Author Archives: Bill Hirschman
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. …
Not high art but “High Dive” provides an amusing evening at New Theatre
High Dive is the shaggiest of shaggy dog stories, but with Barbara Sloan as the storyteller Saturday at New Theatre, it was akin to spending a delightful hour listening to an unusually entertaining luncheon partner. Sloan is the narrator …
“Spider Woman” needs work to ensnare audience in its web
The performing arts are among the few serious creative endeavors that operate under a stopwatch—the endless gestation of Moscow Art Theater drama or Spiderman: Turn Off the Dark apart. At some prearranged point, the show must go on, ready or …
Jewish wiseguy comes to life in Aventura
While Meyer Lansky may not have become a household name like Al Capone or “Lucky” Luciano, the Jewish-American mobster is consistently ranked as one of the Top 10 gangsters of all time. Yet if you listen to his side of …
Critic’s Choice
A large-scale song and dance musical set in a tiny prison cell and a story of a woman’s search for the meaning of her entire life while stuck on a diving board are the headliners this weekend. Kiss of the …
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