Tag Archives: Rick Prada

Only One Out of Four Visits Lands, But California Suite is Not Neil Simon’s Best

Neil Simon’s California Suite produced by Curtain Call Playhouse, is a series of four playlets revolving around guests at the Beverly Hills Hotel.
Three vignettes are disappointments that don’t land at all, but one is the proverbial “diamond in the rough” that is worth the visit.

Posted on November 18, 2025 by Bill Hirschman

Posted in Performances, Reviews | Tagged Brooke Lynn White, California Suite, Carla Zackson Heller, Curtain Call Playhouse, J. Paul Heiner, Katie Jackson, Kris Coffelt, Leslie Kandel, Lisa Kerr, Michael Schenker, Neil Simon, Rick Prada | Leave a comment

PPTOPA’s Cabaret Once Again Warns Of Current Dangers

PPTOPA’s earnest, merely passable production of Cabaret is notable for a few solid performances, but especially for the script which, decade after decade, becomes an increasingly relevant warning. Even more than the original stories, Masteroff’s 1966 “book” warns of an everyday populace willing to accommodate the rise of a totalitarian regime that promises answers, even to the point of self-inflicted blindness to its dangers.

Posted on October 24, 2021 by Bill Hirschman

Posted in Performances, Reviews | Tagged Anna Cappelli, Bob Ruggles, Cabaret, Christopher Dreeson, Colleen Pagano, Del Marrero, Gabriella Giardina, Gaby Tortoledo, Geoffrey Mergele, Jeffrey Bruce, Jesse Veliz, John Henry Parks, Karen Cohen, Lito Becerra, Meagan Nagy, Pablo Pernia, Pembroke Pines Theatre of the Performing Arts, Rick Prada, Sarah Gorfinkel | Leave a comment