Author Archives: Bill Hirschman
Tickets for The 37th Carbonell Awards Are Now On Sale
If you ever wanted to see local theater actors up close, out of stage makeup and dressed to the nines, tens and several other figures, tickets are now on sale to the 37th annual Carbonell Awards ceremony slated for Monday evening of April Fools’ Day.
Powerful, Fresh Reimagining Of Les Miz Is Ready For Broadway
This Broadway Across America edition of Les Miserables is not some cynical attempt to wring just one more quart of milk from the cash cow. Instead, this is a legitimate revival in the deepest sense of the word that is as vibrant, passionate and new-born as a world premiere.
AAPACT’s Amen Corner Is Flawed But Passionate Look at Faith And Organized Religion
AAPACT’S ambitious The Amen Corner is earnest and heartfelt although most of the time, the characters and their tragic spiral simply don’t feel genuine or organic. But every 20 minutes or so in this 2 ½-hour evening, the actors dig into their marrow and slingshot the play from pedestrian performances into an affecting truth that clutches the audience’s heart.
Maltz Plans $2.5 Million Expansion With More Seats, Bigger Lobby, More Restrooms
The Maltz Jupiter Theatre plans a massive $2.5 million renovation that will include adding VIP seating, building a more elaborate lobby with 12-foot ceilings, expanding the building itself to the east, adding restrooms and other amenities.
Plaza’s WaistWatchers Ready Made For Ladies Who Lunch
There’s certainly an appetite for WaistWatchers: The Musical — a show for the ladies who lunch as a girl’s day (or night) out, which would account for one-quarter of Sunday’s audience being made up of women’s groups at the Plaza Theatre in Manalapan. (The Grove Women’s Club and Lexington Ladies were in the house at this particular Sunday matinee.)
Knight Arts Challenge Grant Deadline Set For March 4
About a week and a half is left to apply for the Knight Arts Challenge, which awards major grants for “cultural projects that engage and enrich Greater Miami,” meaning Miami-Dade, Broward, Palm Beach and/or Monroe counties. The deadline is before …
(Staged) Reading Is Fundamental
The psychological thriller I Know What I Am and I Am Not What You Call Me will be held at 6 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 23, at the Adrienne Arsht Peacock Education Center, 1300 Biscayne Boulevard, in Miami. The play by …
Made In Miami Art Bows At Miami Made Festival Next Week
Anyone who thinks South Florida theater is a staid traditional art form aimed solely at senior citizens will have their expectations exploded and their definitions rewritten next week with the cutting edge series of free youth-oriented programs in the fifth Miami Made Festival.
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