The Pompano Players are giving South Florida its first look at Gutenberg! The Musical!, and the run is half over. The show opened Nov. 6 at the Pompano Beach Cultural Center, plays a matinee this afternoon, Sunday, Nov. 8, at 2 p.m., and closes after four more performances next weekend, Nov. 13 to 15.

It is the South Florida premiere of the show, and the first production of the company's six-show 2026-27 season.

What the show is

Gutenberg! The Musical! is a comedy that sends up musical theater itself. Two aspiring writers pitch the over-the-top musical they have written about Johannes Gutenberg and the invention of the printing press, and the evening is that pitch.

The show has a long trail of awards attention behind it. It drew Lucille Lortel and Outer Critics Circle nominations in 2007, and in 2024 it was nominated for the Tony Award for Best Revival of a Musical, along with Drama Desk and Drama League nominations.

Who the Pompano Players are

The Pompano Players are the professional resident theater company of the Pompano Beach Cultural Center. Pompano Beach Arts presents their season at the center alongside its own series of live theater and tribute concerts.

The rest of the season

After Gutenberg!, the 2026-27 season leans on songs from the 1940s through the 1970s:

  • Never Can Say Goodbye: A 70s Beehive Musical, Jan. 15 to 24, 2027
  • My Way: A Musical Tribute to Frank Sinatra, Feb. 12 to 21
  • Sh-Boom! Life Could Be a Dream, March 12 to 21
  • Sisters of Swing: The Story of the Andrews Sisters, April 2 to 11
  • Honky Tonk Angels, May 14 to 23

Three-show and six-show subscriptions are on sale now through Pompano Beach Arts.

Remaining performances

  • Sunday, Nov. 8, at 2 p.m.
  • Friday, Nov. 13, at 7 p.m.
  • Saturday, Nov. 14, at 2 p.m. and 7 p.m.
  • Sunday, Nov. 15, at 2 p.m.

Tickets and getting there

Tickets start at $55 and are sold through the Pompano Beach Cultural Center box office online, linked from the show's page on pompanobeacharts.org. The Cultural Center is at 50 W. Atlantic Blvd. in Pompano Beach.

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