Writers, one could argue, wield the most power out of any of us, since they build and destroy worlds with the flip of a pencil, the turn of a new idea. In Sybil R. Williams’s new play for the In Series, Chilean poet Gabriela Mistral speaks more humbly of her craft. “The people walking on […]
Archives for April 19, 2010
Duke Ellington’s Sophisticated Ladies
Starring Maurice Hines and a fabulous cast of dancers and singers, the Arena Stage production of Duke Ellington’s Sophisticated Ladies at the Lincoln Theatre is, hands down, the hottest show in town.
Son of a Stand Up Comedian
The estimable Paul Scott Goodman, who gave us the semi-autobiographical musical Rooms: A Rock Romance two years ago, is in town with his much-more-autobiographical Son of a Stand Up Comedian. Careful, Paul! Real life is incomparably messier than the tight narrative arc you crafted for Rooms,