The world premiere musical Marley, based on the reggae giant Bob Marley, is jamming with righteous rhythms, spiritual power and a potent message about love, justice and revolution.
Archives for May 15, 2015
It’s the best of times for Alex Mills, starring in Synetic’s Tale of Two Cities
“People are going to see a full drag transformation on stage. No smoke and mirrors.” Alex Mills considered this for a second, and then qualified: “Well, there will be mirrors.” He was speaking to me during a break from technical rehearsals at Synetic Theatre, where he will play the lead role in A Tale of […]
Toby Mulford takes on leadership of Faction of Fools, Matt Wilson moves on
Faction of Fools Theatre Company announced last night that Toby Mulford has become their new Producing Artistic Director. ‘He’s a better fool than I am’, is the idea behind the welcoming message from Faction of Fools Theatre Company’s founder and now past Artistic Director Matthew R. Wilson.
Censoring history. Lynskey and Russotto team up for provocative The Letters at MetroStage
An office in 1930’s Soviet Union is the setting for John W. Lowell’s The Letters, a play based on the real life Soviet efforts to edit the sexually frank letters of composer Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky, on stage now at MetroStage in Alexandria, VA.
Once on This Island at Creative Cauldron (review)
It’s worth the trip to Falls Church, VA to see how Creative Cauldron has managed to fit Lynn Ahrens and Stephen Flaherty’s beloved Once on This Island into the tiny ArtsSpace.