Josephine Tonight
February 7, 2012 By 1 Comment
It’s rare for a show to grab you from beginning to end, but the long awaited Josephine Tonight does just that. It’s so hot it sizzles! [Read more...]
Josephine Tonight cancels two preview performances
February 2, 2012 By Leave a Comment
Thurs, Feb 2, 2012 – MetroStage has told DCTS that due to the illness of a cast member, tonight’s preview of Josephine Tonight as well as the Saturday matinee on February 4th have been cancelled. The much anticipated bio musical about Josephine Baker is still expected to open Saturday evening, February 4th.
Any ticket holders affected should contact the MetroStage box office at 703 548-9044.
A Broadway Christmas Carol
November 23, 2011 By 1 Comment
The earlier and earlier onset of the holiday season, marked by 24-7 Christmas radio and Santa greeting you at CVS in early November, is enough to drive a sane person underground until December 26th. However, despite the onerous onset of “Christmas Creep”, the yearly retelling of Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol somehow never goes out of style.
MetroStage puts their own stamp on Dickens’ tale with A Broadway Christmas Carol, a kinetic, toe-tapping holiday confection of a revue, featuring a talented trio of performers and clever Dickensian style parodies of Broadway show tunes.
Savage in Limbo
September 15, 2011 By 1 Comment
Once in a while all of the stars align to create a magical theatre event like MetroStage’s production of John Patrick Shanley’s Savage in Limbo. The script, the cast, the direction, the performances, and the venue are all so perfectly in tune that the production inspires nothing but praise. [Read more...]
Amadeus the latest of 4 Spring shows to add performances
May 27, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Critics and audiences alike are declaring Edward Gero and Sasha Olinick a triumph in Amadeus at Round House Theatre, which just added three performances, now closing June 12th.
Washington loves all things Stoppard, as the MetroStage production of The Real Inspector Hound is proving. With strong ensemble acting, the hysterical locked room mystery has been extended a week, closing June 5.
At Olney Theatre Center, Beau Willimon’s highly charged insider’s look at Washington politics, Farragut North, originally set to close May 22nd, is on its second extension, running through June 5th.
“Extended. In every sense of the word” was Folger Theatre‘s slyly worded announcement that Aaron Posner’s adaptation of Cyrano, starring Eric Hissom, would be extended for two weeks, and is now set to close June 12th.
The Real Inspector Hound
April 27, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Ever had the hankering to stop being a seat warmer and jump up onstage to join the action? Careening out of your comfort zone and inadvertently breaking the fourth wall are two of the themes in Tom Stoppard’s affable send-up of pat murder mysteries and theater critic pretensions, The Real Inspector Hound. [Read more...]
His Eye is on the Sparrow
February 1, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Those already familiar with the awesome powers of the inimitable Bernardine Mitchell and have waited anxiously for her return to the metro area can breathe a sigh of relief. She’s back in a winning combination—Mitchell telling the story of Ethel Waters –it’s a no brainer. You gotta go. [Read more...]
A Broadway Christmas Carol
November 23, 2010 By Leave a Comment
Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol is one of the old chestnuts of the holiday season without a doubt, as evidenced by the scads of adaptations whether radio play, film, movie musical or animated feature. MetroStage has opted to make merry with Kathy Feininger’s show tune-driven riff on the classic tale. [Read more...]
Glimpses of the Moon: they saved the show
September 29, 2010 By 5 Comments
A glimpse into the ‘big switch’ at MetroStage:
Lauren ‘Coco’ Cohn and Natascia Diaz on Glimpses of the Moon
It’s a great 42nd Street-type story: the lead gets sick and another cast member assumes her role and saves the show. Then bring in a talented actress/comedienne who comes down from The Big Apple to play the roles that the new lead actress was performing – and give them only have a very short time to learn their new roles before the critics arrive to review the show and their performances. WHEW! [Read more...]
Glimpses of the Moon
September 17, 2010 By Leave a Comment
Pop, fizz, deliriously good. Mash up the sensibilities of Gatsby and Thoroughly Modern Millie; pour over jazz-kissed show tunes laced with interesting harmonies (John Mercurio); stir in a witty book and lyrics (Tajlei Levis) — especially dazzling when cross-talking lyrics float on the intricate score; and before you can say, “Gilded Age” or “Roaring Twenties,” you have Metro Stage’s ‘ champagne cocktail ‘ season opener, Glimpses of the Moon, a romantic musical comedy based on the Edith Wharton novel. [Read more...]
