Author Archives: Bill Hirschman

Pompano Players’ Beehive Satisfies As Musical Journey

A sextet of talented performers energetically presents Beehive: The Original 60s Musical. presented by Pompano Players, a jukebox revue capturing the “Swinging Sixties” from the innocence and playfulness early on to the cultural unrest, female empowerment, and activism.

Posted on January 15, 2026 by Bill Hirschman
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Greed, Extreme Ambition, Pure Hatred Combine In The Little Foxes

The trifecta of toxicity—greed, extreme ambition and pure hatred—combines in a sophisticated plot in Lillian Hellman’s classic drama The Little Foxes, receiving a stunning production through Feb. 1 at Island City Stage.

Posted on January 15, 2026 by Bill Hirschman
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Anger, Wit, Growth, Loss Overwhelm In Zoetic’s Masterful The Inheritance Part 1

Suffused throughout the epic length, depth and breadth of the masterpiece The Inheritance Part 1 gifted here by Zoetic Stage is a profound sense of searching, With fierce anger, incisive wit, inestimable growth and eroding loss, the company elevates, expands and injects lifeforce into the award-winning text.

Posted on January 13, 2026 by Bill Hirschman
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Maltz Jupiter’s Popular Come From Away is “Life-Affirming”

Come From Away at the Maltz Jupiter Theatre, is a Tony Award-winning musical that comes with quite a reputation, and while it’s not for everyone, it’s fair to say its reverence is well-deserved.

Posted on January 12, 2026 by Bill Hirschman
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Laughs Aplenty In Golden Girls Gone Wild! Part 2

Keith Dougherty brings his unique interactive murder-mystery genre to Fort Lauderdale with his hilariously goofy production The Golden Girls Gone Wild! Stan’s Back, currently playing at Empire Stage.

Posted on January 11, 2026 by Bill Hirschman
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ON THE WHEELS OF A DREAM: PART THREE

On The Wheels of a Dream: Part Three:  Actually putting bodies on the stage may be the most formidable issue. Starting just with pure numbers, interviewees disagreed whether there are plenty of actors, or a dearth of actors, or a shortfall in talented actors, or a shortage of experienced actors. And each might be correct within limits.

Posted on January 8, 2026 by Bill Hirschman
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ON THE WHEELS OF A DREAM: PART TWO

On the Wheels of a Dream: Part Two: The future of theater over the next three seasons will continue to be the result of the fragile juggling of balancing artistic vision and balance sheets,But part of the troubled aspect of the “artistic” equation is operating, administrative and production costs have risen steadily in recent years,

Posted on January 6, 2026 by Bill Hirschman
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Dramaworks, Theatre Lab & Gulfshore Explore Work You’ve Never Seen

Area theater-goers are about to encounter a wide spectrum of new theatrical work as three South Florida festivals present plays in the early stages of development.
The region’s unofficial new play festival season kicks off with Palm Beach Dramaworks’ Perlberg Festival, Gulfshore Playhouse Next Wave Festival, Theatre Lab’s annual Owl New Play Festival.

Posted on January 5, 2026 by Bill Hirschman
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ON THE WHEELS OF A DREAM: PART ONE

On the Wheels of a Dream: Part One of an in-depth three-part series about the future of Florida theater. As the curtain cautiously rises again this year in South Florida, profound questions are dogging about what the next three seasons will provide as local theaters grapple with rising costs, a mercurial talent pool, fluctuating funding and deciding how far to nudge the edge of the envelope.

Posted on January 4, 2026 by Bill Hirschman
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Report From New York: Re-Re-Re-Revamped Chess For Existing Fans Of The Score

The new, improved Broadway musical Chess — based on the procession of earlier edtiond — is indeed new and improved. Whether that’s enough to get you to buy a ticket to the run at the Imperial Theatre is solely a question of personal affection for the score.

Posted on December 30, 2025 by Bill Hirschman
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