Tag Archives: Michael Amico

In Dramaworks’ Lovely Talley Tale, The Only Folly Is The Set

ut Talley’s Folly doesn’t ask you to turn off your brain even as it embraces you with an enchanting pas de deux of emotions, at least in Palm Beach Dramaworks’ charming seduction starring Brian Wallace, Erin Joy Schmidt and the crucial third leg of the stool, director J. Barry Lewis.

Posted on October 13, 2012 by Bill Hirschman

Posted in General, Performances, Reviews | Tagged Erin Joy Schmidt, J. Barry Lewis, Michael Amico, Talley's Folly | 2 Comments

Dramaworks’ Proof Is Intelligent Examination Of Intelligent People Who Can’t Cope With People Intelligently

The messiness of human relations as opposed to the precision of science is one of the underlying themes of David Auburn’s Pulitzer Prize-winning drama Proof, enjoying a solid production at Palm Beach Dramaworks. Although set in the milieu of mathematical theorists exploring the abstract mysteries of science, the real truth-seeking is the audience-accessible but far murkier mysteries of the heart.

Posted on May 26, 2012 by Bill Hirschman

Posted in Performances | Tagged Cliff Burgess, David Auburn, Erin Amico, Katherine Michelle Tanner, Michael Amico, Proof, Rich Szczublewski, Ron Burns, Sarah Grace Wilson | 1 Comment

Dramaworks’ Master Harold Remains Incisive Look at Racism

The obscenity that was racism in South Africa in the mid 20th Century depicted in Master Harold…and the boys may be less virulent today, but Athol Fugard’s 1982 play at Palm Beach Dramaworks remains a gut punch of theater because the poison so clearly persists around us all with a dispiriting universality.

Posted on April 8, 2012 by Bill Hirschman

Posted in Performances, Reviews | Tagged Athol Fugard, Master Harold...and the boys, Michael Amico, Summer Hill Seven, W. Paul Bodie, William Hayes | 1 Comment

Joseph’s Return Visit (Again) Benefits from Imaginative, Irreverent Tone At Playhouse

Frequent theatergoers approach productions of Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat with fatigue. So it’s heartening to report that the latest edition by Actors Playhouse is a playful and imaginative riff that will entertain audiences who haven’t seen the Andrew Lloyd Webber-Tim Rice musical in a while

Posted on March 13, 2012 by Bill Hirschman

Posted in Performances, Reviews | Tagged Actors Playhouse, Andrew Lloyd Webber, Barbara Flaten, David Arisco, Ellis Tillman, Eric Alsford, Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, Michael Amico, Tim Rice | Leave a comment