The revival of Cole Porter’s 1934 madcap romp Anything Goes at Arena Stage manages to be everything that it can be—an anachronism, tiresomely silly and outright dumb in places, but also the vehicle for a fantastic score, great dance numbers, and truly committed, attention-demanding performances by its leads. Anything Goes is about as vintage a […]
Archives for November 16, 2018
Thom Pain (based on nothing) review.
Like a boxer faking out an opponent, Michael C. Hall as Thom Pain plays tricks on the audience: “Now I think would be a good time for the raffle,” he says at one point, then shortly afterward admits: “There is no raffle…The good news is you didn’t lose.” But a prizefighter feints to win the […]
How Keegan transformed its space for As You Like It
Keegan audiences will notice a big transformation of the theater for the area debut of Shaina Taub and Laurie Woolery’s musical adaptation of Shakespeare’s As You Like It. Co-directors Cara Gabriel and Josh Sticklin Sticklin decided early on that they wanted to make the entire theater a “playing space” for their actors and audience. To do […]