Next to Normal, Happy Now?, Present Laughter

In the early spring of 2008 I caught the first New York production of Next to Normal, off Broadway at Second Stage. I reviewed it favorably in this column.  Now, eight months into its run in a revised form, back on Broadway, I visited it again recently.

Shakespeare’s greatest speeches – vote your favorite

Here’s a chance to revel in some of Shakespeare’s most beautiful words, nominated by five of our favorite Shakespeareans. Then vote for your favorite.

QuestFest 2010

QuestFest 2010, an international visual theatre festival produced by Quest in partnership with Gallaudet University in Washington and the Theatre Project and Creative Alliance in Baltimore, returns to the Baltimore/Washington area March 1-14, 2010, with a two-week long festival of performances and workshops featuring an international roster of deaf and hearing artists.

Show-n-Tell A New Musical

Broadway veteran and Dr. Oz dance fitness guru, Stepp Stewart presents the World Premiere of Show-n-Tell, his brand-new high-energy soul-stirring musical for kids … and for the kids that still live in the hearts of their parents.

Skidmore heads up new DC theatrical agency

Washington DC gets a new theatrical firm, Capital Talent Agency headed by noted director/producer Jeremy Skidmore and his partner Roger Yoerges.

Some Girl(s)

No Rules Theatre Company brings Neil LaBute’s dark comedy Some Girl(s) to the H Street Playhouse.

Mauritius

Stamp collecting is far more risky than you think. After their mother’s death, two estranged half-sisters discover a book of rare stamps that may include the crown jewel for collectors. One sister tries to collect on the windfall, while the other resists for sentimental reasons. In this gripping tale, a seemingly simple sale becomes dangerous [...]

Intersections . A New America Arts Festival

For the next three weekends, that gorgeous lobby of the Atlas Performing Arts Center will truly come alive  as musicians, dancers, actors, and poets join with their audiences to celebrate their individuality and commonality with INTERSECTIONS: A New America Arts Festival.

A Theatregoer’s Guide to the English Monarchs

A Theatregoer’s Guide to the English Monarchs (Post-Hastings)
as compiled by Tim Treanor
Poets, madmen, geniuses, buffoons — the monarchs of England seem to have been designed for playwrights. Here’s a list of them, their entrances and exits, and how our playwrights (and other artists) made art from them.

Shakespeare Theatre announces its next season

Shakespeare Theatre 2010-2011 6-play season announcement includes the rarely produced musical, Leonard Bernstein’s Candide, and their first production of Cymbeline.

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