By Erik Kvarnberg Originally written during the time of McCarthyism, Arthur Miller’s play The Crucible (1953) turns a mirror onto the masses with a story about the Salem Witch Trials. “Producing this play now is more timely than when it first premiered in the 1950s,” said William Hayes, who is directing the show for Palm Beach Dramaworks during its current run through … [Read more...]
Stripped-down ‘1776’ reveals show’s thinness
Lin-Manuel Miranda’s Hamilton, the hip-hop hit musical about the first secretary of the Treasury and its massive success, has forever relegated Sherman Edwards and Peter Stone’s 1776 to be “that other show about our Founding Fathers.” Yet this tale of how the contentious Continental Congress debated declaring independence from Great Britain is Palm Beach … [Read more...]