Author Archives: Bill Hirschman
Pig Tale Has Laughs, But Doesn’t Bring Home The Bacon
For a comedy about the magical transformation of man into a pig and how that opens up his lover’s ability to commit to true love, there’s plenty of laughs but not a lot of magic in Pig Tale, An Urban Faerie Story, now being presented by Island City Stage and Empire Stage
Tarell McCraney’s Hamlet Is First Step Toward Dream Of A Winter Festival In Miami
By Bill Hirschman “I’m doing all right as long as I don’t pass out.” It’s November and Tarell Alvin McCraney has sandwiched in a trip back to his hometown to prep his January 12 production of Hamlet at GableStage and …
This Cat Lady Purrs At Mad Cat
Kristina Wong’s Cat Lady at Mad Cat Theatre Company is downright hilarious while shot through with pathos and insights into the search for human connection. It seems to be exactly the offbeat but accessible exploration of loneliness that Wong and director Paul Tei hoped to create.
Spraying Felines And Pickup Artists Populate Kristina Wong’s Cat Lady At Mad Cat
Who besides Mad Cat Theatre Company would take a talking cat, who persistently pees on the rug, and a professional pickup artist instructing wannabees how to pretend to be genuine – and meld them into a unified statement about fighting loneliness? But synthesizing disparate elements in Kristina Wong’s Cat Lady fits the aesthetic of the company opening its 13th season this week.
Entrances & Exits in SoFlorida Openings & Closings Jan. 4-9
After taking barely a breather, the South Florida theater season resumes with a tsunami of shows, at least 26 professional productions alone through the first weekend in February. Here’s the first wave: Openings (some in previews) Jan. 4-20 Cat Lady …
StageBill: Why Passing On Attending Opening Night May Be A Better Idea
In theater, that most mutable and evolving art form, the passage of time is the forgotten factor in what the audiences see. So while having critics review a show opening night is unavoidable, even necessary, it’s also problematic. What a patron sees a week or three later in run may not be what the opening night audience saw.
Talkin’ In The Green Room With: Angie Radosh
In this edition of Talkin’ In The Green Room With, Angie Radosh explains why she panics upon seeing reruns of a particular I Love Lucy episode and she reveals the job you’ll never guess that she wishes she could have if she wasn’t an actress.
Theater Shelf: CDs Reviews Leap Of Faith, Chaplin And More
Theater Shelf, a recurring feature, reviews recently-released books, CDs and DVDs of interest to theater lovers. Some are popular titles like a new Original Cast Recording, others are works you’ll be intrigued by, but didn’t even know about. By Brad …
A Few Off-Beat Offerings For The Holidays
A couple of off-beat repostings for the holidays: Playbill.com posted 50 Iphone photographs taken of or by Janet Dacal of her homecoming to Miami as she rehearsed for Actors Playhouse’s The Last Five Years which runs through next weekend. Click …
The Year In Theater 2012: Births, Deaths, Triumphs, Tragedies
Theater in South Florida ebbed and flowed like the beach surf in 2012 with triumphs and tragedies encompassing the death of three theater companies and the birth of four others.
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