It didn’t surprise me that Elden Street Players (ESP) would tackle Thrill Me: The Leopold & Loeb Story by Stephen Dolginoff. On their Web site, Past President Rich Klare writes “Our brand of theatre is not for everyone, for which we make no apologies. We try to offer theatre that is challenging and thought provoking, as well as entertaining.” […]
Nick Adams and J. Elaine Marcos from Broadway’s Priscilla Queen of the Desert The Musical
Nick Adams and J. Elaine Marcos talk to us about playing Adam/Felicia and Cynthia They both wear outrageous colorful and eye-popping costumes and dance and sing their hearts out in the entertaining Broadway production of Priscilla Queen of the Desert The Musical. What are the challenges of performing in a high-energy, quick-costume-changing, and visually stunning […]
A chat with An Ideal Husband’s Lord Goring – Cameron Folmar
The audience and I went ‘wilde’ watching Cameron Folmar’s performance of Lord Goring in Shakespeare Theatre Company’s The Ideal Husband. It wasn’t just the playwright’s clever words, it was Cameron’s wry delivery, charm, smile and style that may us laugh so loud and often. Cameron Folmar was born to play this role!
London’s First Lady of Musical Theatre to appear in Follies
She’ll Be Here! Elaine Paige on playing Carlotta in Kennedy Center’s upcoming production of Follies I was so excited when it was announced that Elaine Paige would be playing the role of Carlotta in The Kennedy Center’s new production of Stephen Sondheim’s musical Follies that I jumped at the chance to interview her because I am […]
Ten young outstanding performers
Attention all DC area casting directors – here are ten young actors, some of them great athletes, some great dramatic actors, some great singers, and some who are very funny, whose performances in recent local productions made audiences swoon with delight. Need a young actor for your show? Consider auditioning these ten talented future stars.
Joshua Morgan and Derek Kahn Thompson from The Chosen
Joshua Morgan and Derek Kahn Thompson on playing Danny and Young Reuven in The Chosen I read Chaim Potok’s The Chosen when it was first published in 1967. I was raised in an Orthodox Jewish home in Buffalo, NY where me and most of my 5 brothers played hockey and baseball in the streets of […]
Patrick Page, Spider-Man’s Green Goblin, talks with DCTS
When he’s not busy playing the Green Goblin, out to destroy the world, in Spider-Man Turn Off the Dark, Patrick Page is very much in demand as a Shakespearean actor, a playwright, director, and acting teacher. The multi-talented Patrick Page, well known to DC audiences, tells us what it’s like being in a show that has become a national obsession, and […]
This year’s Helen Hayes Awards nominations – Joel’s one happy fella. Almost.
Frankly, I was surprised last night as the 2011 Helen Hayes Awards nominations were read. While I was surprised be some of the choices, on the whole, this year’s group of Helen Hayes judges have done the best job of any I have seen in years.
Erin Weaver from Comedy of Errors
Erin Weaver on playing Luciana in the Folger’s The Comedy of Errors It didn’t surprise me when Erin Weaver was awarded The Helen Hayes Award for her performance as Thomasina Coverly in Folger’s Arcadia; I have been a fan of hers since I saw her face full of schmutz and swinging an oversized broom while […]
Dancer Ryan Watkinson tells us how to succeed on Broadway
When a local talent makes it to the Big White Way – and is about to open in the new revival of How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying starring Daniel Radcliffe (“Harry Potter” and Equus) – you can’t help but smile and applaud his efforts.
An interview with Director Mary Zimmerman
Director Mary Zimmerman on The Arabian Nights and Candide DC audiences were given two holiday gifts from Director Mary Zimmerman: her lavish and eye-popping productions of Candide for The Shakespeare Theatre Company and The Arabian Nights for Arena Stage. I became a fan of Mary’s after seeing her Tony Award-winning production of Metamorphoses at Circle […]
Rob McClure on playing Mozart in Amadeus
Rob McClure is a performer who can do it all. He’s a puppeteer – spending many years pulling the strings in Avenue Q. He’s a hysterical physical comedian, leaping around while playing the flaming Carmen Ghia in The Producers and Charlie Chaplin in a new musical. Through March 6th, Rob is playing the manic genius – Wolfgang […]