Author Archives: Bill Hirschman
Curtain Call Delivers Heartfelt Terms Of Endearment
Curtain Call Playhouse delivers a moving and often funny stage adaptation of Terms of Endearment, a heartfelt and convincing professional production
All Too Current ‘English Only’ Bows At Miami New Drama
The world premiere of the thought-insisting English Only bowed this weekend at Miami New Drama one day after Florida began requiring driving license tests be given in English only, a. scathingly honest depiction of the complex collision of cultures in the all too current search for the definition of “identity.”
My Take On: Reviews Of Current And Recent NYC Shows
A new feature “My Take On:: Short reviews of New York shows by Nunzio Michael Lupo, veteran journalist and an insightful appraiser of the arts. These pieces were first posted on his page at https://www.show-score.com/member/mrstrategery. Some of these are still running as Oedipus, Marjorie Prime and Ragtime for you to see on your next trip; others have closed but remain interesting for his assessment.
The Mousetrap: Snowed In, With A Murderer On The Loose
How well can we really know someone,? We know what they tell us, what they want us to see. And for those who are evil or manipulative, the outer appearance can be just an illusion. Agatha Christie’s The Mousetrap at Gulfshore Playhouse’ toys with the audience like a cat plays with a mouse before killing it, while occasionally feeding us red herrings.
Cruz’s Sotto Voce About The Past Resounds Loudly Today
Our haunted past never leaves us. Facing crippling tragedy – not suppressing it, not hiding from it – is the only way to come to terms with it. Such a theme may seem almost too familiar, but in Nilo Cruz’s Sotto Voce at GableStage, that truth, especially that first clause, sinks deep in an audience’s viscera with bottomless profundity and pain.
Audience-Generated Painting Enlivens Plays Of Wilton’s Museum
No question, Plays of Wilton’s production of Museum will never be confused with Great Theater. But that’s not it’s aim. It just wants to have fun. And driven by a high-voltage and high-volume community of energized performers, this wicked satire of self-enthused art enthusiasts is a jovial and broad evening.
See Lakehousedotpng’s Heartbreaking Premiere {overlap} Before Closing This Weekend
Lakehouseranchdotpng has mounted a touching premiere of Erin Proctor’s {overlap}, a believable, humorous, and poignant production from the nonprofit, absurdist and experimental theater company
To Life 6 Proves A More-Than-Worthy Successor At The Willow
With a talented and energized cast, and a selection of songs chosen and slotted almost perfectly, To Life 6 entertained for over 90 minutes with hits from the Great American Songbook, a celebration of many of the finest Jewish composers who’ve ever lived.
A List of Current And Former Theaters in The Region
The region is home to at least 66 professional or semi-professional companies, 15 community theater companies, 13 presenting houses and 11 university-based production companies – and at least 25 theater companies that have closed
Riverside Combines Music And Comedy In A Gentleman’s Guide to Love and Murder
It may be January in Vero Beach, Florida, but for a few hours you can travel to a distant time and place and enjoy a romp in 1909 London. A Gentleman’s Guide to Love and Murder is a musical comedy which fully embraces both music and comedy at Riverside Theatre.
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