All posts by Terry Ponick:
It’s A Grand Night for Singing indeed with Washington Savoyard’s production
Introducing the new Howard Theatre
a photofeature which takes you inside and behind the scenes of the newly restored Howard
It’ll be a hot time in DC’s Shaw neighborhood this week as the venerable, historic Howard Theatre stages its grand re-opening celebration. Once the home to Duke Ellington, Pearl Bailey, Lena Horne and Sammy Davis, Jr, the new Howard is ready to welcome Wanda Sykes, Yasmiin Bey and a new generation of entertainers. [Read more...]
Brother Russia
Forty years and still singing, Washington Savoyards throws a gala
The King and I
Up close with the magic of Elephant Room
We talk with Louie Magic, Dennis Diamond, and Daryl Hannah, if that be their real names.
The Elephant Room isn’t really a play and it isn’t really a magic show. In fact, it’s a little hard to define. One of the show’s PR blurbs breathlessly promises that if you combine “the glory of a Styx reunion tour, with the transcendental power of a 200-year-old Zuni shaman and add a dash of trailer park ennui, you come close to describing the mystical pull of a trip to the Elephant Room.” [Read more...]














