Author Archives: Bill Hirschman
A Sweet Slice of Theater: “Waitress” at Actors’ Playhouse
By Mariah Reed Waitress follows the story of Jenna, a talented pie maker working in a small-town diner who is trapped in an unhappy marriage. Haunted by her mother’s legacy of hardship, she finds refuge in baking, pouring her emotions into imaginative, …
Feature: Theatre Lab New Play Festival Explores ‘The Happiness Gym’
Over a decade, Theatre Lab has built a reputation for exploring some of the newest scripts, visions and techniques in the field. But this month’s The Happiness Gym as part of its annual festival breaks down the wall between traditional styles with a mode you don’t expect.
‘Something Rotten’ Isn’t; It’s Hilarious For Musical Fans
In one of the most hilarious production numbers in recent musical comedy written specifically for musical fans, imagine: alternating lyrics among Shakespearean quotes, ribald puns and a chorus line holding up A Chorus Line’s resume photos.Slow Burn’s Something Rotten careens at Mach speed with the exuberant energy.
Respect: A Musical Journey of Women at Pompano Beach Cultural Center
By Jan Sjostrom Respect: A Musical Journey of Women mixes potholes with well-maintained pavement. A checklist from a recent road test of the Pompano Players’ production at the Pompano Beach Cultural Center might read like this: A truck-load …
Poignant and Powerful, All the Natalie Portmans Addresses Resilience in the Face of Tragedy
How do you deal with a deeply troubled family? You retreat into a rich fantasy life where famous white actresses befriend you and dreams lull you into something approaching hope. All the Natalie Portmans from Thinking Cap Theatre, depicts a poor, black family trying to survive a crushing lack of resources, opportunities, and advantages.
When It All Goes So Wonderfully Wrong: Noises Off at Gulfshore
You feel perturbed when things go wrong in real life, but it’s such delicious fun when it happens onstage. And Noises Off at Gulfshore Playhouse is filled with missed cues, forgotten and disappearing props, dropped lines, ad libs, costume failures and characters entering at the wrong time.
Not Quite Like Any Fiddler On The Roof You’ve Seen Before
No, Zoetic Stage’s production is not yet another Fiddler on the Roof. This re-imagined production infused with joy has imagination, power, vitality and a freshness that gifts you as if you’re almost seeing it for the first time. Yet, the spirit, the messages of the original classic remain intact, even underscored.
“Art” Gets Hung at the West Boca
We wish we could give a good review to Art noat the West Boca Theatre Company, but the award-winning script doesn’t seem to work despite the cast’s efforts.
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