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BWW Review: A CHORUS LINE Dazzles at Florida Repertory Theatre!
August 10, 2018Florida Rep Education's production of A CHORUS LINE was truly fantastic. It was incredibly fun, emotional, mature, dazzling, and so much more. Every detail of the production came together to create one sensational show. A CHORUS LINE is a very... …
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BWW Review: Life is a CABARET at Florida Repertory Theatre!
March 30, 2018Florida Repertory Theatre's production of CABARET brought to life the well-known, Tony Award-winning story of romance, exploration, 1920s German politics, and so much more. The entire cast was phenomenal and very strong in all aspects of this production; their singing,... …
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Florida Weekly Raves! “How the Other Half Loves” at Florida Repertory Theatre shows us exactly how it should be done.
January 17, 2018British farce! It can be so difficult for us Yanks to get it right: the tone, the attitude, the inflections, the timing. In lesser productions, the lines fall flatter than a steamrolled soufflé and the show’s merely a series of... …
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BWW Review: SYLVIA at Florida Repertory Theatre is Doggone Delightful!
November 08, 2017by Emily Yorgey | Oct. 28, 2017 Read the Full Review Here If you have ever wondered what your dog would say if they could talk, SYLVIA is absolutely the show for you. And even if you don't have a... …
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FLORIDA WEEKLY – “Falling in love with Sylvia at Florida Rep”
November 08, 2017ARTS COMMENTARY| November 07, 2017 nancySTETSON at nstetson@floridaweekly.com Read the Full Review Here Dog lovers should never marry dog haters. They just don’t get it. In this kind of union, I wouldn’t blame the marriage for breaking up due to... …
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BWW Review: OUTSIDE MULLINGAR Delights Audiences at Florida Repertory Theatre
September 22, 2017by Emily Yorgey Sep. 22, 2017 Read the Review on BroadwayWorld.com Here Florida Repertory Theatre opened their 20th anniversary season this week, and after getting the chance to see the first of their nine shows for this season, I completely... …
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Florida Weekly Raves! “an honest and loving look at…living lives of quiet despression”
June 01, 2017Nancy Stetson, nstetson@floridaweekly.com Read the Review on Florida Weekly.com Jim Starkey feels as if he’s trapped and he’s “never getting loose.” As he puts it, life feels like “One compromise after another, just a constant slipping.” Things have not turned... …
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Florida Weekly Raves! “At Florida Rep for a spell: the trials of youth”
April 07, 2017nancySTETSON nstetson@floridaweekly.com Read the Review on Florida Weekly.com Year after year, school kids devote themselves to that annual torture called the spelling bee. They memorize long lists of words they’ll never use in real life, as well as prefixes, suffixes and... …
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NEWS-PRESS RAVES: “IT’S ALL ABOUT FAMILY IN FLORIDA REP COMEDY”
November 14, 2016Charles Runnells, The News-Press 8:34 a.m. EDT November 2, 2016 Read the Review on News-Press.com After watching Florida Rep’s new comedy, I wanted to hop on a plane and go give my Grandma a big hug. And I bet you’ll feel... …
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FLORIDA WEEKLY RAVES: “HANGING OUT WITH GRANDPARENTS AT FLORIDA REP”
November 14, 2016nancySTETSON nstetson@floridaweekly.com Read the Review on Florida Weekly.com Family. You’re stuck with what you get, and there’s nothing you can do about it. Well, that’s not exactly true. In “Over the River and Through the Woods” on the main stage at... …
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NEWS-PRESS RAVES: “ERMA BOMBECK WIT FLOWS IN FLORIDA REP PLAY!”
October 20, 2016CHARLES RUNNELLS , CRUNNELLS@NEWS-PRESS.COM 3:04 p.m. EDT October 18, 2016 Read the Review on News-Press.com Carrie Lund delivers each zinger with sizzling comedic timing. These may be Erma Bombeck’s words, but Lund makes them sing — and she makes her... …
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FLORIDA WEEKLY RAVES: “LAUGHING WITH ERMA BOMBECK AT FLORIDA REPERTORY THEATRE”
October 20, 2016ARTS COMMENTARY nancySTETSON nstetson@floridaweekly.com Making someone laugh is no small feat. Read the Review on FloridaWeekly.com Consistently making them laugh continually is even more impressive. At the height of her popularity, humor columnist Erma Bombeck accomplished that at least twice... …
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THE NEWS-PRESS RAVES: ’12 ANGRY MEN’ IS RIVETING DRAMA!
February 18, 2016by Charles Runnells Read the Review on The News-Press Website A teenage boy’s life is at stake, and everybody in the jury room thinks he’s guilty of murder. Everybody, that is, but one. And Juror Eight won’t budge — despite... …
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THE SANIBEL-CAPTIVA ISLANDER-REPORTER RAVES: A FAVORITE MOVIE BECOMES A FAVORITE PLAY!
February 15, 2016If your tastes in movies and plays are anything like mine, one of your all time favorite movies has probably been “Twelve Angry Men.” Well lucky us, Florida Rep has brought us a truly superb production of the play version.... …
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FLORIDA WEEKLY EXCLAIMS: THE COCKTAIL HOUR’ CHARMS AND ENTERTAINS AT FLORIDA REP!
January 14, 2016Read the Review on FloridaWeekly.com by Nancy Stetson, 1/13/16 It was Flannery O’Connor who famously said, “Anyone who survived childhood has enough information about life to last him the rest of his days.” That’s certainly true for playwright A.R. Gurney,... …
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THE SANIBEL-CAPTIVA ISLANDER-REPORTER REVIEWS THE COCKTAIL HOUR!
January 11, 2016SANIBEL-CAPTIVA ISLANDER-REPORTER by Sid Simon Florida Rep has a 4 Star show on the boards. They have truly done justice to A.R. Gurney’s best play, “The Cocktail Hour.” You’ll know it from the minute you enter the theater and see... …
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THE WALL STREET JOURNAL RAVES ABOUT THE COCKTAIL HOUR!
January 08, 2016‘The Cocktail Hour’ Review: Anatomy of a WASP By Terry Teachout Jan. 7, 2016 Read the Review on WSJ.com If A.R. Gurney had been born in 1900 instead of 1930, all of his major plays would have had long runs... …
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THE NEWS-PRESS RAVES: HOLIDAY MOVIES HIT FLORIDA REP!
December 14, 2015By Charles Runnells 10/10/2015 Read the Review on News-Press.com You’ve seen “It’s a Wonderful Life” dozens of times. You’ve memorized every scene in “A Christmas Story,” from that hideous pink bunny suit to that tacky leg lamp (it’s a major... …
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FLORIDA WEEKLY EXCLAIMS: YOU’D HAVE TO BE A GRINCH TO NOT ENJOY “JEAN SHEPHERD’S A CHRISTMAS STORY”
December 10, 2015Read the Review on Florida Weekly Here by nancy STETSON 12/09/2015 You’d have to be a Grinch to not enjoy “Jean Shepherd’s A Christmas Story” at Florida Repertory Theatre. This good-natured holiday play unabashedly wears its heart on its sleeve... …
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FLORIDA WEEKLY RAVES: ‘THE SEAFARER’ STANDS OUT AS MUST-SEE THEATER
December 03, 2015Read the Review on FloridaWeekly.com by Nancy Stetson - 11/24/15 If you want to give yourself an early Christmas present, buy a ticket to “The Seafarer,” now playing at Florida Repertory Theatre’s ArtStage Studio Theatre (through Dec. 13). It’s as... …
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THE NEWS-PRESS RAVES: THE DEVIL PAYS A VISIT IN FLORIDA REP’S ‘THE SEAFARER’
December 03, 2015Read the Review on News-Press.com CHARLES RUNNELLS, 9:32 a.m. EST December 3, 2015 Are you dreaming of a dark, drunken Christmas? Then Florida Rep has the show for you. The comedy/drama “The Seafarer” puts a fresh spin on black-tinged holiday... …
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THE NEWS-PRESS EXCLAIMS: FLORIDA REP MURDER MYSTERY KEEPS YOU GUESSING!
November 05, 2015Read the Review on News-Press.com CHARLES RUNNELLS, CRUNNELLS@NEWS-PRESS.COM 9:30 a.m. EST November 5, 2015 Florida Rep’s “The Unexpected Guest” opens on a room plunged in shadow. Moonlight filters through the roiling fog outside. A woman lurks quietly by the bookcase... …
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FLORIDA WEEKLY EXCLAIMS: TRUE TO AGATHA CHRISTIE, SEASON OPENER AT FLORIDA REP KEEPS YOU GUESSING!
November 04, 2015Read the Review on Florida Weekly Here Richard is dead. And no one is grieving. Not his mother, not his half-brother, not even his wife. He was a cruel man, an alcoholic, sadistic. Before sustaining an injury, he was a... …
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THE NEWS-PRESS RAVES: FLORIDA REP’S ‘SPAGHETTI’ IS ONE TASTY DISH!
October 15, 2015Read the Review on News-Press.com CHARLES RUNNELLS, CRUNNELLS@NEWS-PRESS.COM A warning about Florida Rep’s newest comedy: Whatever you do, don’t come hungry. Those aren’t plastic vegetables and fake spaghetti noodles onstage. They’re the real thing. Actor Michelle Damato whips up an... …
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FLORIDA WEEKLY RAVES: LOVE AND LOSS MARINATED IN LAUGHTER AT FLORIDA REP
October 14, 2015Read the Review on the Florida Weekly Site Here! nancySTETSON nstetson@floridaweekly.com Your mother probably taught you to never go grocery shopping on an empty stomach. I offer the same advice for those planning to see “I Loved, I Lost, I... …
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Season 21 | 2018-2019
