Jamie Brickhouse is a memorable mimic. His enthralling solo show, I Favor My Daddy, doesn’t feel solo because of how vividly he inhabits his characters. We meet his parents, Mama Jean and Daddy Poo, his brothers, his father’s former girlfriends, and a Neiman Marcus customer service rep. Even with his humor and performance skills on […]
Archives for July 14, 2019
Review: Elvis Costello’s opera, The Juliet Letters
UrbanArias’ Artistic Director Robert Wood continues to push the envelope of what makes for contemporary opera. In Elvis Costello, the famous Brit pop singer/song writer, he has found a composer with ranging musical sensibilities and seemingly an inexhaustible and quirky curiosity about how to tell stories of the human heart through song in The Juliet […]
Capital Fringe review: An Evening with Lola Montez
If this were the 1850’s, chances are you would know the name of Lola Montez. Mary Murphy is captivating in her portrayal of this alluring, crowd pleasing, coquettish, and controversial woman. Richard Byrne’s script tells how an unassuming Eliza Gilbert from Sligo, Ireland, took advantage of each and any opportunity to stay in the spotlight. […]
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