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Kibitzing with Itzy Firestone, Suzanne Toren and Eyal Sherf from Di Ksube
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by Joel Markowitz
A Musical Hit for the National Yiddish Theatre
March 31, 2008 By Leave a Comment
Thom Pain (based on nothing)
March 31, 2008 By 2 Comments
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Thom Pain (based on nothing) -
By Will Eno
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Directed by Lee Mikeska Gardner
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Produced by Rep Stage
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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.
Bad Dates
March 29, 2008 By Leave a Comment
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Bad Dates -
by Theresa Rebeck
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Directed by Lee Mikeska Gardner
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Produced by Olney Theatre Center
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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. [Read more...]
Two Marriages and Some Salsa
March 25, 2008 By 1 Comment
Portia Coughlan
March 23, 2008 By Leave a Comment
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Portia Coughlan -
By Marina Carr
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Directed by Jessica Burgess
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Produced by Solas Nua
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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.
Robert Prosky and The Price Cast
March 22, 2008 By 4 Comments
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Priceless Moments with Robert Prosky, Andrew and John Prosky and Leisa Mather
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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: [Read more...]
Gutenberg The Musical
March 21, 2008 By 2 Comments
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By Scott Brown and Anthony King
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Directed by John Sadowsky
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Produced by Landless Theatre Company
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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. [Read more...]
Hot Tickets Guru Cleans House
March 20, 2008 By Leave a Comment
Gutenberg The Musical
March 19, 2008 By 2 Comments
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. [Read more...]
