Joe Simonelli

Cape Cafe Dessert Theatre Poster for 'Backstage Broads'

New Simonelli and Sigrist comedy, 'Backstage Broads,' is at Cape Cafe Dessert Theatre

Tom Hall

"BackStage Broads" is the latest comedy by Joe Simonelli and Lori Sigrist. The play is about a 60-something woman who inherits a vacant theater from her uncle and decides to revive it with the help of three of her neighbors. She doesn’t have much money, so they have to build the set themselves. And to save on licensing fees, she hires a director who’s written a musical loosely based on George Bernard Shaw’s “Pygmalion.”

Playwright Joe Simonelli assuming the lead in 'Men Are Dogs' for final four shows in June

Arts & Culture

Simonelli and Crater join cast of 'Men Are Dogs' at Cape Cafe Dessert Theatre

Tom Hall

Cape Café Dessert Theatre has announced that playwright Joe Simonelli will assume the lead and Susan Crater is joining the cast in the role of Madelaine for the final four performances of “Men Are Dogs” in June.

Arts Center Theatre's Poster for "Where There's a Will"

Arts & Culture

Marco's Arts Center Theatre opens season with Simonelli comedy 'Where There's a Will'

Tom Hall

Arts Center Theatre on Marco Island opens its 2024-2025 season with Joe Simonelli's comedy "Where There's a Will." Simonelli was once called the next Neil Simon. Arts Center Theatre has previously produced two of Simonelli's other plays, "Men Are Dogs" and "Heaven Help Me."