Director. Actor. Musician.
Bruce Linser is a versatile actor and director based in South Florida. His credits include plays, musicals, concerts, readings of new works, and his own solo cabaret shows of Broadway tunes and American Standards. He is a member of AEA and SAG-AFTRA and an associate member of SDC.
Current & Upcoming Projects
Directing
Bruce directs The Light in the Piazza by Adam Guettel and Craig Lucas at Palm Beach Dramaworks February 5-28, 2027. The production will transfer to the Waxlax Stage at Riverside Theatre in March 14 through April 11, 2027.
In this lyrical, shimmering musical, winner of multiple Tony Awards, Margaret Johnson takes a trip to Italy in the summer of 1953 with her daughter, Clara, a beautiful, childlike young woman. Clara falls in love with Fabrizio, a handsome Florentine who wants to marry her. The protective Margaret, trying to come to terms with her own unhappy marriage, must decide whether to allow her determined, challenged daughter to follow her heart.
Acting
Bruce plays Gene Harlow in Who Killed Joan Crawford? by Michael Leeds at Island City Stage October 1-25, 2026.
On a dark, stormy night in 1993, five men arrive at a cabin for a soap star's surprise birthday party. Each guest has been asked to dress as the birthday boy’s favorite actress, Joan Crawford, in one of her signature roles…and the results aren't pretty. As they wait for the star, the five "Joans" begin drinking and dishing. Dark secrets emerge and soon there’s one Joan less...and then another...leaving the remaining Joans — and the audience — asking, “Who Killed Joan Crawford?!”
Writing
Bruce is writing the book for a new musical called Prodigals featuring bluegrass and folk songs written by The Lubben Brothers. Come back soon for further developments!
In the summer of 1950, shared tragedy reunites an estranged West Virginia family against their will. As their secrets, lies, loves, and resentments are revealed, will the choices they make bring them closer together or tear them apart forever? Loosely inspired by the story of the prodigal son, PRODIGALS explores the humanity behind our collective need for connection, forgiveness, belonging, and a place to call home.