Author Archives: Bill Hirschman

Audition Notice: A Real Dog

Polish up your pooch’s resume. Palm Beach Dramaworks is scouting for a well-behaved local dog to be featured in its production of Of Mice And Men.

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1993’s Twilight of the Golds Is Problematic In 2013 But Still Affecting And Unnerving

It’s hard to know what is more upsetting while watching family relationships disintegrate in Jonathan Tolins’ the affecting drama The Twilight of the Golds at Broward Stage Door. Is it that the precious loyalties might disintegrate at all or the disturbing reason that they disintegrate?

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Four Plays In Progress Get Readings Sunday In Miami

Fresh plays by four South Florida playwrights are showcased in a staged-reading format at a free event entitled “From Scratch” on Sunday in Miami.

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Not At All For Everyone, Outre’s Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson Was A Bloody Bloody Blast

Outré Theatre Company staged a concert version of Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson this past weekend at Mizner Park to see whether the fledgling company could pull off the logistics and to ask the audience whether they want to see a full production. Count this as the first enthusiastic “yes.”

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Laughing Through The Pain Suffuses Sons of the Prophet

GableStage’s Sons of the Prophet is a comedy about suffering. It’s a serio-comedy, to be sure, a wry compassionate look at the inescapable downside of being human. But humor drawn from the awkward collision of quirky characters suffuses Stephen Karam’s Pulitzer-nominated script, even though every major character is in emotional and even physical pain.

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Wick Theatre Proves Itself With Solid Soaring Sound Of Music

To answer the question that most folks are wondering after The Wick Theatre’s bow Friday night: Yes, there is a credible, substantial new player in town. The inaugural production of The Sound of Music has the feel of a fully-realized no-excuses production because it is, indeed, a polished, three-dimensional work of theater.

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Photos From The Wick Theatre’s The Sound Of Music

Photos by Amy Pasquantonio from The Wick Theatre’s inaugural production of The Sound Of Music.

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REVIEW: You Made Me Love You Will Enchant Senior Patrons

The Plaza’s cabaret revue You Made Me Love You – a celebration of the music made popular by Al Jolson, Eddie Cantor and Fanny Brice – is comforting soul food for The Greatest Generation, delivered in a creamy concoction poured by a trio of smooth and sincere singers.

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Podcast Link To A Star Is Born Show By Arts Radio Network

Arts Radio Network kicked off its series of live radio play versions of iconic movies with a one-night production of A Star Is Born on Aug. 15 on the stage of the host, The Theatre at Arts Garage in Delray Beach. To hear a podcast of that full production, click here

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OTHER VOICES: Round-Up Of Reviews of Beebo Brinker

Today we start a new feature for the site called Other Voices. A community contains many different views and varying opinions. We want to bring some of them to you. Other Voices may spotlight a feature story from another arts writer of specific interest to our Florida theatrical community of patrons, professionals, students and amateurs.

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