Tony nominee, 9 to 5’s Marc Kudisch
May 31, 2009 by Joel Markowitz
Filed under Features, Our Podcasts
He’s the guy audiences love to hate, and this year, he’s earned a Tony Award nomination as the lying, sexist, bigot Franklin Hart, Jr. in 9 to 5: The Musical. Marc Kudisch is any producer’s go-to guy for seductive bad guys;
A Midsummer Night’s Dream
May 30, 2009 by Tim Treanor
Filed under Features, Our Reviews
I do not generally favor wordless Shakespeare productions, for the same reason that I would not enjoy a reading of Wagner. However, among all the great Shakespeare plays the fluid, theatrical Midsummer Night’s Dream is probably
Rent: The Broadway Tour
May 29, 2009 by Miranda Hall
Filed under Our Reviews
The rent is late. No one’s got a job. No one can afford health insurance, and someone has contracted HIV/AIDS. The circumstances faced by the friends in Rent were as urgent in 1996 as they are now.
Crazyface
May 28, 2009 by Debbie Jackson
Filed under Features, Our Reviews
This greatly anticipated season finale shows why Constellation Theatre received the 2009 Helen Hayes Award for “Outstanding Emerging Theatre Company.” Crazyface features all the company’s trademarks
Radio Golf
May 28, 2009 by Steven McKnight
Filed under Our Reviews
How can African Americans achieve success in a country where they still are a minority in numbers and wealth? That’s the intriguing issue posed by Radio Golf, the last play in August Wilson’s twentieth century cycle.
The Singing Forest, 9 to 5 and Table Manners
May 27, 2009 by Richard Seff
Filed under Features, NY Theatre Buzz
My week began with high hopes, for Olympia Dukakis is back on the boards and that’s always good news. Her play is The Singing Forest by Craig Lucas.
Karen Zacarias and Lindsey Kyler
May 27, 2009 by lorraine treanor
Filed under Features, Theatre Schmooze
We recently had the opportunity to interview two women from Legacy of Light, now onstage at Arena Stage Crystal City: its creator, the award winning Washington playwright Karen Zacarías and Lindsey Kyler, the young actress making her debut here playing Millie and Pauline.
Tartuffe
May 27, 2009 by Debbie Jackson
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To experience a fresh, modern translation of this 400+ year old Molière play, performed by a youthful, invigorating company, under nearly athletic direction by Karl Kippola is a treat, and would be as sumptuous as the exquisite costumes by Heather Lockard were it not
Rent’s Trisha Jeffrey
May 27, 2009 by Joel Markowitz
Filed under Theatre Schmooze
On the road as a swing and understudy in Rent: The Broadway Tour
She wowed DC audiences with her powerful singing and Helen Hayes Award nominated performance as the rebellious and feisty daughter, Emmie
Rosa de dos Aromas (Two-Scented Rose)
May 26, 2009 by Rosalind Lacy
Filed under Our Reviews
Two young women sit, waiting, on a bench outside a prison. They make friendly small talk until both discover they love the same man, Marco Antonio Lazur. All at once, they’re enemies.











