Gainesville Community Playhouse — Attraction in Gainesville

We just saw The Producers last night. The entire cast could almost go direct to Broadway and be the toast of the town. The two leads (well, you could say there's five with the secretary/receptionist/actor, the writer of Springtime for Hitler, and the director of same) had such combustible chemistry that I am surprised a massive cloud of happiness didn't form from stirring these wonderful performers together with the terrific book, music, set design, choreography, and direction. And the centerpiece of the show had to be Springtime for Hitler, or perhaps Max Bialystok's solo re-performance of the entire play from a jail cell . A pure delight. The show brought the audience to its feet in a long and exuberant standing ovation. Indeed, I think another curtain call was in order. What joy to experience such artistry within a five minute drive from my house in a small (but lovely) theater hard by a strip mall where the patrons park alongside Publix shoppers. I've been thinking recently about works that are better than they had to be, in movies, television, literature, and on the stage. The Producers certainly qualifies as a show that was so far beyond what it had to be for local theater that it deserves a long and joyous life to share this wonder with as many lovers of music, mayhem, and madcap comedy...

What a Rousing Portrayal of Ragtime. Having owed my colleagues a fun event for all their recent help on a project, we decided on dinner and a play. Plays at your facility became an at least annual outing, sometimes twice a year event for us about 7 years or so ago. Before sitting down in our seats, none us were familiar with Ragtime. We literally looked up the premise shortly before the show started. However by mid play, we were deeply moved and by the play's end we were totally hooked. The concensus from the group was in as they exclaimed, "Leslie that was the best one we've seen yet!" And that's definitely telling as we've seen some really great shows at your establishment. Thank you GCP for allowing us to have a beautiful evening. And thank you even more for your courage to tell such a prolific and powerful story. Ragtime was...

My husband and I enjoy going to the Playhouse we missed it during Covid and the first play we went to go see was this one called Fun Home . It was a terrible play I didn’t like it at all but I stay do it unlike the four people that were sitting in my row they all got up together and left but my husband and I stayed the whole thing it was a terrible play during this time that we are all going through the anger the loud anger was not appropriate for this time . I am sure the people that left from my row went out to the lobby to try and get their money back but we will be back we enjoy the plays there but this play scratch it off of your list if you haven’t seen it don’t see it wait for a better one. Just saw the Producers it was the best show I’ve seen. A must...