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2013 Stories by John Thomason

• Summer Shorts at the Arsht: Brilliant New Concept, Same Inconsistency

  published June 20, 2013

  For a gay elf at Christmastime, falling in love with your boss is a fruitless occupational hazard. Santa is straight, and though the beard... More >>

• Road Through Heaven at New Theatre Through June 2

  published May 30, 2013

  Road Through Heaven at New Theatre Through June 2 More >>

• A Show for the Shoah

  published May 30, 2013

  For storytellers in the theater, film, and literature worlds, the Holocaust continues to be a source of inspiration through tragedy — a... More >>

• Cock at GableStage: Sexy but Subtle

  published May 23, 2013

  GableStage's production of Cock contains what might go down (pun intended) as the most arousing sex scene you'll see onstage all... More >>

• The Fox on the Fairway Actors Overcome Lousy Script

  published May 16, 2013

  To revive an axiom that President Obama directed at the ideas of a certain failed vice presidential candidate from Alaska: Actors' Playhouse's... More >>

• Paranormal State

  published May 16, 2013

  You can’t say that playwright and New Theatre artistic director Ricky J. Martinez avoids deep themes in his work. In Road Through... More >>

• Hypnotist Rich Guzzi: Comedy, Self-Help, and Sleaze

  published May 9, 2013

  Stage hypnotist Rich Guzzi has learned to expect the unexpected. In one memorable performance, he instructed 15 hypnotized audience volunteers... More >>

• A Hate Crime Deconstructed

  published May 9, 2013

  Just because The Laramie Project is a frequent choice among college and high school theaters does not make it an easy play. With... More >>

• Anne and Emmett at AAPACT Through May 12

  published May 2, 2013

  Anne and Emmett at AAPACT Through May 12 More >>

• Songs of the South

  published May 2, 2013

  We’re long accustomed to seeing African-American musicians perform for audiences that are 80 percent white, but the reverse is still pretty... More >>

• Putter Around

  published May 2, 2013

  What’s the only TV station beaming into Hell? The Golf Channel. It’s the only station that absolutely guarantees its inhabitants an... More >>

• Jeffrey at Miami Beach Stage Door Through May 5

  published April 25, 2013

  In his award-winning play Jeffrey, first produced off-Broadway in 1993, playwright Paul Rudnick (who wrote the screenplay to Hollywood's... More >>

• Glengarry Glen Ross at Main Street Playhouse Through May 19

  published April 25, 2013

  Glengarry Glen Ross at Main Street Playhouse Through May 19 More >>

• A Goddess Rebranded

  published April 25, 2013

  If Facebook were around in ancient Sumeria, the goddess Inanna’s relationship status would probably read, “It’s... More >>

• Zoetic Stage's The Savannah Disputation: Holy War in Georgia

  published April 18, 2013

  Zoetic Stage's The Savannah Disputation: Holy War in Georgia More >>

• Charming Acts of Misery at the SoBe Comedy Fest

  published April 11, 2013

  Charming Acts of Misery at the SoBe Comedy Fest More >>

• Faith No More

  published April 11, 2013

  For all of us Book of Mormon-praising, godless lefties in the American theater press, it’s all too easy to paint all Christians with... More >>

• Positively Funny

  published April 11, 2013

  In his award-winning play Jeffrey, first produced off-Broadway in 1993 and opening at Miami Beach Stage Door this week, playwright... More >>

• Bird in the Hand at New Theatre Through April 7

  published April 4, 2013

  Bird in the Handat New Theatre Through April 7 More >>

• Tapped Out

  published April 4, 2013

  In Happy Feet, all of those penguins could not have challenged their elders and found their grooves were it not for Savion Glover.... More >>

• Costume World

  published March 28, 2013

  The dressing room for the Broadway tour of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert is probably bigger than many of our own regional theater... More >>

• Miami Filmmakers Represent at MIFF

  published March 7, 2013

  Miami Filmmakers Represent at MIFF More >>

• Dark Blood: River Phoenix's Last Movie Premieres in Miami 20 Years After His Death

  published February 28, 2013

  Dark Blood: River Phoenix's Last Movie Premieres in Miami 20 Years After His Death More >>

• Brothers Beckett at the Arsht: Sibling Rivalry and Revelry

  published February 28, 2013

  Brothers Beckett at the Arsht: Sibling Rivalry and Revelry More >>

• Hate! at Miami Theater Center: Solo Show Breaks Down Bigotry

  published February 7, 2013

  Hate! at Miami Theater Center: Solo Show Breaks Down Bigotry More >>