I’ve never been a late-night type so I’m not too familiar with the cabaret scene in New York. And I’m not the one you’ll see walking down the street with wires plugged into my ears, listening to pop music or jazz (or any music for that matter). So I’d never heard the work of cabaret […]
Archives for December 2013
The Pajama Men: Just the Two of Each of Us
Just the Two of Each of Us is the story of King Mark the Only (Mark Chavez) and his wizard, Leopold (Shenoah Allen) who quest after immortality so that they can be really prepared when a monster comes back from his 700-year-sleep cycle to eat his quota of a thousand souls. Joking!
Nicholas Rodriguez and Eleasha Gamble: The Power of Two
It’s the great story of theatre, isn’t it? A leading lady gets replaced after a production begins performances and with her leading man, they create something unexpected and magical onstage together. Those that witnessed Arena Stage’s enormously successful production of Rodgers and Hammerstein’s Oklahoma! in 2010 or its return engagement in the summer of 2011 […]
Slings and Arrows: Season 3:06 “The Promised End”
“I could have done this all summer.” – Ellen “Me, too.” – Barbara There’s a boatload of quotes in this episode, about finality, theatre, art, redemption, transience, and all sorts of beautiful concepts, and I had a harder than usual time picking one. After all, this is it, the last time I do this! I […]
It’s set: Velocity of Autumn opens on Broadway in April
Just announced: Arena Stage’s season opener this year, Velocity of Autumn starring Estelle Parsons and Stephen Spinella, under the direction of Arena Stage Artistic Director Molly Smith, will open on Broadway at the Booth Theatre in April (previews start April 1; official opening April 24, 2014.)
Holiday Gifts for Theatre Lovers
Suggestions from Brad Hathaway [ezcol_2third]Dr. Seuss’ How The Grinch Stole Christmas! – The Musical There are times when the overture just makes you happy you are listening to a particular recording, or seeing a particular show. One example is the up-tempo medley Michael Starobin put together from the score by Mel Marvin and Timothy Mason […]
Slings and Arrows: Season 3:05 “All Blessed Secrets”
Geoffrey: “Lear loses everything…and it is only when he is all alone, naked in a storm, that he is able to find…” Oliver: “His dignity.” The thing about rock bottom is this…it’s always far below where you thought it was. Secrets are seeping out all over the place around the companies of King Lear and […]
From Shakespeare’s warrior, Lumina Studio creates Kabuki Coriolanus
One would think that a Kabuki-inspired adaptation of Shakespeare’s Coriolanus would be enough of a challenge to be tackled by a professional theater company. Factor into that equation two separate casts of over 45 student actors, some tackling Shakespeare for the first time, some for the 24th time. With no auditions. Sound like a recipe […]
Todd Kreidler on re-writing Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner for the stage
“I’m discovering something new.” Todd Kreidler was referring to his temporary DC digs. He had just arrived and was exploring them during our phone interview. Earlier in the week, he had opened a show in New York. Then it was out to Chicago for Thanksgiving with his family. On this day after Thanksgiving, he had […]
Deborah F. Rutter named incoming President of The Kennedy Center
After a nearly year long national search for an executive to take over the responsibilities of its outgoing president, Michael M. Kaiser, The John F. Kennedy Center announced its choice yesterday. On September 1st, Deborah F. Rutter will become the third president in the history of the institution.
NextStop’s The 12 Dates of Christmas, full of holiday cheers
The Holidays just aren’t for everyone. The shopping, the travel, the crowds, the expectations…it can be a little overwhelming. Catching a glimpse of your fiancé locking lips with a stranger at the Macy’s Thanksgiving Parade certainly doesn’t exactly rouse the Christmas spirit, either. This unfortunate event is exactly what happened to heroine and narrator Mary […]
No Rules Theatre Company announces its new season
No Rules Theatre Company announces its 2014 season. For this, its fifth season, the award winning company will be staging eight productions between Arlington, VA and Winston-Salem, NC. Performing from Signature Theatre, in Arlington, VA, No Rules opens Late: A Cowboy Song by Sarah Ruhl, described as: “the story of one woman’s education and her […]