DC Theatre Scene

Making the Scene: A History of Stage Design and Technology in Europe and the United States

This handsome volume is both an impressive coffee table book with an almost endless progression of illustrations, and an often fascinating text book covering theater design from ancient Greece to modern day. [Read more...]

Consumer safety alert! This disk contains more songs with catchy rhythms that stick in your head than most heads can hold. Listen only when you have time to push repeat repeatedly. [Read more...]

Last May I told you about an “Encyclopedia of Theater” that was interesting but not very useful as a reference work. Well, I’ve found a useful volume to fill the need. In fact, two volumes filled with easy to find entries for the words/titles/names a theatre lover needs to check from time to time. [Read more...]

Frank Wildhorn has a habit of releasing recordings of the songs for his musicals long before the shows open on Broadway. His next foray onto the Great White Way is Wonderland, slated for an April, 2011 opening, but you can hear some of the songs now. [Read more...]