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

February 25, 2008 By 2 Comments

stevesoloman.jpgMy 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 childhood in Brooklyn has universal appeal. Accordingly, Solomon should appreciate the fact that a Southern English-German Protestant found this production a real hoot. [Read more...]

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Nominations for the Helen Hayes Awards Announced

February 25, 2008 By 22 Comments

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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. [Read more...]

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Cookin’ at the Cookery, Take 2

February 25, 2008 By 2 Comments

  • cookinjackie2.jpgCookin’ 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” Earnestine Jackson in Cookin’ at the Cookery, the prep work has already been done because she has already performed the role with the irrepressible Janice Lorraine in Vancouver.  While this is a reprise of sorts for them, the change for us is a fresh new experience to be cherished the second time around.  [Read more...]

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The Hostage

February 25, 2008 By Leave a Comment

  • hostage.pngThe 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.

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Lost and Found

February 25, 2008 By Leave a Comment

  • lostandfound.jpgLost & 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, a buy-in-bulk mega-store? That’s where we meet the heroine of Lost & Foundling, Pryce. [Read more...]

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All That I Will Ever Be

February 25, 2008 By Leave a Comment

  • allthati.jpgAll That I Will Ever Be
  • By Alan Ball
  • Directed by Serge Seiden
  • Produced by Studio Theater 2ndStage
  • Reviewed by Janice Cane

Which is worse-a play whose first act is stronger than its second, or vice versa? Is it better to be drawn into a story and then disappointed after intermission, or is it better to have your patience throughout a tedious and disjointed first act rewarded with a stronger, more coherent Act 2?

I’m not sure of the answer, but I do know that All That I Will Ever Be falls into the latter category. [Read more...]

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