Author Archives: Bill Hirschman
Mad Cat’s The Flick Will Intrigue Some, Leave Others Unenthused
Sometimes critics use the words “ambitious” and “intriguing” as backhanded compliments or cowardly faint praise, but Mad Cat Theatre Company’s production of the Pulitzer-winning The Flick earns both adjectives as unironic compliments.
Marco Ramirez’s Ferocious Propulsive The Royale Roars Through GableStage
Audiences will relish the superb GableStage production of The Royale — Miami native Marco Ramirez’s insightful pile-driving play about boxing, celebrity, racism, race relations and personal responsibility.
Report From New York: Unnerving ‘The Father’ With Langella Tour De Force
As Boomers become more of the theater-going public, we see more stories about how we are becoming a nation of caretakers of parents and grandparents. But the play The Father depicts increasing dementia from a far more frightening viewpoint: from the inside.
Report From New York: Stunning Shuffle Along Is Paean To Ground-Breaking Theater
Looking at faded and listening to primitive , you wonder what productions were really like live when vaudeville was surrendering to legit Broadway. The proud, answer is fired back in spectacular style from the The Music Box theater on Broadway where Shuffle Along fuses breathtaking, dancing, glorious music and a social message into a seamless whole.
14th Cappies Honors Scores of Students In Theater & Criticism
The Critics’ Awards Program, or Cappies, recognizing outstanding achievement in high school theater at the 14th Annual Cappies Awards Gala were held Tuesday at the Broward Center for the Performing Arts. Cappie Award winners are determined by votes from the …
Affecting ‘The Tin Woman’ Plumbs Depths of The Heart
A double sense of “life after death” pervades the touching and beautifully rendered The Tin Woman drama suffused with wit now playing at Actors Playhouse as spring slides into summer.
Mad Cat Takes On Pulitzer-Winning Marathon: The Flick
The characters and themes of The Flick — the newest production opening at Mad Cat Theatre next week — were so fresh and crucial that it kept director Paul Tei from abandoning straight theater.
Two Fine Performances Put A Glow On The “Other” Sondheim Revue, Putting It Together
It’s been a season of Stephen Sondheim the past 10 months or so in Florida, and Putting It Together, the musical at Broward Stage Door, puts a satisfying capstone on it as strong earnest voices tackle many songs that only addicts are aware of.
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