Author Archives: Bill Hirschman
We Will Rock You at Arsht Center Rolls But Doesn’t Rock
We Will Rock You, another one of those jukebox musical mixtapes this time with the lyrics and music of megaband Queen, doesn’t quite follow Queen’s intended path.
Plaza’s I Love You, You’re Perfect, Now Change Is, Well, Close To Perfect
There is only one way to ensure that I Love You, You’re Perfect, Now Change, doesn’t morph into a cheesy Hallmark card, In The Plaza Theatre’s production of Perfect, the cast and its director understand the essential ingredient that can really make this show tick…ya gotta have versatility.
Breaking News: Miami-Dade Faces Crucial Vote Tuesday on Coconut Grove Playhouse
The Miami-Dade County Commission faces a decision Tuesday that could make or break the resurrection of the Coconut Grove Playhouse as deadlines close in. With discussions still underway on deal-killing debts, the commission will consider whether to authorize the mayor to incur $120,000 of expenses to seal outstanding deals before Jan. 15.
Our 2013 Holiday Gift Guide For The Theater Fan On Your List
Wondering what to give your theater lover this holiday season – besides season tickets, of course. Our media reviewer Brad Hathaway listens to, reads and sees nearly everything, and he makes his annual suggestions.
15 Years, 4 Productions And 400-Plus Performances Later, Wayne LeGette Returns to Role
Sometime after more than 400 performances, Wayne LeGette lost track of how often he had appeared in the enduring musical about relationships I Love You, You’re Perfect, Now Change. Whatever the figure was, the odometer is about to roll over this month.
Nicky Silver’s The Lyons Scores As Jet Black Satire Of Dysfunctional Family
Nicky Silver’s wickedly hilarious satire The Lyons about self-centered souls in the most dysfunctional family ever seen, on display at The Women’s Theatre Project, hides a deeper portrait of wounded people still seeking the affirmation that they never got from the people who society says should have been their primary nurturers.
Bravura Lion In Winter Is Family Battle Royal As Blood Sport
To summarize The Lion in Winter as a drama about a dysfunctional family is to facilely devalue this examination of just how base the human animal can be in the grip of power and ambition. Director William Hayes and a fine cast make the most of the acerbic gallows humor in Palm Beach Dramaworks’ bravura production, but they also build Goldman’s underlying case for the less than laudable aspects of our nature.
Home For The Holidays: Comedy In Making God Laugh Morphs Into Poignancy At Playhouse
Put Actors’ Playhouse production of Making God Laugh pretty much in the insightful column. Playwright Sean Grennan uses our recognition of the laughter and pain common to most familial relationships and uses it as a building block in his farcical comedy that transmutes into poignant drama.
SantaLand Diaries Good For Seasonal Laughs, But Has Its Share Of Bah-Humbug Moments
While David Sedaris’ The SantaLand Diaries has its share of funny, when his script stoops low for laughs, he dashes all the other precious gifts he doles out in this very inventive one-person show. Yet there are reasons to see Empire Stage’s production of the adult-tinged, bah-humbug holiday theater tradition.
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