“At the end of it all, you’ve got to have some spectacular cock-ups, because THEN, you’ll have stories…and you’ll have had a life.” – Cyril It’s a long way to rock-bottom, isn’t it?
Pippin star Patina Miller makes her cabaret debut at The Kennedy Center
Holy crap, I’m seeing Patina Miller in here?! This was my first thought walking into the Kennedy Center’s Terrace Theatre Friday night. Though still large enough to devour many of DC’s venues whole, the Terrace is shockingly small in scope. At 513 seats, this was going to be a very up-close-and-personal visit from the rising […]
Reviewing The Sound of Music LIVE! and those hate Tweets
Last night, I watched something awful. And it wasn’t on TV. We’ll get to that later. Reviewing the broadcast of Sound of Music LIVE! is actually pretty simple for me, so we’ll address that first. From top to bottom, we were treated to a gorgeously sung affair. Robust choruses, talented kids, dynamo supporting actors, and […]
A (very) Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum
“Tragedy tomorrow, Comedy tonight!” And with that opening refrain comes one of the clearest promises in musical theatre history, and perhaps even theatre history. Tonight, you will laugh. Tonight, our only goal is to throw everything we have at you and make you laugh as loudly, as heartily, and as frequently as possible.
Slings and Arrows: Season 3:03 “That Way Madness Lies”
“Charles has run raving into the storm. The irony is breathtaking!” – Oliver Every week, Slings and Arrows pulls a quote from the play it’s focusing on that season to reflect the themes of that episode. Here, at the episode 3 “tipping point” of the six-episode, “That Way Madness Lies” proves to be more on-the-nose literal […]
Jeffrey Johnson performs Edie Beale LIVE at Reno Sweeney!
Setting off for L’Enfant Café, I wasn’t sure what to expect from my evening with Jeffrey Johnson, Little Edie, and the intimate Adams Morgan haunt currently playing host to both. I had a passing familiarity with Edie: seen bits of performance by Christine Ebersole from the Broadway production of Grey Gardens, lots of publicity for […]
All-star Company with NY Philharmonic on PBS
And in the 1970th year anno dominum, God created the concept musical. Only in this particular case, “God” would be Stephen Sondheim. Ask any musical theatre nerd, though, and they’ll probably respond, “Yeah, that sounds about right.”
Slings and Arrows: 3:02 “Vex Not His Ghost”
“Is work enough, or is there something more?” – Father McTeague
Slings and Arrows: Season 3:01 “Divided Kingdom”
“Some people don’t handle success very well.” – Anna Anybody else smell the dread in the air?
Slings and Arrows: Season 2:06 “Birnam Wood”
“Between me and the ape pacing over there, which one of us is actually thinking about THIS PLAY?” – Geoffrey
Slings and Arrows: Season 2:05 “Steeped in Blood”
“All you really have to do is connect. With the other actors. Live moment to moment; that’s exactly how Macbeth is living.” – Geoffrey
Slings and Arrows: Season 2:04 “Fair is Foul and Foul is Fair”
Geoffrey: “Henry, just a quick note before you go back out… you’re fired.” Henry: “On what basis?” Geoffrey: “Well, I could just say that I don’t like you, but that isn’t really specific enough and this is all about specifics, isn’t it? So, the truth is, I don’t like you, and I don’t like your […]