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Friday, February 13, 2026

My Take On: Our NYC Critic On Two Strangers, Data, High Spirits and Chess by Bill Hirschman

A new feature “My Take On:: Short reviews of New York shows by Nunzio Michael Lupo, veteran journalist and an insightful appraiser of the arts. These pieces were first posted on his page a…

SOURCE: Florida Theater On Stage at 03:48PM
Wednesday, February 11, 2026

Religion, Immigration, Humor Intersect In CONVERSA by Bill Hirschman

The responsibility to progress beyond religious belief and on to social action. The 6,000-year-old never ending saga of perilous immigration. Evolving from your religious upbringing into a d…

SOURCE: Florida Theater On Stage at 03:54PM
Tuesday, February 10, 2026

First Date Is Fun Fresh Frolic Through Dating Hell by Bill Hirschman

Pompano Players' First Date will feel instantly familiar to anyone who has ever endured a blind date. The series of hilariously staged scenes and songs capture the trials and tribulations o…

SOURCE: Florida Theater On Stage at 04:02PM

Driving Miss Daisy Remains Heartfelt Success at Dramaworks by Bill Hirschman

Live theater can reach one’s heart, explore emotions and show us who we are and who we might become, grasping the sentimental without being cloying or sappy. This is especially true in the…

SOURCE: Florida Theater On Stage at 04:02AM
Monday, February 9, 2026

Riverside Theatre’s Mauritius Depict Human Failings Accrue From Grief And Greed by Bill Hirschman

You might not expect to be invested in the appeal of collecting the rarest stamps, but Mauritius at Riverside Theatre show the personal side of philately. If errors are what make a stamp va…

SOURCE: Florida Theater On Stage at 02:01PM
Sunday, February 8, 2026

How to Break in a Glove: Meaty Complex Tale of Family Secrets by Bill Hirschman

City Theatre’s 30th season begins with an emotional and touching premiere of Chris Anthony; Ferrer's How to Break in a Glove about an intergenerational Cuban-American family, bringing tear…

SOURCE: Florida Theater On Stage at 10:42AM
Thursday, February 5, 2026

My Fair Lady At The Wick Theatre  Is Fair To Loverly by Bill Hirschman

At the Wick's My Fair Lady, we spent the evening waiting for the spark that never quite got there, instead a production that drained most of the joy out, a museum-quality display, nicely a…

SOURCE: Florida Theater On Stage at 08:48PM
Tuesday, February 3, 2026

Curtain Call Delivers Heartfelt Terms Of Endearment by Bill Hirschman

Curtain Call Playhouse delivers a moving and often funny stage adaptation of Terms of Endearment, a heartfelt and convincing professional production The post Curtain Call Delivers Heartfelt …

SOURCE: Florida Theater On Stage at 04:31PM
Sunday, February 1, 2026

All Too Current ‘English Only’ Bows At Miami New Drama by Bill Hirschman

The world premiere of the thought-insisting English Only bowed this weekend at Miami New Drama one day after Florida began requiring driving license tests be given in English only, a. scathi…

SOURCE: Florida Theater On Stage at 10:24PM
Friday, January 30, 2026

My Take On: Reviews Of Current And Recent NYC Shows by Bill Hirschman

A new feature “My Take On:: Short reviews of New York shows by Nunzio Michael Lupo, veteran journalist and an insightful appraiser of the arts. These pieces were first posted on his page a…

SOURCE: Florida Theater On Stage at 09:54AM
Wednesday, January 28, 2026

The Mousetrap’: Snowed In, With A Murderer On The Loose by Bill Hirschman

How well can we really know someone,? We know what they tell us, what they want us to see. And for those who are evil or manipulative, the outer appearance can be just an illusion. Agatha C…

SOURCE: Florida Theater On Stage at 12:06PM
Sunday, January 25, 2026

Cruz’s Sotto Voce About The Past Resounds Loudly Today by Bill Hirschman

Our haunted past never leaves us. Facing crippling tragedy – not suppressing it, not hiding from it – is the only way to come to terms with it. Such a theme may seem almost too familiar,…

SOURCE: Florida Theater On Stage at 11:06PM
Friday, January 23, 2026

Audience-Generated Painting Enlivens Plays Of Wilton’s Museum by Bill Hirschman

No question, Plays of Wilton’s production of Museum will never be confused with Great Theater. But that’s not it’s aim. It just wants to have fun. And driven by a high-voltage and high…

SOURCE: Florida Theater On Stage at 05:42PM
Wednesday, January 21, 2026

See Lakehousedotpng’s Heartbreaking Premiere {overlap} Before Closing This Weekend by Bill Hirschman

Lakehouseranchdotpng has mounted a touching premiere of Erin Proctor's {overlap}, a believable, humorous, and poignant production from the nonprofit, absurdist and experimental theater compa…

SOURCE: Florida Theater On Stage at 12:18PM

To Life 6 Proves A More-Than-Worthy Successor At The Willow by Bill Hirschman

With a talented and energized cast, and a selection of songs chosen and slotted almost perfectly, To Life 6 entertained for over 90 minutes with hits from the Great American Songbook, a cele…

SOURCE: Florida Theater On Stage at 10:06AM
Tuesday, January 20, 2026

A List of Current And Former Theaters in The Region by Bill Hirschman

The region is home to at least  66 professional or semi-professional companies, 15 community theater companies, 13 presenting houses and 11 university-based production companies – and at …

SOURCE: Florida Theater On Stage at 08:54PM
Sunday, January 18, 2026

Riverside Combines Music And Comedy In A Gentleman’s Guide to Love and Murder by Bill Hirschman

It may be January in Vero Beach, Florida, but for a few hours you can travel to a distant time and place and enjoy a romp in 1909 London. A Gentleman’s Guide to Love and Murder is a musica…

SOURCE: Florida Theater On Stage at 08:12PM
Friday, January 16, 2026

Broadway Bound is Long And Full of Angst At West Boca Theatre by Bill Hirschman

Broadway Bound at the West Boca Theatre Company finds its supporters among those who enjoy thoughtful family dynamics, literary humor, and Neil Simon’s unmistakable voice. Others may think…

SOURCE: Florida Theater On Stage at 09:12AM
Thursday, January 15, 2026

Pompano Players’ Beehive Satisfies As Musical Journey by Bill Hirschman

A sextet of talented performers energetically presents Beehive: The Original 60s Musical. presented by Pompano Players, a jukebox revue capturing the “Swinging Sixties” from the innocen…

SOURCE: Florida Theater On Stage at 12:18PM
Tuesday, January 13, 2026

Anger, Wit, Growth, Loss Overwhelm In Zoetic’s Masterful The Inheritance Part 1 by Bill Hirschman

Suffused throughout the epic length, depth and breadth of the masterpiece The Inheritance Part 1 gifted here by Zoetic Stage is a profound sense of searching, With fierce anger, incisive wit…

SOURCE: Florida Theater On Stage at 08:02PM

Greed, Extreme Ambition, Pure Hatred Combine In The Little Foxes by Bill Hirschman

The trifecta of toxicity—greed, extreme ambition and pure hatred—combines in a sophisticated plot in Lillian Hellman’s classic drama The Little Foxes, receiving a stunning production t…

SOURCE: Florida Theater On Stage at 04:36PM
Monday, January 12, 2026

Maltz Jupiter’s Popular Come From Away is “Life-Affirming” by Bill Hirschman

Come From Away at the Maltz Jupiter Theatre, is a Tony Award-winning musical that comes with quite a reputation, and while it’s not for everyone, it’s fair to say its reverence is well-d…

SOURCE: Florida Theater On Stage at 01:12PM
Sunday, January 11, 2026

Laughs Aplenty In Golden Girls Gone Wild! Part 2 by Bill Hirschman

Keith Dougherty brings his unique interactive murder-mystery genre to Fort Lauderdale with his hilariously goofy production The Golden Girls Gone Wild! Stan’s Back, currently playing at E…

SOURCE: Florida Theater On Stage at 12:06PM
Thursday, January 8, 2026

ON THE WHEELS OF A DREAM: PART THREE by Bill Hirschman

On The Wheels of a Dream: Part Three:  Actually putting bodies on the stage may be the most formidable issue. Starting just with pure numbers, interviewees disagreed whether there are plent…

SOURCE: Florida Theater On Stage at 09:36AM
Tuesday, January 6, 2026

ON THE WHEELS OF A DREAM: PART TWO by Bill Hirschman

On the Wheels of a Dream: Part Two: The future of theater over the next three seasons will continue to be the result of the fragile juggling of balancing artistic vision and balance sheets,B…

SOURCE: Florida Theater On Stage at 10:06AM
Monday, January 5, 2026

Dramaworks, Theatre Lab & Gulfshore Explore Work You’ve Never Seen by Bill Hirschman

Area theater-goers are about to encounter a wide spectrum of new theatrical work as three South Florida festivals present plays in the early stages of development. The region’s unofficial …

SOURCE: Florida Theater On Stage at 08:54PM
Sunday, January 4, 2026

ON THE WHEELS OF A DREAM: PART ONE by Bill Hirschman

On the Wheels of a Dream: Part One of an in-depth three-part series about the future of Florida theater. As the curtain cautiously rises again this year in South Florida, profound questions …

SOURCE: Florida Theater On Stage at 10:12AM
Tuesday, December 30, 2025

Report From New York: Re-Re-Re-Revamped Chess For Existing Fans Of The Score by Bill Hirschman

The new, improved Broadway musical Chess -- based on the procession of earlier edtiond --- is indeed new and improved. Whether that’s enough to get you to buy a ticket to the run at the I…

SOURCE: Florida Theater On Stage at 12:24PM
Saturday, December 27, 2025

Report From New York: Superb Ragtime — Make Them Hear You by Bill Hirschman

In the superbly created heightened reality of the newest Broadway edition of Ragtime, not only are you inhabited by the seduction but you look around at the 1,000-plus compatriots in the aud…

SOURCE: Florida Theater On Stage at 07:12PM
Wednesday, December 24, 2025

New Tour of Les Miz at Broward Center Reassures You That Goodness Still Exists by Bill Hirschman

The newly-reimagined national E quity tour of Les Misérables at the Broward Center is alternately spectacle and moving theater. Even after multiple viewings, this beloved mega-musical reas…

SOURCE: Florida Theater On Stage at 10:12AM
Tuesday, December 23, 2025

Pigs Do Fly Closing On Work Focused On’Over 50′ Plays by Bill Hirschman

Ellen Wacher is closing her Pigs Do Fly troupe which has produced plays for nine years focusing on characters and topics depicting people over 50 years old. The post Pigs Do Fly Closing On …

SOURCE: Florida Theater On Stage at 10:36AM

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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