8 Best Performing Arts in Palm Beach and the Treasure Coast, Florida

This is the crown jewel amid a treasury of local arts attractions, and its marquee star is the 2,195-seat Dreyfoos Hall, a glass, copper, and marble showcase just steps from the restaurants and shops of Rosemary Square. The center also boasts the 289-seat Rinker Playhouse, 170-seat Persson Hall, and the Gosman Amphitheatre, which holds 1,400 total in seats and on the lawn. A packed year-round schedule features a blockbuster lineup of Broadway's biggest touring productions, concerts, dance, dramas, and musicals; the Miami City Ballet, Palm Beach Opera, and the Palm Beach Pops perform here.

This is the crown jewel amid a treasury of local arts attractions, and its marquee star is the 2,195-seat Dreyfoos Hall, a glass, copper, and marble showcase just steps from the restaurants and shops of The Square. The center also boasts the 289-seat Rinker Playhouse, 170-seat Persson Hall, and the Gosman Amphitheatre, which holds 1,400 total in seats and on the lawn. A packed year-round schedule features a blockbuster lineup of Broadway's biggest touring productions, concerts, dance shows, dramas, and musicals; the Miami City Ballet, Palm Beach Opera, and the Palm Beach Pops perform here.

On the National Register of Historic Places, this 1925 movie house has been revived for live performances ranging from Lily Tomlin's one-woman show to orchestra performances to jazz concerts. With 500 seats, the theater feels intimate.

A former dinner theater facility, the Maltz is now a 554-seat main-stage concert hall that is home to one of Florida's leading regional theater troupes. Major shows, including Broadway favorites like The Producers and Annie, run from October to April, and tickets range from $52 to $68.

Housed in an intimate venue with only 218 seats in downtown West Palm Beach, the modus operandi is "theater to think about," with plays by Pulitzer Prize winners on rotation.

Still going strong after more than 60 years, three main-stage productions are offered during the season from January through April at the Kravis Center, with English-language supertitles. There's an annual Children's Performance when all tickets are $5, plus a free outdoor concert at the Meyer Amphitheatre in downtown West Palm Beach. Tickets start at $25.

A series of professional touring and local productions are staged throughout the year at the Riverside's Agnes Wahlstrom Youth Playhouse and Anne Morton Theatre. Programs and lectures, as well as comedy and concerts are offered here.

From October to May, this renowned center hosts Broadway-style productions at the 692-seat Stark Stage, and smaller, challenging works at the 250-seat Waxlax Stage. Offerings have included The Wonder Years, Million Dollar Quartet, Gypsy, and Mama Mia!