Author Archives: Bill Hirschman
Timeless choreography and humanity make for an energized “West Side Story” at the Broward Center
What still stuns in this revival of West Side Story, 54 years on, is how Jerome Robbins uses the movement of human bodies to tell stories. For the huge percentage of Broadway audiences unfamiliar with modern dance or ballet, Robbins”genius …
Carbonell nominations spread the wealth this year
[Updated with complete list of nominations] The Carbonell nominations announced today honored the breadth of South Florida theatrical fare, ranging from the traditional musical Miss Saigon that brought patrons to their feet at one end of the spectrum to the …
Stage Door’s “Plaza Suite’ scores its comic points
Plaza Suite has been staged a multitude of times since its Broadway debut in 1968, the subsequent introduction to the masses on film in 1971, and a television adaptation in 1987. The challenge today for any theater group that …
“The Irish Curse” measures up quite well at Mosaic Theatre
For every man who has been dragged to the theater unwillingly to see a play about female bonding, the miseries of menopause, or overdrawn soliloquies describing what’s going on “down there,” The Irish Curse is their revenge. For the uninitiated, …
Versatile Miami City Ballet at their finest in varied program
Miami City Ballet’s versatility was showcased with the program of three contrasting works by George Balanchine, Paul Taylor and Twyla Tharp, which opened Friday night at the Arsht Center. In a week that saw the announcement of the company’s three-week …
Summer Shorts to undergo major alterations
Major changes are imminent at the venerable City Theatre in Miami which has produced Summer Shorts since 1996, said Producing Artistic Director Stephanie Norman. New plans include producing works beyond the summer, mounting longer works than the usual 10-minute playlets …
Slow Burn Theatre lights early fuse for next season
Even before the current season is half over, Slow Burn Theatre Company has announced its schedule for the 2011-2012 slate. Slow Burn, whose logo is a fuse burning down to sticks of dynamite, is a fledgling professional troupe in Boca …
Teen violence to be dramatized in Lake Worth
columbinus, a drama about teen violence and alienated youth, will have an added layer of verisimilitude in The Actor’s Workshop & Repertory Co. production this month in Lake Worth; the actors will all be high school students. Students in the …
Rothko tour de force “Red” stands out from Maltz Theatre’s mainstream fare next season
The Maltz Jupiter Theatre announced a 2011-2012 season Thursday marked by the mainstream fare that the Maltz does so well — with one outstanding exception. Sandwiched between Cabaret and Hello Dolly! comes the stunning drama about art and creativity, Red. …
Crowning Glory: Gospel musical is uplifting and entertaining
The relationship between black women and their hats is explored in Crowns, an uplifting, enlightening and entertaining musical written by actress-playwright Regina Taylor, and now playing through Sunday at the Carnival Studio Theater in the Adrienne Arsht Center in Miami. …
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