As the audience enters, strains of vintage country tunes fill the air. The music segues from the pops and cracks of old recordings to the live band that will serve as back-up for the late country music legend about to take the stage, Virginia native Patsy Cline.
Archives for June 19, 2013
The Creature rules in Landless Theatre’s Frankenstein
Saturday evening was all Halloween and hardware at Landless Theatre Company’s prog-metal production of Frankenstein. In this, the company’s most ambitious show to date, the cast was ably supported by the ghoulishly face-painted band members. The four musicians delivered full-throttle, driving drumbeats and aggressive guitar riffs interwoven with some complex musical motifs associated with the […]
Capital Fringe: Bully
– by guest writer Lee Kaplan – When I found my sixth grade journal, I knew I needed to speak out. In elementary school, I was bullied for — among other things — my love of acting in plays. What I read in my journal were detailed accounts of vicious, relentless attacks that took place […]
Capital Fringe: The Burlesque of Broadway
Who doesn’t love a good musical? Or making fun of a good musical?! With Burlesque of Broadway, presented by Burlesque Classique, nothing is sacred in this sassy, sexy rumpus to some traditional Broadway show tunes. Watch the costumes fall away and the sparkly skin emerge to songs from Damn Yankees to Nine – some classic […]