Author Archives: Bill Hirschman
New Theatre’s Twain and Shaw Not Engrossing Enough
An intriguing premise and the words of two witty literary giants are not enough to build an engrossing evening in New Theatre’s world premiere of Chambers Stevens’ comedy, Twain and Shaw Do Lunch.
Maltz’s Joseph is Lavish, Energetic and Winning
By Bill Hirschman The Maltz Jupiter Theatre’s almost profligately lush, unflaggingly energetic and totally winning edition of Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat will thankfully make you forget any of the dozen high school, church or amateur productions that may …
Stage Door’s I Love A Piano Is Very, Very Familiar Berlin Revue
With such irresistible raw material as the Irving Berlin songbook, Broward Stage Door’s production of I Love a Piano can’t help but be mildly entertaining and this edition finally emits infectious joy during the last 15 minutes. But for frequent theatergoers who have seen songbook after songbook, year after year, decade after decade, the doctor diagnoses a new malady: revue fatigue.
Maltz’s Joseph Uses Technology to Wrangle a Cast of 240 — Kids
In what may be the first massive melding of junior thespians and advanced technology, the Maltz Jupiter Theatre’s staff has employed cyberspace and digital information to manage the logistical nightmare of creating and training eight separate children’s choirs for Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat
Priming the Play: The Furious Competition that Fuels Red
In a play comprised primarily of complex insights articulated at the audience for nearly 90 minutes, what many people remember most about GableStage’s production of Red is a scene without words.
Florida Grand Opera Mounts First Zarzuela, Luisa Fernanda
The fiery politics of 1868 Spain on the eve of a rebellion are nothing compared to the politics of the heart raging in the Florida Grand Opera’s season opener, the zarzuela Luisa Fernanda.
New Theatre Moves to Roxy Theatre Group in central Miami
New Theater, the Coral Gables troupe losing its current home to a wrecking ball, has moved for the rest of the season to the Roxy Theatre Group near Florida International University’s south campus in Miami.
M Ensemble’s ‘Radio Golf’ Is On-Par Perfect
M Ensemble moved into the performance space last June, and makes good use of the comfortable black-box theater for the first presentation of its 40th anniversary season, August Wilson’s Radio Golf.
Alliance’s Lobby Hero is Compassionate Look at Human Beings Facing Tough Choices
Following the consecutive successes of Brothers Beckett, Fool For Love and ‘night mother, this production of Lobby Hero cements Alliance’s reputation as a company to go out of your way to take a chance on seeing.
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