Author Archives: Bill Hirschman
“Follies” cast set
Casting is complete for Caldwell Theatre Company’s concert version of Follies slated for Oct. 1-3, the latest entry in its Broadway Concert Series. Laura Hodos, Wayne LeGette, Melissa Minyard and Stephen G. Anthony will play two married couples in late …
Pandemonium to reign
Pandemonium: The Lost and Found Orchestra, which”opens its North American tour at the Arsht Center on Thursday is another theater-dance-concert-happening for the little kid in everybody on the order of Tap Dogs. The national tour kicking off here is another …
Ground Up’s “Hurlyburly” cancelled
Ground Up & Rising’s production of the David Rabe drama Hurlyburly, slated to begin tonight, has been cancelled. Arturo Fernandez, producing artistic director,’wrote today, “Two principals that were already cast had to drop the show because of important conflicts that …
Blind sibling rivalry
The Women’s Theatre Project presents a stage reading of Blind Spots by Colette Freedman as part of their Lesbian Play Reading Series beginning at 2 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 19th at GLCC Pride Center, Equality Park, 2040 North Dixie Highway in …
Brian C. Smith 1940-2010
Pioneering South Florida theater impresario Brian C. Smith was one man housing a half-dozen clashing personas. He proudly produced commercial flypaper-thin comedies while bankrolling thought-provoking dramas. He was adored by many colleagues and fell out with others to the point …
Palm Beach Dramaworks makes bid to move to Cuillo Theatre
Palm Beach Dramaworks, which has strained for years to escape its vest pocket theater, is close to finalizing a deal to move into the historic Cuillo Centre for the Arts building in downtown West Palm Beach by November 2011. The …
Challenging theater season is on tap for South Florida
World premieres exploring social issues. Last year’s Pulitzer-winning drama about a world-class dysfunctional family. Musicals about a mentally disabled young woman, temptation in a prep school and addictions like sex and chocolate. The upcoming theater season in South Florida explodes …
Fast Track to the West Side
In April, Sarah Amengual was swinging on a rope around the set of the University of Miami’s production of Rent and singing the lead role of Mimi. In May, she graduated with a BFA in acting. On Sept. 21, she …
New Theatre’s uneven “Tempest” lacking command at the eye of the storm
One joy of Shakespeare is his sublime language, but mastering the words is only the starting point for any staging. When pressed for rehearsal time, a cast might worry less about conquering the poetry and more about bringing truth to …
More on “Mack and Mabel”
People who saw the original Broadway production of Jerry Herman’s musical Mack and Mabel may have noticed something different in the Broward Stage Door version playing this month. Director Michael Leeds got Herman’s permission to tweak the script to buttress …
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