Author Archives: Bill Hirschman
Religion, Immigration, Humor Intersect In CONVERSA
The responsibility to progress beyond religious belief and on to social action. The 6,000-year-old never ending saga of perilous immigration. Evolving from your religious upbringing into a different faith. Such themes intersect in Theatre Lab’s CONVERSA driven by the infectiously enthused playwright/performer Joanna Castle Miller whose direct TED-like address is infused with her engaging skill as a stand-up comedienne.
First Date Is Fun Fresh Frolic Through Dating Hell
Pompano Players’ First Date will feel instantly familiar to anyone who has ever endured a blind date. The series of hilariously staged scenes and songs capture the trials and tribulations of this dreaded rite of passage with wit and warmth.
Driving Miss Daisy Remains Heartfelt Success at Dramaworks
Live theater can reach one’s heart, explore emotions and show us who we are and who we might become, grasping the sentimental without being cloying or sappy. This is especially true in the now classic Driving Miss Daisy, receiving a heartfelt, absorbing runat Palm Beach Dramaworks.
Riverside Theatre’s Mauritius Depict Human Failings Accrue From Grief And Greed
You might not expect to be invested in the appeal of collecting the rarest stamps, but Mauritius at Riverside Theatre show the personal side of philately. If errors are what make a stamp valuable, the personal storylines in the play show how human failings, or errors, accrue from grief and greed.
Curtain Call Delivers Heartfelt Terms Of Endearment
Curtain Call Playhouse delivers a moving and often funny stage adaptation of Terms of Endearment, a heartfelt and convincing professional production
All Too Current ‘English Only’ Bows At Miami New Drama
The world premiere of the thought-insisting English Only bowed this weekend at Miami New Drama one day after Florida began requiring driving license tests be given in English only, a. scathingly honest depiction of the complex collision of cultures in the all too current search for the definition of “identity.”
My Take On: Reviews Of Current And Recent NYC Shows
A new feature “My Take On:: Short reviews of New York shows by Nunzio Michael Lupo, veteran journalist and an insightful appraiser of the arts. These pieces were first posted on his page at https://www.show-score.com/member/mrstrategery. Some of these are still running as Oedipus, Marjorie Prime and Ragtime for you to see on your next trip; others have closed but remain interesting for his assessment.
The Mousetrap: Snowed In, With A Murderer On The Loose
How well can we really know someone,? We know what they tell us, what they want us to see. And for those who are evil or manipulative, the outer appearance can be just an illusion. Agatha Christie’s The Mousetrap at Gulfshore Playhouse’ toys with the audience like a cat plays with a mouse before killing it, while occasionally feeding us red herrings.
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