New cabaret series, ‘Inside Broadway’, set at the Music and Arts Community Center in Fort Myers
Inside Broadway is a new cabaret series at the Music and Arts Community Center in Fort Myers, hosted by Dr. Andrew Kurtz and pianist Julie Bearden Carver, which gets up close and personal with Broadway performers, gracing the MACC stage, Thursday, Dec. 3 at 7 p.m. If you enjoy programs like Inside the Actor’s Studio and Fresh Air – or if you just love Broadway and musical theater – join MACC for an intimate evening of storytelling, secrets, and song.
Meet Sal Viviano & Liz Larsen
Married for more than 30 years, Sal Viviano and Liz Larsen have enjoyed distinguished careers spanning Broadway, Off-Broadway, regional theater, film, and television.
On the stage, Viviano has appeared in productions including Chicago, Evita, Pippin, and City of Angels, just to name a few, while Larsen has starred in Hairspray, Beautiful: The Carole King Musical, and The Most Happy Fella, which earned her a Tony nomination.
The husband-and-wife duo have also shared the stage in productions of Sunday in the Park with George and continue to bring their exceptional vocal talents and theatrical experience to audiences nationwide – including the MACC.
Viviano made his Broadway debut in The Three Musketeers and has since appeared in acclaimed productions of Romance/Romance, City of Angels, Falsettos, The Full Monty, and Chicago, with an extensive Off-Broadway and touring career that includes Evita, Anything Goes, Pippin, and Sunday in the Park with George.
In addition to numerous television and film credits, Viviano has performed more than 900 symphonic Pops concerts with over 250 orchestras worldwide.
Larsen appeared on Broadway in The Most Happy Fella revival (1992), Hairspray, The Rocky Horror Show, Damn Yankees, Starmites, and Fiddler on the Roof (her Broadway debut), and she has performed in Beautiful: The Carole King Musical since its opening in 2014. Her performance in The Most Happy Fella resulted in an LA Drama League Award and nominations for a Drama Desk Award, an Outer Critic’s Circle Award, and a Tony Award. Larsen also starred as Dot in the 1997 regional revival of Sunday in the Park with George at Arena Stage opposite her real-life husband Sal Viviano, which earned her a Helen Hayes Award. She later returned to the show as the Old Lady (George’s mother) in the 2023 production at the Pasadena Playhouse. Although she has dozens of screen credits for film and television, Larsen is best known for playing Jessica Reed on Law & Order, and recently starred in the 2025 comedy film The Baltimorons. Additional television roles include The Sopranos, Third Watch, The Americans, Mr. Robot, and film credits include Dr. Jekyll & Ms. Hyde, Keeping the Faith, Bridge & Tunnel, The Boy Downstairs, and For Worse.
For tickets to Inside Broadway, visit my.gulfcoastsymphony.org.
The Music and Arts Community Center is at 13411 Shire Lane in Fort Myers off Daniels Parkway on the campus of the Unitarian Universalist Church of Fort Myers.