Dorothy, Blanche, Rose and Sophia are coming back to Florida, only this time Sophia is out on bail. Golden Girls: The Laughs Continue lands at the Raymond F. Kravis Center for the Performing Arts in West Palm Beach on Sunday, Oct. 25, with performances at 2 p.m. and 7:30 p.m., bringing the beloved sitcom foursome into a storyline that looks nothing like the reruns longtime fans grew up watching.
A Modern Spin on a Miami Classic
The touring production, confirmed for the Alexander W. Dreyfoos Concert Hall at the Kravis Center, imagines the characters still living under one roof decades after the original sitcom ended, now navigating a plot that has Sophia out on bail after being busted by the DEA for running a drug ring at Shady Pines, according to the Kravis Center. Blanche and Rose have meanwhile founded CreakN, described by the venue as a thriving sex app for seniors, while Dorothy is trying to hold it all together with help from her much younger, sex-crazed love interest. As reported by WPTV, Dorothy is forced into online dating and ends up in a relationship with the attorney prosecuting Sophia's case.
The original Golden Girls sitcom, which has entertained audiences for nearly 40 years, was set in Miami, and the stage adaptation leans into that geography for its comedy. Per the WPTV report, the show includes references to alligators, humidity and banana leaves, and it even nods to Jupiter's Burt Reynolds Dinner Theatre, depicted as a short drive from Miami in callbacks from the original series.
An All-Male Cast Carries the Familiar Roles
Golden Girls: The Laughs Continue is an all-male drag production, with an all-male cast portraying the four women, according to heraldstandard.com. Vince Kelley portrays Blanche Devereaux and Adam Graber plays Rose Nylund, per WPTV. Kravis Center materials list Chris Davis as Dorothy and Tommy Favorite as Stan, alongside Kelley, Graber and Christopher Kamm as Sophia — though other tour materials, including a listing from Broadway in Chicago, name Ryan Bernier as Dorothy instead, so the exact performer slated for West Palm Beach is not settled across the available listings.
The production is written by Robert Leleux, directed by Eric Swanson and produced by Murray & Peter Present and Outback Presents, according to instinctmagazine.com. It also leans on improvisation, with the cast adapting material to wherever the tour stops; the show incorporated nods to Mister Rogers' Neighborhood and the Penguins during a Pittsburgh engagement at the Byham Theatre in October 2026, according to broadwayworld.com.
Why the Golden Girls Still Resonate
Kelley said the show's appeal comes from generational appeal and nostalgia, per WPTV, and he told the outlet the cast is looking forward to performing in Florida because of the show's solid fan base there. He also said South Florida's lifestyle is reflected directly in the production, and that the show gives older women a voice. The Golden Girls sitcom has long had ties to the LGBT community, WPTV reports, and it lets viewers identify with one of the four central characters.
That connection shows up in how fans describe the original series: the sitcom provides comfort for viewers who return to its familiar characters, and it connects audience members with parents, grandparents and close friends, offering comfort during difficult periods of viewers' lives, according to WPTV. Golden Girls: The Laughs Continue blends modern humor with the characters' established personalities, appealing to multiple generations in the process — though Adam Graber has joked that some of the show's continuity quirks simply do not make sense.
Getting Tickets
Tickets for the Oct. 25 performances are available through kravis.org or by calling 561-832-7469, with the Kravis Center located at 701 Okeechobee Blvd. in West Palm Beach. Organizers recommend buying directly through the venue's own site and warn against scams and third-party resellers, noting that tickets purchased through unauthorized distributors are often double or triple the cost. The production is intended for audiences 18 and older, with listings describing explicit language, adult themes and sexually themed comedic material throughout the show.
