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Evening Primrose

December 14, 2010 By 1 Comment

Not every Stephen Sondheim musical was written for the stage. One was written for television. Now, at long last, a kinescope has surfaced, showing the entire original one-hour program with four songs by Sondheim and it is available in a nearly pristine conversion to digital on DVD with a few extras as well. [Read more...]

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The Nutcracker

December 14, 2010 By 4 Comments

It’s hard to avoid running into The Nutcracker during America’s year-end holiday festivities. From amateur productions featuring tiny, budding ballerinas and piped-in music to the kind of lavish, professional productions — all based on a fairy tale by the legendary German storyteller E. T. A. Hoffmann. [Read more...]

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An enchanted chat with South Pacific star David Pittsinger

December 14, 2010 By 1 Comment

I have interviewed dozens of performers for DC Theatre Scene, but my chat with David Pittsinger is one of my all-time favorites.

DC audiences will be hearing one of the greatest baritones in the world when David sings the role of Emile de Becque in South Pacific at The Kennedy Center’s Opera House.  As I learned during an 80 minute phone interview – David is a friendly, articulate, talented, intelligent, funny, down to earth, and caring man. What impressed me most is his passion and respect and love for music, his family, his fellow cast members, his co-star Carmen Cusack, and this role. [Read more...]

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