Author Archives: Bill Hirschman

The New Latine Theater Lab To Bow In May With Fornes’ Mud

Alex Gonzalez is “thrilled to be back where I belong – creating art and building something meaningful through theater, specifically, building Latiné Theater Lab, one of South Florida’s newest non-profit, professional theater companies.

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Fat Ham Redux Amped Up In GableStage’s Turn With BBQ Alongside Will Shakespeare

Island City Stage’s production of Fat Ham last month was funny, topical, engaging. But in its co-production at GableStage this weekend, four weekends of performances and two subsequent weeks of fine-tuning have generated a significantly amped up edition that vibrates with dynamic energy.

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Truth Does Not Stop In Actors’ Playhouse’s The Girl on the Train

Actors’ Playhouse’s thrilling theater version of The Girl on the Train — bringing voyeurism to a new level — has a history, .

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Varied ‘Truths’ Clash in Zoetic Stage’s The Comeuppance

Time, carrying the inevitability of mortality and exposing complex truths about our past, is the central vendor of the title in Zoetic Stage’s overwhelming drama The Comeuppance about a high school reunion comparing the present with the past that forged it.

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WWII’s Music & Words Performing at Soundscape Park

The challenge and courage of World War II – delivered through music and imagery of the era – provide the center of a one-night special event in Miami Beach on Saturday – The Eyes of the World: From D-Day to VE Day.

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“The Soundtrack of Your Life” with My Way at the Wick Theatre

During My Way at the Wick,, a singer says it’s the “soundtrack of your life.” She’s right, because this Frank Sinatra tribute is full of music enjoyed on romantic dates, at weddings, and maybe even at funerals. But a line about doing the entire canon over 8 days sometimes feels that way.

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You’ll Fall in Love With ‘Sweet Charity’ at Gulfshore Playhouse

The men in Sweet Charity Hope Valentine’s life may not be smart enough to fall in love with her, but any audience member wise enough to see Gulfshore Playhouse’s production will fall instantly head over heels.

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Pompano Players Sets The World Goes Round Revue In An Airport

Flight is an apt metaphor for life. Indeed, our existence includes highs and lows, But thankfully, life also presents moments of love, levity, and “smooth sailing,” (or flying, in this case). With this in mind, an airport makes sense for Pompano Players’ energetic and classy current production of the John Kander & Fred Ebb musical revue, The World Goes ‘Round.

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The Flawed Four Battle Again In Maltz’s Flawless Virginia Woolf

Anyone not already familiar with t Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf? had better hold onto their seat because it’s a bumpy ride indeed. The intimate space in the Maltz Jupiter Theatre is ideal for this fishbowl dramady, where nothing is as it seems.

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Boca Stage’s Dark Biz Comedy Dry Powder Asks Tough Question

The tense, barbed, well-crafted dark comedy Dry Powder at Boca Stage deals with an age-old question: For what price would you sell your soul? If you don’t believe in souls, substitute the word integrity.

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