The tragedy of this lavish, ebullient production of Hairspray is how the muddy, uneven, out of balance, sloppy sound on opening night fatally sabotaged the energy, enthusiasm, theatrical sk…
By Mary Damiano It's like every traditional wedding you've ever attended. There are family conflicts. There is inappropriate behavior. There's dancing (Hokey Pokey, anyone?) There ar…
The University of Miami and the Arsht Center deliver a unique and mostly convincing rendition of this tale of parental oppression and carnal repression.
All photos courtesy of the Adrienne Arsht Center Photos by Justin Namon for WorldRedEye.com
Even the marquee will also be revamped in the next three weeks/ Photos by Bill Hirschman By Bill Hirschman Even with a month of work remaining before the gala opening on 11/11/11, Palm Beach…
By Bill Hirschman Even with a month of work remaining before the gala opening on 11/11/11, Palm Beach Dramaworks' new home in the transmogrified Cuillo Center is breathtaking. It's a vision …
By Bill Hirschman It's all about synergistic partnerships. The production of The House of Bernarda Alba opening Thursday in Miami is a fusion between The University of Miami and the Arsht Ce…
West Coast author Misha Berson got it right when she observes that West Side Story's place in world-wide popular culture exceeds that of a mere musical.
In this edition, we talk with Ken Clement (currently Senex in A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum at Broward Stage Door). Besides explaining how he avoids a wardrobe malfunction, …
Rain " A Tribute to the Beatles invokes the right alchemy of sounds that summon a hazy kaleidoscope of personalized memories for Boomers .If the group isn't electrifying or transporting, it …
Laura Hodos as Ifeginia the Rabbit / Photo by Bachi Frost By Bill Hirschman Like a precocious pre-teen who has just discovered sex, the fifth annual 24-Hour Theatre Project was frequently ra…
 Taking it to the Streets If the price of a ticket or your schedule prevented you from seeing GableStage's  triumphant production of Tarell Alvin McCraney's The Brothers Size, both obs…
By Bill Hirschman Like a precocious pre-teen who has just discovered sex, the fifth annual 24-Hour Theatre Project was frequently raunchy, silly and drenched with carnal preoccupation. The j…
All photos by Bachi Frost Amy McKenna and Laura Hodos as magician's rabbits[caption id="attachment_3888" align="aligncenter" width="425" caption="An unusual couple with unusual tastes, J…
Like a pre-teen who has just discovered sex, the 24-Hour Theatre Project was raunchy, silly and drenched with carnal preoccupation. The joyously anarchic celebration of DIY theater Monday wa…
A look in words and photos of David Arisco trying on Edna Turnblad's clothes in a fitting before Actors' Playhouse's production of Hairspray.
Photos of David Arisco trying on Edna Turnblad’s clothes for the Actors Playhouse production of Hairspray; photos by Bill Hirschman. Also cast photos by Alberto Romeu.
Okay, maybe your trick or treaters are too young for the dueling productions of The Rocky Horror Picture Show playing at Slowburn Theatre Company and Andrews Living Arts this month. But here…
By Bill Hirschman Variations on a Theme The Harvest One Act Play Festival, sponsored by the Variations Theatre Group in New York City, has accepted two plays each from local actor/pla…
The gleaming South Miami-Dade Cultural Arts Center holds its grand opening in Cutler Bay Oct. 1 and 2 with both free and ticket-only performances of music, dance and visual art.
More photos of the new center, all by Robin Hill.
Nan Barnett, managing director of Florida Stage, has written a stunning essay for American Voices New Play Institute, revealing both the devastating and transformative effect the closure had…
A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum, the wonderful 1960's musical sex farce set in ancient Rome, gets a less than stunning retread at the Broward Stage Door Theatre in Coral Sprin…
Mosaic has a reading Tuesday, Chaz Mena has one-man show, Florida Follies does a good turn, David Goldyn bows out, Actors' Playhouse has a sale, Palm Beach Theatre Guild gets new blood