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You know it’s going to be a great show when someone gets laughs even before they walk onstage. “The Importance of Being Earnest” opens with Jake Murphy, as Algernon, playing the piano offstage. (I use the verb “playing” loosely. Very loosely.) He’s banging around and singing along, making sounds more suited to an organ’s pipes
COURTESY PHOTO Florida Repertory Theatre’s 25th anniversary season continues with “Ring of Fire: The Music of Johnny Cash,” created by Richard Maltby Jr., conceived by William Meade. The production runs in the Historic Arcade Theatre from March 24 through April 23, with discounted previews March 21-23. Tickets can be purchased online at www.floridarep.org or by
Hurricane Ian washed up boats big and small on to the land wedged between Joe’s Crab Shack and Centennial Park on First Street. The state is slowly removing the boats. CHRIS TILLEY / FLORIDA WEEKLY Drop an alien from space into downtown Fort Myers during a busy January afternoon, and they could never tell that
Players Circle Theater presents the hilarious musical “I Love You, You’re Perfect, Now Change” with book and lyrics by two-time Tony winner Joe DePietro and music by Jimmy Roberts. This acclaimed off-Broadway musical ran over 5,000 performances in New York City, making it the second longest-running musical in off-Broadway history. It runs until Feb. 26.
Florida Repertory Theatre’s production of The Importance of Being Earnest by Oscar Wilde is now extended through March 11 in the ArtStage Studio Thea