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Thursday, July 12, 2012

Talkin' in the Green Room With: Antonio Amadeo by Bill Hirschman

Unlikely but perhaps, secretly, Antonio Amadeo is actually a nasty misanthrope, but no one will ever believe it. Amadeo is widely-regarded as one of the nicest guys and quietly talented memb…

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Monday, July 9, 2012

There Ain't No Cure For The Summertime News by Bill Hirschman

So much for the myth of the summer doldrums…. Besides recent and imminent openings at Mad Cat, Palm Beach Dramaworks, GableStage, Actors Playhouse, the XXVII International Hispanic Theatre…

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Photos From A Tribute To Jan (McArt, Of Course) by Bill Hirschman

About 150 friends and alumni of the Royal Palm Dinner Theater gathered Sunday evening at the Count de Hoernle Theater in Boca Raton to honor actress, producer, director and impresario Jan …

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Sunday, July 8, 2012

Run the Race With GableStage by Bill Hirschman

Lawyers banter about innocence and justice in David Mamet's incendiary play at GableStage, but the characters don't bother to dissect long-decided issues about how the judicial system's saus…

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Friday, July 6, 2012

Arts Garage's Cabaret Verboten Is Brilliantly Executed But Unrelieved Cynicism by Bill Hirschman

With brilliant but unrelieved corrosive cynicism, Cabaret Verborten, ausical revue at the Theatre at Arts Garage, mercilessly draws unnerving parallels between the dissolute Weimar Republic …

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Thursday, July 5, 2012

Free Tickets Offered Through Theatre League's Free Fest by Bill Hirschman

More than 400 free tickets to theatrical productions across South Florida are being offered as part of the Summer Free Fest Night being sponsored as an audience building program by the South…

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Tuesday, July 3, 2012

Broward Stage Door's The Immigrant A Tender Family Memoir by Bill Hirschman

Mark Harelik's The Immigrant, at Broward Stage Door Theatre, has a universal message at it's core, a fish-out-of-water story that engages the audience in the journey.

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Dramaworks' William Hayes Elected President of FPTA by Bill Hirschman

William Hayes, producing artistic director of Palm Beach Dramaworks, has been elected president of the Florida Professional Theatres Association , a group designed to encourage companies to …

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Sunday, July 1, 2012

Stage Door's Backwards In High Heels Is Energy Packed Song-And-Dance Story by Bill Hirschman

Broward Stage Door Theatre in Coral Springs presents a super-energized rendition of the nostalgic musical Backwards In High Heels that follows the life of Ginger Rogers.

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Saturday, June 30, 2012

Theater Shelf: Reviews of Melissa Errico CD, Al Hirschfeld Collection & Bing Thom's Works by Bill Hirschman

Theater Shelf, a recurring feature by our reviewer Brad Hathaway, reviews recently-released books, CDs and DVDs of interest to theater lovers. Some are popular titles like a new Original Cas…

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Friday, June 29, 2012

Ghost Light / Conundrum Stages Returns With Weekly Readings by Bill Hirschman

The Ghost Light Series returns with different performances of theatrical readings at 8 p.m. each Tuesday next month beginning July 10 under the auspices of Conundrum Stages. Admission is fre…

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Thursday, June 28, 2012

July New Theatre Benefit Benefits From New Theater by Bill Hirschman

New Theatre has a long tradition of promoting new works; now new works return the favor as 14 playwrights donate their efforts at a July 6-8 benefit for the Miami-Dade company dubbed the Mia…

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Monday, June 25, 2012

Deathtrap Remains Witty, Suspenseful At Stage Door, But Not As Vibrant As It Could Be by Bill Hirschman

Miami Stage Door's first season closer, Deathtrap, is a serviceable if not outstanding edition that understands Ira Levin's black comedy, appreciates his Swiss watchmaker's plotting and bene…

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Saturday, June 23, 2012

Slow Burn's Delightful Spoof Xanadu Skates On Campy Humor by Bill Hirschman

A goofball sensibility drenches Slow Burn Theatre Company's first summer froth-fest, the loopy lampoon of the flop movie musical Xanadu. To be truthful, the company was far funnier, crisper …

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Thursday, June 21, 2012

Gay Marriage Looks At Same Values As Hetero Unions In Standing On Ceremony by Bill Hirschman

By Bill Hirschman As the two men eloquently pledge their lives and their loves to each other in the moving vows that close Standing On Ceremony: The Gay Marriage Plays, theater reasserts its…

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Michael McKeever's Stuff Gets Staged Reading in New York City by Bill Hirschman

Michael McKeever's Stuff, winner of the 2011 Carbonell for best new work, will receive a staged reading in New York on Thursday, June 28 featuring an A list of veteran actors, Stephen Spinel…

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Wednesday, June 20, 2012

Theater Shelf: Reviews of New Phantom CD/DVD, New Godspell and Cleopatra the Ballet by Bill Hirschman

Theater Shelf, a recurring feature by our reviewer Brad Hathaway, reviews recently-released books, CDs and DVDs of interest to theater lovers. This week: the new Phantom of the Opera CD/DVD,…

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Sunday, June 17, 2012

This Bird Flies: Touring Show of La Cage aux Folles Perches at Broward Center by Bill Hirschman

Coinciding with Gay Pride celebrations here in South Florida, La Cage Aux Folles, the musical about a charming nightclub owner and his flamboyant partner, has landed at Broward Center in For…

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Saturday, June 16, 2012

Talkin' In The Green Room With: Harriet Oser by Bill Hirschman

n this edition, we visit Harriet Oser who talks about a career that encompasses playing the bride in Blood Wedding while pregnant to wondering if a scene partner was going to collapse on sta…

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Thursday, June 14, 2012

Movie Take On Rock Of Ages Is Enjoyable Goof, But Lacks Energy Of The Stage Musical by Bill Hirschman

The gloriously over-the-top film incarnation of Rock of Ages is just as silly and stupid and surprisingly fun as the Broadway musical it's drawn from.What the film is missing, and its absenc…

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Tuesday, June 12, 2012

Standing On Ceremony To Take A Wry Look at Gay Marriage by Bill Hirschman

Standing On Ceremony, a collection of short plays bowing next week at the Broward Center, is about the traditional values of love and marriage. Specifically, gay marriage. Produced by Miami'…

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Sunday, June 10, 2012

Arsht Bonds with Zoetic, House, U of Miami & Alliance For Theater Up Close Next Season by Bill Hirschman

Theater Up Close, the series co-produced by the Arsht Center, has announced a 2012-2013 season partnering with the home-grown Zoetic Stage, the University of Miami's theater department, the …

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New Theatre & Nilo Cruz's Bicycle Country Is Moving Gem by Bill Hirschman

The quality of New Theatre's work is famously variable, but every season or so, they deliver a moving, finely crafted gem of theater to be unreservedly proud about. In this case, it's the pr…

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Saturday, June 9, 2012

Mosaic's Edge Of Our Bodies Is Provocative If Confusing Drama by Bill Hirschman

Playwright Adam Rapp shares Beckett's indifference to whether audiences comprehend his idiosyncratic depiction of his dark vision. But in Mosaic Theatre's The Edge of Our Bodies, he also is …

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Friday, June 8, 2012

Island City (nee Rising Action) and Naked Stage Resurface, Arts Garage Mounts Musical by Bill Hirschman

After an unnerving series of losses, several low-key announcements provide some encouraging news this week for the South Florida theater scene: Rising Action Theatre has succeeded in resurre…

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Thursday, June 7, 2012

Report From New York: Peter And The Starcatcher Is Profligately Imaginative Tale by Bill Hirschman

Peter and the Starcatcher is not, as most people think, about the magic of Peter Pan. It's about the magic of theatricality and what theater can deliver that no other art form can. It's less…

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Tuesday, June 5, 2012

Caldwell Facility Rented Out To Entr'Acte Theatrix Troupe For July Show of J.C. Superstar by Bill Hirschman

The Caldwell Theatre Company remains locked out of the Count de Hoernle Theater, but the Boca Raton facility will reopen in July for a production of Jesus Christ Superstar by Entr'acte Execu…

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Royal Palm Theatre Alumni & Fans To Honor Jan McArt by Bill Hirschman

A Facebook fan page for former employees of the Royal Palm Dinner Theatre has led to a planned reunion of employees, supporters, fans and friends to honor founder Jan McArt on July 8 connect…

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Mosaic's New Season: Bengal Tiger, Conor McPherson, Madman (Not Mad Men) And The Old Reliable TBA by Bill Hirschman

Mosaic Theatre continues its pirouette along the leading edge of modern drama with the announcements of its 2012-2013 season that includes two works by up-and-comer Rajiv Joseph playing in r…

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Report From New York: Lithgow's Turn As The Columnist Is A Report From 1963 by Bill Hirschman

How do handle an era which is vibrantly alive in the memories of older audience members yet only an antiseptic chapter in a textbook to younger audiences? David Auburn's play The Columnist d…

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Sunday, June 3, 2012

Summer Shorts More Consistently Funny This Year by Bill Hirschman

City Theatre's annual rite of the season Summer Shorts has developed a well-earned reputation for being the dictionary definition of "uneven." So it's a relief that this 17th edition is the …

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