Zombie: The American is a marketing department’s dream—touching on political commentary with cheeky humor and more than a splash of the undead, it looks and sounds like a show that would bring Washington’s government staffers and hipster populations together for a night of good, absurd fun.
Archives for June 2015
Blithe Spirit at Everyman, a balm for Baltimore’s soul (review)
Sign of a good time had by all? Patrons of Everyman Theatre’s Blithe Spirit in the parking garage elevator making plans to return for another performance. Grandchildren, reluctant spouses, Nöel Coward devotees, pretty much anyone who admires wit and style will bask in the Prosecco-light, bubbly glow of this production, directed with 1920s elan by […]
Commedia-styled Our Town from Faction of Fools (review)
The endearingly minimalist Our Town by Thornton Wilder gets a Commedia dell’Arte treatment from Faction of Fools. Does a Commedia troupe have anything special to bring to the Pulitzer Prize winning play? Indeed they do.
In Series presents Latino Music Fever
The oldies never get old; they become classics. So what makes Latino music and romantic songs, called boleros, of the “golden age,” the 1930s, 40s and 50s, so unique and universal? Why have icons, such as Mexican superstar Luis Miguel or American crooners, Bing Crosby, Peggy Lee, and Frank Sinatra, even contemporary Jennifer Lopez and […]
This year’s Tony Awards – here’s who SHOULD win, and who DID win!
Update: Tony voters sided with Jonathan Mandell in 17 of the 24 categories. Compare the winners (in red) with Jonathan’s judgements. – Kristin Chenoweth and Alan Cumming host the 2015 Tony Awards Sunday, June 7 from Radio City Music Hall. If, we asked our New York critic Jonathan Mandell, choosing the winners was completely up to […]
Congressional Chorus has Sondheim on its mind
OK, let’s say you work for a member of Congress. (Maybe you do work for a member of Congress. It’s hard for me to tell from here. But if you don’t, just pretend.) You work ten hours a day keeping American Democracy safe – sometimes from your member. You read tax legislation and budget reports […]