Author Archives: Bill Hirschman
Rising Action’s amateurish “Fit To Be Tied” unfit for any stage
David Goldyn, producing artistic director of Rising Action Theatre, has a talent for creating theatre spaces. His previous storefront location in Oakland Park had a decidedly non-strip mall intimate ambiance. His new space on the Sunshine Cathedral campus in Fort …
Critic’s Choice
There’s only one opening this weekend: Rising Action Theatre begins its new season in a new venue Friday with Nicky Silver’s dark comedy Fit to be Tied at Sunshine Cathedral, 1480 SW 9th Ave. in Fort Lauderdale. The plot follows …
New “Motherhood” musical starts preview gestation this weekend
‘It’s been a long labor,’ said Kathi Glist, a producer of Motherhood the Musical. She’s got more of ’em: ‘I feel like we’re in the third trimester.’ She’s had a year to think up the puns in preparation for the …
Grant Avenue
There’s good news and weird news announced by Theatre Communications Group. The 2010 Edgerton Foundation gave its New American Play Awards this month to 38 theater companies, including two Florida-related properties that will get money for developing a new work. …
One Night Only with a Dreamgirl
Hometown favorite Avery Sommers, who has sung on Broadway in Ain’t Misbehavin’ and Showboat, will perform her cabaret concert You’re Gonna Hear From Me, featuring show tunes and standards with a jazz and blues feel at the Caldwell Theatre in …
Silver Palm Awards announced today
The third annual Silver Palm Awards were announced today, recognizing outstanding work during the season that just ended in shows presented by members of the South Florida Theatre League. The 16 awards include the first husband and wife duo, Avi …
Reminder
Flashlight Tales is a fund-raiser Tuesday for The Naked Stage’s The 24-Hour Theater Project. It’s an open mic opportunity to tell your favorite five-minute ghost story or scary tale not to mention enjoy music and a cash bar. The best …
Raising a Roof
Zoetic Theatre continues its fund-raising efforts 7 p.m. Monday with a staged reading of 37 Postcards, a comedy by Zoetic co-founder Michael McKeever. The play about family dysfunction has been performed around the country and Germany. The stage has been …
“Pandemonium” makes a beautiful noise at Arsht Center
If you close your eyes, the music wafting from the Arsht Center stage occasionally sounds as if an orchestra of oboes and trumpets is playing. But for most of two hours, Pandemonium delivers a glorious symphony of banging, slapping, toots, …
Politics and Poker
Miami-Dade’s County Commission proposed county budget cuts $2.3 million of support for the grants programs of the Department of Cultural Affairs. If enacted, this would reduce grants by about 25% to more than 400 cultural organizations. Combined with last year’s …
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