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Friday, April 24, 2026

Odds Are Riverside’s 9 To 5 Musical Will Delight Film’s Fans by Bill Hirschman

Fans of the movie 9 to 5 will be delighted by 9 to 5: The Musical, playing through May 10 at the Riverside Theatre, The characters you remember and the premise of three working women coping …

SOURCE: Florida Theater On Stage at 12:10PM
Wednesday, April 22, 2026

M Ensemble’s Searching for Willie Lynch Crosses Eras to Explore Inherited Trauma by Bill Hirschman

Time, memory and history overlap in Layon Gray's semi-surrealist Searching for Willie Lynch for M Ensemble exploring the legacy of the infamous Willie Lynch speech twhere characters from di…

SOURCE: Florida Theater On Stage at 12:25PM
Tuesday, April 21, 2026

Hundreds of High School Students Nominated For Local Cappies Theater Awards by Bill Hirschman

For those who think theater has no future because of the perception that young people have little interest in the art form, witness how the work of literally hundreds upon hundreds of Browar…

SOURCE: Florida Theater On Stage at 09:45PM
Friday, April 17, 2026

Miami New Drama’s The Zionists Digs Even More Broadly Into Effectiveness of Debate by Bill Hirschman

Yes, The Zionists: A Family Storm provides an incisive and fair examination of the clashing issues of Jews’ and Palestinians’ rights to call Israel home. But that comprehensive…

SOURCE: Florida Theater On Stage at 06:42PM
Thursday, April 16, 2026

Gulfshore’s ‘Dear Jack, Dear Louise’: Review Written as Letter About Epistolary Play by Bill Hirschman

Though it may seem obvious to say, Dear Jack, Dear Louise is itself a love letter to both love and letters at the Gulfshore Playhouse, inspired by the playwright’s parents, who met an…

SOURCE: Florida Theater On Stage at 02:42PM
Tuesday, April 14, 2026

Slow Burn’s Vigorous Hairspray As Fresh and Relevant As Ever by Bill Hirschman

Hairspray isn’t a “new” musical anymore. But with director Patrick Fitzwater at the helm of this Slow Burn Theatre Co. production, Hairspray is as fresh and even more rele…

SOURCE: Florida Theater On Stage at 11:18PM
Monday, April 13, 2026

Theater Lab’s INFERNA: Traditional Indoctrination Doesn’t Deal With Sexual Abuse by Bill Hirschman

We all have scripts. In her INFERNA at Theatre Lab playwright'actress Joanna Castle Miller says they are values and mores inculcated since childhood especially by religion.  But sometimes…

SOURCE: Florida Theater On Stage at 08:06PM
Saturday, April 11, 2026

Visionary Theater Leader Louis Tyrrell Dies, Leaving A Legacy of Contemporary Challenging Art by Bill Hirschman

Louis Tyrrell, one of the core visionaries transforming South Florida theater from safe predictable fare to a birthplace for new plays challenging intellect as well as emotion, died Friday a…

SOURCE: Florida Theater On Stage at 04:54PM

No Bull: Bridge Across The Pond’s Look At Women’s Movement by Bill Hirschman

Before Suffs or Liberation looking at women’s rights movement, Bull in a China Shop gives another historical view of the fight of more than a century ago, now being staged by Bridge A…

SOURCE: Florida Theater On Stage at 12:32PM
Friday, April 10, 2026

Kimberly Akimbo May Focus On Doomed Teenager, But Show Vibrates With Humor & Life by Bill Hirschman

The musical Kimberley Akimbo at the Broward Center may focus on a teenager with a disease aging her four times faster than normal, but the evening is suffused with life-affirming qualities a…

SOURCE: Florida Theater On Stage at 10:32AM
Thursday, April 9, 2026

Neil Diamond Musical Reveals Troubled Man Behind Parade of Greatest Hits by Bill Hirschman

, A Beautiful Noise, the Neil Diamond Musical at the Kravis Center but coming to the Arsht, is a visually flashy, high-energy parade of more than two dozen of the acclaimed singer/songwrite…

SOURCE: Florida Theater On Stage at 02:42PM
Tuesday, April 7, 2026

Island City: Writing Is Easy; You Just Open a Vein and Bleed by Bill Hirschman

Gracefully directed by Bruce Linser with an expert cast of three, Everything Beautiful Happens at Night explores the creative process, the secrets we keep that bind us/handcuff us/prevent…

SOURCE: Florida Theater On Stage at 11:06AM
Sunday, April 5, 2026

Timely Warning Courses Through Dramaworks’ Shattering ‘The Crucible’ by Bill Hirschman

Fear becomes tactile in Palm Beach Dramaworks’ shattering The Crucible because the nightmare on display is as much a mirror of our times as a tale of the witchcraft purge in 1692 Sale…

SOURCE: Florida Theater On Stage at 08:48PM
Friday, April 3, 2026

Developing New Works In Two Festivals: Theatre Lab’s Owl & New City Players’ Lauder Made by Bill Hirschman

Theater lovers in South Florida are about to experience double the pleasure with two festivals of new work this month. The Second Annual Owl New Play Festival in Boca Raton kicks off on Apri…

SOURCE: Florida Theater On Stage at 04:24PM
Thursday, April 2, 2026

My Take On: Reviews of NYC Shows Including Dog Day Afternoon by Bill Hirschman

A fourth edition of new feature “My Take On::” Short reviews from New York shows by Nunzio Michael Lupo, veteran journalist and an insightful appraiser of the arts. Some of these…

SOURCE: Florida Theater On Stage at 07:36PM
Wednesday, April 1, 2026

Sound the Trumpets for Camelot at The Wick Theatre by Bill Hirschman

There are musicals we enjoy, and then there are the ones we feel compelled to tell everyone within earshot about, so sound the trumpets because we're convinced you'll love the old-school rev…

SOURCE: Florida Theater On Stage at 10:42AM
Sunday, March 29, 2026

Small Town Couples Explore Relationships In Riverside Theatre’s ‘Almost, Maine’ by Bill Hirschman

Declaring their feelings changes several small-town couples in one night in Riverside Theatre’s Almost, Maine, taking place in a small far Northern Maine town that might/not exist, as…

SOURCE: Florida Theater On Stage at 01:54PM
Friday, March 27, 2026

 Comedic, Witty & Earnest: Wilde’s ‘The Importance Of….’ At Gulfshore Playhouse by Bill Hirschman

The Importance of Being Earnest playing at Gulfshore Playhouse has the singular quality of being both sly and …well, earnest. This comedy of manners builds absurdity upon absurdity. Th…

SOURCE: Florida Theater On Stage at 10:42AM
Wednesday, March 25, 2026

Neil Simon’s Broadway Bound Finds Its Soul at PPTOPA by Bill Hirschman

Pembroke Pines Theatre of the Performing Arts has mounted a genuinely moving production of Neil Simon's Broadway Bound, written in 1986, before an enthusiastic audience that clearly finds…

SOURCE: Florida Theater On Stage at 04:02PM
Monday, March 23, 2026

‘Would You Sacrifice Your Identity’ Queried In GableStage’s Prayers for the French Republic by Bill Hirschman

Would we abandon our history, our nationality or our faith to maintain another part of our identity if we faced overwhelming social prejudice? GableStage’s Prayer for the French Repub…

SOURCE: Florida Theater On Stage at 07:24PM
Saturday, March 21, 2026

Integrity and Honor Underscored In Maltz Jupiter’s Relevant Man of La Mancha by Bill Hirschman

 Man of La Mancha is always a dependably affecting evening of theater and the Maltz Jupiter Theatre’s current production certainly delivers that. But there’s something nearl…

SOURCE: Florida Theater On Stage at 03:06PM
Tuesday, March 17, 2026

Boca or Bust: Pompano Players’ Hilarious Ode to the Second Act by Bill Hirschman

Pompano Players has unearthed a sparkling treasure in Jessica Provenz's Boca, a wickedly fun comedy set in the sun-soaked retirement community of Boca Raton, where a band of New York t…

SOURCE: Florida Theater On Stage at 11:18AM
Sunday, March 15, 2026

Zoetic Gifts With Sondheim’s Glorious Merrily We Roll Along by Bill Hirschman

Stephen Sondheim’s oft-revamped Merrily We Roll Along prevails in Zoetic Stage’s glorious production in a fresh vision of the musical, visually and passionately different than …

SOURCE: Florida Theater On Stage at 06:02PM
Friday, March 13, 2026

West Boca Theatre Company’s Dear Jack, Dear Louise Finds Romance Between the Lines by Bill Hirschman

Dear Jack, Dear Louise, a dramatic comedy now playing at the West Boca Theatre Company, is the kind of show that makes you wish your Greatest Generation relatives were still alive because yo…

SOURCE: Florida Theater On Stage at 09:12AM
Thursday, March 12, 2026

High-Energy Hell’s Kitchen Delivers Invigorating Engrossing Alicia Keys Musical by Bill Hirschman

Enjoy Hell's Kitchen an engrossing, engaging, coming-of-age story about a sometimes fraught relationship of a mother and daughter, learning to find your purpose—in this case music�

SOURCE: Florida Theater On Stage at 10:18AM
Tuesday, March 10, 2026

Profound Unrest in a Family Mirrors Tumult in Detroit ’67 by Bill Hirschman

Dominique Morisseau’s compelling drama, Detroit ’67, rooted in that year's violent unrest achieves mixed results as it deeply dissects exploring dreams, economic struggles, rac…

SOURCE: Florida Theater On Stage at 10:48PM
Sunday, March 8, 2026

 Damaged Furniture Expertly Crafted by Boca Stage by Bill Hirschman

After being shuttered for far too long, Boca Stage returns with a bang, literally and figuratively, with the outrageously dark and raunchy comedy Damaged Furniture, returning to the Willow …

SOURCE: Florida Theater On Stage at 09:42PM
Thursday, March 5, 2026

Riverside Theatre Delivers Powerful Jesus Christ Superstar by Bill Hirschman

Heed the warning. This Jesus Christ Superstar at the Riverside Theatre is a contemporary telling of a story that feels as fresh in 2026 as it did in 1971 when it opened on Broadway, and as d…

SOURCE: Florida Theater On Stage at 05:06PM
Tuesday, March 3, 2026

MSP’s Heart-Pounding Riveting Contemporary Take On Medea by Bill Hirschman

Expect emotional whiplash in Main Street Players’ heart-pounding production of a lean and riveting modern adaptation of Euripides’ Greek tragedy, Medea. The dizzying contrast …

SOURCE: Florida Theater On Stage at 09:36AM
Sunday, March 1, 2026

My Take On: More NYC Reviews From Nunzio Michael Lupo by Bill Hirschman

My Take On:: Short reviews from New York shows by our critic Nunzio Michael Lupo, Today: Every Brilliant Thing, Meat Suit, Zack and Krammer/Fauci, The post My Take On: More NYC Reviews From …

SOURCE: Florida Theater On Stage at 02:54PM
Wednesday, February 25, 2026

Mysteries of Memory: Gulfshore’s Premiere of Deb Hiett’s ‘Circle Forward’ by Bill Hirschman

There are fond memories, distant memories, comforting memories, disturbing ones. In Deb Hiett’s Circle Forward, enjoying its world premiere at Gulfshore Playhouse, teenager Evan (Anth…

SOURCE: Florida Theater On Stage at 11:02AM

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2025-2026 BROADWAY SEASON
Jun 12, 2025: Call Me Izzy - Studio 54
Sep 16, 2025: Art - Music Box Theatre
Oct 08, 2025: Beetlejuice - Palace Theatre
Nov 13, 2025: Oedipus - Studio 54
Nov 16, 2025: Chess - Imperial Theatre
Mar 23, 2026: Giant - Music Box Theatre
Apr 06, 2026: Becky Shaw - Hayes Theater
Apr 16, 2026: Proof - Booth Theatre
Apr 26, 2026: Drama Desk Cut-Off