Belle Theatre

If you’re trying to break out of the cliched dinner-and-movie Valentine’s Day routine, here are four suggestions for an artful Valentine’s.

“Moonlight and Magnolias” headlines the five shows opening this week at Southwest Florida community and equity theaters. Three others close and 17 continue their runs as well.

Lisa Kuchinski’s last show was “The Little Shop of Horrors” at The Belle Theatre. “I was four months pregnant with my daughter Olivia,” Kuchinski noted. Four years and another daughter later, she has made a triumphant although unexpected return to the stage at the Belle Theatre in "I Love You, You're Perfect, Now Change."

This week, 3 shows including "Sweeney Todd" open, 7 close and 16 continue their runs and there is one limited engagement at Southwest Florida equity and community theaters.

This week, 5 shows open, 2 close and 18 continue their runs and there is one limited engagement at Southwest Florida equity and community theaters.

This week, three shows open, two close, four continue their runs and one has a limited engagement at Southwest Florida equity and community theaters.

Two theaters have shows on Christmas Eve and two others welcome audiences on Christmas Day among the 11 shows onstage at SWFL theaters Christmas week.

This week, one show opens, 10 close and 10 continue their runs at Southwest Florida equity and community theaters.

This week, four shows open, five close, 11 continue their runs and there are three limited engagements at Southwest Florida equity and community theaters.

This week, four shows open, five close, 11 continue their runs and there are three limited engagements at Southwest Florida equity and community theaters.