Fred Thompson is a famous trial attorney, a former U.S. Senator, a one-time Presidential candidate, and film and television actor. He is also a terrific storyteller, which made him the ideal charter guest Monday night for Shakespeare Theatre’s new “Expert Witnesses” series in which famous trial attorney Abbe D. Lowell (and Shakespeare Theatre Board of Trustees […]
Archives for March 2013
Capital Fringe receives the Washington Post Award for Innovative Leadership
It’s hard to imagine what Washington theatre would be like today had Capital Fringe not arrived in DC to open up the scene to self producing artists. Since 2006, Capital Fringe has premiered 250 new works, earned $1.2 million dollars for its participants and become the second largest, unjuried Fringe Festival in the United States. Last […]
The Adventures of Don Quixote of La Mancha
The Broadway musical Man of La Mancha gave us the timeless song about dreaming the impossible dream.Argentine playwright Patricia Suarez’ play for kids, based on the satiric novel by Miguel de Cervantes, takes us inside the mad mind of Don Quijote, who peppers us with a riddle.
Washington’s becoming a town of puppets. Take tonight, for example.
Puppets, it seems, are everywhere in Washington. If they’re not performing (see below), they’re holed up somewhere rehearsing for the next time they’ll pop up.
Three Little Birds
The spirit of Bob Marley is alive and well, and jammin’, mon, as part of an adorable tropical mix at Adventure Theatre MTC.
Jack and the Beanstalk
The Puppet Co’s rendition of this familiar tale brings new life and zest to the familiar passages by bringing a modern edge and sensibility to the story.
Nancy Opel – she’s doing swell in Ford’s new Hello, Dolly!
Nancy Opel is a trouper, yet, until now, her thirty year career in theatre missed one thing. Her credits include a who’s who and a what’s what of distinguished productions: Broadway’s Evita – at the ripe old age of 22, Sunday in the Park with George, Triumph of Love, Urinetown, and Memphis.
God of Carnage
“What ever happened to class?” laments lethal flapper Velma Kelly and prison matron Mama Morton in the song “Class” from the Kander and Ebb musical Chicago. You won’t find evidence of anything remotely classy—other than the décor—in Yasmina Reza’s play God of Carnage, which depicts two upscale Manhattan couples duking it out over their children’s […]
The Mystery of Edwin Drood
Sadly, you no longer have the option of setting aside an evening to attend Roundabout Theatre Company’s Broadway revival of The Mystery of Edwin Drood, even if you could get to New York and plunk down up to $142 for a seat. The limited run closed earlier this month after nearly unanimous enthusiasm from reviewers and […]
theatreWashington is throwing a party tonight, and you’re invited to watch
TheatreWashington is holding a pre-Awards celebration tonight for all of this year’s Helen Hayes Awards nominees and, thanks to their special Webcast livestreamed direct from DC’s downtown Hamilton Hotel, we can all attend.
Capitol Steps . the latest on Francis I
Pennsylvania Avenue meets Broadway in Capitol Steps‘ farcical revue of contemporary politics. Comprising an ensemble of multi-talented former Hill staffers, Capitol Steps offers a musical send-up of political buffoonery on both sides of the aisle in their twice-weekly DC shows. The troupe’s retooled classic pop hits and show tunes take the governing class to task […]
A solid Proof from Peter’s Alley
Peter’s Alley Theatre Productions, in its current production of Proof, tests the following theorem: let x = one of the thirty best English-language plays of the last twenty years and let y = a bold new approach, utilizing excellent actors. Does x factored by y yield a fresh, revitalized version of Proof?