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WGCU-FM Radio Interview for Seeger: The Music of Pete Seeger
Author: John Davis | PBS and NPR for Southwest Florida Published July 17, 2025 Listen To The Interview “Seeger: The Music of Pete Seeger” comes to Players Circle Theater The summer performance season at Players Circle Theater in Fort Myers continues with a limited run of a multi-award winning one-man biographical musical performance titled “Seeger: The Music of Pete Seeger.” The show serves as a heartfelt tribute to legendary and widely influential folk musician and activist Pete Seeger, who passed in 2014. We’ll get a preview, including music performed live in studio, with actor, musician
Gulf Coast News’ Backstage Pass to Seeger: The Music of Pete Seeger
Gulf Coast News Digital Team Published July 17, 2025 Watch The Interview Things to Do: 'Seeger: The Music of Pete Seeger' FORT MYERS, Fla. — The late Pete Seeger was not only an icon in the world of folk music, but he was also a social activist who championed the causes he was passionate about. Though he is no longer with us, his music still lives on. This weekend, at the Players Circle Theater in Fort Myers, Randy Noojin, a singer and banjo player, will be paying tribute to the legendary singer and
WGCU-FM Radio Interview for The Complete Works of William Shakespeare Abridged
Author: John Davis | PBS and NPR for Southwest Florida Published July 3, 2025 Listen To The Interview Players Circle Theater performs “The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (abridged)” The fourth wall comes crashing down in Players Circle Theater’s production of the hilarious and irreverent play “The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (abridged).” This two-act play involves three actors covering all of Shakespeare’s 37 plays in just 97 minutes. The show includes plenty of audience participation, improvisation, and laughs, and it’s a fast-paced and physically demanding challenge for the performers. We take a deeper
ABC 7’s Backstage Pass to The Complete Works of William Shakespeare Abridged
Gulf Coast News Digital Team Published July 1, 2025 Watch The Interview Backstage Pass: 'The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (Abridged)' FORT MYERS, Fla. — Have you ever wanted to watch all of William Shakespeare's 37 plays but were strapped for time? Well, on Tuesday, some actors from Players Circle Theater in Fort Myers showcased their latest play, "The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (Abridged)." The play is exactly as it sounds — every single play from Shakespeare in a condensed spoof that is equal parts ridiculous and funny. The entire show is
Florida Weekly’s Review of Vanities
Kristin Voit | Florida Weekly Correspondent Published May 28, 2025 Three Women, One Lifelong Bond “Vanities: The Musical” brings friendship, fashion and the female journey to the fore Relationships are complicated, and the secrets shared between friends in a high school locker room evolve into far more complex bonds for three Texas women as their lives unfold in the Southwest Florida regional premiere of “Vanities: The Musical” at Players Circle Theater. Written by Jack Heifner (who also wrote the original play “Vanities”) with music and lyrics by David Kirshenbaum, “Vanities: The Musical” follows the lives
Gulf Coast News’ Review of Vanities
Dave Elias | Reporter, Gulf Coast News Fort Myers Published May 25, 2025 Sassy, soulful and full of heart: 'Vanities' wows Fort Myers FORT MYERS, Fla. — Now playing at Players Circle Theater along McGregor Boulevard, "Vanities: The Musical" delivers a nostalgic, funny, and unexpectedly poignant portrait of friendship, femininity, and personal growth. This spirited production, running through June 8, captures the essence of Jack Heifner and David Kirshenbaum’s off-Broadway gem while adding a local charm all its own. They say a show is only as good as its performers, and at the heart
WGCU-FM Radio Interview for Vanities
Author: John Davis | PBS and NPR for Southwest Florida Published May 23, 2025 Listen To The Interview Players Circle Theater mounts regional premiere of “Vanities: The Musical” Players Circle Theater in Fort Myers is mounting the Southwest Florida regional premiere of “Vanities: The Musical.” Adapted from Jack Heifner’s 1976 stage play (with lyrics and music by David Kirschenbaum), “Vanities” is a broadly relatable coming-of-age story exploring the joys and challenges of long-term friendships through the lives of three women as they navigate high school as cheerleaders, college as sorority sisters, and then
ABC 7’s Backstage Pass to Vanities
David Luciemable | Gulf Coast News Published April 18, 2025 Watch The Interview 'Vanities' now playing at Players Circle Theater 'Vanities' is playing from May 20 to June 8 at Players Circle Theater. FORT MYERS, Fla. — Get ready to take a musical journey through life with three best friends. "Vanities" is now playing at the Players Circle Theater in Fort Myers. Director Ted Wioncek III, along with Kimberly Suskind, Elizabeth D'Aiuto and Natalie Brouwer, joined Gulf Coast News to give us a preview of this coming-of-age story. Jack Heifner’s "Vanities" was
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