Author Archives: Bill Hirschman
Black Santa: A Timely And Thoughtful Start To The Season
City Theatre’s Black Santa peels the shiny veneer off the holiday season with its clever examination of unconscious racial bias present in America’s cultural traditions
Did the Butler Really Do It? In ‘The Butler Did It’ At The Willow
Produced by Curtain Call Playhouse,,, The Butler Did It is billed as “an evening of mystery, hoopla, and outrageous hijinks.” They’re not kidding, because it’s all that and more.
Report From New York: A Wonderful World Begun In Miami Bows On Broadway
To begin with, yes, A Wonderful World is an exuberant trumpet call of a musical tracking the life of the legendary Louis Armstrong that will entertains tens of thousands of people as it remains a welcome option for Broadway audiences likely for years. That said, if you are looking for an in-depth incisive inquiry into the complex artist, this is not it.
Wick’s Joseph Production Is As Multi-Faceted As His Coat
Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, playing into next month at the Wick Theatre & Museum Club in Boca Raton, has something for everyone, or as Donny Osmond would tell you, it’s a little bit country, it’s a little bit rock ‘n roll. But to be fair, it’s also not for everyone.
Report From New York: Hills of California Intersects Ambition, Dreams & Family Relationships
The Hills of California Intersects driving ambition, dreams and family relationships deteriorating over time; Catch it now before it closes next month because with a cast of 22 and a challenging script, this superbly acted, directed and authored piece will not tour and will likely not be picked up by many, if any, regional theater
‘Every Brilliant Thing’ At Gulfshore Playhouse Lists What Makes Life Worth Living
Every Brilliant Thing at the Gulfshore Playhouse in Naples is a moving and often funny one-man show in which the Storyteller comes up with a list of “every brilliant thing” that makes life worth living with us following his life from childhood to adulthood as he keeps adding to his list.
Compelling Tale of Artistic Anxiety In Jonathan Larson’s Pre-Rent ‘tick, tick… BOOM!’
Jonathan Larson’s semi-autobiographical pre-Rent musical tick, tick…BOOM! compellingly injects us deep into the agonized guts of a young man teetering on the Great Divide of pursuing his artistic dream or compromising for a “normal” life.
The Gloves Come Off in The Long Weekend At Pigs Do Fly
What happens when one unhappily married couple invites another unhappily married couple to spend a holiday weekend with them in their country home? As the claws come out, long-buried resentments resurface, and dirty little secrets are exposed in Pigs Do Fly Productions’ The Long Weekend,
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