In today’s world, it’s pretty damn hard to be happy, and especially so if you happen to hate your job. So it’s difficult to imagine many modern day workers who would not hold some sympathy for Meena Pierotti, the depressed protagonist of RX, a charming dark comedy by Kate Fodor which first premiered in 2012. 

Almost, Maine by John Cariani is certainly an interesting addition to Palm Beach Dramaworks’ 2021-2022 roster. After an acclaimed run in Portland in 2004, Almost Maine managed only a one month run off-broadway, but gained notoriety in its afterlife as its producibility, broad appeal, and flexible casting requirements resulted in the play becoming unexpectedly popular with high school and other regional groups. 

If you’re in the mood for a moderately entertaining musical comedy sporting a tuneful country score, you’re likely to have an enjoyable night out at the Lake Worth Playhouse’s current production of 9 To 5. 

It was an honor to be in attendance at the first non-preview performance of a work as original, fresh, and vital as Zoetic Stage’s production of Gringolandia. This new work by Hannah Benitez, a playwright and performer with Miami roots, is the first commissioned piece from Zoetic, an intriguing new initiative for the company that got off to a great start with this past weekend’s world premiere. 

One of the most recognizable and beloved women ever to walk the Earth – Jacqueline Bouvier Kennedy Onassis – endured more in her short 64 years of life than any human being should face.

TW: Mentions of suicide

What is there to say about Dear Evan Hansen? Probably, not a lot that hasn’t already been said somewhere on the internet, considering both the show’s popularity and the intensity of the discourse that has surrounded it. After premiering on Broadway in 2016, the show won six of the nine Tony Awards that it was nominated for, including Best Musical, but has since suffered somewhat of a backlash after a widely critically panned movie version cast somewhat of a different light on its source. 

Marilyn Monroe was clearly one of the most famous, yet least understood film stars in Hollywood history. The rationale – if there is one – for her untimely death in August 1962 has never been explained with certainty, only repackaged in books, films and conspiracy theories that continue to swirl 59 years later.

If your holiday spirit is a tad low, there’s a show in town that can truly perk up your seasonal sensibilities. Legendary entertainer Marilyn Maye and co-star Nicolas King are headlining “A Winter Spectacular” through Dec. 19 at Boca Raton’s Wick Theatre.

The People Downstairs, which is playing at Dramaworks until this December 19, isn’t the first play about the Holocaust I’ve come across in my reviewing days, nor even the first I’ve come across this season. 

For a show with a title as silly as Spamilton, the 2017 off-Broadway hit currently playing at the Kravis Center’s Rinker Playhouse until this December 5th, this spoof-tastic offering is a surprisingly smart one.