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• Kibitzing with Itzy Firestone, Suzanne Toren and Eyal Sherf from Di Ksube
• by Joel Markowitz

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• Thom Pain (based on nothing)
• By Will Eno
• Directed by Lee Mikeska Gardner
• Produced by Rep Stage
• Reviewed by Tim Treanor

If, as Charles Isherwood famously observed, Will Eno is the Samuel Beckett of the Jon Stewart generation, then Thom Pain (based on nothing) is his Krapp’s Last Tape. Krapp, reflecting his playwright’s reclusive preferences, told his story into a tape recorder but Thom Pain (Timothy Andrés Pabon), reflecting the sensibilities of the Jon Stewart generation, requires an audience.

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• Bad Dates
• by Theresa Rebeck
• Directed by Lee Mikeska Gardner
• Produced by Olney Theatre Center
• Reviewed by Rosalind Lacy

“Oh, god, these things hurt,” referring to shoes in the opening lines of playwright Theresa Rebeck’s Bad Dates. Haley Walker, an almost 40, divorced mother, alone in her New York City digs, lives in a hyper-kinetic society, where feelings are trivialized and crushed. Gradually throughout this 90-minute play, we identify with this lady’s fetish for changing shoes as if she’s searching for her soul.

High heels, pumps and stilettos lurk everywhere like alter-egos. Stalwart amidst the hundreds of boxes, Haley tries them on, baring her soles and her soul, in a series of scenes framed by blackouts. (more…)

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• Life is a Duet, Next to Normal, In the Heights
• By Richard Seff, NY Theatre Buzz Columnist

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• Portia Coughlan
• By Marina Carr
• Directed by Jessica Burgess
• Produced by Solas Nua
• Reviewed by Tim Treanor

In the course of its nearly three-year history, Solas Nua has brought many fine plays to the Washington area.  Portia Coughlan is not one of them.

It is, instead, the misery-drunk saga of the extremely unpleasant Coughlan/Scully clan, whose members - for nearly two hours - demonstrate their need for psychotropic drugs.

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• Priceless Moments with Robert Prosky, Andrew and John Prosky and Leisa Mather
• By Joel Markowitz

These interviews take us inside the hearts and minds of each of the play’s characters to examine the intricacies of Arthur Miller’s The Price: (more…)

 

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• Gutenberg!  The Musical!
• By Scott Brown and Anthony King
• Directed by John Sadowsky
• Produced by Landless Theatre Company
• Reviewed by Steven McKnight

If you have ever been curious about the formula for a successful Broadway musical, you must attend Landless Theatre Company’s highly entertaining production of Gutenberg! The Musical! During this show, two aspiring authors present a hilarious parody of those ingredients while pitching their work to the audience, which they hope contains a big-time Broadway producer.  (more…)

After a 3 week absence, Hot Tickets columnist Zoltar is back on the job and has just loaded the popular column with all kinds of cheapie and freebie tickets. Check them out here.

by Matt Baughman, Andrew Baughman and Joel Markowitz

Gutenberg characters Bud Davenport and Doug Simon show up for a podcast with Joel and hijack his interview. In the musical, Bud and Doug pitch songs to Broadway producers. Here, they are looking for casting advice for the Broadway production, and ask the one guy in town who sees them all.  (more…)

 

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