The Washington Post called The Seven Ages of Mime “A gentle nod to the greats”.
Archives for April 2010
Public Enemy
Scena Theatre presents Kenneth Branagh’s drama Public Enemy, starring acclaimed stage and screen actor Barry McEvoy.
Hamlet
What should fellows such as I do crawling between earth and heaven? Haunted by his murdered father’s cry for revenge, Hamlet learns that certainty and a clear course of action are hard to find in a court populated by schemers, spies, and his mother’s new husband.
Yours, Isabel
1942. A world at war. A woman left behind. Inspired by letters written by Isabel McMeniman
The Graduate
Based on the 1963 coming-of-age classic and scripted by Terry Johnson, The Graduate follows Benjamin Braddock (Tom Carman), a twenty-one year old recent college graduate
Kafka’s Metamorphosis
After you watch Derek Goldman’s startling adaptation of the Franz Kafka short story “Metamorphosis”, you may realize that you are turning into a cockroach. Gregor Samsa (John Milosich) was not the first person to do so, and it is happening all the time now.
Irish actor Des Keogh on playing Da
Surely, Hugh Leonard writing his autobiographical play Da in the early 70’s could have hoped for no one better to portray his da than the well known Irish actor Des Keogh, now playing the role in Olney Theatre’s revival of its 1973 world premiere.
Next Fall, Come Fly Away, Lend Me a Tenor
Richard Seff reviews three Broadway productions: Next Fall, Come Fly Away and Lend Me a Tenor
Little Shop of Horrors interviews
Actors Christopher Bloch and Evan Casey talk about playing Seymour and Orin the dentist in Ford’s Theatre’s hit show Little Shop of Horrors.
Oliver!
Toby’s version of Oliver!—directed by Shawn Kettering—is an economy-style production that cleverly manages to retain much of the original’s infectious charm, due largely to the boundless energy and infectious enthusiasm of its energetic cast.
The Helen Hayes Awards After-Party
Lots of hugs, high-fives, free drinks, and great blintzes! A picture speaks a thousand words, so I will be brief and let you look at some of the photos I snapped at the party at the J. W. Marriott Hotel after the Helen Hayes Awards ceremony ended Monday night.
Terrence McNally marries longterm partner Tom Kirdahy
And you thought playwright Terrence McNally was in town merely to have three of his plays produced at the Kennedy Center? Hah! He also met with Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg for lunch…and with Representative Barney Frank and Speaker Nancy Pelosi…and attended a White House Conference on Gay and Lesbian issues…