Tag Archives: The Wick Theatre

Stand Up, Wick Theatre’s Guys And Dolls Is Rockin’ The House

One quiet fear of frequent theatergoers is that some well-meaning troupe will bungle a piece they love and override precious memories with mediocrity. Well, breathe easier. The Wick Theatre’s rendition of Guys and Dolls, widely considered one of the best musical comedies ever written, is as buoyant and spirited a triumph as a fan could wish.

Posted on March 14, 2017 by Bill Hirschman

Posted in Performances, Reviews | Tagged Aaron Bower, Elizabeth Dimon, Guys and Dolls, James Olmstead, Jeffrey Moss, Kelly Shook, Lauren Weinberg, Peter Galman, Shaun Rice, The Wick Theatre, Wayne LeGette | 1 Comment

Wick Slates Drowsy Chaperone, Brigadoon, Singing’ In The Rain

The Wick Theatre in Boca Raton hopes that musicals connected to popular films will be an alluring draw in its fifth season, based on the three of the five titles it announced this week. But the season also includes a hilarious comedy calculated to appeal to its mainstream audience’s taste plus a revue of Jerry Herman music.

Posted on March 4, 2017 by Bill Hirschman

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Wick’s West Side Story Is Adequate But Not Transcendent

There is nothing especially wrong with The Wick Theatre’s riff on West Side Story, But if you’ve seen other productions, by comparison, the modestly entertaining result is competent but rarely reaches those emotional peaks that the work is proven capable of.

Posted on January 15, 2017 by Bill Hirschman

Posted in Performances, Reviews | Tagged Arthur Laurents, Bruce Levine, Charles South, James Olmstead, Jeff Smith, Leonard Bernstein, Mary Joanna Grisso, Pasqualino Beltempo, Stephen Sondheim, The Wick Theatre, West Side Story | Leave a comment

What Kind Of Year Was It? Our Critics’ “Best Of” 2016 Lists

Critics and award judges have been talking about it for weeks: The sheer amount of high quality work has made evaluating the last 12 months unusually challenging, but also an opportunity to remember one of the most rewarding calendar years in recent memory. So here’s a supremely subjective stab by all three critics here at Florida Theater On Stage at recognizing the shows and performances that stood out from a pack of productions.

Posted on December 29, 2016 by Bill Hirschman

Posted in Features | Tagged A Public Reading of an Unproduced Screenplay about the Death of Walt Disney, Actors Playhouse, After, Alex Alvarez, An Act of God, Andre' L Gainey, Anna Lise Jensen, Arts Garage, Arturo Rossi, Avery Sommers, Aygemang Clay, Barbara Bradshaw, Bessie Smith: The Devils’ Music, Betsy Graver, Buyer & Cellar, Charlie Cinnamon, Chris Crawford, Clay Cartland, Conor Walton, Dan Knechtges, David Arisco, David Nagy, Deborah Zoe Laufer, Elizabeth Dimon, Evening Star Productions, Feeding The Bear, Florida Grand Opera, GableStage, Genie Croft, Gregg Weiner, Gretchen Porro, Ground Up and Rising, Hand To God, Helen Gregory, I Love A Piano, Island City Stage, James Brennan, Jeni Hacker, Jim Gibbons, Jodi Dellaventura, John Harden II, Joseph Adler, Julie Kleiner Davis, Karen Stephens, Keith Garsson, Kevin Black, Kristian Bikic, Larry Buzzeo, Laura Hodos, Lindsey Corey, Long Day's Journey Into Night, Louis Tyrrell, Lourelene Snedeker, Mad Cat Theatre Company, Maltz Jupiter Theatre, Marco Ramirez, Margery Lowe, Maria Elena Garcia, Mark Duncan, Matt Loehr, Matthew Korinko, Maureen Anderman, Me and My Girl, Mia Matthews, Michael Aman, Michael McKeever, Million Dollar Quartet, Mud, Murdered To Death, New Theatre, Nicholas Richberg, Nicole Stodard, Niki Fridh, Our Lady of 121st Street, outre theatre company, Palm Beach Dramaworks, Parallel Lives Chris Crawford, Passion, Patrick Fitzwater, Paul Tei, Perfect Arrangement, Peter Galman, Peter Lovello, Putting It Together, Rapture Blister Burn, Ricky J. Martinez, Ron Hutchins, Roof, Rudi Goblen, Sarah Gracel Anderson, Shein Mompremier, Simply Simone: The Music of Nina Simone, Skye Whitcomb, Slow Burn Theatre Company, Smoke, Sondheim On Sondheim, Spring Awakening, Stuart Meltzer, The Flick, The Hunchback of Notre Dame, The Minister’s Wife, The Nether, The Passenger, The Realistic Joneses, The Royale, The Soul of Motor City, The Wick Theatre, The World Goes Round, Theatre At Arts Garage, Theatre Lab at Florida Atlantic University, Thinking Cap Theatre, This Random World, Three Sisters of Weekhauken, Toddra Brunson, Tom Wahl, Wesley Slade, West Side Story, William Hayes | Leave a comment

Wick Theatre Resurrects Revival Of ‘Sister Act’ With Winning Charm And Verve

Sister Act is not a great musical, not even a good one, but the Wick Theatre’s resurrection is so engaging, so energetic, so much pure fun that it will convert you and make you glad you bought a ticket.

Posted on November 27, 2016 by Bill Hirschman

Posted in Performances, Reviews | Tagged Michael Ursua, Patrece Bloomfield, Paul Reekie, Shanna Sell, Sister Act, The Wick Theatre | Leave a comment

They’re Playing A Pleasant If Not Exciting Song At The Wick

Benefiting from a Neil Simon script and a winning turn by Andrea McArdle,
The Wick Theatre is betting its older doggedly mainstream audience will be won over by this effectively sweet but decidedly insubstantial romantic musical comedy.

Posted on October 17, 2016 by Bill Hirschman

Posted in Performances, Reviews | Tagged Andrea McArdle, James Clow, Norb Joerder, The Wick Theatre, They're Playing Our Song | Leave a comment

Andrea McArdle At The Wick: Still The Working Actress Four Decades After Playing Annie

When 13-year-old Andrea McArdle exploded across the country, the moniker Broadway Baby recognized the talent powering her performance as Annie singing the iconic “Tomorrow.” Now, about to headline They’re Playing Our Song at the Wick Theatre, her voice and demeanor reflect four decades working steadily to consistent acclaim but never getting caught up in a cyclone of similar proportions.

Posted on October 13, 2016 by Bill Hirschman

Posted in Features | Tagged Andrea McArdle, Annie, Carole Bayer-Sager, James Clow, Marvin Hamlisch, Neil Simon, Norb Joerder, The Wick Theatre, They're Playing Our Song | Leave a comment

Tight Harmonies Transport the Audience Back to the 1950s In The Wick’s Forever Plaid

The Wick Theatre has nearly mastered the musical revue genre by hiring solid talent and adding in a few extra production values – all of it evident in this summer’s frothy paean to middle-class America’s music of the 1950s, the venerable Forever Plaid.

Posted on July 3, 2016 by Bill Hirschman

Posted in Performances, Reviews | Tagged Alex Jorth, Charles Logan, Forever Plaid, Michael Ursua, Nick Endsley, Steven Flaa, The Wick Theatre | Leave a comment

Betting ‘All In:’ Act 2 As The Wick Theatre Buys Its Home

On April 28, Marilynn Wick will sign a $5 million mortgage and take formal possession of the former Caldwell Theatre building, heralding the beginning of a new phase of The Wick Theatre.

Posted on April 23, 2016 by Bill Hirschman

Posted in Features | Tagged Marilynn Wick, Missy McArdle, The Wick Theatre | Leave a comment

Wick’s Take On I Love A Piano Is How To Do A Musical Revue

Not everyone is a fan of musical revues, but if you’re going to mount I Love A Piano, that justifiably popular evergreen staple of regional theaters over the past decade or so, this is the way to do it.

Posted on April 17, 2016 by Bill Hirschman

Posted in Performances, Reviews | Tagged Alex Jorth, Amelia Millar, Caitlin Hornik, I Love A Piano, Irving Berlin, Karla Shook, Kelly Shook, Michael Ursua, Ryan Patrick Lammer, The Wick Theatre | Leave a comment