Fran Thomas

1 week ago | broadwayworld.com | Fran Thomas

Have I mentioned how much I love Players Circle Theater? They consistently present entertaining yet thought-provoking shows. Their actors are multi-talented. And their small venue lends itself to the feeling of belonging to an exclusive club. Their current production is Vanities: The Musical. The songs playing as you take your seat clue you in to what’s to come. Girl groups from the 1960s sing about boyfriend troubles and coming of age in those turbulent times.

2 months ago | broadwayworld.com | Fran Thomas

Players Circle Theater presents one of London’s longest running murder mysteries, THE BUSINESS OF MURDER, running April 15th – May 11th, 2025. A critical and popular success in London, this psychological thriller about revenge centers on the interlocking triangular relationship between three people. In the tradition of Agatha Christie, nothing is as it seems and as the plot twists and turns, it becomes clear they are all in the same business… murder.

2 months ago | broadwayworld.com | Fran Thomas

Ever looked around a restaurant at the folks at nearby tables and marveled at how they spend their time together scrolling on their phones? Have they been together so long that they’re bored with each other? Do they even like each other anymore? These are some of the questions faced by a longtime couple in Flatlanders now on stage at Players Circle Theater. This is the Southeastern U.S. premiere of the work.

Mar 2, 2025 | broadwayworld.com | Fran Thomas

Good actors spend a lot of time creating backstory and motivation for the character they are playing. Imagine how much work goes into doing this preparation to take on more than a half dozen roles. That is the task faced by Robbie Harrison in Murder for Two, a musical comedy/mystery now being offered by Southwest Florida Theatre Company in conjunction with Dutch Apple Dinner Theatre. This is the first collaboration between the two.

Feb 22, 2025 | broadwayworld.com | Fran Thomas

I’ve never met a tap dance number I didn’t like. Thus, I had a silly grin pasted on my face throughout Crazy For You at Broadway Palm. Thank you, Ford Haeuser, for directing and choreographing this happy show. I’m also a Gershwin fan, so I must thank Music Director Loren Strickland and his orchestra, the unseen heroes behind every performance. The romantic leads Liv Pelton and Riley Wesson do full justice to those Great American Songbook numbers.