The Chairs

The Chairs 
By Eugene Ionesco 
Directed by Robert McNamara
Produced by Scena Theatre
Reviewed by Rosalind Lacy

Blinding light floods the stage and the walls of the castle tower. An illustrious fanfare accompanies the opening of the upstage double doors. Surprise: nothing is there because an imaginary emperor is standing there.  After what seems like eons later, the expected, real [...]

Mid-Season Visits to the Lower Depths and the High Life

by Richard Seff, NY Theatre Buzz columnist
Unconditional, Tribute to Musicals Songwriters, Passing Strange and Elizabeth McCann

Major Barbara

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Written by George Bernard Shaw

Directed by Ethan McSweeny

Produced by Shakespeare Theater Company

Reviewed by Debbie Minter Jackson

It’s starting to feel like a Shaw love-fest. Here he is again. This time it’s Major Barbara at the exquisitely designed Sidney Harman Hall of the Shakespeare Theater, directed by Ethan McSweeny, a hometown guy does good. [...]

The Bremen Musicians . A Musical

The Bremen Musicians

Adapted and Directed by Nicholas Allen

Music by John Milosich

Produced by Classika Theatre

Reviewed by Hunter Kieserman

I was very excited to see the world premiere of the musical The Bremen Musicians at Classika Theater. I was familiar with the popular folktal, the story of a Donkey whose only goal in life is to be a [...]

The Story of the Lost Sock

The Story of the Lost Sock
Original Story, Music and Lyrics by Petko Kolev

Play Written and Directed by Lilia Slavova

Puppets and Design by Julia Tasheva

Produced by Classika Theatre

Reviewed by Hunter Kieserman

On the heels of their successful production of  The Snow Child,  I was happy to return to Classika Theatre to review The Story of the Lost [...]

My Mother’s Italian, My Father’s Jewish, and I’m in Therapy

My Mother’s Italian, My Father’s Jewish, and I’m in Therapy
Created and Performed by Steve Solomon
Directed by John Bowab
Produced by Nederlander of Bethesda, LLC for the Bethesda Theatre
Reviewed by Steven McKnight
The charm of Steve Solomon’s My Mother’s Italian, My Father’s Jewish, and I’m in Therapy is that a show centered upon the experiences of his cross-ethnic [...]

Nominations for the Helen Hayes Awards Announced

 
by Joel Markowitz 
Feb 25 — The 2008 Helen Hayes Awards nominations were announced by President and CEO Linda Levy Grossman tonight at the Gallery of The National Theatre.   She told a standing room only crowd that 189 productions met the eligibility requirements for the Awards, and a record 149 nominated artists and productions were named in 24 categories.

Cookin’ at the Cookery, Take 2

Cookin’ at the Cookery

Produced by MetroStage

Revisited by Debbie Minter Jackson

There’s always a bit of trepidation when a key cast member steps into a successful show. Audiences wonder how the show will be affected, may have concerns about different interpretations, altering how it’s “supposed” to be.   In the case of Jackie Richardson who replaced the “irreplaceable” [...]

The Hostage

The Hostage

By Brendan Behan

Directed by Mark Rhea

Produced by The Keegan Theatre

Reviewed by Tim Treanor

The thing to understand about this wonderful production of The Hostage is that it begins as a comedy and ends as a tragedy. This same thing might be said about Irish theater as a whole, or life in general.

Lost and Found

Lost & Foundling

By Eric R. Pfeffinger

Directed by Janet Stanford

Produced by Imagination Stage

Reviewed by Janice Cane

The dark woods are so overdone as a scary-story setting that the forest has lost its fright. And kids these days don’t really wander around in the forest. So why not set a fairy tale in a more familiar place-like, say, [...]

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