My Mother’s Italian, My Father’s Jewish, and I’m in Therapy Created and Performed by Steve Solomon Directed by John Bowab Produced by Nederlander of Bethesda, LLC for the Bethesda Theatre Reviewed by Steven McKnight The charm of Steve Solomon’s My Mother’s Italian, My Father’s Jewish, and I’m in Therapy is that a show centered upon […]
Archives for February 25, 2008
Nominations for the Helen Hayes Awards Announced
by Joel Markowitz Feb 25 — The 2008 Helen Hayes Awards nominations were announced by President and CEO Linda Levy Grossman tonight at the Gallery of The National Theatre. She told a standing room only crowd that 189 productions met the eligibility requirements for the Awards, and a record 149 nominated artists and productions were named in […]
Cookin’ at the Cookery, Take 2
Cookin’ at the Cookery Produced by MetroStage Revisited by Debbie Minter Jackson There’s always a bit of trepidation when a key cast member steps into a successful show. Audiences wonder how the show will be affected, may have concerns about different interpretations, altering how it’s “supposed” to be. In the case of Jackie Richardson who […]
The Hostage
The Hostage By Brendan Behan Directed by Mark Rhea Produced by The Keegan Theatre Reviewed by Tim Treanor The thing to understand about this wonderful production of The Hostage is that it begins as a comedy and ends as a tragedy. This same thing might be said about Irish theater as a whole, or life […]
Lost and Found
Lost & Foundling By Eric R. Pfeffinger Directed by Janet Stanford Produced by Imagination Stage Reviewed by Janice Cane The dark woods are so overdone as a scary-story setting that the forest has lost its fright. And kids these days don’t really wander around in the forest. So why not set a fairy tale in […]
All That I Will Ever Be
All That I Will Ever Be By Alan Ball Directed by Serge Seiden Produced by Studio Theater 2ndStage Reviewed by Janice Cane Which is worse-a play whose first act is stronger than its second, or vice versa? Is it better to be drawn into a story and then disappointed after intermission, or is it better […]