9 Parts Desire – Arena Stage By Ronnie Ruff I thought that it may be interesting to do something a bit different for my review of Nine Parts Of Desire, the one woman play currently mounted at Arena Stage. This is a story of eight fictional Iraqi women and how years of Saddam and now George […]
Archives for October 2006
Free Night a Fast Sellout
You had to be lucky and online at noon to get any of the 2100 tickets made available for DC’s first Free Night of Theatre. According to League of Washington Theatres’ Nicole Daval, all tickets were gone in the first 10 minutes. Reactions? “Some joy, some frustration.” she reported as eager theater-goers flooded the […]
Review: A truly loverly My Fair Lady at Signature Theatre
I have been eagerly anticipating Signature’s My Fair Lady since seeing Arena’s Cabaret a few short weeks ago. After Molly Smith placed her wide political stamp on that classic musical I wondered if Eric Schaeffer in his last offering at the now famous Garage would put his mark on the equally classic My Fair Lady. […]
Walter Charles Sept 27, 2006
The great Broadway veteran Walter Charles is performing the role of Herr Schultz in Arena Stage’s Cabaret. He talks here about Molly Smith’s production of Cabaret, and his long history on Broadway with shows like Grease, La Cage aux Folles, The Immigrant, Sweeney Todd, Aspects of Love, Woman in White and the short lived 1600 […]
Meg Gillentine — Sept 27, 2006
Meg Gillentine, Cabaret’s Sally Bowles, tells us what it is like to step out of the chorus to play leading roles, and talks about her how she created Arena’s Sally Bowles. As a college student at the age of 19, the talented dancer/singer was cast to play the old soul cat Cassandra in the Broadway […]
Dorothy Stanley — Sept 28, 2006
Dorothy Stanley, in DC to play Fraulein Schneider in Cabaret, talks about touring with the Cabaret company starring Joel Gray (she played Fraulein Kost), what it is like to be an understudy and standby on Broadway, why actors love Sondheim musicals, an unforgettable call from Hal Prince, and remembrances from Follies, Sweeney Todd, Showboat, Annie, […]
Brad Oscar Sept 28, 2006
Brad Oscar, who received a 2001 Tony Award nomination for his role in The Producers, talks about how he re-defined the role of the Master of Ceremonies in Arena Stages’ Cabaret, what it is like to work with the cast including Sherri L. Edelin, what is the most selfless job in show biz, growing up […]