“Oh what a night”, indeed! I’m almost embarrassed to admit how much I enjoyed the National Tour of Jersey Boys. This fantastic musical production charts the decades-long career of Frankie Valli and his band mates in the platinum-selling group “The Four Seasons”
Archives for October 7, 2009
Night Must Fall
It’s easy to appreciate this Grand Daddy of psychological murder mysteries with its stellar casting, early glimpses into emotional deviant behavior, and case study portrayal of misplaced affection, all delivered in the parlor of a spectacularly designed set ( James Wolk).
Strange Bedfellows
Traditionally, the Washington Stage Guild doing a successful production of Shaw is as close to a sure bet as the local theatre scene offers. Happily, the company’s latest production of two one-acts collectively titled Strange Bedfellows continues their winning streak.
Black Pearl’s author Frank Higgins
Playwright Frank Higgins takes us on his journey of writing Black Pearl Sings! – from researching American folklore, discovering the story that led to creating his characters, finding an African song which would serve as a powerful moment in the play, the workshops, the first production, the endless rewrites, and, finally, the opening at Ford’s […]
Angels in America, Part I – Millennium Approaches
Those who hold that Angels in America is merely a political play – an extended skewer of the Reagan Administration – are mistaken. It is made of sturdier stuff. Two years from now, no one will stage Son of a Bush,
A stage view of The Quality of Life
John Adams, the second president of the United States, once said that “grief drives men into habits of serious reflection, sharpens the understanding, and softens the heart.” If Arena Stage’s newest production,
Bethesda Theatre now a rental
As reported in Jane Horwitz’ Backstage column in the Washington Post, the Bethesda Theatre, virtually shuttered since 3 Blonde Moms last June, will experiment as a rental facility.
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