Author Archives: Bill Hirschman

The Magnificents Is Theatrical Ode To Classic Magic At Arsht

By Michelle F. Solomon If the House Theater of Chicago’s Death and Harry Houdini was about neglecting life in the pursuit of conquering death, The Magnificents is the other side of the coin. “The Magnificents is about a guy who …

Posted on April 8, 2015 by Bill Hirschman
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Women Playing Hamlet Wryly Examines An Actor’s Inner Life

For such a very funny play, the world premiere of Women Playing Hamlet at New Theatre digs deeply into that alchemical process when an actor draws on their own life experience to create a creature nearly impossible to discern as a character in a play on a stage.

Posted on April 7, 2015 by Bill Hirschman
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Wick’s O-o-o-o-o-klahoma! Is Tuneful Mainstream Fairy Tale

The Wick Theatre’s Oklahoma! is an apple cheek fairy tale , a broad musical comedy sprightly painted with bright vibrant colors that will not fail to entertain if you let it. Not only will this decidedly mainstream production not annoy most pre-Sondheim patrons, they will embrace it with a joyous “this is what we want to see” reaction.

Posted on April 5, 2015 by Bill Hirschman
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Intriguing Thought-Provoking Look At The Nature Of God On GableStage’s New Jerusalem

The central tenets of Baruch de Spinoza’s rationalist ethos are explored exhaustively and exhaustingly in GableStage’s intriguing production of David Ives’ New Jerusalem which surely counts as the textbook definition of “thought-provoking theater.

Posted on April 3, 2015 by Bill Hirschman
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Lots Of Circus Spectacle But Not A Lot Of Heart In New Pippin

Aerialists contort their muscles aloft on trapezes. Tumblers leap through hoops. Performers juggle knives and fiery torches. And somewhere under all that flash and glitter is the beloved Pippin that generations of nascent theater fans have cherished as “their” musical.

Posted on April 2, 2015 by Bill Hirschman
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Dramaworks’ Buried Child Is Harrowing Thrilling Theater

Palm Beach Dramaworks’ Buried Child is not a pleasant evening of entertainment; it’s more of scathing abrasion therapy that purges the mental palate with fare that is as harrowing as a plow etching a deep gash in the land. But it is theater at its best.

Posted on April 1, 2015 by Bill Hirschman
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39th Carbonell Awards Honors Excellence At Theater Prom

Hundreds of theater professionals and fans gathered Monday night in tuxes and gowns at theater prom better known as The 39th Carbonell Awards on Monday night.

Posted on March 31, 2015 by Bill Hirschman
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2015 Carbonell Award Winners

Winners of the 2015 Carbonell Awards and stats

Posted on March 30, 2015 by Bill Hirschman
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John Rubinstein & Pippin: I’ve Heard That Song Somewhere

Déjà vu is inevitable for John Rubinstein as he portrays the father of the title protagonist in Pippin revival’s national tour coming to the Broward Center next week. After all, Rubinstein created the young man’s role in his Broadway debut 42 years ago. So while he’s on stage acting in one show, another one sometimes nibbles at his consciousness.

Posted on March 25, 2015 by Bill Hirschman
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Palm Beach Dramaworks To Unearth Shepard’s Buried Child

Director J. Barry Lewis has a way of approaching a play like Sam Shepard’s Buried Child, the Pulitzer Prize-winning work that gets a staging by Palm Beach Dramaworks beginning March 27 and through the month of April.

Posted on March 23, 2015 by Bill Hirschman
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