6 Best Performing Arts in The Lower Gulf Coast, Florida

This is the place to see Broadway musicals, concerts, symphony performances, and comedy shows.

Here, buffet dinners accompany some of Broadway’s best musicals. There’s also a 100-seat Off Broadway Palm Theatre that hosts smaller-scale comedies and musicals.

In downtown's restored, circa-1915 Arcade Theatre, this top professional company stages Tony- and Pulitzer-winning productions. There's also an adjacent, more intimate space for edgier works and a Lunchbox Theatre Series for children.

The 85-piece Naples Philharmonic Orchestra performs more than 140 plays, ballets, orchestral, and chamber concerts each year at the Hayes Hall at Artis–Naples from September to June. The Miami City Ballet performs here during its winter season.

Musicals and dramas are performed year-round; winter shows often sell out well in advance.

More than a plush movie theater, Silverspot offers a full evening's entertainment, including a lounge where you can sip specialty cocktails before showtime. You can even order dinner and have it delivered to your comfy seat to enjoy during the movie.