Tag Archives: Chris Robertson

Island City’s Satirical Musical Altar Boyz Is A Grin-Fest Hoot

Franklin Graham, the homophobic alt-right son of Billy Graham, just finished a revival tour of Florida this weekend. Too bad he didn’t attend the revival of the musical Altar Boyz at Island City Stage that energetically, if gently, teases boy bands and evangelistic Christian pop rock by infusing a decidedly gay undercurrent. It would have driven him crazy.

Posted on January 21, 2020 by Bill Hirschman

Posted in Performances, Reviews | Tagged Altar Boyz, Andy Fiacco, Andy Rogow, Brian Varela, Chris Robertson, Island City Stage, Jarrad Biron Green, Jonathan Furedy, Sahid Pabon | 1 Comment

Freaky Friday Is Fun For Kids, But Resonating For Adults

Put aside your expectations that the musical Freaky Friday is going to be yet another manipulative Disney raid on its popular film titles, designed primarily for those who fondly recall one of three cinematic versions. Instead, Slow Burn Theatre Company has delivered a thoroughly enchanting evening, one of most polished and downright fun productions it has offered in recent years.

Posted on October 25, 2018 by Bill Hirschman

Posted in Performances, Reviews | Tagged Broward Center for the Performing Arts, Chris Alvarez, Chris Robertson, Christina Groom, Corey Vega, Courtney Poston, Freaky Friday, James Skiba, Kelly Ziegler, Kimmi Johnson, Laura Hodos, Michael McClain, Mike Dinwiddie, Nicole Piro, Paul Tine, Rebeca Diaz, Sahid Pabon, Samantha O'Donnell, Sara Elizabeth Grant, Slow Burn Theatre Company | Leave a comment

Slow Burn Hosts Lovely Swirling Visit To The Secret Garden

Be grateful that Slow Burn Theatre Company with its audacious affection for large scale challenging musicals has decided to mount The Secret Garden, that ode to rebirth, memorable for its lush unconventional score that resembles streams of music intertwining into an aural waterfall.

Posted on December 18, 2017 by Bill Hirschman

Posted in Performances, Reviews | Tagged Aaron Bower, Alexa Lasanta, Ann Marie Olson, Anne Chamberlain, Broward Center for the Performing Arts, Casey Sacco, Chris Robertson, Christo Joseph Amygdalitsis, Erin Pittleman, Johnbarry Green, Kimmi Johnson, Kyle Kemph, Leigh Shani Green., Lucy Simon, Marsha Norman, Matthew Korinko, Michael Cartwright, Michael Kreutz, Michael Ursua, Patrick Fitzwater, Rick Pena, Sahid Pabon, Slow Burn Theatre Company, Stephanny Noria, The Secret Garden | 1 Comment