The Fantasticks By Tom Jones and Harvey Schmidt Directed by Lucinda Merry-Browne Produced by Bay Theatre Reviewed by Ted Ying “Deep in December, our hearts should remember. And follow.” It’s December and definitely a perfect time to “Try to remember” this classic show. The original off-Broadway production ran for over 41 years and 17,162 performances. […]
Archives for December 2008
Shrek, Cripple of Inishmaan
Shrek, The Cripple of Inishmaan, and a visit to the Players Club by Richard Seff
Sholom Aleichem: Laughter Through Tears
Sholom Aleichem: Laughter Through Tears Written and Performed by Theodore Bikel Directed by Derek Goldman Musical Direction by Tamara Brooks Produced by Theater J Reviewed by Joel Markowitz Light your Chanukah candles, eat your latkes and spin your dreidels! Let’s all dance Di Mezinke! Chanukah is here, and Theater J has given us reason for […]
Grey Gardens director and star talk about the show
Barbara Walsh, star of Grey Gardens Interview by Joel Markowitz She’s a hometown girl, and she’s back performing on the Metheny Stage at Studio Theatre as Edie and Edith in Studio Theatre’s production of Grey Gardens. An excerpt from their phone interview is below. Read the entire conversation here. Joel: How difficult is it to […]
Alice Ripley in Next to Normal
Joel Markowitz sat down with Alice Ripley in her dressing room at Arena Stage prior to the December 16th evening performance of Next To Normal. They discussed her role as Diana, the changes that were made for the Arena Stage production, the “Costco” song and “I Miss The Mountains,” working with Brian d’Arcy James in […]
Four shows that are gifts from Santa
A Child’s Christmas in Wales, A Christmas Carol, Seasonal Disorder and An iMusical Christmas! A Holiday Labor of Love! It was a difficult week for me and some of my close friends. Many of us were called into to our human resources offices and heard those dreaded words, “I’m so sorry, but we had to […]
Legally Blonde
Legally Blonde Adapted for the stage by Heather Hach from the MGM film, based on the novel by Amanda Brown Music and lyrics by Laurence O’Keefe and Nell Benjamin Directed and choreographed by Jerry Mitchell Presented by The Kennedy Center Reviewed by Debbie Minter Jackson Legally Blonde is a big splashy musical with heart. Sure […]
Three Who Shone in Beauty and the Beast
A Beauty of a Beauty and the Beast Interviews with actors Josh Simon and Mike Mainwaring and lighting designer Scott Selman I had heard that Winston Churchill High School in Potomac, MD had a terrific drama department, and a huge Broadway size stage, so when Scott Selman – whose work I knew from Act Two […]
DC Theatre Scene Hosts New Radio Show
by Lorraine Treanor The snow is falling on DCTS to celebrate the first in a series of radio plays by The Audible Group, founded by actors Susan Lynskey and James Konicek, sound designer Matthew M. Nielson and myself. We all worked together on this year’s Audience Choice Awards show, and discovered our common love for […]
Too Much Light Makes the Baby Go Blind
Too Much Light Makes the Baby Go Blind Written, Directed, Produced and Performed by the Neo-Futurists: Sharon Greene, Jacquelyn Landgraf, John Pierson, Caitlin Stainken and Jay Torrence Created by Greg Allen Produced by Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company Reviewed by Leslie Weisman If you have a taste for the tawdry, the kinky, the sweet and the […]
A Christmas Carol
A Christmas Carol Book by Mike Ockrent and Lynn Ahrens Music by Allen Menken . Lyrics by Lynn Ahrens Directed by Daniel L. McDonald Produced by Toby’s Dinner Theatre of Baltimore Reviewed by Leslie Weisman Toby’s Dinner Theatre is a place where the show may be the main reason you’re there, but it’s usually not […]
Les Miserables
Les Misérables Music by Claude-Michel Schönberg Lyrics by Herbert Kretzmer Based on a novel by Victor Hugo Original French text by Alain Boublil and Jean-Marc Natel . Additional material by James Fenton Directed by Eric Schaeffer Produced by Signature Theeatre Reviewed by Gary McMillan Cameron Mackintosh tossed Eric Schaeffer the keys to his hummer Les […]
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