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Monday, April 2, 2012

New Theatre's Edith Can Shoot Etc. Etc. Wins New Play Citation by Bill Hirschman

A play championed by New Theatre, Edith Can Shoot Things and Hit Them, received a citation this weekend in the American Theatre Critics Association 's new plays competition. A. Rey Pamatmat'…

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Saturday, March 31, 2012

Zoetic & McKeever's Moscow Is Rich Comedy With a Heavy Load by Bill Hirschman

Michael McKeever's Moscow's in its world premiere by Zoetic Stage in the Adrienne Arsht Center's intimate Carnival Studio Theater is rich in so many ways with deep characters, dialogue that …

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Kravis on Bway: Catch Me If You Can, Maroulis in Jekyll & Hyde, Priscilla, Poppins, Billy Elliot, Jersey Boys by Bill Hirschman

By choosing its own schedule, the Kravis Center has several titles in its 2012-2013 slate of musicals on national tours that you won't see at the Broward Center or the Arsht Center as the so…

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Thursday, March 29, 2012

Talkin' in the Green Room With: Stuart Meltzer by Bill Hirschman

In this edition, we visit with Stuart Meltzer who is currently fine-tuning the world premiere production of Michael McKeever's Moscow which opens Friday at the Arsht Center. Meltzer is both …

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Wednesday, March 28, 2012

Broadway Across Miami: Priscilla, Memphis, Poppins, Les Miz, Fela, Stomp & Rock of Ages by Bill Hirschman

There's a distinctly younger, even hipper bent to the offerings for the Broadway Across America 2012-2013 season announced for the Adrienne Arsht Center -- plus some old, old reliables. The …

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Monday, March 26, 2012

Jerry Visits Dolly, New Theatre Goes Cruz-ing, Playhouse To Visit Other Desert Cities by Bill Hirschman

Hello Jerry Jerry Herman, the composer-lyricist of Hello, Dolly!, dropped in on last Friday's performance of his best-known work at the Maltz Jupiter Theatre. Herman, a University of Miami g…

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Sunday, March 25, 2012

Juan C. Sanchez's Property Line Is Promising But Needs Work by Bill Hirschman

Comedy. Tragedy. Absurdist farce. Subtle satire. Family drama. Sociological tract about race relations. Juan C. Sanchez's world premiere Property Line at New Theatre encompasses all these an…

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Tuesday, March 20, 2012

Arts Garage's Woody Sez Is Affable, Moving Songbook by Bill Hirschman

Of course, any musical revue of Woody Guthrie's work must end with the anthem "This Land Is Your Land." What the musical revue Woody Sez at Arts Garage does is put that expression of patriot…

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Producer Jay Harris Tapped For George Abbott Award by Bill Hirschman

The George Abbott Award for Outstanding Achievement in the Arts, the most prestigious honor given by the Carbonell Awards, will be presented April 2 to producer Jay H. Harris.

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Monday, March 19, 2012

Sarah Kane's Cleansed Is Violent, Surreal Offering by Bill Hirschman

Like Kane's Blasted at GableStage in 2010 and 4:48 Psychosis at Naked Stage in 2008, Cleansed defies reactions that involve verbs such as "liked" or even "appreciated." Even more than those …

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News Briefs: Carbonell Tickets, Dramaworks' Summer Show, Kato Gets Promotion, Short Plays Reading, Free Shows by Bill Hirschman

Anyone who doubts the quality of South Florida should buy a ticket (as should everyone else who loves theater) to the 36th Annual Carbonell Awards set for 7:30 p.m. Monday, April 2 in the Am…

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Saturday, March 17, 2012

Sirois/Alliance Off Center of Nowhere Is Funny Sit Com Hiding Serious Theme by Bill Hirschman

On the surface, David Michael Sirois' Off Center of Nowhere is what would result if the Neil Simon of the 1970s wrote a rollicking comedy about teen pregnancy, abortion and racism, laced wit…

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Friday, March 16, 2012

Director & Star Deliver Fresh Hello Dolly As If It's Brand New by Bill Hirschman

There's a brand new musical comedy you've never seen before playing at the Maltz Jupiter Theatre. It's something called Hello, Dolly! and if you think you've seen it before, we'll argue with…

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Palm Beach Dramaworks Names New Season With Albee & Friel by Bill Hirschman

Palm Beach Dramawork's affinities for Edward Albee and Irish-themed plays are reflected in its upcoming 13th season for 2012-2013.

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Thursday, March 15, 2012

Director and Star Seek Fresh Spin on Hello Dolly at the Maltz by Bill Hirschman

Director Marcia Milgrom Dodge and actress Vicki Lewis face that old psychology experiment: Imagine there's an elephant in the room. Now ignore the elephant in the room. In their case, the el…

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Say Goodnight Gracie Brings Burns and Allen's Story Back to South Florida by Bill Hirschman

It's grossly unfair to expect an actor to impersonate an icon who remains vivid in the audience's memory, but watching the most recent incarnation of Rupert Holmes' biographical Say Goodnigh…

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Wednesday, March 14, 2012

Tharp's Come Fly Away Isn't Theater But It's Entertaining by Bill Hirschman

Twyla Tharp's surrogates in Come Fly Away effortlessly swirl and slide across the stage like you think you do in your dreams " and to sound of Sinatra yet, crooning "The Way You Look Tonight…

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Tuesday, March 13, 2012

Joseph's Return Visit (Again) Benefits from Imaginative, Irreverent Tone At Playhouse by Bill Hirschman

Frequent theatergoers approach productions of Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat with fatigue. So it's heartening to report that the latest edition by Actors Playhouse is a playful…

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Monday, March 12, 2012

Mosaic's Death and the Maiden Is Taut Psychological Thriller by Bill Hirschman

Torture, vengeance and morality take center stage in Death and the Maiden, a suspenseful thriller now receiving a riveting production at Mosaic Theatre in Plantation.

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Saturday, March 10, 2012

Promethean's Swan Song, The Unseen, Is A Hell Of An Exit. by Bill Hirschman

The cruel irony is that The Unseen, the last show before The Promethean Theatre closes its doors forever, is one of the finest productions that the company has mounted in its eight-year hist…

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Friday, March 9, 2012

M Ensemble's Harlem Duet Is Thought-Provoking But Wildly Uneven Look at Race and Sex by Bill Hirschman

Playwright Djanet Sears has crafted an intriguing contemplation of the intersection of the macro issue of race on the micro-dynamics of an individual marriage in Harlem Duet. But Sears' insi…

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Briefs: Summer Shorts Preview, Maltz Auditions Kids, Lauren Feldman Premieres New Work by Bill Hirschman

Shorts Stuff Want a peek at some of the 10-minute plays under consideration for City Theatre's annual Summer Shorts program? Joseph Adler is hosting a reading at 7 p.m. Monday of some of the…

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Wednesday, March 7, 2012

Billy Elliot Mines Imaginative Staging, Superb Choreography by Bill Hirschman

With its flights of imagination " literally, since the hero imagines himself soaring -- Billy Elliot, The Musical is a triumph of theatrical staging. If this road tour at the Broward Center…

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In The Heights, Godspell Slated As Part of Actors Playhouse 2012-2013 Anniversary Season by Bill Hirschman

Actors Playhouse's 2012-2013 season will feature something old, something new, something you may have heard of but likely never seen, and something only the playwright's mother is aware of …

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Tuesday, March 6, 2012

GableStage's A Steady Rain is a Deluge of Great Acting by Bill Hirschman

The bond between two friends is tested by their own morality and betrayal in A Steady Rain by Keith Huff, now making in southeastern premiere at GableStage in Coral Gables. Together,actors G…

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Sunday, March 4, 2012

Working Is A Successful Labor of Love At Caldwell Theatre by Bill Hirschman

By Michelle F. Solomon When Grammy-winning composer Stephen Schwartz (Godspell, Wicked, Pippin) first adapted Studs Terkel’s 1974 book Working for Chicago’s Goodman Theatre it wa…

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Saturday, March 3, 2012

Promethean Takes Final Bow "Because It's Time" " And Lack of Donor Support by Bill Hirschman

In the sense that economics are the root cause, observers might group The Promethean Theatre's imminent closing with the high profile problems plaguing other South Florida theaters during th…

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High at Parker Playhouse Finds Salvation in Kathleen Turner by Bill Hirschman

There's no taking your eyes off of Kathleen Turner for a minute as she commands the stage in Matthew Lombardo's addiction-focused play High. While the star vehicle has some fairly unexceptio…

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Promethean Takes Final Bow "Because It's Time" " And Lack of Donor Support by Bill Hirschman

In the sense that economics are the root cause, observers might group The Promethean Theatre's imminent closing with the high profile problems plaguing other South Florida theaters during th…

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Tuesday, February 28, 2012

Kathleen Turner's Commitment to Play About Addiction Stems From Her Own Past by Bill Hirschman

Kathleen Turner doesn't shy from acknowledging that her devotion to the play High, a harrowing look at the world of addiction, is somewhat rooted in her own battle with alcoholism. "I think …

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Color Blind Casting Poses No Obstacle To Filipino-American Dancing As British Billy Elliot by Bill Hirschman

Initially, it's impossible to ignore that 15-year-old actor J.P. Viernes leaping and soaring through the musical Billy Elliot is not a typical youngster in a downtrodden unsophisticated mini…

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