Author Archives: Bill Hirschman
Carole King’s Beautiful Is Some Kind Of Wonderful Tapestry
Validation – the affirmation that what you valued has worth – is one of the most powerfully effective facets of entertainment and art.
That may be the overwhelming virtue of Beautiful – The Carole King Musical whose national tour is enjoying a splendid visit to Broward Center.
With Uproarious Humor And Aching Empathy, Thinking Cap Keeps Up With The Joneses
The opening scene of Will Eno’s The Realistic Jones, as staged by Thinking Cap Theatre, is one of the funniest things I’ve seen in years.
‘Beautiful’ Coming To Broward Meant To Be As Much About Story As Carole King’s Music
The score of Beautiful – The Carole King Musical encompasses a dozen hits from the ‘60s and half of the iconic Tapestry album. But bookwriter Douglas McGrath assures theatergoers that this is not a revue or even a weak pretense of a plot to hang a catalog of songs upon like Mamma Mia.
Theatre Lab At FAU Hosts Week Of New Play Readings By Horovitz, Laufer & Cliff Burgess
Some of the most prominent names in playwriting today – plus a local actor and writer – headline an intensive series of readings May 11—14 at Theatre Lab, the professional resident company of Florida Atlantic University headed by Louis Tyrrell.
Miami New Drama, A Fledgling Troupe, Has ‘Special’ Plans
With its short run production of “A Special Day” this week, Michel Hausmann and the fledgling Miami New Drama company begin an ambitious slate of projects that began earlier this year with The Golem of Havana.
14th Annual Cappies Nominations Announced
The Critics’ Awards Program, or Cappies for short, will celebrate outstanding achievement in high school theater at 26 public and private schools throughout Broward and Palm Beach counties in the 14th Annual Cappies Awards Gala on May 24 at 7 p.m. in the Au-Rene Theater at the Broward Center .
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.
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