Some interviewees, once seated, need a bit of a prod to get talking. But Maurice Hines has left them all in the dust by the time I hit ‘Record.’ The renowned director, singer, and choreographer is supremely excited about Tappin’ Thru Life at Arena Stage, and our afternoon conversation at the theatre plays at high […]
Archives for December 2, 2013
The Apple Family Plays: Sweet and Sad
“Haven’t we done this enough? Haven’t we grieved enough?” Studio Theatre’s new production Sweet and Sad dares to ask this question about the anniversary of 9/11, examining America’s fractured concepts of security and justice through the eyes of the dysfunctional Apple family.
Sondheim gets a jazz treatment next Monday at Blues Alley
Sondheim music without lyrics? Two jazz musicians uncover a new sound for Sondheim lovers. DC jazz bassist Tommy Cecil tells of the time a few years ago when he was playing a gig supporting New York pianist Bill Mays. He asked what songs they might play, and for the first time in Cecil’s over thirty […]
American Voices at the Kennedy Center: the Broadway musical
As professionals came together at the John F. Kennedy Center the weekend of November 22nd, across the spectrum of music styles, two ideas came to predominate in the program American Voices.. One was that with singing first comes passion then comes the business. The second, related to the first, is that all artists who want […]