return to settle his estate.
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Jan. 31 – Feb. 23, 2025
Escape to Margaritaville
Mainstage Play Series
The Delray Beach Playhouse
950 NW 9th Street, Delray Beach
561-272-1281
http://delraybeachplayhouse.com
Featuring Jimmy Buffett’s greatest hits, this jukebox musical has been compared to Momma Mia. Taking place at a rundown resort in the Caribbean, a bartender/singer falls in love with an American tourist.
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Feb. 1, 2025
The Barricade Boys Broadway Party
Pompano Beach Live
Pompano Beach Cultural Center
50 Atlantic Boulevard, Pompano Beach
954-545-7800
https://www.pompanobeacharts.org
Come along on a musical journey with four superstar performers from the West End recreating some of the biggest Broadway hits. Singing, dancing, and fun!
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Feb. 1 – Feb. 16, 2025
Two of Us on the Run
Theatre Lab
Florida Atlantic University
777 Glades Road, Boca Raton
561-297-6124
https://fauevents.universitytickets.com
Not unlike Thelma & Louise, two bored teenage girls go on the run across the United States in an effort to see the country and “find themselves.” In the process, things get a little crazy in this “funny, moving, and fast-paced” show.
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Feb. 4 – Feb. 23, 2025
Master Class
Riverside Theatre
3250 Riverside Park Drive, Vero Beach
772-231-6990
https://www.riversidetheatre.com/
At an elite school, famous singer Maria Callas teaches a group of wannabe opera stars. Inspiring and uplifting, and winner of the Tony Award for Best Play. Based on her true story.
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Feb. 8 – Feb. 23, 2025
Parade
Slow Burn Theatre Company
Broward Center for the Performing Arts
201 Southwest 5th Avenue, Fort Lauderdale
954-462-0222
http://slowburntheatre.org
This Tony-Award winning musical drama tells the real-life story of Jewish factory manager, Leo Frank, when he is accused of murdering one of his female co-workers, a thirteen-year-old girl, on Memorial Day in 1913’s Atlanta.
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Feb. 10 – Feb. 13, 2025
Linda Purl – This Could Be the Start
Best of Broadway
The Delray Beach Playhouse
950 NW 9th Street, Delray Beach
561-272-1281
https://delraybeachplayhouse.com/
Join Linda Purl, the star of stage and screen, for an “incredible night of music.”
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Feb. 12 – Feb. 16, 2025
Peter Pan
Kravis Center for the Performing Arts/Broadway Series
701 Okeechobee Boulevard, West Palm Beach
561-832-7469
https://www.kravis.org/
A magical musical journey for kids of all ages. Peter Pan, and his sidekick Tinker Bell, take the Darling children, Wendy, John, and Michael to Neverland where they must outwit the evil Captain Hook and restore peace once more.
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Feb. 14 – Feb. 23, 2025
I Love You, You’re Perfect, Now Change
Willow Theatre at Sugar Sand Park
300 S. Military Trail, Boca Raton
561-347-3948
https://www.myboca.us/2508/Willow-Theatre
This second-longest running Off-Broadway musical is a series of vignettes about the hardships and joy of love. Considered a classic in the theatre world.
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Feb. 14 – Mar. 2, 2025
The Humans
Palm Beach Dramaworks
201 Clematis Street, West Palm Beach
561-514-4042
https://www.palmbeachdramaworks.org/
Inspired by the playwright’s love of thrillers, the Blake family hope they are spending a quiet Thanksgiving at their daughter’s apartment in Chinatown, but as darkness falls, the plot thickens, and primal fears are exposed. A comedy drama and winner of the 2016 Tony Award for Best Play.
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Feb. 16 – Mar. 2, 2025
The Lehman Trilogy
Maltz Jupiter Theatre
1001 East Indiantown Road, Jupiter
561-575-2223
https://www.jupitertheatre.org/
This is the epic-sized generational story of a family and a company that changed the world. Told with three actors portraying all the family members across the decades.
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Feb. 18 – Feb. 23, 2025
Momma Mia!
Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts
Ziff Opera House
1300 Biscayne Blvd. Miami
305-949-6722
https://www.arshtcenter.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.
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Feb. 20 – Mar. 9, 2025
All My Sons
New City Players
Island City Stage
2304 N. Dixie Hwy. Wilton Manors
954-376-6114
https://newcityplayers.org/
Originally produced on Broadway in 1947, this masterpiece written by playwright Arthur Miller is set after the Second World War and revolves around a family full of lies and guilt.
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Feb. 23 – Mar. 16, 2025
Noises Off
Gulfshore Playhouse
755 8th Avenue South, Naples
239-261-7529
https://www.gulfshoreplayhouse.org/
In a small English village, a theatre troupe rehearse a sex comedy, but absolutely nothing goes according to plan. A hilarious adult farce.
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Feb. 25 – Mar. 23, 2025
Singin’ in the Rain
Riverside Theatre
3250 Riverside Park Drive, Vero Beach
772-231-6990
https://www.riversidetheatre.com/
With a book by the original screenwriters, this musical tells the story of what happens when two silent movie stars who are linked romantically try to make the move into talkies, and one is successful, but the other is not. Based on the Gene Kelly hit film.
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Feb. 27 – Mar. 16, 2025
Legally Blonde the Musical
Lauderhill Performing Arts Center
The Broadway Series
3800 NW 11th Place, Lauderhill
954-777-2055
http://lpacfl.com
The enormously popular Elle Woods (and Bruiser!) from the Reese Witherspoon film series comes to life in an uproarious way with singing and dancing too!
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Mar. 6, 2025
Mama, I’m a Big Girl Now
Aventura Arts & Cultural Center
3385 N.E. 188 Street, Aventura
877-311-7469 or 954-462-0222
www.aventuracenter.org/
Reunited from the Broadway musical Hairspray are the original Tracy, Penny, and Amber (a.k.a. Marissa Jaret Winokur, Kerry Butler, and Laura Bell Bundy( who will entertain you with songs and stories from their illustrious careers.
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Mar. 6 – Mar. 30, 2025
Disney’s The Lion King
Broadway in Fort Lauderdale
Broward Center for the Performing Arts
201 Southwest 5th Avenue, Fort Lauderdale
800-764-0700
https://www.browardcenter.org/
This is the favorite children’s musical of young lion Simba and his fun-loving friends who just want to have a good time. But Simba is the rightful heir to his father Mufasa’s throne, and all is not well because if Simba’s jealous revengeful uncle Scar has anything to say about it, the young cub might not even live to wear the crown. Packed full of awe-inspiring music and breathtaking costumes.
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Mar. 8, 2025
John Lloyd Young “Broadway’s Jersey Boy”
Aventura Arts & Cultural Center
3385 N.E. 188 Street, Aventura
877-311-7469 or 954-462-0222
http://www.aventuracenter.org/
Young starred as Frankie Valli on Broadway in the hit musical Jersey Boys (and in the Clint Eastwood film) and has won both a Tony and a Grammy. Take a walk down memory lane with classics from the ’50s and ’60s.
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Mar. 11 – Mar. 16, 2025
The Book of Mormon
Kravis Center for the Performing Arts/Broadway Series
701 Okeechobee Boulevard, West Palm Beach
561-832-7469
https://www.kravis.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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Mar. 13 – Apr. 6, 2025
No No Nanette
The Wick Theatre & Museum Club
7901 N. Federal Hwy, Boca Raton
561-995-2333
http://thewick.org
Filled with comedy, romance, beautiful sets and costumes, well-known songs, and tap dancing galore, this century-old musical taking place in Atlantic City in the Roaring ’20s is as much fun today as it was back then.
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Mar. 13 – Apr. 6, 2025
Fiddler on the Roof
Adrienne Arsht Center with Zoetic Stage and City Theatre
1300 Biscayne Blvd. Miami
305-949-6722
https://www.arshtcenter.org/
The Tony Award-winning musical returns to South Florida. Tevye, a simple Jewish milkman in a simple village wants more for his daughters than to marry for love. A tale as old as time.
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March 15, 2025
Show Stoppers! Starring Avery Sommers
Maltz Jupiter Theatre
The Island Theatre
1001 East Indiantown Road, Jupiter
561-575-2223
jupitertheatre.org
Avery Sommers (Ain’t Misbehavin, Chicago) performs show-stopping songs while reliving her time on Broadway.
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Mar. 16 – Apr. 19, 2025
Lady Day at Emerson’s Bar & Grill
Gulfshore Playhouse
755 8th Avenue South, Naples
239-261-7529
https://www.gulfshoreplayhouse.org/
This revue of Billie Holiday’s life showcases her most famous tunes including “God Bless the Child” and “Ain’t Nobody’s Business If I Do.”
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Mar. 18 – Mar. 23, 2025
MJ the Musical
Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts
Ziff Opera House
1300 Biscayne Blvd. Miami
305-949-6722
https://www.arshtcenter.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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Mar. 18 – Apr. 6, 2025
Guys and Dolls
Maltz Jupiter Theatre
1001 East Indiantown Road, Jupiter
561-575-2223
https://www.jupitertheatre.org/
Thought by many to be the ultimate musical comedy, Guys and Dolls is full of favorite showtunes, gamblers, and dames!
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Mar. 21 – Apr. 13, 2025
Murder on the Orient Express
Mainstage Play Series
The Delray Beach Playhouse
950 NW 9th Street, Delray Beach
561-272-1281
http://delraybeachplayhouse.com
Adapted from Agatha Christie’s 1934 mystery novel. Everyone’ favorite detective, Hercule Poirot is on a train in Europe when an avalanche stops it cold. A man is found dead, and the killer is still on the train!! A true classic with an ending you’ll never forget.
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Mar. 24 – Mar. 27, 2025
John Lloyd Young “Broadway’s Jersey Boy”
Best of Broadway
The Delray Beach Playhouse
950 NW 9th Street, Delray Beach
561-272-1281
https://delraybeachplayhouse.com/
Young starred as Frankie Valli on Broadway in the hit musical Jersey Boys (and in the Clint Eastwood film) and has won both a Tony and a Grammy. Take a walk down memory lane with classics from the ’50s and ’60s.
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Mar. 25 – Mar. 30, 2025
Moulin Rouge! The Musical
Kravis Center for the Performing Arts/Broadway Series
701 Okeechobee Boulevard, West Palm Beach
561-832-7469
https://www.kravis.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. 25 – Apr. 13, 2025
Every Brilliant Thing
Riverside Theatre
3250 Riverside Park Drive, Vero Beach
772-231-6990
https://www.riversidetheatre.com/
This one-actor interactive play follows a seven-year-old boy who starts a list of wonderful things to live for when his depressed mom wants to end it all. As he grows to adulthood, and his list has grown along with him, we are reminded of the simple joys of life.
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Mar. 26 – Apr. 20, 2025
Waitress
Actors Playhouse at the Miracle Theatre
280 Miracle Mile, Coral Gables
305-444-3293
https://www.actorsplayhouse.org
A feel-good musical about a small-town waitress (and baker of pies) who is stuck in a unfulfilling marriage when a baking contest offers her the chance to escape. Based on the popular film of the same name.
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Mar. 28 – Apr. 6, 2025
Respect: A Musical Journey of Women
Pompano Players
Pompano Beach Cultural Center
50 Atlantic Boulevard, Pompano Beach
954-545-7800
https://www.pompanobeacharts.org
This musical revue celebrates the history of women over the last 125 years to the tunes of classic songs like “Diamonds are a Girl’s Best Friend” and “I Wanna Be Loved By You.”
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Mar. 28 – Apr. 20, 2025
Summer, 1976
GableStage Theatre Company
1200 Anastasia Ave #230, Coral Gables
305-445-1119
https://www.gablestage.org/
Two young women in Ohio form an unlikely friendship during the nation’s Bicentennial. Written by Pulitzer Prize-winning author David Auburn.
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Mar. 29 – Apr. 13, 2025
Something Rotten!
Slow Burn Theatre Company
Broward Center for the Performing Arts
201 Southwest 5th Avenue, Fort Lauderdale
954-462-0222
http://slowburntheatre.org
Two brothers try to write the world’s first musical in 1595 England, but have to contend with somebody named William Shakespeare. Billed as “An uproarious dose of pure Broadway fun.”
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Apr. 3 – May 4, 2025
Fat Ham
Island City Stage
2304 N. Dixie Hwy. Wilton Manors
954-928-9800
http://www.islandcitystage.org
Along with Gable Stage and Brévo Theatre, Island City Stage presents a fascinating and funny adaptation of Hamlet as a gay black man in the South must deal with his family over BBQ ribs and slaw.
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Apr. 4 – Apr. 13, 2025
Sylvia
Willow Theatre at Sugar Sand Park
300 S. Military Trail, Boca Raton
561-347-3948
https://www.myboca.us/2508/Willow-Theatre
A romantic comedy about a man, a woman, and a dog. This multi-produced show was nominated for three Drama Desk Awards including “Best Play.” The New York Times critic Vincent Canby called it immediately “delicious and dizzy.”
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Apr. 5 – Apr. 20, 2025
The Impossible Task of Today
Theatre Lab
Florida Atlantic University
777 Glades Road, Boca Raton
561-297-6124
https://fauevents.universitytickets.com
An agoraphobic and previously traumatized online teacher orders a home gym in the hopes he can heal himself. Billed as a world premiere.
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Apr. 6 – May 4, 2025
Sweet Charity
Gulfshore Playhouse
755 8th Avenue South, Naples
239-261-7529
https://www.gulfshoreplayhouse.org/
This Neil Simon-Dorothy Fields-Cy Coleman classic is the ultimate rom-com. Charity is a down-on-her-luck dance-hall girl who just wants to find love.
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Apr. 8 – Apr. 20, 2025
MJ the Musical
Broadway in Fort Lauderdale
Broward Center for the Performing Arts
201 Southwest 5th Avenue, Fort Lauderdale
800-764-0700
https://www.browardcenter.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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Apr. 10 – Apr. 27, 2025
South Pacific
Lauderhill Performing Arts Center
The Broadway Series
3800 NW 11th Place, Lauderhill
954-777-2055
http://lpacfl.com
Winner of seventeen Tony Awards, this Rodgers & Hammerstein beloved musical is all about love and war. Literally – as it takes place during World War II on a South Pacific island.
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Apr. 11 – Apr. 27, 2025
Camping with Henry and Tom
Palm Beach Dramaworks
201 Clematis Street, West Palm Beach
561-514-4042
https://www.palmbeachdramaworks.org/
Inspired by their actual 1921 adventure, President Warren G. Harding, and his pals Henry Ford and Thomas Edison, go camping in the woods and discuss heavy topics including politics. A comedy drama.
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Apr. 15 – May 11, 2025
Beautiful: The Carole King Musical
Riverside Theatre
3250 Riverside Park Drive, Vero Beach
772-231-6990
https://www.riversidetheatre.com/
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. 22 – Apr. 27, 2025
Les Misérables
Kravis Center for the Performing Arts/Broadway Series
701 Okeechobee Boulevard, West Palm Beach
561-832-7469
https://www.kravis.org/
Thief escapes from prison, ex-con roams France evading dogged law enforcement, picking up a youngster, wading through violent protests.
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April 22 – May 4, 2025
Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?
Maltz Jupiter Theatre
The Island Theatre
1001 East Indiantown Road, Jupiter
561-575-2223
jupitertheatre.org
From the mind of the legendary playwright Edward Albee comes this vicious Tony Award-winning dark comedy that exposes what happens when a history professor and his wife invite a young couple to participate with them in an evening of alcohol and “fun and games.”
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Apr. 24 – May 4, 2025
Dry Powder
Boca Stage – Off-Broadway Series
The Delray Beach Playhouse
950 NW 9th Street, Delray Beach
561-272-1281
http://delraybeachplayhouse.com
Dry Powder asks “What is the price of success?” Billed as a lacerating dark comedy.
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Apr. 24 – May 18, 2025
My Way
The Wick Theatre & Museum Club
7901 N. Federal Hwy, Boca Raton
561-995-2333
http://thewick.org
A revue of over fifty songs made famous by the Chairman of the Board himself, Ol’ Blue Eyes, Frank Sinatra. And it’s funny too!
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Apr. 25 – May 4, 2025
And the World Goes Round
Pompano Players
Pompano Beach Cultural Center
50 Atlantic Boulevard, Pompano Beach
954-545-7800
https://www.pompanobeacharts.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.
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Apr. 29 – May 4, 2025
Beetlejuice
Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts
Ziff Opera House
1300 Biscayne Blvd. Miami
305-949-6722
https://www.arshtcenter.org/
This uproarious hit Broadway musical is based on Tim Burton’s classic film. A teenage girl, trying to get over the death of her mother and having to deal with her dad’s new fiancée, must contend with a deceased couple and more (the more is a demon named Beetlejuice!) in their new home.
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May 6 – May 18, 2025
Peter Pan
Broadway in Fort Lauderdale
Broward Center for the Performing Arts
201 Southwest 5th Avenue, Fort Lauderdale
800-764-0700
https://www.browardcenter.org/
A magical musical journey for kids of all ages. Peter Pan, and his sidekick Tinker Bell, take the Darling children, Wendy, John, and Michael to Neverland where they must outwit the evil Captain Hook and restore peace once more.
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May 8 – May 25, 2025
The Comeuppance
Adrienne Arsht Center with Zoetic Stage and City Theatre
1300 Biscayne Blvd. Miami
305-949-6722
https://www.arshtcenter.org/
Five middle-aged friends of different ethnicities reconnect before their 20th class reunion. A truth-telling game ensues. Called “haunting” by one reviewer.
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May 9 – May 25, 2025
The Bridges of Madison County
Mainstage Play Series
The Delray Beach Playhouse
950 NW 9th Street
561-272-1281
https://delraybeachplayhouse.com/
With a Tony Award-winning score and a book by The Color Purple playwright, Marsha Norman, this musical follow a four-day love affair between a photographer and a housewife. Based on the best-selling book and film.
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May 12 – May 15, 2025
Sing Me a Showtune
Best of Broadway
The Delray Beach Playhouse
950 NW 9th Street, Delray Beach
561-272-1281
https://delraybeachplayhouse.com/
With the best of Broadway showtunes, a live band, and terrific local entertainers, this musical revue will delight and thrill you. From Director Michael Ursua.
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May 13 – May 18, 2025
Mystic Pizza
Kravis Center for the Performing Arts/Broadway Series
701 Okeechobee Boulevard, West Palm Beach
561-832-7469
https://www.kravis.org/
Based on the 1988 Julia Roberts film of the same name, this romantic comedy musical follows the love lives of three girls who serve pizza. With a hit score including the song “Girls Just Wanna Have Fun.”
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May 14 – June 8, 2025
The Girl on the Train
Actors Playhouse at the Miracle Theatre
280 Miracle Mile, Coral Gables
305-444-3293
https://www.actorsplayhouse.org
This suspenseful mystery revolves around Rachel, a bored woman who takes the train. She is a bit of a voyeur and enjoys living vicariously through a couple she sees every day as she passes by them. When she learns the woman has gone missing, Rachel gets involved. From the best-selling novel and movie of the same name.
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May 16 – June 15, 2025
Fat Ham
GableStage Theatre Company
1200 Anastasia Ave #230, Coral Gables
305-445-1119
https://www.gablestage.org/
Along with Gable Stage and Brévo Theatre, Island City Stage presents a fascinating and funny adaptation of Hamlet as a gay black man in the South must deal with his family over BBQ ribs and slaw.
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May 22 – June 15, 2025
The Dying Gaul
Island City Stage
2304 N. Dixie Hwy. Wilton Manors
954-928-9800
http://www.islandcitystage.org
A grieving screenwriter finds himself in a love triangle with a film producer and his unsatisfied wife. It promises a “shocking finale.” Written by playwright Craig Lucas.
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May 23 – June 1, 2025
I Do! I Do!
Pompano Players
Pompano Beach Cultural Center
50 Atlantic Boulevard, Pompano Beach
954-545-7800
https://www.pompanobeacharts.org
Originally written for Mary Martin and Robert Preston, this seven-time Tony Award nominated musical by Tom Jones (not THAT Tom Jones!) and Harvey Schmidt begins on a couple’s marital day and follows them through fifty years of ups and downs.
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May 23 – June 8, 2025
Dangerous Instruments
Palm Beach Dramaworks
201 Clematis Street, West Palm Beach
561-514-4042
https://www.palmbeachdramaworks.org/
When Laura’s brilliant son Daniel dangerously spirals, she must find the resolve to try to save him.
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June 7 – June 22, 2025
The Bodyguard – The Musical
Slow Burn Theatre Company
Broward Center for the Performing Arts
201 Southwest 5th Avenue, Fort Lauderdale
954-462-0222
http://slowburntheatre.org
Proving that just about anything can be made into a musical comes the iconic story made famous by Whitney Houston and Kevin Costner. A romantic thriller full of songs including several Whitney classics.
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June 10 – June 22, 1025
Shucked
Broadway in Fort Lauderdale
Broward Center for the Performing Arts
201 Southwest 5th Avenue, Fort Lauderdale
954-462-0222
https://www.browardcenter.org/
In this musical comedy, a town’s corn is dying, and a young woman sets off on a journey to find out why. Can she save their crops before it’s too late?
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June 17 – June 22, 2025
Chicago
Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts
Ziff Opera House
1300 Biscayne Blvd. Miami
305-949-6722
https://www.arshtcenter.org/
Roxie, a 1920’s chorus girl ends up in jail after killing her husband where she meets Velma, a vaudeville star who is also a murderous. The two hate each other at first, and compete for the attention of the same trial attorney, but they come to realize they may just be each other’s ticket to real fame. Includes the hits “Mr. Cellophane,” “Cell Block Tango,” and “All That Jazz.” Winner of six Tony Awards.
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July 10 – July 27, 2025
Confederates
New City Players
Island City Stage
2304 N. Dixie Hwy. Wilton Manors
954-376-6114
https://newcityplayers.org/
Two fascinating American Black women, one living during the Civil War, and the other a university professor in modern times face the same kinds of racial bias. A comedy drama.
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Aug. 21 – Sept. 21, 2025
At the Wedding
Island City Stage
2304 N. Dixie Hwy. Wilton Manors
954-928-9800
http://www.islandcitystage.org
Carlo is invited to a wedding, but it’s her ex getting married (to a man), and Carlo wants her back. What to do? Filled with love and laughs.
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