Author Archives: Bill Hirschman
Arsht Center’s New Musical ‘Girls vs. Boys’ No Knockout
Give the Arsht Center for the Performing Arts an A for effort for taking on a Herculean task of mounting an original show, and a rock musical for that matter, in times when theater audiences are more apt to settle for My Fair Lady or Fiddler on the Roof. Trouble is, Girls vs. Boys, which is being promoted as high-energy with a “throbbing” and “soul-bearing” score never reaches its potential.
M Ensemble Mounts A Royal Production of King Hedley II
Volcanic rage at bigotry and inequities that erode dignity pour out of these characters in streams of scalding toxicity in M Ensemble’s uneven but affecting production of King Hedley II. Performances from Ethan Henry and Makeba Pace, among other virtues, propel Hedley to the ranks of M Ensemble’s most memorable productions.
Maltz’ Amadeus Is Lovely To Look At, Even When You Can’t See The Actors’ Faces
Set in a gloriously decrepit 18th century theater created in the mind of an insane old man, the Maltz Jupiter Theatre’s production of Amadeus is a visually stunning and highly inventive vision of Peter Shaffer’s meditation on whether Great Art is divinely inspired, or even if God exists. But as beautiful as the stage pictures are, it does not reach its full dramatic potential here because it’s lit like an opera – meaning you can’t see the actors acting past the seventh row.
Entrances & Exits This Week / Openings & Closings
This may be one of the busiest opening weekends in quite some time. As a result, we will have a different review posted nearly every day beginning Friday morning. We suggest checking the most recent reviews in the list of …
Silver Palms & Theatre League Remy Recipients Announced
Eighteen Silver Palm Awards honoring theatrical excellence in South Florida during the 2011-2012 season will be presented Dec. 3, as well as two Remy Awards from the South Florida Theatre League.
Hey, Pssst, Did You Hear About Neil Simon’s Rumors?
Broward Stage Door’s production proves Rumors may be one of the funniest Neil Simon plays you’ve never heard of. But it also underscores what your mother warned you: an unrelieved diet of the most delicious candy will eventually lose its punch.
Slow Burn’s Avenue Q Is An Irreverent And Joyous Winner
Life isn’t fair. That’s one of the bittersweet themes in Slow Burn Theatre Company’s Avenue Q. But what’s really unfair is that there’s only five performances left and unless you hustle this weekend or next, you might miss it. Once again, the little theater with a below-modest budget and full-scale ambitions has simply nailed another production, this time delivering a raunchy, irreverent and joyous opener to their fourth season in way west Boca Raton.
Slow Burn’s Avenue Q Has Actors Talking To Their Hands
Backstage at rehearsals for this weekend’s opening of Slow Burn Theatre Company’s Avenue Q, it was not unusual to find actors offstage talking to their puppets. Michael Westrich, who portrays college graduate Princeton, said it goes farther than that. “Sometimes we’re backstage having a conversation and we find the puppets are talking.”
Entrances And Exits This Week
Openings and Closings Opening Oct. 26-Nov. 4 Avenue Q Slow Burn Theatre Company at West Boca Performing Arts Theatre 12811 West Glades Rd., Boca Raton (954) 323-7884 www.slowburntheatre.com Irreverent Tony-winning musical with puppets about young adults trying to find their …
Last Call: The Sounds of Success
Don’t call Terri Girvin’s Last Call a solo piece when it returns to the Broward Center this week. She’s the first to say that the precisely timed sound effects ingrained into a comic monologue about her life as a bartender make her carefully choreographed odyssey more than a one-woman show.
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