Reviews

“12 Angry Men” lives again in Maltz Theatre’s top-drawer revival

There is something achingly nostalgic about a 1954 script built on the premise that men of good will can engage in rational debate and persuade each other to change their minds because both sides acknowledge that truth matters. And yet …

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Alliance Theatre’s “House of Yes” receives a less-than-affirmative production

Wendy MacLeod’s viciously funny The House of Yes struggled to escape Thursday from under The Alliance Theatre Lab’s muffled, muted production. There were some passing moments when MacLeod’s whip-smart script filled with snappy repartee was well-served by director Adalberto Acevedo …

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Stage Door�s “On the Town” makes for a dull shore leave

Sailors on leave in the big city for 24 hours.’ It’s a premise that hold the promise of adventure and misadventure, of comic situations and romantic entanglements. And that’s the basic plot of On the Town, the musical now playing …

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Strong performances in “No Exit” make Sartre’s Hell the place to be

What is your idea of Hell?’ Your definition of torture?’ How will you spend eternity? These are the ideas explored in Jean-Paul Sartre’s existentialist masterpiece No Exit, which is currently being treated to an intense production by Naked Stage in …

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“Cane” premiere shows craft but remains a work in progress at Florida Stage

Andrew Rosendorf demonstrates deft craftsmanship in his new play Cane, which had its world premiere Friday night at Florida Stage, the playwright’s first produced full-length work. But craftsmanship is not enough. Cane still needs more work to generate that indefinable …

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An appendage odyssey with much black humor along the way

Playwright Martin McDonagh steps out of his familiar Irish milieu with his latest play, A Behanding in Spokane, painting a portrait of an American sociopath on a mission to reclaim what’s his.’The play, which ran on Broadway earlier this year …

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Glittery “Dreamgirls” proves irresistible at Arsht Center

The steep price of fame and fortune is at the center of Dreamgirls, playing through Sunday at the Adrienne Arsht Center in Miami. The original production of Dreamgirls was directed and choreographed by Michael Bennett’ and opened on Broadway in …

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Miami City Ballet opens 25th season in celebratory style

The twenty-fifth anniversary season of Miami City Ballet opened Friday night at the Arsht Center with a gala program of three contrasted ballets by two of the twentieth century’s master choreographer –Jerome Robbins and George Balanchine. Showcasing some stunning principal …

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Building “Bridges,” one immigrant experience at a time

The melting pot that is America comes to a boil in Bridge and Tunnel, a one-woman show that illustrates the immigrant experience in America with insight, humor and poignancy. Now on stage at The Women’s Theatre Project in Fort Lauderdale, …

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Dramaworks’ fast-paced “Candida” makes challenging Shaw accessible

Question: What do you have when you’re in a room full of the smartest people in town? Answer: A play by George Bernard Shaw. In this case, it’s Palm Beach Dramaworks’ production of Shaw’s delicious but dizzyingly dense comic treatise …

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