Signature Theatre has adapted the mega-musical Show Boat for its Max Theatre using a cast of 25 actors (the original production had a cast of 70+ actors), and popular Washington character actor Harry Winter, who plays Cap’n Andy, talks about how they did it. [Read more...]
Show Boat’s Harry Winter
December 13, 2009 By 3 Comments
Signature Theatre has adapted the mega-musical Show Boat for its Max Theatre using a cast of 25 actors (the original production had a cast of 70+ actors), and popular Washington character actor Harry Winter, who plays Cap’n Andy, talks about how they did it. [Read more...]
Los Gavilanes (The Sparrow Hawks)
December 13, 2009 By 1 Comment
Since its origins in 17th century Spain, the zarzuela has morphed into a unique form of modern musical theater, with more twists and turns than Stephen Sondheim ever could dream up. [Read more...]
Look Out Below
December 12, 2009 By 2 Comments
There’s something inherently magical about the art of clown performance, a sense of childlike wonder that transcends common divisions of, age, race, gender, and language. [Read more...]
Santaland Diaries
December 12, 2009 By 1 Comment
For the unemployed – and, brothers and sisters, I know you have been there, at least once – Christmas is a sad, sad season. For those who have dreamed of a career in the creative arts, [Read more...]
Hugh Panaro gets into Fagin makeup
December 10, 2009 By 2 Comments
Too Much Light Makes the Baby Go Blind
December 10, 2009 By Leave a Comment
Quick. You have exactly one hour. How do you use it?
You could run two loads through the washing machine (boring). You could make five dozen batches of Minute Rice (excessive). [Read more...]
Harvey
December 10, 2009 By Leave a Comment
Remember when life was easy and happy and the best feeling in the world was meeting a new friend, or making one up? Welcome to the world of Elwood P. Dowd, who comes to life on Bay Theatre’s intimate stage to help us all revisit our childhoods. [Read more...]
Teddy Roosevelt and the Ghostly Mistletoe
December 9, 2009 By Leave a Comment
I once made the mistake of taking two young children to a Christmas play where all they enjoyed was an expensive nap. What a shame that the charming new Teddy Roosevelt and the Ghostly Mistletoe now playing at the Kennedy Center was not an available alternative. [Read more...]
Hamlet, Bye Bye Birdie and Girl Crazy
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The Solid Gold Cadillac
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What do you get when you take a 1953 classic, update it with snazzy new seats, carpeting and accessories, but keep the chassis? In Studio Theatre’s fitfully entertaining retrofit of Howard Teichmann and George S. Kaufman’s The Solid Gold Cadillac, what you get is a chance to spend a couple of entertaining hours in the company of a dozen D.C. classics, [Read more...]
