Broadway Palm Dinner Theatre

This week, theatergoers have 17 productions from which to choose, including one new play and performances of Tchaikovsky's Nutcracker by Gulfshore Ballet and Sarasota Ballet.

Theatergoers have 19 shows to choose from the week of December 9, including three new shows and five others that are closing

Agatha Christie's 'The Mousetrap" has been captivating audiences worldwide for more than 70 years. Audiences can see the whodunnit on the Broadway Palm Dinner Theater's main stage through September 21.

Pop icon Carole King's highly introspective and self-deprecating character arc makes Beautiful The Carole King Musical great theater. Broadway Palm's production of the show is even more special because lead actor, Isabella Andrews, plays all the songs live.

In 2010, Thomas Meehan and Bob Martin adapted Elf the Movie into a Broadway production. Ever since, the musical has been a beloved addition to community theater schedules around the world. It's on stage at the Broadway Palm Dinner Theater now through Christmas Day. But what makes this production so magical is its quest for personal identity, connection and purpose.

This week's spotlight on the arts, WGCU's Tom Hall talks with the Prather Entertainment resident director and choreographer and learns how she researches movement for her shows.

There's something special happening Under the Sea at Broadway Palm Dinner Theater. It's Little Mermaid the Musical, on stage now through August 12th. WGCU's Tom Hall says that besides the costumes, pageantry and Chris McCleary's breathtaking underwater video wall, the performances of Grace Atherholt as Ariel and Amy Fenicle as her sidekick, Flounder, will create lifelong memories for those lucky kids who get to see the show.

Taking place June 1st through the 4th, the inaugural Fringe Fort Myers festival features nine shows in three theaters. Tom Hall shines a spotlight on three acts to look forward to.

Southwest Florida will be getting its own fringe festival with Fringe Fort Myers coming June 1-4, 2023. Performance venues for the festival include the Alliance for the Arts and Broadway Palm Dinner Theatre. Artists have until Dec. 12 to apply, and participants will be chosen via a lottery on Dec. 19.

As theaters in Southwest Florida enter a new season in the wake of Hurricane Ian, the performing arts community has more attendance challenges ahead after two years of struggling through the pandemic, local theaters say.