Capital Fringe has become a major force in DC and the Source Festival has been surging of late, so the appetite for new work in the theatre community is increasing every year. It’s no surprise then that one of the most anticipated theatrical events year after year is the Kennedy Center’s hosting of the Page-to-Stage […]
Archives for August 20, 2013
Your Guide to the 2013 Page-to-Stage Festival
A Day and Time Guide to the Festival (Click here for the Official Page-to-Stage Guide by performance space) Saturday, August 31, 2013
Rorschach gets backers and fans for Neverwhere on Kickstarter
Rorschach Theatre had two reasons to celebrate last night. On August 19, they debuted Neverwhere at Atlas Performing Arts Center and ended a successful fundraising effort. Not unusual for nonprofit theatre but there’s a twist. The funds were raised through Kickstarter, the crowdfunding site for creative projects.
Slings and Arrows: Season 2:02 “Fallow Time”
Henry: “‘It is the bloody business which informs. Thus to mine eyes.’ Now, shall we get along with our own ‘bloody business’?” (company laughs) Oliver: “He’s gotten better with age.” Geoffrey: “Fuck you.”
Colleen McHugh: Wish You Were Here – Songs from Faraway Places
New York City cabaret mainstay Colleen McHugh has returned to Signature Theatre yet again in its annual Sizzlin’ Summer Cabaret series. Rather than resting on her laurels as many do – particularly when they have a regular, captive audience as can be the case with such yearly cabaret festivals – she came in with a […]
Pippin: 2013 Broadway Revival Recording
Ghostlight Records’ “New Broadway Cast Recording” of Pippin offers an hour of highly melodic soft-pop Stephen Schwartz music from what must be one of the most fun shows on Broadway today. It is ample evidence of the musical and performance strengths that justify the show’s capturing the Tony Award for best revival of a musical.