The late Congressman Morris Udall once stood on the floor of the House during a debate on some important legislation. “I think that everything that can be said on this bill has been said,” he intoned, and then looked around sadly. “But not everyone has said it yet.” He was right, and debate went on […]
Bal Masque at Theater J
There was a time, in the nineteen sixties, where it seemed we had come to the end of the world. The muscular optimism of the Kennedy years had closed, literally, with a bang. Hemmingway, who represented all that was swagger in the literary arts, had come to a similar end a few years earlier. Justice […]
Cole Porter’s Anything Goes at Olney Theatre Center
Cole Porter’s Anything Goes is infectious, once it gets stuck in your head it sticks around for days, weeks even. At the grocery in front of the frozen veggies you find yourself humming that infectious tune, likewise at the Starbucks getting your big mocha latte and at the metro stop. hell… even at your desk at work! The […]
Lady Day at Emerson’s Bar and Grill
Whether she’s standing in front of the mic looking glazed and dazed into the audience or retreated and semi-nodding in the nook of the piano, Lynn Sterling embodies the haunted spirit of Billy Holiday.
Irish Authors Held Hostage
I did not really know what to expect at a show with the rather wacky title of Irish Authors Held Hostage but I purchased my large cup of java at the Warehouse coffee bar and made my way through the long drab hallway leading back to the Warehouse forty-five seat black box. As I approached […]
Plays Under Construction Festival, 2006
The Playwrights Forum and Round House Theatre have joined forces to present the Plays Under Construction Festival, a three-week festival offering a behind-the-scenes look at the development of three new plays by three local playwrights. The festival runs March 13 – April 1, 2006 at Round House Theatre Silver Spring and the Round House Theatre […]