Anima
April 29, 2008 by Janice Cane
Filed under Our Reviews
Anima
By Christiaan Greer
Directed by Patrick Torres
Produced by Doorway Arts Ensemble
Reviewed by Janice Cane
“You would never kill me, would you, Ella?” “You would never make me, would you, Vlad?” Ah, young love. Nothing like it. Certainly nothing quite like Ella’s and Vlad’s explosive relationship. Peacemaking after their violent fights consists of cutting themselves with knives, while [...]
The Helen Hayes Awards
April 29, 2008 by lorraine treanor
Filed under News and Views
Last night, The Helen Hayes Awards, Washington theatre’s most glamorous evening, was presented before a sold-out audience at the Warner Theatre.
Stephen Schwartz
April 28, 2008 by Joel Markowitz
Filed under Our Podcasts
Stephen Schwartz on The Stephen Schwartz Project
Interviewed by Joel Markowitz
There was “magic to do” when Broadway composer Stephen Schwartz arrived at MetroStage for his first look at the premiere of The Stephen Schwartz Project.
Judas Iscariot Revealed
April 26, 2008 by Tim Treanor
Filed under Our Podcasts
A conversation with actors Patrick Bussink, Jason McCool and dramaturg Hannah Hessel
Interviewed by Tim Treanor
What’s the hottest show in town? It could well be Forum Theatre’s The Last Days of Judas Iscariot,
Translations
April 26, 2008 by Rosalind Lacy
Filed under Our Reviews
Translations
by Brian Friel
Directed by Mark A. Rhea
Produced by Keegan Theatre
Reviewed by Rosalind Lacy
A knock-out punch is hard to see coming, but you know when you’ve been hit. Brian Friel’s Translations has that kind of riveting power so that you leave the theater reeling from its quaintly developed revelations. Keegan Theatre’s beautiful restaging is a [...]
NYC Spring Trip
April 26, 2008 by Joel Markowitz
Filed under Theatre Schmooze
Theatre Schmooze columnist Joel Markowitz blogs about the New York theatre scene.
SPRING THEATRE WEEKEND MARATHON
MARCH 28-30
Hosted by Joel Markowitz
SEE NEW YORK SHOWS IN A WHOLE NEW WAY
- No one knows New York, its theatre scene and restaurants like DCTS columnist Joel Markowitz. And he is inviting you to a show-filled spring weekend that [...]
The Screwtape Letters
April 25, 2008 by Tim Treanor
Filed under Our Reviews
The Screwtape Letters
Adapted by Jeffrey Fiske and Max McLean from a novel by C.S. Lewis
Directed by Jeffrey Fiske
Produced by the Fellowship for the Performing Arts at the Lansburgh Theatre
Reviewed by Tim Treanor
I respectfully recommend that you commit to memory the name of Karen Eleanor Wight. There will be a day, I predict, when every member [...]
Theatre Attendance is Declining. Tell Us Why.
April 24, 2008 by lorraine treanor
Filed under News and Views
DC-area theatre lovers got some good news and some bad news this week.
The good news is that Washington, D.C. continues to be a robust theatre town.
Seff on the London Scene
April 24, 2008 by Richard Seff
Filed under NY Theatre Buzz
LONDON CALLING :
The Vortex, Speed-the-Plow, God of Carnage, Billy Elliot, Brief Encounter, Gone with the Wind, some not to be missed London spots, and a visit with Emma Thompson
by NY Theatre Buzz columnist, Richard Seff
Man of La Mancha
April 22, 2008 by Leslie Weisman
Filed under Our Reviews
Man of La Mancha
Play by Dale Wasserman
Music by Mitch Leigh . Lyrics by: Joe Darien
Directed by Colin Hovde
Musical Direction by Shawn Burke-Storer
Choreographed by Stefan Sittig
Produced by Washington Savoyards
Reviewed by Leslie Weisman
You don’t often get the chance to see a small local company put on a Broadway blockbuster that started life as a black-and-white TV show, [...]






