Gulfshore Playhouse

Here's what's onstage at area theaters the week of January 6

Tom Hall

Five shows open around Southwest Florida this week, another offers a sneak peek preview, two continue their run and one show closes. Read on for play dates, times and a synopsis of each show.

Arts & Culture

Here's what's on stage at area theaters the week of Dec. 9

Tom Hall

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

Broadway star and Naples Native Lora Lee Gayer (left) and Director, Composer, Conductor and Pianist John McDaniel (right)

Gulfshore Playhouse Kicks Off Broadway Cabaret Performance Series

John Davis

Gulfshore Playhouse in Naples will be transformed into a New York-style cabaret club for the month of February with a series of Broadway Cabaret performances featuring comedienne, singer and Ethel Merman enthusiast Klea Blackhurst; multi-award winning cabaret performer and actor Natalie Douglas; and Naples native and Broadway star Lora Lee Gayer!

Gulfshore Playhouse Open Season with World Premiere of “Higher”

John Davis

GulfShore Playhouse in Naples is launching a slightly modified season amid the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic with the world premiere of the play “Higher” performed by the theatre company’s own Associate Artistic Director Jeffrey Binder who also wrote the play during quarantine. The show is being directed by founder and Producing Artistic Director Kristen Coury. Both Coury and Binder join us for a preview of the show and for a look at how Gulfshore Playhouse is rising to the challenges posed by the pandemic.