Author Archives: Bill Hirschman
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 …
New Theatre’s “Tempest” transfers setting to Edwardian atoll
‘ Shakespeare’s valedictory The Tempest is frequently set in a lush magical Eden featuring flying fairies, a monstrous creature, a category 5 hurricane, an onstage shipwreck and enough special effects to break the budget of most theater companies. Director John …
Fort Lauderdale company rises to larger space
Rising Action, the Broward County theater that leans toward gay-themed plays, has moved to a larger venue in Fort Lauderdale. The company took advantage of an expiring lease to move out of an Oakland Park strip shopping center to rent …
Premium seats heavy with hemoglobin in “Evil Dead”
A report from the front: Well, not the front rows, because if you sit in the first two rows at the Promethean Theatre’s production of Evil Dead the Musical, you’re certain to find another meaning (and spelling) for ‘rain of …
Herman’s “Mack and Mabel” sparks musical magic at Stage Door
The real-life story of director Mack Sennett and actress Mabel Normand is the stuff that movies–and musicals–are made of. Their romance, and the scrappiness of the silent movie era, are brought to vivid life in the Stage Door Theatre’s production …
Send roses
Mack and Mabel has achieved legendary status despite the fact that few people have seen the Jerry Herman musical. The 1974 Broadway version folded after 66 performances. But thanks to the original cast album, cultists rave over what may be …
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