Author Archives: Bill Hirschman
Adults behaving badly, complete with projectile vomiting, in “God of Carnage”
Bravo TV’s parade of The Real Housewives of Orange County — and Atlanta, Miami and Wichita — relies on the conviction that few things are as satisfying as watching adults behaving badly. So does Yasmina Reza, the playwright behind 2009’s …
“Motherhood the Musical” hits the recording studio
The landmark original cast albums of American cultural history: My Fair Lady, Company and now”’Motherhood the Musical. Broward-based GFour Productions is mixing and issuing a CD of Sue Fabisch’s music and lyrics for the show that had its world premiere …
Caldwell cast to bring a fresh team spirit to “God of Carnage”
When regional theaters vie to be the first to mount a recent Broadway hit, the local actors often have seen the world premiere production. Their challenge is shaking off the inhibiting ghosts of the previous edition and creating a fresh …
Caldwell and Entr’Acte theaters to join forces for large-scale musical, “City of Angels”
An informal business arrangement between the Caldwell Theatre and Entr’Acte Theatrix has solidified into a formal partnership that will culminate in a large-scale co-production next season of’City of Angels. The newly-formed Artistic Alliance joins the 35-year-old Boca Raton theater fighting …
Actors’ Playhouse to mount dark, challenging musical “Next to Normal”
If you thought the Actors’ Playhouse production of’August: Osage County was taking a gamble outside its audience’s comfort zone, now comes news of a much bigger risk. Next to Normal, the rock-flavored musical about a suburban housewife struggling with bipolar …
“Dusk” delves into bittersweet regret at the Mosaic Theatre
A reunion or any trip back home, is fraught with danger: We see how far we’ve come, but we’re rarely where we thought we’d be or as far along as we once hoped. Stephen Belber’s emotionally dense drama Dusk Rings …
“The Sparrow” takes flight with a stunning theatrical take on adolescent angst at Arsht
Early in’The Sparrow, teenagers stand at the cusp of a railroad embankment as a roaring freight train hurtles past them inches away. It’s an exhilarating reminder of classic adolescence when you dare Fate to challenge your invulnerability. The fact that …
Tamarac Theatre announces ambitious lineup for next season
The Tamarac Theatre Of Performing Arts is taking on some large cast shows which require superb leading men and women for’the 2011-2012 season it announced this week. Bye Bye Birdie, the Eisenhower Era musical poking fun at those darn teenagers …
Is canned music really all that bad?
‘Is it real or is it Memorex’ went the old commercial for recording tape, a reference to whether people could tell the difference between live sound and recorded sound. The truth was that it was, in fact, pretty easy to …
Kravis Center announces 2011-2012 season
A family you don’t want to see move in next door, naked hippies, cross-dressing chorus boys (or girls), the ghost of Frank Sinatra and those singing revolutionaries will be bused in to West Palm Beach during next season’s slate of …
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