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Friday, September 13, 2013

REVIEW: Empire Stage's Silence Of The Clams Is Silly Sex Spoof by Bill Hirschman

To know whether you will want to see The Silence of the Clams, the supremely silly spoof at Empire Stage, all you need to know is the title refers not to seafood, but to oral sex on anatomy …

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Wednesday, September 11, 2013

The Wick Theatre Woos Former Caldwell Patrons At Reception by Bill Hirschman

The Wick family doesn't want to exorcise the Caldwell Theatre; they want to embrace it " and its clientele. An open house Tuesday hosted about 200 former Caldwell patrons seeking a peek ahea…

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Photos From Wick Open House by Bill Hirschman

Nine photos give a peek at what the new Wick Theatre looked like during its open house Tuesday / Staff photos by Bill Hirschman

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Podcast Link To A Star Is Born Show By Arts Radio Network by Bill Hirschman

Arts Radio Network kicked off its series of live radio play versions of iconic movies with a one-night production of A Star Is Born on Aug. 15 on the stage of the host, The Theatre at Arts G…

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Monday, September 9, 2013

McCraney And GableStage's Antony And Cleopatra Hires Two New World School Grads by Bill Hirschman

Galen Lambert and Charise Castro Smith, two performers with Miami backgrounds, are among the international cast and creative staff involved in Tarell Alvin McCraney's production of Shakespea…

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Saturday, September 7, 2013

REVIEW: Kutumba's The Beebo Brinker Chronicles About Lesbians In The 1950s Doesn't Quite Gel by Bill Hirschman

The question nagging Kutumba Theatre Project's The Beebo Brinker Chronicles was what did it want to be? Farce? Drama? Satire? Soap opera? A lampoon of 1950's pulp novels? An homage to 1950's…

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Friday, September 6, 2013

Thinking Cap Theatre Doubles Its Offerings And Staff When It Moves Into New Venue In 2014 by Bill Hirschman

The tiny Thinking Cap Theatre, which built its reputation on experimental, provocative and socially-conscious work, plans to double its programming and staffing while retrofitting a new venu…

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Thursday, September 5, 2013

REVIEW: Energetic Topspin Helps Moon Over Buffalo Farce Rise Over Stage Door by Bill Hirschman

It's not the slamming doors, Marx Brothers chases or repartee that make Broward Stage Door's farce Moon Over Buffalo an enjoyable afternoon laughing at the foibles of vainglorious creatures…

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Wednesday, September 4, 2013

Plaza Offers Free Class For Parents Of Stagestruck Kids by Bill Hirschman

Proud parents with youngsters who adore being in the spotlight often appreciate tips from others in the field. The Plaza Theatre, a non-profit performing arts venue east of the Lantana area,…

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Sunday, September 1, 2013

Florida's 2013-2014 Season Champions New & Newish Works by Bill Hirschman

Encouraging trends emerge while poking among the entrails of the new season schedules for South Florida theater. Among them: an emphasis on new and newer works as producers and artistic dire…

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Our Top Ten, Well 13, Shows To See In the 2013-2014 Season by Bill Hirschman

o this is just a baker's dozen that I personally rate the most intriguing, promising or unarguably important opportunities to be entertained or moved in the coming 2013-2014 season. But no r…

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Friday, August 23, 2013

FEATURE: Local Teens Reveal Secrets Of Building The Next Generation Of Theatergoers by Bill Hirschman

Teenagers may hold the survival secrets for South Florida theaters to build a crucial new generation of patrons. Students say they seek theater that is relevant, affordable, accessible, less…

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Tuesday, August 20, 2013

State Approves Coconut Grove Playhouse Rebirth Plan From County, FIU And GableStage by Bill Hirschman

The Governor's cabinet gave crucial approval Tuesday to Miami-Dade County, Florida International University and GableStage partnering to reopen the historic Coconut Grove Playhouse as a prof…

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Saturday, August 17, 2013

Mad Cat's Blow Me Delves Into Surreal World of Doomed Fashionista Isabella Blow by Bill Hirschman

Playwright Jessica Farr and director Paul Tei create a fever dream in Mad Cat Theatre Company's Blow Me, depicting a tragic death spiral, relieved by copious droll dancing-at-your-funeral ep…

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Thursday, August 15, 2013

UPDATED: State Cabinet To Consider Grove Playhouse Deal On Tuesday In Miami by Bill Hirschman

The state will consider a crucial step in the push to reopen the Coconut Grove Playhouse as a professional theater and educational complex. The Governor's Cabinet has slated approval of a pa…

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Wednesday, August 14, 2013

Licensing Firm's Objections to Dramaworks' Company Causes One-Day Shutdown & Retooling by Bill Hirschman

Palm Beach Dramaworks cancelled its Wednesday performance of the staged concert of Company to adjust to changes required when the New York licensing agent found that characters had been omit…

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Sunday, August 11, 2013

Shorts Gone Wild Isn't Particularly Wild, But It Is Consistently Funny by Bill Hirschman

Shorts Gone Wild is pretty tame stuff for South Florida, but this outing of light comedies with a live-and-let-live LGBT message is more consistently entertaining than some of City Theatre's…

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Thursday, August 8, 2013

Phone Rings, Door Chimes, In Comes A Welcome Company Concert At PB Dramaworks by Bill Hirschman

You may long for Palm Beach Dramaworks' staged concert of Company to have one more week of rehearsal just to let it ripen and deepen, but what's on stage remains an unassailably well-crafted…

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Tuesday, August 6, 2013

Talkin' In The Green Room With Myself (And Patti Gardner Etc.) by Bill Hirschman

When actress Patti Gardner suggested that it would only be fair if I was on the receiving end of a Green Room questionnaire, I took refuge in the journalist's centuries-old rationalization :…

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Sunday, August 4, 2013

Two Staged Readings Monday by Bill Hirschman

As we've said, this is the summer of free staged readings of works in progress and works being considered for future production. There's two more intriguing entries slated for Monday night t…

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Friday, August 2, 2013

Christmas in August: Slava's Snowshow Returns To Miami by Bill Hirschman

If anybody dares you to bet your sports car that it won't snow in Miami in August, better go find your pink slip. There's a blizzard inside the Arsht Center nearly every night that'll have y…

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Wednesday, July 31, 2013

Arts Garage / Arts Radio Network Team Up For Radio Plays Based On Classic Films by Bill Hirschman

Arts Garage is hosting a series of live radio play versions of iconic movies produced on stage by Arts Radio Network. Radio scripts from the 1940s adapting A Star Is Born, It's a Wonderful L…

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Monday, July 29, 2013

Theater Shelf: Jews Dominate Broadway! Teens in Appalachia! The French Writing Musicals? by Bill Hirschman

Theater Shelf, a recurring feature, reviews recently-released books, CDs and DVDs of interest to theater lovers. Some are popular titles like a new Original Cast Recording, others are works …

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Saturday, July 27, 2013

Busy Days At Mad Cat: Two Scholarships And World Premiere of Blow Me by Bill Hirschman

Mad Cat Theatre Company has a reputation for providing a stage to young artists seeking more adventurous fare. But now, for the second year, it's also putting its money behind its commitmen…

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Thursday, July 25, 2013

Judy's Back and In Delray Beach At Theatre At Arts Garage by Bill Hirschman

There's no room for missteps at the intimate Theatre at Arts Garage cabaret. In this production of Beyond the Rainbow: Garland at Carnegie Hall everything is up close and very personal in a …

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Sunday, July 21, 2013

Class Struggle And Coping With The Past Makes Good People Great Theater At Gablestage by Bill Hirschman

Cut through the South Boston accents and into the fibers of Good People, and you'll find that David Lindsay-Abaire's 2011 Tony nominee is a character study of the finest sort. However, the …

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Thursday, July 18, 2013

Wick Theatre Defies Odds To Reopen Boca Raton Venue by Bill Hirschman

In the wake of shuttered troupes and emerging newcomers, the rising phoenix of the Wick Theatre and Costume Museum in Boca Raton is awash in patrons and professionals' optimism and pessimism…

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Wick Theatre Schedule by Bill Hirschman

Sept. 19-Oct. 20:    The Sound of Music Nov. 7-Dec. 22:    White Christmas Jan. 9-Feb. 9:    42nd Street Feb. 20-March 23:    The Full Monty April 3-May 4:…

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Wick Auditions by Bill Hirschman

The Sound of Music is cast but the theater is holding auditions for all other roles its other shows for both Equity and non-Equity actors . Sunday, Aug. 4, noon to 5 p.m. by appointment only…

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Tuesday, July 16, 2013

Coconut Grove Project Gets County Okay, But Debts Could Still Sink Deal by Bill Hirschman

The Miami Dade County Commission nudged the resurrection of the Coconut Grove Playhouse one step closer Tuesday by authorizing the mayor to enter into a lease with state officials to reopen …

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Monday, July 15, 2013

Jim Brochu's Character Man Is Affectionate Amble Through Broadway's Past And Its Pros by Bill Hirschman

If you've dreamed of sitting in the upstairs bar of Sardi's to hear journeymen trade war stories about Broadway's past, you can get a taste at Jim Brochu's new one-man show, Character Man. …

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