When the revival of Ragtime, the Stephen Flaherty and Lynn Ahrens Tony Award winning musical produced last spring at the Kennedy Center, takes its Broadway bow [Read more...]
Four DC actors get set for Broadway debuts
August 31, 2009 By 4 Comments
When the revival of Ragtime, the Stephen Flaherty and Lynn Ahrens Tony Award winning musical produced last spring at the Kennedy Center, takes its Broadway bow [Read more...]
The Taming of the Shrew
August 31, 2009 By 9 Comments
The question isn’t should you go to the Shakespeare Theatre’s Free-for-all production of The Taming of the Shrew at Harman Hall. That’s a no-brainer. Of course you should go. [Read more...]
Dublin Carol
August 28, 2009 By 2 Comments
Notwithstanding playwright Conor McPherson’s claim to have written a play about the effect of Ireland’s recent prosperity on the lives of its people, Dublin Carol is a story of how a drunken idjit [Read more...]
Best Plays and Performances
August 23, 2009 By 2 Comments
This is one of our 3 part series in which DCTS writers reflect on the best of the past season.
Here we have Tim Treanor’s view of the
Best Productions , and Best Performances [Read more...]
The Oogatz Man & Artist Descending a Staircase
August 22, 2009 By Leave a Comment
I’ll get to the Stoppard play in a minute, but right now let’s focus on what’s really important for Washington theater: Kathleen Akerley’s The Oogatz Man. Washington deserves to develop its own authentic theatrical voice, as Chicago and other great theater towns have done. [Read more...]
Favorite Musicals, Performances and Performer of the Year
August 22, 2009 By 31 Comments
A season-ending look at the musicals around town in three sections
Favorite Musicals, Favorite Musical Performances and Performer of the Year [Read more...]
Favorite new plays debuted this season
August 20, 2009 By Leave a Comment
- This is one of a 3 part series in which our writers look back on the 2008-2009 season, leading up to your chance to vote for best plays and performances in this year’s Audience Choice Awards. -
I enjoy a good production of a play by Shakespeare, Arthur Miller, or Tennessee Williams as much as the next theatre fan. For theatre to remain fresh and relevant, though, it is important to have a continuous fountain of new works. [Read more...]
Corrieanne Stein – back from Broadway
August 19, 2009 By 14 Comments
From Musical Theater Center to Billy Elliot to Annie
She’s 13, attends Robert Frost Middle School, just starred in MTC’s Annie and, in the past year, performed in over 300 performances on Broadway as a ballet girl in the Tony Award Winning Best Musical Billy Elliot. [Read more...]
Dirty Blonde
August 19, 2009 By 1 Comment
In an era of overnight celebrities and reality stars, it is intriguing to revisit the story of a true American icon like Mae West. Claudia Shear’s Dirty Blonde [Read more...]
The Richard Seff-Chita Rivera Show
August 18, 2009 By Leave a Comment
This Supporting Player and special guest play to a packed house
I haven’t been around for a while because NY theatre is between seasons and not a lot is happening. There will be a new beginning very soon, but meanwhile, I turned my attention to an offer to have an “event” at Barnes & Noble at Lincoln Center in New York, involving my book, [Read more...]
