Author Archives: Bill Hirschman
December Shows
Dec. 30-Jan. 30 A Round-Heeled Woman GableStage, ‘Coral Gables Sharon Gless stars as a retired school teacher who has not had sex in 30 years and sets out to remedy the situation by placing an ad in the personals in …
Strong performances in “No Exit” make Sartre’s Hell the place to be
What is your idea of Hell?’ Your definition of torture?’ How will you spend eternity? These are the ideas explored in Jean-Paul Sartre’s existentialist masterpiece No Exit, which is currently being treated to an intense production by Naked Stage in …
“Cane” premiere shows craft but remains a work in progress at Florida Stage
Andrew Rosendorf demonstrates deft craftsmanship in his new play Cane, which had its world premiere Friday night at Florida Stage, the playwright’s first produced full-length work. But craftsmanship is not enough. Cane still needs more work to generate that indefinable …
Local history inspires young playwright to raise “Cane” at Florida Stage
The sparks fly when a Virginia playwright and a New York director discuss the unlikely topic of 1920s U.S. water policies, which created today’s threat of a water shortage, and served as inspiration for their new drama set in Florida. …
Editor’s statement on Rising Action Theatre
To our readers: David Goldyn, artistic director of Rising Action Theatre, has informed South Florida Theater Review contributor Mary Damiano that the company will no longer provide her with press passes due to her critical review on this site of …
An appendage odyssey with much black humor along the way
Playwright Martin McDonagh steps out of his familiar Irish milieu with his latest play, A Behanding in Spokane, painting a portrait of an American sociopath on a mission to reclaim what’s his.’The play, which ran on Broadway earlier this year …
Glittery “Dreamgirls” proves irresistible at Arsht Center
The steep price of fame and fortune is at the center of Dreamgirls, playing through Sunday at the Adrienne Arsht Center in Miami. The original production of Dreamgirls was directed and choreographed by Michael Bennett’ and opened on Broadway in …
Miami City Ballet opens 25th season in celebratory style
The twenty-fifth anniversary season of Miami City Ballet opened Friday night at the Arsht Center with a gala program of three contrasted ballets by two of the twentieth century’s master choreographer –Jerome Robbins and George Balanchine. Showcasing some stunning principal …
Building “Bridges,” one immigrant experience at a time
The melting pot that is America comes to a boil in Bridge and Tunnel, a one-woman show that illustrates the immigrant experience in America with insight, humor and poignancy. Now on stage at The Women’s Theatre Project in Fort Lauderdale, …
Miami actress to take lead in Wildhorn�s Broadway-bound “Wonderland”
Local actress Janet Dacal will star on Broadway next spring in Frank Wildhorn’s radical re-interpretation of Lewis Carroll in Wonderland, A New Alice, the production announced Tuesday. Dacal had the title role last December when Wildhorn mounted a fully-staged multi-media …
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