Florida Studio Theatre

Imagine a real estate office in Chicago in the 1980s. A competition has been announced to spur on the salesmen. The winner gets a Cadillac. The losers get fired. Normally ultra-competitive, now it’s no holds barred for these unscrupulous binder boys.

Introducing kids to theater at a young age can make them lifelong theater lovers, if not performers and playwrights. At least that’s the experience of Danica Murray, who’s directing “The Musical Adventures of Flat Stanley” at Broadway Palm.

Florida Studio Theatre's 'Lucky $tiff' is a musical farce with heart. Writer-lyricist Lynn Ahrens and composer Stephen Flaherty deliver witty and wonderful lyrics and breezy songs. Ahrens builds a comic twist into nearly every line and Flaherty provide moments in each song that enable the performers to shine.

This week, three shows open, two close, 12 continue their runs and there are two limited engagements at Southwest Florida equity and community theaters.

Construction begins Wednesday on Florida Studio Theatre’s McGillicuddy Arts Plaza. The new complex will include a state-of-the-art mainstage theatre, two cabarets, three stories of parking, and on-site artist housing to cultivate local talent.

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.

This week, five shows open, one closes, ten continue their runs at Southwest Florida equity and community theaters, plus the Sarasota Jewish Theatre presents a limited engagement of “I Never Saw Another Butterfly.”

Florida Studio Theatre is paying tribute to the crooners and audiences are –true to the title - “Feeling Good.”

This week, two shows open and nine shows continue their runs at Southwest Florida equity and community theaters, plus the Sarasota Jewish Theatre presents a limited engagement of “We’ve Got Short Shorts.”