Miami Theater Reviews
 


BWW Reviews: ASC's WILD PARTY An Undeniable Taboo BWW Reviews: ASC's WILD PARTY An Undeniable Taboo
by Trevor Durham - August 12, 2017

Rodaz' Wild Party is cruel, immersive, and leaves the taste of taboo with each jazz number.... (more...)
BWW Review: THE GOOD THIEF at Ground Up And Rising BWW Review: THE GOOD THIEF at Ground Up And Rising
by Roger Martin - August 11, 2017

There's a Dublin thug, a walking knuckle duster with an accent straight from Sheriff Street, on stage.... (more...)
BWW Review: INFORMED CONSENT at GableStage BWW Review: INFORMED CONSENT at GableStage
by Roger Martin - August 04, 2017

The Grand Canyon's Havasupai tribe are dying out from diabetes. They have a champion. Social anthropologist Ken (Carlos Orizondo) has lived with them, studied them, and written a book about them and he's trying to help them survive. So he brings in a genetic anthropologist Jillian (an outstanding Be... (more...)
BWW Review: FINDING MONA LISA at Actors' Playhouse BWW Review: FINDING MONA LISA at Actors' Playhouse
by Roger Martin - July 20, 2017

You think the Mona Lisa's smirking? Well, so do I. She's got that tight little smile because she's survived 450 years of slightly perverted adoration culminating in being whacked by a tossed rock.... (more...)
BWW Reviews: Area Stage's SPRING AWAKENING Touches with Raw Originality BWW Reviews: Area Stage's SPRING AWAKENING Touches with Raw Originality
by Trevor Durham - June 05, 2017

The well-oiled machine Manuel has created in his Spring Awakening is a small miracle in the intimate space, showcasing the truly remarkable cast.... (more...)
BWW Review: THE LEGEND OF GEORGIA MCBRIDE at GableStage BWW Review: THE LEGEND OF GEORGIA MCBRIDE at GableStage
by Roger Martin - May 28, 2017

If you've never seen a drag show, or if you have, or even better, if you've starred in one, you'll love THE LEGEND OF GEORGIA MCBRIDE at GableStage.... (more...)
BWW Review: MARJORIE PRIME at Main Street Players BWW Review: MARJORIE PRIME at Main Street Players
by Roger Martin - April 24, 2017

Just watch the brilliant Carol Sussman as Marjorie, sliding through dementia to death and beyond.... (more...)
BWW Review: THE CARETAKER at Zoetic Stage BWW Review: THE CARETAKER at Zoetic Stage
by Roger Martin - April 12, 2017

THE CARETAKER is a long play. Plenty of room for brilliant monologues and Pinter's lengthy silences, words left unsaid, emotions implied. A tightening tension building THE CARETAKER to its enigmatic climax.... (more...)
BWW Review: GUYS AND DOLLS at The Wick Theatre BWW Review: GUYS AND DOLLS at The Wick Theatre
by Roger Martin - April 07, 2017

There's a lovely presentation of a beloved old musical at Boca Raton's Wick Theatre... (more...)
BWW Review: GROUNDED at Thinking Cap Theatre BWW Review: GROUNDED at Thinking Cap Theatre
by Roger Martin - April 04, 2017

Oh! I have slipped the surly bonds of earth, And danced the skies on laughter-silvered wings... (more...)
BWW Review: DRY POWDER at GableStage BWW Review: DRY POWDER at GableStage
by Roger Martin - April 04, 2017

A cynical, wittily written revelation by Sarah Burgess and this production by GableStage captures every greedy spasm.... (more...)
BWW Review: BEAUTIFUL at Arsht Center - It's a Love Fest for Carole King BWW Review: BEAUTIFUL at Arsht Center - It's a Love Fest for Carole King
by Roger Martin - February 17, 2017

the homage to singer songwriter Carole King, and there were whistles, woo hoos and woots... (more...)
BWW Review: CAROUSEL at Actors' Playhouse - Oh, But I Do Love You, Richard and Oscar BWW Review: CAROUSEL at Actors' Playhouse - Oh, But I Do Love You, Richard and Oscar
by Roger Martin - February 13, 2017

...open their revival of 1945's CAROUSEL in a swirl of brilliant costumes, glorious singing, dancing and music from show business heaven.... (more...)
BWW Review: TERROR at Miami New Drama BWW Review: TERROR at Miami New Drama
by Roger Martin - February 06, 2017

A court room drama that asks how many people can be killed to justify saving the lives of others.... (more...)
BWW Review: SUNDAY IN THE PARK WITH GEORGE at Zoetic Stage BWW Review: SUNDAY IN THE PARK WITH GEORGE at Zoetic Stage
by Roger Martin - February 01, 2017

A brilliant director has his brilliant cast paint a brilliant picture... (more...)
BWW Review: BETWEEN RIVERSIDE AND CRAZY at GableStage BWW Review: BETWEEN RIVERSIDE AND CRAZY at GableStage
by Roger Martin - January 25, 2017

I don't know how many orgasm induced straddle sex heart attacks you might have seen, in real life or otherwise, but I guarantee this is the funniest.... (more...)
BWW Review: AN EVENING WITH BILLY CRYSTAL at Arsht Center BWW Review: AN EVENING WITH BILLY CRYSTAL at Arsht Center
by Adam Cohen - January 23, 2017

Billy Crystal...still funny... (more...)
BWW Review: CABARET at Broward Center For The Performing Arts BWW Review: CABARET at Broward Center For The Performing Arts
by Roger Martin - January 13, 2017

The staging is, well, brilliant. Scene changes are seamless, the lighting paints every picture...... (more...)
BWW Review: AN ACT OF GOD at GableStage - Orgasmic Cries to God Now a No No BWW Review: AN ACT OF GOD at GableStage - Orgasmic Cries to God Now a No No
by Roger Martin - December 08, 2016

Breaking News: God No Longer Answering Orgasmic Cries For Help... (more...)
BWW Review: AFTER at Zoetic Stage BWW Review: AFTER at Zoetic Stage
by Roger Martin - November 02, 2016

The audience were barefooted when they stood for their standing O at the Arsht's Carnival theatre opening night. Why? They'd just had their socks knocked off by Zoetic Stage's production of After, Michael McKeever's world premiere.... (more...)
BWW Review: THE THREE SISTERS OF WEEHAWKEN at Theatre Lab BWW Review: THE THREE SISTERS OF WEEHAWKEN at Theatre Lab
by Roger Martin - November 02, 2016

Olga, Masha and Irina, with Natasha close behind, have fled the pages of Chekov, waited awhile in Beckett, and finally found a home in Deborah Zoe Laufer's wonderfully funny The Three Sisters of Weehawken... (more...)
BWW Review: MILLION DOLLAR QUARTET at Actors' Playhouse BWW Review: MILLION DOLLAR QUARTET at Actors' Playhouse
by Roger Martin - October 26, 2016

Take a second mortgage on the dog, whatever you have to do, to get tickets to Million Dollar Quartet.... (more...)
BWW Review: MUD at Thinking Cap Theatre BWW Review: MUD at Thinking Cap Theatre
by Roger Martin - October 26, 2016

Not a happy piece, but MUD is mesmerizing. As is usual with Thinking Cap's productions.... (more...)
BWW Review: HAND TO GOD at Gablestage BWW Review: HAND TO GOD at Gablestage
by Roger Martin - October 17, 2016

Robert Askins' brilliant play, HAND TO GOD...where stereotypical characters are flipped inside out in horrifyingly hilarious fashion...... (more...)
BWW Review: SUMMER SHORTS at City Theatre BWW Review: SUMMER SHORTS at City Theatre
by Roger Martin - June 22, 2016

City Theatre's Summer Shorts Sing... (more...)