Studio Theatre announced that Nancy Robinette will be replacing Anna Bergman in the upcoming Studio production of Souvenir, which opens June 13th. The acclaimed actress Ms. Robinette, whose singing voice is unknown to us, will be playing the famously off-key chanteuse Florence Foster Jenkins, with none other than J. Fred Schiffman as composer/accompanist Cosme McMoon. When […]
Archives for May 17, 2007
Two Shows Go an Extra Week
In case you are just catching on that there is a wickedly funny comedy happening at H Street Playhouse, Theater Alliance has given you an extra week to get tickets to In On It starring Jason Lott, Jason Stiles, and one hilarious dance number. The show, running in rep with Blue/Orange , closes May 27th. […]
The Oracle
By Ed Shockley Produced by African Continuum Theatre Reviewed by Debbie Minter Jackson It’s not often you find a work that features a young black female on the classic hero’s quest, seeking answers to life’s baffling questions about one’s role, purpose, identity. Rarer still is to have the caliber of actors-Jewell Robinson and Erika Rose in […]
Theodore Bikel, Act 2
Interviewed by Joel Markowitz with Lorraine Treanor “We are the tales that we tell.” Continuing his conversation with Joel Markowitz, master story teller Theodore Bikel covers a lifetime of experiences and lessons learned. Always, there is Tevye from Fiddler on the Roof, the role he has played more often than any actor on earth. He […]