Author Archives: Bill Hirschman
Tommy’s New Tune: A Musical About Studio 54 at U of Miami
After a half-century in show business, dancer-director-choreographer Tommy Tune knows the gamut of pre-Broadway tryouts. But the process for 54 Forever that opens tonight is new for him. He is directing the world premiere musical at the University of Miami’s Jerry Herman Ring Theatre, cast with students and financed by the theater department.
17 Silver Palms To Be Awarded For Theatrical Excellence In 2011
The Silver Palm Awards, founded four years ago to spotlight theatrical excellence in South Florida, will be presented to 17 individuals on Dec. 5.
Costume World Inc. to Buy Broward Stage Door
Broward-based Costume World, billed as the largest theatrical costume distributor in the country, will buy the 16-year-old Broward Stage Door theater in Coral Springs on Nov. 21, according to principals for both groups.
GableStage’s Red Explores the Nature of Artistic Creation
By Bill Hirschman One of the few unspoken tenets of painter Mark Rothko’s cosmology in John Logan’s play Red is that creating art is the highest and holiest purpose of human life. In GableStage’s fine edition, Rothko struts and strides …
Photos from Zoetic Stage’s Captiva
All photos courtesy of the Adrienne Arsht Center/Photos by Justin Namon for WorldRedEye.com
Maltz’s Vaudevillian Farce of The 39 Steps Runs On Laughter
The Maltz Jupiter Theatre’s The 39 Steps is blessed with a steady procession of sight gags, puns, pratfalls and vaudevillian humor all delivered with enough energy and skill to keep a satisfied grin on your face much of the night.
More Photos of Maltz Jupiter Theatre’s The 39 Steps
All photos courtesy of the Maltz Jupiter Theatre
Theatre Shelf – Jerry Orbach: Prince of the City
Jerry Orbach, Prince of the City: His Way from The Fantasticks to Law and Order by John Anthony Gilvey. Hal Leonard Corporation. Theater Shelf, a recurring feature, will review recently-released books, CDs and DVDs of interest to theater lovers. Some …
Christopher Demos-Brown: Playwright in Paradise
Christopher Demos-Brown’s creative life right now is what a watershed looks like for an emerging American playwright in the early 21st Century. Our Lady of Allapattah bows at the Caldwell Theatre in Boca Raton in April. The world premiere of When the Sun Shone Brighter was a highlight of Florida Stage’s last season in Manalapan, and Captiva premieres this weekend at Zoetic Stage in the Arsht Center.
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