Author Archives: Bill Hirschman
Who Is Gaslighting Whom? In Reimagined Deceived at the Maltz Jupiter Theatre
Anyone going to the Maltz Jupiter Theatre’s Deceived hoping to see their parent’s version of Gaslight will be sorely disappointed. Because this new adaptation has a completely different resolution for the terrified housewife whose character made “gaslighting” a household word.
Dramawork’s Lost In Yonkers Is Profound, Trenchant Drama
The 1991 Pulitzer Prize-winning Lost in Yonkers with its intersection of culture and families shows Simon at his most profound and makes a fitting launch for Palm Beach Dramaworks’ 25th season.
Try To Remember A Little Differently At Island City
Hot off the heels of their outstanding 12th year comes Island City Stage’s 13th season opener, The Fantasticks, a delightful romantic dramady billed as the South Florida premiere of “The world’s longest running musical in history … with a twist.”
Deceived At Maltz Jupiter Theatre Is a Lesson in Gaslighting With Gaby Tortoledo
“I love thrillers. Both as spectator and an actor,” enthuses Gaby Tortoledo who gets to explore it as the heroine in Maltz Jupiter Theatre’s current play Deceived through Nov. 10.
Laufer’s The Last Yiddish Speaker Examines Disturbing Socio-Political Nightmare
The Last Yiddish Speaker, Deborah Zoe Laufer’s season opener at Theatre Lab in Boca Raton is a chilling, fast-paced drama with a streak of magical realism, as a Jewish father and daughter rely on their wits and powers of deceit to survive in a fundamentalist rural community where the slightest divergence from the norm could cost them their lives.
Storytelling In Zoetic’s Pillowman Filled With Chills, Horror And Laughter
Zoetic Stage’s The Pillowman lives up to this masterpiece’s amalgam of a terrifying nightmare and black comedy. It is built around a half-dozen disparate themes so fused together that it is impossible to say what, if any, overarching theme exists. And as horror-laden stories intensify, the audience is within seconds alternately chilled — and chuckling with laughter. And back again.
Humor Is Celebrated at Ballyhoo But Missing A Lot Of Heart
The Last Night of Ballyhoo from Boca Stage is often entertaining with humor and gentle reminder of humans’ lamentable tendency to punish others when they have been mistreated, but it as only a little heart and isn’t particularly memorable.
Slow Burn’s Witches Conjure Lively, Sexy And Magical Evening
Slow Burn Theatre casts an inviting spell with its lively, sexy and highly entertaining production of The Witches of Eastwick with a first-rate cast who possess strong vocals, superb choreography and solid production values in this story about three “witches” and their devil of a lover.
Aged and Young Characters Explore Multiple Themes In Thinking Cap’s Lovesong
Lovesong is a tender, quiet touching, thought-provoking play from Thinking Cap Theatre opening in new its new performance space at the Hollywood Central Performing Arts Center.
An Evening With Groucho at the Wick is All Monkey Business
Do you have to be a fan of the Marx Brothers to enjoy the one-man epic comedy An Evening With Groucho at the Wick Theatre & Museum Club’s eleventh season opener? No, but it helps.
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