Tag Archives: Michael Leyte-Vidal

Upsetting Resonances Make Cabaret Worth A Return Visit

Area Stage Company’s Cabaret underscores how this warhorse musical still serves, not as a cautionary tale, but as a flat out warning to our current socio-political climate: The production’s fresh vision forces even veteran audiences to appreciate the aforementioned themes with renewed discomfiture.

Posted on August 12, 2018 by Bill Hirschman

Posted in Performances, Reviews | Tagged Area Stage Company, Cabaret, David Caserta, David Kwiat, Farid Milan, Girogio Volpe, Isabelia Duran, Jennifer Fain, John Rodaz, June Raven Romero, Katie Duerr, Luis Ibarra, Marialexia Hernandez, Marilyn Caserta, Michael Leyte-Vidal, Michelle Gordon, Rebecca Ashton | Leave a comment

Trot Out The Superlatives For Actors’ Playhouse’s Ragtime

As far as large-scale Broadway musicals, Ragtime stands as Actors’ finest mainstream work ever, as accessible and satisfying as it is passionate and thoughtful. Anyone who cares about musical theater, or theater in general, should make a special effort to see this production.

Posted on February 1, 2015 by Bill Hirschman

Posted in Performances, Reviews | Tagged Actors’ Playhouse at the Miracle Mile, Anne Chamberlain, Brian Varela, Caleb Chiang, Cindy Pearce, David Arisco, David Nagy, Deborah Sherman, Deidra Grace, Dexter Carr, Dominique Scott, Don Juan Seward II, E. L. Doctorow, Eli Burris, Elizabeth Sackett, Ellis Tillman, Fredena J. Williams, George Schiavone, Hannah Benitez, Johnathan Shepherd, Joshua Dobarganes, Julian Gorelick, Justen Fox-Hall, Kaylin Seckel, Lauren Bell, Maha McCain, Marcus Davis, Mark Della Ventura, Mark Sanders, Max Leifman, Melissa Minyard, Michael Leyte-Vidal, Nick Duckart, Nicole Kinzel, Noel Harris Jr., Ragtime, Ray Yanez, Sarah Nicole Batts, Sean Dorazio, Tally Sessions, Terrence McNally, Tim Bennett | Leave a comment