http://dctheatrescene.com Washington DC's Liveliest Theater Website Sat, 11 Feb 2012 20:43:35 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 2009-2010 lorraine@dctheatrescene.com (DC Theatre Scene) lorraine@dctheatrescene.com (DC Theatre Scene) 1440 http://dctheatrescene.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/dcts.jpg http://dctheatrescene.com 144 144 http://dctheatrescene.com/?feed=podcast Lively up close interviews and audio plays Podcasts interviews and audio shows from the Washington DC area theatre scene. podcasts, DC theatre, radio plays, DC Theatre Scene DC Theatre Scene lorraine@dctheatrescene.com no no http://dctheatrescene.com/2009/04/13/exit-the-king-chasing-manet-and-33-variations/ http://dctheatrescene.com/2009/04/13/exit-the-king-chasing-manet-and-33-variations/#comments Mon, 13 Apr 2009 12:45:23 +0000 Richard Seff http://dctheatrescene.com/?p=5672 http://dctheatrescene.com/2009/04/13/exit-the-king-chasing-manet-and-33-variations/feed/ 0 http://dctheatrescene.com/2009/04/01/cruising-with-chita-early-to-bed-and-happiness/ http://dctheatrescene.com/2009/04/01/cruising-with-chita-early-to-bed-and-happiness/#comments Wed, 01 Apr 2009 16:09:57 +0000 Richard Seff http://dctheatrescene.com/?p=5370 http://dctheatrescene.com/2009/04/01/cruising-with-chita-early-to-bed-and-happiness/feed/ 0 http://dctheatrescene.com/2009/02/17/hedda-gabler-this-beautiful-city-music-in-the-air/ http://dctheatrescene.com/2009/02/17/hedda-gabler-this-beautiful-city-music-in-the-air/#comments Tue, 17 Feb 2009 13:47:01 +0000 Richard Seff http://dctheatrescene.com/?p=4063 http://dctheatrescene.com/2009/02/17/hedda-gabler-this-beautiful-city-music-in-the-air/feed/ 0 http://dctheatrescene.com/2009/02/04/billy-elliot-august-osage-country-the-third-story/ http://dctheatrescene.com/2009/02/04/billy-elliot-august-osage-country-the-third-story/#comments Wed, 04 Feb 2009 22:14:38 +0000 Richard Seff http://dctheatrescene.com/?p=3853 http://dctheatrescene.com/2009/02/04/billy-elliot-august-osage-country-the-third-story/feed/ 0 http://dctheatrescene.com/2009/01/29/shreks-brian-darcy-james/ http://dctheatrescene.com/2009/01/29/shreks-brian-darcy-james/#comments Thu, 29 Jan 2009 17:30:13 +0000 Richard Seff http://dctheatrescene.com/?p=3764 http://dctheatrescene.com/2009/01/29/shreks-brian-darcy-james/feed/ 1 0:24:36 Brian d’Arcy James Talks with Richard Seff Recorded by Joel Markowitz Sixteen years ago Richard Seff met Brian d’Arcy James when the two performed in Lend Me AaTenor at the Players Theatre in Columbus, Ohio. A bond was formed, an[...] Brian d’Arcy James Talks with Richard Seff Recorded by Joel Markowitz Sixteen years ago Richard Seff met Brian d’Arcy James when the two performed in Lend Me AaTenor at the Players Theatre in Columbus, Ohio. A bond was formed, and Richard has watched Brian grow from the Bellboy in Tenor to Shrek The Ogre in Shrek The Musical, now in its Broadway run. Here, they reminisce about some of the ups and downs of the seventeen years that have lapsed since they met,  in a career that has included plays as well as musicals on the road, regionally and in stock, to Titanic, The Sweet Smell of Success, Dirty Rotten Scoundrels and Shrek The Musical on Broadway. Some highlights:  those early Lend Me a Tenor days, workshopping today’s musicals, James as an unusual choice to play Shrek, and finding Shrek’s voice. Shrek:The Musical is at the Broadway Theatre, 1681 Broadway, NYC. Related: Brian d’Arcy James sings ‘Who I’d Be’ from Shrek on the Today Show (video) Richard Seff’s review of Shrek Richard Seff is author of Supporting Player: My Life Upon the Wicked Stage , celebrating his lifetime on stage and behind the scenes, available through online booksellers, including Amazon.com. Other DCTS Podcasts featuring Richard Seff: Interviews with and about John Kander, With Complete Kander Richard Seff: A Lifetime on Broadway Click here Inside Broadway: A Return Visit with Richard Seff Listen here. Interviews, Podcasts DC Theatre Scene no no http://dctheatrescene.com/2009/01/27/the-american-play-and-leaves-of-glass/ http://dctheatrescene.com/2009/01/27/the-american-play-and-leaves-of-glass/#comments Tue, 27 Jan 2009 17:44:00 +0000 Richard Seff http://dctheatrescene.com/?p=3718 http://dctheatrescene.com/2009/01/27/the-american-play-and-leaves-of-glass/feed/ 0 http://dctheatrescene.com/2009/01/23/speed-the-plow-any-day-now/ http://dctheatrescene.com/2009/01/23/speed-the-plow-any-day-now/#comments Fri, 23 Jan 2009 18:19:44 +0000 Richard Seff http://dctheatrescene.com/?p=3662 http://dctheatrescene.com/2009/01/23/speed-the-plow-any-day-now/feed/ 0 http://dctheatrescene.com/2009/01/07/pal-joey/ http://dctheatrescene.com/2009/01/07/pal-joey/#comments Wed, 07 Jan 2009 15:44:49 +0000 Richard Seff http://dctheatrescene.com/?p=3531 http://dctheatrescene.com/2009/01/07/pal-joey/feed/ 6 http://dctheatrescene.com/2009/01/01/yiddish-theatres-gimpel-tam-and-kids-and-yiddish/ http://dctheatrescene.com/2009/01/01/yiddish-theatres-gimpel-tam-and-kids-and-yiddish/#comments Thu, 01 Jan 2009 23:16:51 +0000 Joel Markowitz http://dctheatrescene.com/?p=3462 http://dctheatrescene.com/2009/01/01/yiddish-theatres-gimpel-tam-and-kids-and-yiddish/feed/ 2 http://dctheatrescene.com/2008/12/24/shrek-cripple-of-inishmaan/ http://dctheatrescene.com/2008/12/24/shrek-cripple-of-inishmaan/#comments Wed, 24 Dec 2008 15:14:46 +0000 Richard Seff http://dctheatrescene.com/?p=3431 http://dctheatrescene.com/2008/12/24/shrek-cripple-of-inishmaan/feed/ 1 http://dctheatrescene.com/2008/12/09/white-christmas-and-saturn-returns/ http://dctheatrescene.com/2008/12/09/white-christmas-and-saturn-returns/#comments Tue, 09 Dec 2008 16:08:15 +0000 Richard Seff http://dctheatrescene.com/?p=3044 http://dctheatrescene.com/2008/12/09/white-christmas-and-saturn-returns/feed/ 0 http://dctheatrescene.com/2008/11/25/forbidden-broadway-and-the-seagull/ http://dctheatrescene.com/2008/11/25/forbidden-broadway-and-the-seagull/#comments Tue, 25 Nov 2008 13:29:05 +0000 Richard Seff http://dctheatrescene.com/?p=2844 http://dctheatrescene.com/2008/11/25/forbidden-broadway-and-the-seagull/feed/ 0 http://dctheatrescene.com/2008/11/11/a-man-for-all-seasons-and-13/ http://dctheatrescene.com/2008/11/11/a-man-for-all-seasons-and-13/#comments Tue, 11 Nov 2008 15:09:20 +0000 Richard Seff http://dctheatrescene.com/?p=2650 http://dctheatrescene.com/2008/11/11/a-man-for-all-seasons-and-13/feed/ 0 http://dctheatrescene.com/2008/10/24/irma-la-douce-a-body-of-water-romantic-poetry/ http://dctheatrescene.com/2008/10/24/irma-la-douce-a-body-of-water-romantic-poetry/#comments Fri, 24 Oct 2008 13:55:42 +0000 Richard Seff http://dctheatrescene.com/?p=2462 http://dctheatrescene.com/2008/10/24/irma-la-douce-a-body-of-water-romantic-poetry/feed/ 0 http://dctheatrescene.com/2008/10/16/to-be-and-two-rooms/ http://dctheatrescene.com/2008/10/16/to-be-and-two-rooms/#comments Thu, 16 Oct 2008 16:28:27 +0000 Richard Seff http://dctheatrescene.com/?p=2372 http://dctheatrescene.com/2008/10/16/to-be-and-two-rooms/feed/ 0 http://dctheatrescene.com/2008/09/19/enter-laughing-whats-that-smell-and-a-tale-of-two-cities/ http://dctheatrescene.com/2008/09/19/enter-laughing-whats-that-smell-and-a-tale-of-two-cities/#comments Fri, 19 Sep 2008 17:56:35 +0000 Richard Seff http://dctheatrescene.com/?p=2054 http://dctheatrescene.com/2008/09/19/enter-laughing-whats-that-smell-and-a-tale-of-two-cities/feed/ 0 http://dctheatrescene.com/2008/09/09/summer-ends/ http://dctheatrescene.com/2008/09/09/summer-ends/#comments Tue, 09 Sep 2008 15:40:44 +0000 Richard Seff http://dctheatrescene.com/?p=1989 http://dctheatrescene.com/2008/09/09/summer-ends/feed/ 0 http://dctheatrescene.com/2008/07/28/you-must-remember-these/ http://dctheatrescene.com/2008/07/28/you-must-remember-these/#comments Mon, 28 Jul 2008 16:12:27 +0000 Richard Seff http://dctheatrescene.com/?p=1860 http://dctheatrescene.com/2008/07/28/you-must-remember-these/feed/ 0 http://dctheatrescene.com/2008/07/14/summer-therapy/ http://dctheatrescene.com/2008/07/14/summer-therapy/#comments Mon, 14 Jul 2008 16:21:26 +0000 Richard Seff http://dctheatrescene.com/?p=1678 http://dctheatrescene.com/2008/07/14/summer-therapy/feed/ 0 http://dctheatrescene.com/2008/07/12/defending-the-caveman/ http://dctheatrescene.com/2008/07/12/defending-the-caveman/#comments Sat, 12 Jul 2008 17:34:51 +0000 Rosalind Lacy http://dctheatrescene.com/?p=1642 http://dctheatrescene.com/2008/07/12/defending-the-caveman/feed/ 1 http://dctheatrescene.com/2008/06/19/final-bows-of-the-season/ http://dctheatrescene.com/2008/06/19/final-bows-of-the-season/#comments Thu, 19 Jun 2008 11:31:56 +0000 Richard Seff http://dctheatrescene.com/?p=1480 http://dctheatrescene.com/2008/06/19/final-bows-of-the-season/feed/ 4 http://dctheatrescene.com/2008/06/09/world-of-jewtopia/ http://dctheatrescene.com/2008/06/09/world-of-jewtopia/#comments Mon, 09 Jun 2008 21:37:17 +0000 Janice Cane http://dctheatrescene.com/2008/06/09/world-of-jewtopia/ http://dctheatrescene.com/2008/06/09/world-of-jewtopia/feed/ 1 http://dctheatrescene.com/2008/06/01/the-drama-league-awards/ http://dctheatrescene.com/2008/06/01/the-drama-league-awards/#comments Sun, 01 Jun 2008 20:52:15 +0000 Richard Seff http://dctheatrescene.com/2008/06/01/the-drama-league-awards/ http://dctheatrescene.com/2008/06/01/the-drama-league-awards/feed/ 0 http://dctheatrescene.com/2008/05/16/two-musicals-one-dark-one-fluffy-then-cue-the-prince/ http://dctheatrescene.com/2008/05/16/two-musicals-one-dark-one-fluffy-then-cue-the-prince/#comments Fri, 16 May 2008 23:08:12 +0000 Richard Seff http://dctheatrescene.com/2008/05/16/two-musicals-one-dark-one-fluffy-then-cue-the-prince/ http://dctheatrescene.com/2008/05/16/two-musicals-one-dark-one-fluffy-then-cue-the-prince/feed/ 0 http://dctheatrescene.com/2008/05/06/politics-sexual-intrigue-and-lost-souls/ http://dctheatrescene.com/2008/05/06/politics-sexual-intrigue-and-lost-souls/#comments Tue, 06 May 2008 14:51:17 +0000 Richard Seff http://dctheatrescene.com/2008/05/06/politics-sexual-intrigue-and-lost-souls/ http://dctheatrescene.com/2008/05/06/politics-sexual-intrigue-and-lost-souls/feed/ 0 http://dctheatrescene.com/2008/04/02/39-steps-moves-to-broadway/ http://dctheatrescene.com/2008/04/02/39-steps-moves-to-broadway/#comments Thu, 03 Apr 2008 01:04:13 +0000 Richard Seff http://dctheatrescene.com/2008/04/02/39-steps-moves-to-broadway/ http://dctheatrescene.com/2008/04/02/39-steps-moves-to-broadway/feed/ 0 http://dctheatrescene.com/2008/03/31/a-musical-hit-for-the-national-yiddish-theatre/ http://dctheatrescene.com/2008/03/31/a-musical-hit-for-the-national-yiddish-theatre/#comments Mon, 31 Mar 2008 20:36:22 +0000 Joel Markowitz http://dctheatrescene.com/2008/03/31/a-musical-hit-for-the-national-yiddish-theatre/ http://dctheatrescene.com/2008/03/31/a-musical-hit-for-the-national-yiddish-theatre/feed/ 0 0:00:01 Kibitzing with Itzy Firestone, Suzanne Toren and Eyal Sherf from Di Ksube by Joel Markowitz Oy Vey!   Yiddish theatre is still going after 93 years, thanks to The National Yiddish Theatre Folksbiene. They were nominated for a Drama Desk A[...] Kibitzing with Itzy Firestone, Suzanne Toren and Eyal Sherf from Di Ksube by Joel Markowitz Oy Vey!   Yiddish theatre is still going after 93 years, thanks to The National Yiddish Theatre Folksbiene. They were nominated for a Drama Desk Award for the Yiddish version of Pirates of Penzance, and now they have a hit on their hands with the musical Di Ksube. Take a boorish plumber, his suffering wife, his only daughter and her statistician fiancé,  Now, throw in the ”we need to be in total control” overbearing in-laws and an oversexed  widow who lives upstairs. Then, add some meshuganah musical numbers and what do you have? A funny, heart tugging comedy with music called The Marriage Contract (“Di Ksube“).   Di Ksube was written in Hebrew by Ephraim Kishon, an Israeli humorist in 1953, and was one of the longest running hits on the Israeli stage. This adaptation, playing now at The Folksbiene at The JCC in the upper west side of Manhattan, is  performed in Yiddish with English and Russian subtitles.     Actors Itzy Firestone and Suzanne Toren kibitzed about the revival of the Yiddish Theatre at the Folksbeine in NYC, and the importance of keeping the Yiddish language alive. Listen in as they schmooze about their roles in Di Ksube,  and sing highlights “Vu Bin Ikh Farkrokhn” (“What Have I Gotten Myself Into”) and “Ikh Vel Vider Zayn a Kavalir” (“I’ll Be a Bachelor Again”).    Eyal Sherf, who plays Robert, the groom,  speaks about the importance for young Jewish actors to perform Yiddish musicals, and talks about his character and favorite scene in Di Ksube. Eyal concludes his interview as he serenades us with a bissell from a song from Folksbiene’s Yiddish production of The Pirates of Penzance.     Di Ksube runs through until April 6th. You can purchase tickets by calling Ticket Central, by phone at (212) 279-4200 or online . To listen, click here. Interviews, Podcasts DC Theatre Scene no no http://dctheatrescene.com/2008/03/25/two-marriages-and-some-salza/ http://dctheatrescene.com/2008/03/25/two-marriages-and-some-salza/#comments Tue, 25 Mar 2008 14:41:58 +0000 Richard Seff http://dctheatrescene.com/2008/03/25/two-marriages-and-some-salza/ http://dctheatrescene.com/2008/03/25/two-marriages-and-some-salza/feed/ 1 http://dctheatrescene.com/2008/02/17/sondheim-saves-us-from-the-mid-feb-slump/ http://dctheatrescene.com/2008/02/17/sondheim-saves-us-from-the-mid-feb-slump/#comments Sun, 17 Feb 2008 11:31:01 +0000 Richard Seff http://dctheatrescene.com/2008/02/17/sondheim-saves-us-from-the-mid-feb-slump/ http://dctheatrescene.com/2008/02/17/sondheim-saves-us-from-the-mid-feb-slump/feed/ 0 http://dctheatrescene.com/2008/02/03/minority-report-on-stoppard-and-shaw/ http://dctheatrescene.com/2008/02/03/minority-report-on-stoppard-and-shaw/#comments Sun, 03 Feb 2008 16:59:12 +0000 Richard Seff http://dctheatrescene.com/2008/02/03/minority-report-on-stoppard-and-shaw/ http://dctheatrescene.com/2008/02/03/minority-report-on-stoppard-and-shaw/feed/ 1