Musical Theatre

Players Circle Theater is mounting a staged reading-style production of Rodgers and Hammerstein’s iconic musical “Oklahoma!” featuring the company’s largest ensemble ever assembled. “Oklahoma!” is widely credited with ushering in the Golden Age of American musical theater. Ahead of the opening night performance, we explore this production and the musical’s enduring impact on the musical theater genre.

Players Circle Theater is mounting the Southwest Florida regional premiere production of “Vanities: The Musical.” Adapted from Jack Heifner’s stage play, it’s a coming-of-age story exploring the joys and challenges of long-term friendships through the lives of three women as they navigate high school, college, and into adulthood, where they’ve grown into very different people. We’ll explore the show in a conversation with director Ted Wioncek, and actors Elizabeth D’Aiuto, Natalie Brouwer, and Kimberly Suskind.

Southwest Florida has a number of couples who perform regularly on stage. One such romance is Ryan Porter Craig and Cassie Sampson. They're on stage at The Belle Theatre in "Rent" through August 11.

Sydney DiBiasi returns to Fort Myers Theatre after a two-year hiatus to play Elle Woods in Legally Blonde The Musical.

Original "Jekyll & Hyde the Musical" Broadway cast member, Raymond McLeod, dishes on the musical performances audiences will see in Melody Lane's production of the gothic musical this weekend at the Heights Center in Fort Myers.

Laboratory Theater of Florida in Fort Myers is mounting the world premiere production of “Alien: The Musical Parody.” The show is a hilarious new take on the 1979 sci-fi horror classic film “Alien.” We hear from Lab Theater founder and Artistic Director Annette Trossbach, who conceived of and wrote the show, along with Earl Sparrow who composed the music.

Players Circle Theater closes its fifth performance season with a production of the musical comedy “I Love You, You’re Perfect, Now Change.” We will explore the show in a conversation with director Bob Cacioppo and actors Ted Wioncek and Amanda Ross.

Stephen King's Carrie turns 50 this year. To celebrate the occasion, TheatreZone in Naples is producing Carrie: The Musical from April 25 through May 5, 2024. It's a timeless story of a toxic mother-daughter relationship and high school bullying gone horribly wrong.

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.

Experience A Grand Night for Singing at MACC by Southwest Florida Theatre. WGCU's Tom Hall shares insights into this Tony-nominated musical revue.