Author Archives: Bill Hirschman
Marriage in the Combat Zone: Gulfshore Playhouse’s Sublime Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?
Kristin Coury has directed an astounding production of Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf? that’s more a master class in acting than yelling. You’ve likely not seen a production as nuanced and as superb as Gulfshore Playhouse’,
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.
Redesigned Carbonell Awards Gala Bestows Annual Honors
Many of this year’s Carbonell Awards recipients were familiar names with acclaimed artistry, but the gala itself Monday was filled with changes and a few surprises. From a new location at Florida Atlantic University to changes in hosting duties to an 11-piece orchestra, the wryly nicknamed “theater prom” had a new look.
Flying High in the Circus with Water for Elephants
Finding your place in this world, loving what you do and never giving up your dreams, no matter how young or old you are, reverberate throughout the entertaining musical Water for Elephants that revolves around a down at luck circus, people who’ve made it their home cris-crossing the country and the animals that inhabit it, currently at the Broward Center,
Better Late Proves It’s Never Too Late at Pigs Do Fly
An actress dealing with guilt from of her first marriage as she copes with her second marriage is the core of Better Late, a present-day dramady from Pigs Do Fly Productions.
Ambition Never Looked So Good As In Ruthless!
Island City Stage’s Ruthless! The Musical fires on all cylinders, literally everything clicking be it the cast, the direction, the design, the music, the choreography, or the costumes. This is theatrical excess in the best, and worst, way: is a perfectly choreographed train wreck, and that’s a compliment.
Heart and Humor Melt Pompano Players’ Steel Magnolias
Pompano Players’ Steel Magnolias captures all the heart and humor that made this story a classic with a strong ensemble, deft direction, and performances that spark both hearty laughter and heartfelt tears.
Seatbelts Advised For Theatre Lab’s Roller Coaster Ride in The City in the City in the City
Theater Lab ‘s world premiere of Matthew Capodicasa’s kaleidoscopic, fantastical The City in the City in the City is a roller coaster ride, full of twists, turns, blind corners and about-faces. To keep up you’ll have to glue your eyes to the stage for a gripping 100 minutes.
Zoetic Stage’s The Mother Is Psychological Dark Comedy
Zoetic Stage’s season has opened with a tantalizing, psychological, playful dark comedy that has the audience second-guessing, laughing, and gasping in surprise. The Mother is described by the playwright as a black farce.
Theatrical Artistry Catapults Maltz’s Breathtaking Misery
The acting is fine and the direction brilliant in Maltz Jupiter Theatre’s recreation of Stephen King’s classic Misery, but what ultimately catapults this stage version to a breathtaking production is the remarkable cohesion of its design team.
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