Author Archives: Bill Hirschman
A Fresh New Argentina, Of Sorts, For Evita At The Kravis
This national tour of the 2012 Broadway revival of Evita is a strong fresh edition that gives the raw material a thorough makeover but does not deconstruct the piece. The experience is helped immeasurably by the clarion voices of the lead actors. The only facets missing most of the time are the electric sizzle and raging passions that marked earlier productions.
Wick Takes A Chance With Mixed Bouquet Of Steel Magnolias
See Magnolias for all of the lovely elements the Wick’s production contains and its insightful direction by Mr. Joerder. Some of the thornier aspects should eventually get worked out and by no means are they a reason to dismiss a night of sweet Magnolias at the Wick.
Have I Got A Girl For You Entertains, But Proves Island City’s Savvy For New Works
The small, yet “can do” Island City Stage swept the Carbonell Awards for the drama The Timekeepers. Its latest comedy, Have I Got A Girl For You, has an originality that shows what this company really can do.
Demos-Brown Wins Citation In Steinberg/ATCA Competition
Miami playwright Christopher Demos-Brown received a prestigious citation this weekend from one of the most esteemed playwriting programs in the country, the Harold and Mimi Steinberg/American Theatre Critics Association New Play Award. The selection was based on the script for his play Fear Up Harsh that premiered in November at Zoetic Stage.
Outré’s Mr. Marmalade Is An Acquired Taste, Perfect for Savvy Theatergoers
Outré Theater Company goes out on a limb for Mr. Marmalade and for savvy audience members who want to be challenged, it couldn’t be more smartly satisfying.
Mae West Play, Dirty Blonde, Doesn’t Quite Seduce At Plaza
The Plaza Theatre’s production of Dirty Blonde, a story of the blessings and curse of celebrity as seen in the life of Mae West, is similarly a conundrum of contradiction – the cast delivers appealing performances, but the play never captures the sex symbol’s blissful bawdiness and nova-like lifeforce that has invigorated other editions.
New Theatre’s Look At Saturday Night Live Not Ready For Prime Time Never Peaks
New Theatre’s debut of the new, locally written work, Not Ready for Primetime, has a way to go before it is actually ready for prime time
Juan C. Sanchez’s Disturbing Collection Of Playlets Is Anything But Paradise
Juan C. Sanchez’s Paradise Motel begins in the clouds and ends in the sewer. Charting five decades in the devolution of a fictional motel on Calle Ocho—and the parade of lovers, hustlers, sharks and addicts that have occupied its rooms—this collection of seven playlets presents an uncompromising vision of urban decay that will ring wincingly true for its Miami audience
Winners of 38th Carbonell Awards For Excellence
Complete lists of winners and nominees for the Carbonell Awards 2013
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