Tag Archives: Jen Chia

Misfit Nerds Spell ‘Winning” In MNM’s Putnam Spelling Bee

That every hero and heroine in The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee is a misfit we secretly recognize from the bathroom mirror explains how this musical has thrived 17 years. Add to successful productions, MNM Theatre Company’s accumulation of youngsters trying to find their self-worth amid the high-pressure competition of the bee finals.

Posted on December 9, 2022 by Bill Hirschman

Posted in Performances, Reviews | Tagged Geoffrey Mergele, James White III, Jen Chia, Jinon Deeb, Jonathan Van Dyke, Leah Sessa, Michael Harper, Michael Materdomini, Mikayla Cohen, MNM Theatre Company, The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee, Troy J. Stanley | Leave a comment

Slow Burn’s Spring Awakening Blossoms At Broward Center

Since you can understand the lyrics here better than in any previous production, Slow Burn Theatre Co.’s Spring Awakening, the powerful punch and pungent poetry come through with a clarity that elevates this edition over the others. It ranks among the troupe’s most polished, accomplished and effective work.

Posted on March 21, 2016 by Bill Hirschman

Posted in Performances, Reviews | Tagged Becky Montero, Brian Varela, Broward Center for the Performing Arts, Cameron Jordan, Christina Flores, Daniel Kies, Eytan Deray, Frank Wedekind, Jen Chia, Kaitlyn O'Neill, Leigh Green, Matthew Korinko, Patrick Fitzwater, Rick Pena, Sean McClelland, Slow Burn Theatre Company, Spring Awakening, Stephanny Noria, Steven Sater | 1 Comment

The Music Does Make Some Enchanted Evening At The Wick’s South Pacific

In the end, the success of the Wick Theater’s South Pacific is something so obvious and simple: It’s the music, the glorious Rodgers and Hammerstein score and lyrics delivered by a talented and skilled corps of actors who plunge us into unadulterated but adult romance.

Posted on January 11, 2016 by Bill Hirschman

Posted in Performances, Reviews | Tagged Alexander Zenoz, Daniel Font-Wilets., Elizabeth Morgan, Elizabeth Sackett, Eric O'Keefe, Jacob Titterington, Jen Chia, Joshua Conner, Kelly Ziegler, Marc Koeck, Meredith Bartmon, Michael Friedman, Michael Iannucci, Michael Ursua, Nat Chandler, Norb Joerder, Patrick A. Wilkinson, Rich Hvizdak, Samantha Leibowitz, South Pacific, The Wick Theatre | 2 Comments

Looking Back At South Florida Theater’s 2015: Taking Chances Financially And Artistically

2015 produced a wild variety of snapshots to paste in the theatrical scrapbooks: a male Dolly Levi, a homicidal dimwit slicing carrots, a kidnapper forcing her captives to learn nonsense, a tsunami engulfing a Japanese village, a green-gunked survivor of toxic sludge singing love songs to his blind librarian girlfriend. You know, just another year for regional theater in South Florida.

Posted on December 27, 2015 by Bill Hirschman

Posted in Features | Tagged Actors Playhouse, Aida, Alexander Dinelaris, Alexandria Lugo, Ali MacGraw, Alliance Theatre Lab, Always... Patsy Cline, Ana Villafane, Andrea Burns, Andy Rogow, Andy Senor Jr., Ann Marie Olson, Anne Chamberlain, Antonio Amadeo, Arsht Center, Arts Garage, Avi Hoffman, Barbara Sloan, Beverly Blanchette, Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson, Bruno Vida, Buried Child, Casey Dressler, Christian Vandepas, Christina Groom, Christine Dolen, Coconut Grove Playhouse, Collin Carmouze, Darrick Penny, Ellie Patterson, Emmanuel Schvartzman, Fully Committed, Genie Croft, Giordan Diaz, Gypsy, Henry Gainza, Infinite Abyss, Island City Stage, J. Barry Lewis, Jen Chia, Jessica Brooke Sanford, Joanna Penny, John Manzelli, Joseph Adler, Kaitlyn O'Neill, Katherine Amadeo, Keith Garsson, Kunya Rowley, Laura Hodos, Lauren Bell, Lee Roy Reams, Levis Jewish Community Center, Lewis J. Stadlen, Lindsey Corey, Lindsey Johr, Lou Tyrrell, Love Letters, Maltz Jupiter Theatre, Marckenson Charles, Marilynn Wick, Mark Della Ventura, Matthew Korinko, Melissa Minyard, Mia Matthews, Michael McKeever, Michiko Kitayama Skinner, Natalie Caruncho, New Theatre, Nick Duckart, Nick Santa Maria, Niki Fridh, Nilo Cruz, On Your Feet!, outre theatre company, Palm Beach Dramaworks, Palm Beaches Theatre, Patrick Fitzwater, Paul Louis, Paul Tei, Rick Pena, Rob Donohoe, Robert Johnston, Royal Poinciana Playhouse, Ryan Didato, Ryan O'Neal, Scott Shiller, Shane Tanner, Slow Burn Theatre Company, Small Membership, South Miami-Dade Cultural Arts Center, Stephen G. Anthony, Tally Sessions, The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee, The Little Dog Laughed, The Wick Theatre, Thinking Cap Theatre, Vanguard Sanctuary for the Arts, Zoetic Stage | Leave a comment

Entr’actre’s Into The Woods Is Appropriate Segue To Performers’ Second Act

At Entr’acte Theatrix’s production of Into The Woods, the special pleasure was watching nascent talent taking unsteady but ever more sure steps in their evolution en route to fully-blossomed professionalism.

Posted on June 20, 2015 by Bill Hirschman

Posted in General | Tagged Calvin Bankert, Carlo Sabusap, Christian Ortega, Christie Oliver, Dan Roddenberry, Delray Beach Center for the Arts, Devin Tupler, Glen Rovinelli, Gregory Halmos, Into The Woods, James Lapine, Jen Chia, Jenna Paige Gagliardo, John Constanzo, Justin Schneyer, Kalli Courakos, Karen Nagy, Kevin Black, Lindsey Johr, Melissa Bibliowicz, Noel Barry, Rio Peterson, Roger Blankenship, Sahid Pabon, Sandi Hargood, Sharyn Peoples, Stephen Sondheim, Vicki Halmos | Leave a comment

Can You Spell Hilarious Or Poignant? Slow Burn’s Bee Can

Slow Burn Theatre Company gives the perennial favorite The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee as excellent a production as we’ve seen of it, hitting the perfect balance between the hilarious and poignant, marked with a child’s exuberance for living and an adult’s compassion for the angst over the process of losing innocence.

Posted on March 3, 2015 by Bill Hirschman

Posted in Performances, Reviews | Tagged Anne Chamberlain, Christian Vandepas, Jen Chia, Jessica Brooke Sanford, Kaitlyn O'Neill, Kunya Rowley, Manny Schvartzman, Mark Della Ventura, Matthew Korinko, Patrick Fitzwater, Rick Pena, William Finn | Leave a comment