Author Archives: Bill Hirschman
Pompano Players Promises Future With Delightful I Love You, You’re Perfect, Now Change
If I Love You, You’re Perfect, Now Change, from The Pompano Players, a new resident theater company, is an indication of what’s to come, we have an exciting new theatrical organization that is chock-full of seasoned and talented professionals that are sure to delight South Florida audiences.
All Too Timely: The Outsider Is Political Farce In West Boca
Just in time for a little after the election light-hearted fun comes the West Boca Theatre Company’s production of The Outsider, a farcical comedy by Paul Slade Smith that tells the story of a man who doesn’t think he wants to be king.
47th Carbonells Reward Broad Array — Dramas Yes, But Especially Lighter Pieces
South Florida’s huge array of theatrical offerings – from musicals drawn from kid-friendly material to adult dramas based in the region’s various ethnicities – were recognized Monday night in a diverse celebration at the 49th annual Carbonell Awards.
It’s the Top: Sublime ‘Anything Goes’ Opens Gulfshore Playhouse’s new Baker Theatre
Anything Goes is the just what it needed in our difficult times: upbeat and optimistic. It’s celebratory tone fits the opening of the Gulfshore Playhouse in Naples first show in the newly opened $72 million Baker Theatre and Education Center.
Full Court Press In Gablestage’s King James Is As Much About Friendship As Basketball
Trust us, the considerable verbal dribbling and turnovers in Rajiv Joseph’s season opener at Gablestage is only the top layer over the profound examination of the underlying defining themes of friendship and betrayal and returning home to find peace.
Who Is Gaslighting Whom? In Reimagined Deceived at the Maltz Jupiter Theatre
Anyone going to the Maltz Jupiter Theatre’s Deceived hoping to see their parent’s version of Gaslight will be sorely disappointed. Because this new adaptation has a completely different resolution for the terrified housewife whose character made “gaslighting” a household word.
Dramawork’s Lost In Yonkers Is Profound, Trenchant Drama
The 1991 Pulitzer Prize-winning Lost in Yonkers with its intersection of culture and families shows Simon at his most profound and makes a fitting launch for Palm Beach Dramaworks’ 25th season.
Try To Remember A Little Differently At Island City
Hot off the heels of their outstanding 12th year comes Island City Stage’s 13th season opener, The Fantasticks, a delightful romantic dramady billed as the South Florida premiere of “The world’s longest running musical in history … with a twist.”
Deceived At Maltz Jupiter Theatre Is a Lesson in Gaslighting With Gaby Tortoledo
“I love thrillers. Both as spectator and an actor,” enthuses Gaby Tortoledo who gets to explore it as the heroine in Maltz Jupiter Theatre’s current play Deceived through Nov. 10.
Laufer’s The Last Yiddish Speaker Examines Disturbing Socio-Political Nightmare
The Last Yiddish Speaker, Deborah Zoe Laufer’s season opener at Theatre Lab in Boca Raton is a chilling, fast-paced drama with a streak of magical realism, as a Jewish father and daughter rely on their wits and powers of deceit to survive in a fundamentalist rural community where the slightest divergence from the norm could cost them their lives.
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