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Top Gun! The Musical in FTL Crashes and Burns

This production of Top Gun! The Musical at Empire Stage suffers from Shoulda Woulda Coulda Syndrome: It shoulda been cast with performers who could actually sing and act. It woulda had a shot at being a cult hit. And it coulda been a lot of fun, if it were only in more capable hands. But as it is, Top Gun! The Musical crashes and burns.

Posted on February 11, 2012 by Bill Hirschman

Posted in Performances, Reviews | Tagged Empire Stage, Gisbert Heuer, Jack Gardner, James Lott, Lindsey Johr, Scott White, Todd Storey | 7 Comments

Mean Girls Make The Grade In Thinking Cap’s Premiere of Death For Sydney Black

The ambitious Thinking Cap Theatre, now in its second season, breathes life into Leah Nanako Winkler’s absurdist play about the dog-eat-dog world of high school hierarchy in Death for Sydney Black at Fort Lauderdale’s Empire Stage.

Posted on November 18, 2011 by Bill Hirschman

Posted in Performances, Reviews | Tagged Empire Stage, Nicole Stodard, Shira Abergel, Thinking Cap Theatre | 1 Comment