Sister Act April 14 – May 20
Bet you can’t wait for fall: cooler temperatures, lower humidity and the start of the 2022-2023 theater season.
Almost all local theaters have announced their upcoming season.
There’s a wide range to choose from, with offbeat new shows, audience-friendly musicals and well-known favourites.
From mindless comedies to sophisticated fare, the offer is wide and varied and there is something for everyone.
Musicals ranging from “Sweeney Todd” to “Cabaret” to “Footloose”.
Plays by Oscar Wilde, Neil Simon, August Wilson, Mark St. Germain.
Here’s a list of what’s coming. (Remember to check with theaters as dates and shows are subject to change.)
FORT MYERS
BROADWAY PALM
1380 Colonial Bvld. 239-278-4422 or www.broadwaypalm.com
MAIN STAGE
Broadway Palm Through the Decades Aug. 26-Oct. 1
A Chorus Line 7 Oct-Nov 12
Irving Berlin’s White Christmas 18 Nov-Dec 30
Disney’s The Little Mermaid July 7 – December 8
Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat Jan. 6-Feb. 11
Jersey Boys February 17th to April 9th
Sister Act April 14 – May 20
Unbound from May 26th to July 1st
Disney’s The Little Mermaid July 7 – December 8
THE OFF BROADWAY PALM THEATER
Not now darling 22 Sept-Nov 5
Ha! Ha! Hey! The Holiday Show Nov. 10-Dec. 25
Just Desserts: A Musical Casserole 12 Jan-Feb 18
Doublewide Texas February 23 – April 9
Always a bridesmaid April 18th – May 20th
BROADWAY PALM CHILDREN THEATER
Grace for President Selected Matinees Oct. 15-Nov. 10
Santa Claus the Musical Selected Matinees Nov. 29-Dec. 24
Bob Marley’s Three Little Birds Select Matinees April 21 – May 19
How I Became a Pirate Selected Matinees from June 2nd to June 30th
FLORIDA REPERTORY THEATER
2267 Bay St. 239-332-4488 or www.floridarep.org
Lobby Hero April 18 – May 21
HISTORICAL ARCADE THEATER
Incident at Our Lady of Perpetual Help Oct. 25-Nov. 13
And then there was no 29 Nov-Dec. 18
Rip cord 10.-29. January
At the Golden Pond February 14 – March 5
Ring of Fire: The Music of Johnny Cash March 21 to April 16
ARTSTAGE STUDIOTHEATRE
Lady Day at Emerson’s Bar and Grille 20 Sept-Oct 30
Freud’s last session Dec. 13-Jan. fifteen
The Importance of Being Ernest January 31 – March 5
Lobby Hero April 18 – May 21
FLORIDA LABORATORY THEATER
1634 Woodford Avenue 218-0481 or www.laboratorytheaterflorida.com
fair view August 5th to 20th
The Play That Goes Wrong Sept. 16-Oct. 9
24 hour playwriting project 22 Oct
The Thanksgiving Game 4th-20th November
Is not wrongdoing 9 Dec-Jan fifteen
Clown Bar 18.-28. August
Sweeney Todd February 10 – March 11
Pass Over from March 21st to April 16th
NEW PHOENIX THEATER
13211 McGregor Blvd. 239-284-5214 or www.newphoenixtheatrefortmyers.org
The New Phoenix Theater has not yet announced its 22-23 season.
THEATER CONSPIRACY
10091 McGregor Blvd. 239-939-2787 or www.artinlee.org
Clown Bar 18.-28. August
August Wilson’s The Piano Lesson 20.-29. Oct
The parking lot 8.-18. December
Faceless 19-29 January
The Last Show, written February 16-26
The Hatter’s Wife 16th-26th centuries March
NORTH FORT MYERS
PLAYERS CIRCLE THEATER
16554 Cleveland Ave. North Fort Myers (inside the Shell Factory) 239-800-3292 or www.playerscircletheater.com
Murder at the Howard Johnsons 25 Oct-Nov 13
The lady with all the answers 29 Nov-Dec 18
admissions 3rd-22nd January
The Lady with All the Answers Nov. 29-Dec. 18
I love you, you are perfect, now change February 7th to 26th
The cocktail hour March 14 – April 2
The foreigner 18-27 April
NAPLES
GULFSHORE THEATER
755 8th Avenue South 239-261-7529 or www.gulfshoreplayhouse.org
26 miles 13th-30th October
Steel magnolias 10 Nov-Dec 4
mud row 7th-29th January
Camelot February 11 – March 12
Barefoot in the park March 25 – April 16
morning after grace April 29 – May 14
THE PLAYERS OF NAPLES
701 5th Ave. South 239.263.7990 or www.naplesplayers.org
BLACKBURN HALL
Steel Magnolias Nov. 10-Dec. 4
happy spirit 28 Sept-Oct 23
A Christmas song 23 Nov-Dec 18
The game is in progress January 11th to February 5th
The sound of music March 1 – April 2
TOBYE STUDIO
By the way, meet Vera Stark 19 Oct – 6 Nov
Southern comfort 30 Nov-Dec 18
THE STUDIO PLAYERS
Joan Jenks Auditorium at the Golden Gate Community Center 4701 Golden Gate Parkway 239-398-9192 or www.thestudioplayers.org
beer for breakfast 23 Sept-Oct 9
Other desert cities 25 Nov-Dec 18
You have to know 20 Jan-2 Jan Feb 5
Save Kitty 10-26 March
Happy Spirit 28 Sep-Oct 23
Murder at the Howard Johnsons May 19 – June 14
THEATER ZONE
G&L Theater at the Community School of Naples 13275 Livingston Road 888-966-3352 x.1 or www.theatre.zone
» home for the holidays 9th-11th December
» A Little Night Music 12-22 January
» Escape to Margaritaville February 9-19
» The farewell girl March 9-19
» rock of times April 27 – May 7
PORT CHARLOTTE
THE CHARLOTTE PLAYERS
1182 Market Circle 941-255-1022 or www.charlotteplayers.org
The 39 steps September 9th to 18th
happy spirit 7th-16th October
rumours 3rd-13th November
Beer for breakfast 23 Sept-Oct 9
The Belles Take the Big Easy 12-22 January
How the other half loves February 9th to 26th
Murder on the Orient Express March 16 – April 2
Love, lies and the doctor’s dilemma 20th-30th April
At seven in the morning 12-21 May
SARASOTA
ASOLO REPERTORY THEATER
5555 N. Tamiami Trail, Sarasota 941-351-8000 or www.asolorep.org
cabaret 16 Nov-Dec 31
Ken Ludwig’s The Three Musketeers January 11 – March 26
The silent sky January 19 – March 5
Chicken & Cookies February 15 – April 13
Incident at Our Lady of Perpetual Help March 15 – April 22
Chicken & Cookies February 15 – April 13
Man from La Mancha May 10 – June 11
MUNICIPAL THEATER
1487 Second Street 941-321-1397 or www.urbanitetheatre.com The Urbanite Theater announces its August season.
WEST COAST BLACK THEATER TROUBLE
1012 North Orange Avenue 941-366-1505 or www.westcoastblacktheatre.org
boys and dolls 5 Oct-Nov 20
The Black Birth by Langston Hughes 30 Nov-Dec 23
Fly west 4 Jan-Feb 12
dream girl February 22 – April 9
Big Sexy: The Fats Waller Revue April 19 – May 28
The Soul Crooners with Sistas on behalf of the soul July 30 Sold out
VENICE
THE VENICE THEATRE
140 Tampa Ave. West 941-488-1115 or www.venicetheatre.org
god’s country September 9th to 25th
The revolutionaries 16 Sept-Oct 2
Arabian Nights 7th-16th October
Kinky boots 21 Oct-21 Oct Nov 20
Xanadu 18 Nov-Dec 20
A Christmas song 9 Nov-Dec 20
Up on the Roof: The Music of Carole King and James Taylor 13 Jan-Feb 5
The Cemetery Association 20 Jan-2 Jan Feb 12
gypsy February 24 – March 26
roe 3rd-19th March
little woman March 31 – April 23
death of a seller April 28 – May 14
Lizzie Stranton 5th-21st May