Author Archives: Bill Hirschman
McCraney’s Choir Boy Examines Individual Struggling With A Conformist Society
A gay teenager leading a religious choir at a regimented prep school for African-Americans is a perfect theatrical metaphor for an individualist struggling to square his uncompromising self into a society built upon conformity. Elevated by thrilling music performed in five-part harmony, a depiction of this difficult dance is the premise of Tarell Alvin McCraney’s Choir Boy in GableStage’s intriguing production.
Sultry Bonnie & Clyde Steams Up The Joint At Slow Burn Theatre
With Bonnie & Clyde, Slow Burn Theatre Company has found the strengths in a “troubled” work and forged an entertaining even intermittently thrilling work. It keeps nudging upward the level of quality and polish without sacrificing a commitment to tackling edgy, difficult work that few would attempt.
Carey Hart Delivers A Lovely Present To Audiences At M Ensemble’s The Gift Horse
M Ensemble’s production of The Gift Horse has praiseworthy virtues and crippling problems that make it a mixed experience. But it does give the audience a long-delayed gift in Carey Hart’s scintillating, poignant performance as a witty but troubled woman seeking true love.
Miami’s DreamCatcher Siblings Go Into The Woods With The Arsht’s Theater Up Close
Miamians J.J. and Natalie Caruncho built their careers as thespians in New York City, but now in their mid-20s, the siblings have returned home with the new company DreamCatcher Theatre to produce the Stephen Sondheim musical Into The Woods with the Arsht Center’s Theater Up Close series.
Complete List of Carbonell Nominations For 2014 Season
Complete List of Carbonell Nominations For 2014 Season
2014 Carbonell Nominations Reward A Wide Range Of Work
The unusual richness of the 2014 season in South Florida theater is reflected in the 2014 Carbonell Awards nominations released today, ranging from lushly produced mainstream blockbusters to edgy works from modest avant-garde troupes.
Anonymous Patron To Match Donations Needed To Keep Florida Opera in Broward
An anonymous donor has pledged to match any donation to keep Florida Grand Opera from eliminating Fort Lauderdale performances from its 2015-2016 season, the company announced Monday. But without pledges from other donors by Jan. 31 to be matched, large-scale opera productions would disappear from Broward County
Arts Garage’s I And You Looks At Life, Death and Teenage Angst
I and You has one of the least promising elevator pitches: teenagers studying the poetry of Walt Whitman discover that the eternal cycle of life and death is less inscrutable or meaningless than it seems. But as Arts Garage’s production illustrates, Lauren Gunderson’s play succeeds as both a droll dark comedy and an insightful, even moving inquiry into mortality.
Maltz Throws Every Theatrical Trick Into Lavish The Wiz
The Maltz Jupiter Theatre’s revival of The Wiz is among the most lavish spectacles ever put on by a regional theater in South Florida with its prime virtue being the boundless imagination of a huge team led by the vision of Maltz’s Producing Artistic Director Andrew Kato.
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