What do you get when you take a 1953 classic, update it with snazzy new seats, carpeting and accessories, but keep the chassis? In Studio Theatre’s fitfully entertaining retrofit of Howard Teichmann and George S. Kaufman’s The Solid Gold Cadillac, what you get is a chance to spend a couple of entertaining hours in the […]
Moonlight
Harold Pinter’s rarely performed one-act play is classic Pinter: conflicted characters using dagger-sharp wit and caustic irony to compensate for deep-seated, unspoken doubts and fears.
Mother Courage and Her Children
In Scena Theatre’s riveting production of the 1941 Brechtian classic, an almost palpable air of death and defeat hovers over the dun-colored, dirt-covered cement-floor set, making the occasional flashes of brilliant color
Closer Than Ever
If you have a love for lyrics and verbal jousts and a passionate appreciation for the way they can, in the hands of a master,
Berliner Kabarett
Place: Berlin, Germany; a small cabaret theatre. Time: between the two World Wars. The democratic Weimar Republic has been established in the wake of Germany’s humiliating defeat. But the Allies’ punitive reparations have left the economy in shambles, the people depressed, resentful, quick with a bitter quip, in desperate need of escape.
The Seafarer
The Seafarer by Conor McPherson Directed by Paul Mullins Produced by The Studio Theatre Reviewed by Leslie Weisman Some plays set the stage not only literally but figuratively, preparing the audience for what will occur over the course of their action. And then there are those whose sets are more deceptive: where a cozy walnut, […]
Too Much Light Makes the Baby Go Blind
Too Much Light Makes the Baby Go Blind Written, Directed, Produced and Performed by the Neo-Futurists: Sharon Greene, Jacquelyn Landgraf, John Pierson, Caitlin Stainken and Jay Torrence Created by Greg Allen Produced by Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company Reviewed by Leslie Weisman If you have a taste for the tawdry, the kinky, the sweet and the […]
A Christmas Carol
A Christmas Carol Book by Mike Ockrent and Lynn Ahrens Music by Allen Menken . Lyrics by Lynn Ahrens Directed by Daniel L. McDonald Produced by Toby’s Dinner Theatre of Baltimore Reviewed by Leslie Weisman Toby’s Dinner Theatre is a place where the show may be the main reason you’re there, but it’s usually not […]
Blackbird
Blackbird By David Harrower Directed by David Muse Produced by Studio Theatre Reviewed by Leslie Weisman There’s a new kid on the block, and he’s taken up residence with what promises to be one of the neighborhood’s most satisfyingly, yet disturbingly quirky families: the new Milton Series, housed in the bird’s nest of Studio’s intimate […]
Playing from the Heart
Playing from the Heart By Charles Way Directed by Janet Stanford Produced by Imagination Stage Reviewed by Leslie Weisman What do you get when you take an almost bare-bones set, a heroine who can’t hear but who won’t hear of not making music, an orchestra of ideophones evoked by sticks, boards, panes and chimes and […]
7(x1) Samurai
7(x1) Samurai: An epic tale … told by an idiot written and performed by David Gaines directed by David Gaines produced by City Artistic Partnerships reviewed by Leslie Weisman There’s been an astonishing crop of one-man shows here lately, from Rick Miller’s MacHomer at Warehouse, to Josh Kornbluth’s Citizen Josh at Arena Stage, to Scott […]
Trumbo: Red, White and Blacklisted
Trumbo: Red, White and Blacklisted By Christopher Trumbo Produced by Rep Stage Reviewed by Leslie Weisman The colorful title “Trumbo: Red, White and Blacklisted” is a playful verbal lure that is true to the spirit of its subject. With a forthrightness that pays tribute to the blacklisted writer’s award-winning screenplays (The Brave One and Roman […]
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